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) Return on invested capital
Ecolab Inc.'s return on invested capital over the twelve months to 30 September 2026 was 7.91%, down 1.9 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (9.84%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 6.38% (fiscal 2021) to 11.6% (fiscal 2024); the current reading is higher than 91% of that period. That is above the Specialty Chemicals industry median of 3.21% and above the Basic Materials sector median of 0.96%.
Return on invested capital, annual
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Annual newest first
| Period | Return on invested capital | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 9.84% | (1.76) |
| FY2024 | 11.6% | 3.48 |
| FY2023 | 8.12% | 1.71 |
| FY2022 | 6.41% | 0.03 |
| FY2021 | 6.38% | (1.12) |
| FY2020 | 7.50% | (0.21) |
| FY2019 | 7.71% | 0.50 |
| FY2018 | 7.21% | (1.04) |
| FY2017 | 8.25% | (0.52) |
| FY2016 | 8.77% | 1.46 |
Against its own ten years
Return on invested capital against peers
| Company | Return on invested capital |
|---|---|
| SHW The Sherwin-Williams Company compare | 16.3% |
| RPM RPM International Inc. compare | 11.2% |
| PPG PPG Industries, Inc. compare | 10.2% |
| LIN Linde PLC compare | 8.98% |
| LYB LyondellBasell Industries N.V. compare | 8.48% |
| ECL Ecolab Inc. | 7.91% |
| DD DuPont de Nemours, Inc. compare | 3.43% |
| IFF International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. compare | 2.52% |
| APD Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. compare | −1.12% |
| Specialty Chemicals industry median | 3.21% |
| Basic Materials sector median | 0.96% |
| Market median | 0.00% |
What Return on invested capital is
Return on Invested Capital shows how much after-tax operating profit a company earns on the money its lenders and shareholders have put in.
TTM: (Operating Income × 0.625) ÷ (Shareholders Equity (Total) (latest quarter) + Long Term Debt (Total) (latest quarter) + Current Part of Debt (latest quarter) − Cash & Short Term Investments (latest quarter)); Annual: (Operating Income × 0.625) ÷ (Shareholders Equity (Total) + Long Term Debt (Total) + Current Part of Debt − Cash & Short Term Investments)
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