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Ecolab ECL Global Institutional — Goodwill

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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

Reported directly by Ecolab in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:Goodwill.

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 global institutional — goodwill?
Ecolab (ECL) reported global institutional — goodwill of $1.05B in Q1 2026.
How has Ecolab's global institutional — goodwill changed year-over-year?
Ecolab's global institutional — goodwill increased by 2.5% year-over-year, from $1.02B to $1.05B.
What is the long-term trend for Ecolab's global institutional — goodwill?
Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Ecolab's global institutional — goodwill has grown at a 15.7% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $2.31B to $4.14B.
What does global institutional — goodwill mean?
The total value of intangible assets like brand and customer loyalty attributed to the Global Institutional segment from past acquisitions.
How do you interpret global institutional — goodwill?
An increase suggests recent M&A activity, while a decrease may indicate impairment charges or divestitures.
How does global institutional — goodwill compare across companies?
Standard across diversified industrial and service companies that grow through acquisition.