Financing Cash Flow
Ecolab Financing Cash Flow increased by 47.7% to -$225.80M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 6.5%, from -$241.60M to -$225.80M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Financing Cash Flow shows a downward trend with a -14.6% CAGR.
Analysis
How to read this metric
A large negative value typically indicates a company is returning capital to shareholders or paying down debt, while a positive value suggests the company is raising external capital to fund operations or acquisitions.
Detailed definition
This metric represents the net flow of cash between a company and its capital providers, including shareholders and lend...
Peer comparison
Large-cap peers like Microsoft or Alphabet similarly show large negative financing outflows due to aggressive share repurchase programs and dividend distributions.
cf_net_cash_from_financingHistorical Data
| Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | -$135.20M | -$841.00M | $2.76B | -$305.30M | -$122.90M | -$247.40M | -$161.70M | -$166.40M | -$155.80M | -$147.00M | -$585.50M | -$889.30M | -$446.40M | -$548.30M | -$140.10M | -$241.60M | $297.30M | -$477.40M | -$431.60M | -$225.80M |
| QoQ Change | — | -522.0% | +428.5% | -111.1% | +59.7% | -101.3% | +34.6% | -2.9% | +6.4% | +5.6% | -298.3% | -51.9% | +49.8% | -22.8% | +74.4% | -72.4% | +223.1% | -260.6% | +9.6% | +47.7% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +9.1% | +70.6% | -105.9% | +45.5% | -26.8% | +40.6% | -262.1% | -434.4% | -186.5% | -273.0% | +76.1% | +72.8% | +166.6% | +12.9% | -208.1% | +6.5% |
Financing Cash Flow at Other Companies
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Ecolab's financing cash flow?
- Ecolab (ECL) reported financing cash flow of -$225.80M in Q1 2026.
- How has Ecolab's financing cash flow changed year-over-year?
- Ecolab's financing cash flow increased by 6.5% year-over-year, from -$241.60M to -$225.80M.
- What is the long-term trend for Ecolab's financing cash flow?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Ecolab's financing cash flow has grown at a -14.6% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $1.60B to -$853.30M.
- What does financing cash flow mean?
- The total amount of money a company spends or receives from borrowing debt and managing its own shares and dividends.