Ecolab Inc. ECL
279.49
4.12
1.50%
as of 25 Sep
- Market cap
- $77.2B
- P/E
- 37.3×
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Ecolab Inc. (ECL) Gross margin
Ecolab Inc.'s gross margin over the twelve months to 30 June 2026 was 44.1%, down 0.4 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (44.5%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 37.8% (fiscal 2022) to 46.7% (fiscal 2015); the current reading is higher than 91% of that period. That is above the Specialty Chemicals industry median of 29.2% and above the Basic Materials sector median of 25.1%.
Gross margin, annual
Annual
| Period | Gross margin | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 44.5% | 1.00 |
| FY2024 | 43.5% | 3.22 |
| FY2023 | 40.2% | 2.48 |
| FY2022 | 37.8% | (2.43) |
| FY2021 | 40.2% | (1.24) |
| FY2020 | 41.4% | (2.48) |
| FY2019 | 43.9% | 0.16 |
| FY2018 | 43.8% | 2.03 |
| FY2017 | 41.7% | (1.00) |
| FY2016 | 42.7% | (3.95) |
Quarterly
| Period | Gross margin | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 2026 | 44.1% | 0.52 |
| Mar 2026 | 43.6% | (0.48) |
| Dec 2025 | 44.0% | (0.76) |
| Sep 2025 | 44.8% | 0.01 |
| 42 more quarters | Free account |
Against its own ten years
Low 37.8%
High 46.7%
Ten-year median
42.7%
Current reading's percentile
91
Gross margin against peers
| Company | Gross margin |
|---|---|
| SHW The Sherwin-Williams Company compare | 49.0% |
| LIN Linde PLC compare | 48.4% |
| ECL Ecolab Inc. | 44.1% |
| PPG PPG Industries, Inc. compare | 40.9% |
| IFF International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. compare | 36.5% |
| DD DuPont de Nemours, Inc. compare | 35.1% |
| APD Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. compare | 32.1% |
| ALB Albemarle Corporation compare | 23.8% |
| LYB LyondellBasell Industries N.V. compare | 12.8% |
| Specialty Chemicals industry median | 29.2% |
| Basic Materials sector median | 25.1% |
| Market median | 46.3% |
What Gross margin is
Gross Margin tells an investor how much of each sale a company keeps after paying the direct costs of making or buying what it sells.
Gross Profit ÷ Revenue
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