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Ecolab ECL EBITDA margin

EBITDA margin at other companies

STERIS logo
STERISSTE
26.8%+2.2pp
Veralto logo
VeraltoVLTO
24.6%-0.3pp
Entegris logo
EntegrisENTG
26.3%-2.0pp
DuPont de Nemours, Inc. logo
DuPont de Nemours, Inc.DD
23.3%+1.5pp
WAT
Waters CorporationWAT
18.7%-12.5pp
Republic Services logo
Republic ServicesRSG
31%+0.2pp

Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$4.1B+10.0%
Gross profit$1.8B+8.3%
Operating income$622.0M+12.0%
Net income$432.6M+7.5%
EPS (diluted)$1.52+7.8%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$519.8M-55.3%
Total debt$167.3M+13.6%
Total equity$10.0B+12.7%
Total assets$25.0B+12.0%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$445.9M+20.7%
CapEx$348.5M+46.5%
Free cash flow$97.4M-25.9%

Valuation

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Market cap$75.72B+4.5%
Enterprise value$75.37B+5.5%
P/E36×+1.5×
P/S4.6×0.0×

Profitability

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Gross margin44.3%+0.6pp
Operating margin17%-1.1pp
Net margin12.8%-0.6pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity22.3%-2.3pp
Debt / equity0.0×
Current ratio-0.3×

Where this comes from

Calculated from Ecolab’s reported figures.

Based on trailing twelve months.

The official record: Ecolab’s 10-Q, filed May 7, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Ecolab's EBITDA margin?
Ecolab (ECL) reported EBITDA margin of 21.3% in Q1 2026.
How has Ecolab's EBITDA margin changed year-over-year?
Ecolab's EBITDA margin decreased by 4.2% year-over-year, from 22.2% to 21.3%.
What is the long-term trend for Ecolab's EBITDA margin?
Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Ecolab's EBITDA margin has grown at a 5.6% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 69.6% to 86.4%.
What does EBITDA margin mean?
Operating cash profitability per sales dollar, before interest, taxes, and non-cash charges.
How do you interpret EBITDA margin?
Useful for comparing operating profitability across firms with different depreciation policies and leverage. High EBITDA margin alongside heavy capex can still mean weak free cash flow — pair it with FCF margin.
How does EBITDA margin compare across companies?
Widely used to compare capital-intensive businesses on a like-for-like basis. Less meaningful for banks and insurers.