Ecolab Inc.
NYSE:ECL
280.08 (USD) • At close August 18, 2025
Overview | Financials
Numbers are in millions (except for per share data and ratios) USD.
| 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | 2000 | 1999 | 1998 | 1997 | 1996 | 1995 | 1994 | 1993 | 1992 | 1991 | 1990 | 1989 | 1988 | 1987 | 1986 | |
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| Revenue
| 15,741.4 | 15,320.2 | 14,187.8 | 12,733.1 | 11,790.2 | 12,562 | 14,668.2 | 13,835.9 | 13,152.8 | 13,545.1 | 14,280.5 | 13,253.4 | 11,838.8 | 6,828.4 | 6,089.7 | 5,899.8 | 6,137.5 | 5,469.6 | 4,895.814 | 4,534.832 | 4,184.933 | 3,761.819 | 3,403.585 | 2,354.723 | 2,264.313 | 2,080 | 1,888.2 | 1,640.4 | 1,490 | 1,340.9 | 1,207.6 | 1,041.5 | 1,004.8 | 918 | 1,390 | 1,305.6 | 1,211.9 | 1,020.2 | 812.9 |
| Cost of Revenue
| 8,898.4 | 9,143 | 8,767.5 | 7,511.2 | 6,892.1 | 7,033.2 | 8,608.9 | 8,006.5 | 6,849.7 | 7,179.9 | 7,670.9 | 7,196.1 | 6,391.6 | 3,462 | 3,009.7 | 2,970.8 | 3,141.6 | 2,691.7 | 2,416.058 | 2,248.831 | 2,033.598 | 1,845.202 | 1,687.597 | 1,089.631 | 877.47 | 803.1 | 729.2 | 621.2 | 585.4 | 527.1 | 466.2 | 393.6 | 393 | 367.5 | 586.5 | 574.8 | 529.8 | 426.3 | 357.1 |
| Gross Profit
| 6,843 | 6,177.2 | 5,420.3 | 5,221.9 | 4,898.1 | 5,528.8 | 6,059.3 | 5,829.4 | 6,303.1 | 6,365.2 | 6,609.6 | 6,057.3 | 5,447.2 | 3,366.4 | 3,080 | 2,929 | 2,995.9 | 2,777.9 | 2,479.756 | 2,286.001 | 2,151.335 | 1,916.617 | 1,715.988 | 1,265.092 | 1,386.843 | 1,276.9 | 1,159 | 1,019.2 | 904.6 | 813.8 | 741.4 | 647.9 | 611.8 | 550.5 | 803.5 | 730.8 | 682.1 | 593.9 | 455.8 |
| Gross Profit Ratio
| 0.435 | 0.403 | 0.382 | 0.41 | 0.415 | 0.44 | 0.413 | 0.421 | 0.479 | 0.47 | 0.463 | 0.457 | 0.46 | 0.493 | 0.506 | 0.496 | 0.488 | 0.508 | 0.507 | 0.504 | 0.514 | 0.509 | 0.504 | 0.537 | 0.612 | 0.614 | 0.614 | 0.621 | 0.607 | 0.607 | 0.614 | 0.622 | 0.609 | 0.6 | 0.578 | 0.56 | 0.563 | 0.582 | 0.561 |
| Reseach & Development Expenses
| 207 | 192 | 190 | 186 | 185 | 190 | 216 | 201 | 189 | 191 | 197 | 188 | 183 | 96 | 88 | 86 | 86 | 82.6 | 73.3 | 68.372 | 61.471 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| General & Administrative Expenses
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,433.551 | 1,283.091 | 946.089 | 916.004 | 852.4 | 775.1 | 699.8 | 629.7 | 575 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Selling & Marketing Expenses
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -627.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SG&A
| 4,023.6 | 3,824.5 | 3,620.8 | 3,351.4 | 3,003.5 | 3,430.3 | 3,861.8 | 3,428.9 | 4,106.7 | 4,191.3 | 4,391.1 | 4,091.6 | 3,738.4 | 2,342.7 | 2,168.7 | 2,092.6 | 2,171.5 | 2,008.3 | 1,794.814 | 1,675.209 | 1,595.613 | 1,433.551 | 1,283.091 | 946.089 | 916.004 | 852.4 | 775.1 | 699.8 | 629.7 | 575 | 529.5 | 466.6 | 434.9 | 385.2 | 599.2 | 562.9 | 503.3 | 394.8 | 345.3 |
| Other Expenses
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.408 | 37.031 | 1.39 | 148.436 | 134.5 | 122 | 100.9 | 89.5 | 76.1 | 66.9 | 59.5 | 59.4 | 55 | 82.9 | 75.3 | 69.9 | 56.1 | 35.5 |
| Operating Expenses
| 4,230.6 | 4,016.5 | 3,810.8 | 3,537.4 | 3,188.5 | 3,620.3 | 4,077.8 | 3,629.9 | 4,295.7 | 4,382.3 | 4,588.1 | 4,279.6 | 3,921.4 | 2,438.7 | 2,256.7 | 2,178.6 | 2,257.5 | 2,090.9 | 1,868.114 | 1,743.581 | 1,657.084 | 1,433.959 | 1,320.122 | 947.479 | 1,064.44 | 986.9 | 897.1 | 800.7 | 719.2 | 651.1 | 596.4 | 526.1 | 494.3 | 440.2 | 682.1 | 638.2 | 573.2 | 450.9 | 380.8 |
| Operating Income
| 2,612.4 | 2,160.7 | 1,609.5 | 1,684.5 | 1,709.6 | 1,908.5 | 1,981.5 | 2,199.5 | 2,007.4 | 1,982.9 | 2,021.5 | 1,777.7 | 1,525.8 | 927.7 | 823.3 | 750.4 | 738.4 | 687 | 611.642 | 542.42 | 494.251 | 482.658 | 395.866 | 318.179 | 322.403 | 290 | 261.9 | 218.5 | 185.4 | 162.7 | 145 | 121.8 | 117.5 | 110.3 | 121.4 | 92.6 | 108.9 | 143 | 75 |
| Operating Income Ratio
| 0.166 | 0.141 | 0.113 | 0.132 | 0.145 | 0.152 | 0.135 | 0.159 | 0.153 | 0.146 | 0.142 | 0.134 | 0.129 | 0.136 | 0.135 | 0.127 | 0.12 | 0.126 | 0.125 | 0.12 | 0.118 | 0.128 | 0.116 | 0.135 | 0.142 | 0.139 | 0.139 | 0.133 | 0.124 | 0.121 | 0.12 | 0.117 | 0.117 | 0.12 | 0.087 | 0.071 | 0.09 | 0.14 | 0.092 |
| Total Other Income Expenses Net
| -41.2 | -405.2 | -266.1 | -270.3 | -548.2 | -177 | -176.9 | -437.1 | -357 | -665.2 | -323.1 | -479.4 | -513.2 | -248.1 | -75.6 | -130.3 | -87.5 | -70.7 | -44.418 | -44.238 | -49.705 | -34.24 | -43.895 | -28.434 | 15.647 | -4.4 | -5.6 | 0.8 | -1.4 | -3.8 | -10 | -12.5 | -25.9 | -25.6 | -28 | -78.9 | -30.8 | -53 | -2.7 |
| Income Before Tax
| 2,571.2 | 1,755.5 | 1,343.4 | 1,414.2 | 1,161.4 | 1,731.5 | 1,804.6 | 1,762.4 | 1,650.4 | 1,317.7 | 1,698.4 | 1,298.3 | 1,012.6 | 679.6 | 747.7 | 620.1 | 650.9 | 616.3 | 567.224 | 498.182 | 444.546 | 448.418 | 351.971 | 289.745 | 338.05 | 285.6 | 256.3 | 219.3 | 184 | 158.9 | 135 | 109.3 | 91.6 | 84.7 | 93.4 | 13.7 | 78.1 | 90 | 72.3 |
| Income Before Tax Ratio
| 0.163 | 0.115 | 0.095 | 0.111 | 0.099 | 0.138 | 0.123 | 0.127 | 0.125 | 0.097 | 0.119 | 0.098 | 0.086 | 0.1 | 0.123 | 0.105 | 0.106 | 0.113 | 0.116 | 0.11 | 0.106 | 0.119 | 0.103 | 0.123 | 0.149 | 0.137 | 0.136 | 0.134 | 0.123 | 0.119 | 0.112 | 0.105 | 0.091 | 0.092 | 0.067 | 0.01 | 0.064 | 0.088 | 0.089 |
| Income Tax Expense
| 439.3 | 362.5 | 234.5 | 270.2 | 176.6 | 288.6 | 364.3 | 243.8 | 403.3 | 300.5 | 476.2 | 324.7 | 311.3 | 216.3 | 216.6 | 201.4 | 202.8 | 189.1 | 198.609 | 178.701 | 161.853 | 171.07 | 140.081 | 117.408 | 129.495 | 109.8 | 101.8 | 85.3 | 70.8 | 59.7 | 50.4 | 33.4 | 27.3 | 29 | 39.7 | 10.6 | 34 | 48.3 | 28.6 |
| Net Income
| 2,112.4 | 1,372.3 | 1,091.7 | 1,129.9 | -1,205.1 | 1,558.9 | 1,429.1 | 1,504.6 | 1,229.6 | 1,002.1 | 1,202.8 | 967.8 | 703.6 | 462.5 | 530.3 | 417.3 | 448.1 | 427.2 | 368.615 | 319.481 | 282.693 | 277.348 | 209.77 | 188.17 | 206.127 | 175.8 | 192.5 | 134 | 113.2 | 99.2 | 84.6 | 76.6 | 64.3 | -243.6 | 53.7 | 3.1 | 44.1 | 141.8 | 43.7 |
| Net Income Ratio
| 0.134 | 0.09 | 0.077 | 0.089 | -0.102 | 0.124 | 0.097 | 0.109 | 0.093 | 0.074 | 0.084 | 0.073 | 0.059 | 0.068 | 0.087 | 0.071 | 0.073 | 0.078 | 0.075 | 0.07 | 0.068 | 0.074 | 0.062 | 0.08 | 0.091 | 0.085 | 0.102 | 0.082 | 0.076 | 0.074 | 0.07 | 0.074 | 0.064 | -0.265 | 0.039 | 0.002 | 0.036 | 0.139 | 0.054 |
| EPS
| 7.43 | 4.82 | 3.83 | 3.95 | -4.2 | 5.41 | 4.95 | 5.2 | 4.2 | 3.38 | 4.01 | 3.23 | 2.41 | 1.95 | 2.27 | 1.76 | 1.83 | 1.73 | 1.46 | 1.25 | 1.1 | 1.07 | 0.76 | 0.74 | 0.81 | 0.68 | 0.75 | 0.52 | 0.44 | 0.38 | 0.63 | 0.3 | 0.26 | -1.14 | 0.25 | 0.015 | 0.21 | 0.67 | 0.21 |
| EPS Diluted
| 7.37 | 4.79 | 3.81 | 3.91 | -4.24 | 5.33 | 4.88 | 5.12 | 4.14 | 3.32 | 3.93 | 3.16 | 2.35 | 1.91 | 2.23 | 1.74 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.43 | 1.23 | 1.09 | 1.06 | 0.75 | 0.72 | 0.78 | 0.65 | 0.72 | 0.5 | 0.42 | 0.38 | 0.63 | 0.3 | 0.26 | -1.14 | 0.25 | 0.015 | 0.2 | 0.64 | 0.2 |
| EBITDA
| 3,845 | 3,033.8 | 2,545.8 | 2,473.5 | 2,220.2 | 2,748.7 | 3,017 | 2,922.7 | 2,777.3 | 2,419.7 | 2,825.3 | 2,374.1 | 1,983.7 | 1,149.7 | 1,167.1 | 1,013.2 | 1,056.4 | 965 | 887.111 | 804.913 | 739.873 | 712.314 | 619.294 | 481.169 | 391.575 | 424.5 | 383.9 | 319.4 | 274.9 | 238.8 | 211.9 | 181.3 | 176.9 | 165.3 | 204.3 | 167.9 | 178.8 | 199.1 | 110.5 |
| EBITDA Ratio
| 0.244 | 0.198 | 0.179 | 0.194 | 0.188 | 0.219 | 0.206 | 0.211 | 0.211 | 0.179 | 0.198 | 0.179 | 0.168 | 0.168 | 0.192 | 0.172 | 0.172 | 0.176 | 0.181 | 0.177 | 0.177 | 0.189 | 0.182 | 0.204 | 0.173 | 0.204 | 0.203 | 0.195 | 0.184 | 0.178 | 0.175 | 0.174 | 0.176 | 0.18 | 0.147 | 0.129 | 0.148 | 0.195 | 0.136 |