ECL

— Fundamental Stock Analysis and Report Card

Basic Materials : Chemicals - Specialty

Located in Saint Paul, MN, US. Ecolab Inc. provides water, hygiene, and infection prevention solutions and services in the United States and internationally. The company operates through four segments: Global Water, Global Institutional & Specialty, Global Pest Elimination, and Global Life Sciences. The Global Water segment offers water treatment and process applications, and cleaning and sanitizing solutions to manufacturing, food and beverage processing, transportation, chemical, primary metals and mining, power generation, global refining, petrochemical, pulp and paper industries. The Global Institutional & Specialty segment provides cleaning and sanitizing products to the foodservice, healthcare, hospitality, lodging, government, education and retail industries. The Global Pest Elimination segment provides pest elimination services to detect, prevent, and eliminate pests comprising rodents and insects in full-service and quick-service restaurants, food and beverage processors, hotels, grocery operations, and other commercial segments, including education, life sciences, and healthcare. The Global Life Sciences segment provides cleaning and contamination control solutions to pharmaceutical and personal care manufacturers. It offers its products under the Ecolab, Kay, Purolite, and Bioquell brand names. The company sells its products through field sales and corporate account personnel, distributors, and dealers. Ecolab Inc. was founded in 1923 and is headquartered in Saint Paul, Minnesota.

Growth

Revenue, earnings and profitability.

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Revenue History

Earnings History

Margins

Gross Margin TTM
44.29%
EBITDA Margin TTM
21.56%
Net Margin TTM
12.80%
Earnings Per Share TTM
7.47
Statements

Income & Cash Flow analysis.

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Ecolab Inc.
Select Period:
Q1 2026
Total ($)
Q1 2026
Margin (%)
Revenue
4.1b
+371.1m
+10.0%
Gross Income
1.8b
+133.3m
+8.1%
44%
-0.8pp
-1.7%
EBITDA
876.3m
+58.1m
+7.1%
22%
-0.6pp
-2.7%
Operating Income
622.0m
+35.2m
+6.0%
15%
-0.6pp
-3.7%
Net Income
432.6m
+30.1m
+7.5%
11%
-0.3pp
-2.3%
Earnings Per Share
1.53
+0.1
+7.7%
Operating Cash Flow
445.9m
+76.5m
+20.7%
11%
+1.0pp
+9.7%
Free Cash Flow
97.4m
-34.1m
-25.9%
2%
-1.2pp
-32.7%
Research & Development
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a