What is Ecolab's global water — goodwill?

Ecolab (ECL) reported global water — goodwill of $5.67B in Q2 2026.

How has Ecolab's global water — goodwill changed year-over-year?

Ecolab's global water — goodwill increased by 29.8% year-over-year, from $4.37B to $5.67B.

What does global water — goodwill mean?

Represents the total carrying value of intangible assets arising from business acquisitions within the Water Services segment. It reflects the premium paid over the fair value of net identifiable assets, representing future economic benefits from synergies and market positioning.

Ecolab (ECL) Global Water — Goodwill

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Other segment segments

Global Life Sciences

$2.5B+1.2%

Global Institutional & Specialty

$1.04B+0.6%

Global Pest Elimination

$204.4M+19.3%

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$66.77M+14.3%

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$1.22B-0.6%

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$47.05M+180%

WTTRWater Services — Goodwill

$1.44M0.0%

FELEWater Systems — Goodwill

$305.6M+11.2%

PNRWater Solutions — Goodwill

$1.73B+22.6%

Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$4.4B+9.7%

Gross profit$1.9B+8.0%

Operating income$757.9M+6.7%

Net income$534.9M+2.0%

EPS (diluted)$1.90+3.3%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$5.1B+167%

Total debt$13.3B+8,447%

Total equity$10.1B+7.9%

Total assets$29.9B+26.1%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$729.5M+3.9%

CapEx$240.1M+10.8%

Free cash flow$489.4M+0.9%

Valuation

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Market cap$80.34B+5.4%

Enterprise value$88.55B+19.0%

P/E38×+2.3×

P/S4.8×-0.1×

Profitability

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Gross margin44.1%+0.2pp

Operating margin16.9%-1.5pp

Net margin12.6%-1.0pp

FCF margin11.1%+1.1pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity21.8%-2.4pp

Debt / equity1.3×+1.3×

Current ratio1.8×+0.4×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by Ecolab in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:Goodwill.

The source filing: Ecolab’s 10-Q, filed August 6, 2026.

Filed: Aug 6, 2026, 8:05 AM EDT
Fiscal quarter: Q2 FY2026
Calendar quarter: Q2 2026
Accession: 0001628280-26-053886

(millions)	Global Water	Global Institutional& Specialty	Global Pest Elimination	Global Life Sciences	Total
December 31, 2025	$5,505.5	$1,041.5	$189.6	$2,490.4	$9,227.0
Current year business combinations (a)	-	-	13.5	-	13.5
Prior year business combinations (b)	108.4	-	0.9	-	109.3
Effect of foreign currency translation and other	54.4	2.5	0.4	12.2	69.5
June 30, 2026	$5,668.3	$1,044.0	$204.4	$2,502.6	$9,419.3

Item 1. Financial Statements

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What is Ecolab's global water — goodwill?: Ecolab (ECL) reported global water — goodwill of $5.67B in Q2 2026.
How has Ecolab's global water — goodwill changed year-over-year?: Ecolab's global water — goodwill increased by 29.8% year-over-year, from $4.37B to $5.67B.
What does global water — goodwill mean?: Represents the total carrying value of intangible assets arising from business acquisitions within the Water Services segment. It reflects the premium paid over the fair value of net identifiable assets, representing future economic benefits from synergies and market positioning.