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) Gross margin
Ecolab Inc.'s gross margin over the twelve months to 30 September 2026 was 43.9%, down 0.5 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 27.8% and above the Basic Materials sector median of 25.0%.
Gross margin, annual
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Annual newest first
| 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 newest first
| Period | Gross margin | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | 44.1% | 0.01 |
| Jun 2026 | 44.1% | 0.52 |
| Mar 2026 | 43.6% | (0.48) |
| Dec 2025 | 44.0% | (0.76) |
| 43 more quarters | Free account |
Against its own ten years
Gross margin against peers
| Company | Gross margin |
|---|---|
| SHW The Sherwin-Williams Company compare | 48.6% |
| LIN Linde PLC compare | 47.9% |
| ECL Ecolab Inc. | 43.9% |
| RPM RPM International Inc. compare | 41.2% |
| PPG PPG Industries, Inc. compare | 40.9% |
| IFF International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. compare | 36.5% |
| DD DuPont de Nemours, Inc. compare | 35.5% |
| APD Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. compare | 32.1% |
| LYB LyondellBasell Industries N.V. compare | 14.3% |
| Specialty Chemicals industry median | 27.8% |
| Basic Materials sector median | 25.0% |
| Market median | 45.1% |
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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