stockrowEcolab Inc.
ECL Basic Materials Specialty Chemicals
Ecolab Inc.’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended December 2025) was $16.1 billion, up 2.16% from fiscal 2024.
- Revenue
- +12.7%
- EPS
- −4.37%
- Free cash flow
- −15.6%
- Total debt
- +63.5%
Quarter to September 2026, against a year earlier
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Ecolab Inc. (ECL) Free cash flow margin
Ecolab Inc.'s free cash flow margin over the twelve months to 30 September 2026 was 10.4%, down 1.8 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (12.2%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 7.60% (fiscal 2022) to 13.5% (fiscal 2019); the current reading is higher than 82% of that period. That is above the Specialty Chemicals industry median of 3.49% and above the Basic Materials sector median of 0.00%.
Free cash flow margin, annual
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Annual newest first
| Period | Free cash flow margin | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 12.2% | 0.54 |
| FY2024 | 11.6% | 0.88 |
| FY2023 | 10.8% | 3.15 |
| FY2022 | 7.60% | (3.64) |
| FY2021 | 11.2% | (0.43) |
| FY2020 | 11.7% | (1.84) |
| FY2019 | 13.5% | 1.02 |
| FY2018 | 12.5% | 3.58 |
| FY2017 | 8.91% | (0.32) |
| FY2016 | 9.23% | 0.37 |
Against its own ten years
Free cash flow margin against peers
| Company | Free cash flow margin |
|---|---|
| LIN Linde PLC compare | 14.0% |
| SHW The Sherwin-Williams Company compare | 12.4% |
| DD DuPont de Nemours, Inc. compare | 11.2% |
| ECL Ecolab Inc. | 10.4% |
| RPM RPM International Inc. compare | 9.50% |
| LYB LyondellBasell Industries N.V. compare | 7.96% |
| PPG PPG Industries, Inc. compare | 7.67% |
| IFF International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. compare | 4.75% |
| APD Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. compare | −0.86% |
| Specialty Chemicals industry median | 3.49% |
| Basic Materials sector median | 0.00% |
| Market median | 0.00% |
What Free cash flow margin is
Free Cash Flow Margin tells an investor how much of each sale turns into cash the company keeps after paying for investment in its assets.
(Operating Cash Flow + Property, Plant, Equipment Change (Net) + Intangible Assets Change (Net)) ÷ Revenue
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