Material Reconciling Items — Operating Income
Ecolab Material Reconciling Items — Operating Income decreased by 12.6% to $622.00M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 12.0%, from $555.30M to $622.00M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Material Reconciling Items — Operating Income shows an upward trend with a 14.4% CAGR. This is a positive signal — lower values indicate better performance for this metric.
Analysis
How to read this metric
A decrease in losses or an increase in income within this category suggests lower unallocated corporate overhead or favorable accounting adjustments, while an increase in losses indicates rising centralized costs or higher reconciliation adjustments.
Detailed definition
This metric represents the operating income or loss associated with corporate-level adjustments, unallocated expenses, o...
Peer comparison
Most large-cap diversified companies report similar 'Corporate and Other' or 'Reconciling Items' segments, where the goal is to minimize unallocated costs to improve overall operating margin transparency.
ecl_segment_material_reconciling_items_operating_income_lossHistorical 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 | $447.80M | $465.80M | $387.70M | $254.50M | $425.80M | $483.00M | $399.20M | $351.60M | $484.70M | $566.00M | $590.00M | $517.90M | $656.90M | $1.04B | $582.80M | $555.30M | $710.10M | $760.20M | $712.00M | $622.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | +4.0% | -16.8% | -34.4% | +67.3% | +13.4% | -17.3% | -11.9% | +37.9% | +16.8% | +4.2% | -12.2% | +26.8% | +59.1% | -44.2% | -4.7% | +27.9% | +7.1% | -6.3% | -12.6% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -4.9% | +3.7% | +3.0% | +38.2% | +13.8% | +17.2% | +47.8% | +47.3% | +35.5% | +84.6% | -1.2% | +7.2% | +8.1% | -27.2% | +22.2% | +12.0% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Ecolab's material reconciling items — operating income?
- Ecolab (ECL) reported material reconciling items — operating income of $622.00M in Q1 2026.
- How has Ecolab's material reconciling items — operating income changed year-over-year?
- Ecolab's material reconciling items — operating income increased by 12.0% year-over-year, from $555.30M to $622.00M.
- What is the long-term trend for Ecolab's material reconciling items — operating income?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Ecolab's material reconciling items — operating income has grown at a 14.4% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $1.60B to $2.74B.
- What does material reconciling items — operating income mean?
- The net operating profit or loss from corporate-level adjustments and unallocated items that are not assigned to specific business segments.