What is Ecolab's water services — goodwill?

Ecolab (ECL) reported water services — goodwill of $5.69B in Q1 2026.

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

Ecolab's water services — goodwill increased by 32.9% year-over-year, from $4.28B to $5.69B.

What does water services — goodwill mean?

The total value of intangible assets recorded from past acquisitions in the Water Services business.

How do you interpret water services — goodwill?

An increase suggests recent M&A activity or revaluation, while a decrease may indicate impairment charges.

How does water services — goodwill compare across companies?

Standard across industrial and service firms that utilize M&A for inorganic growth.

Ecolab ECL Water Services — Goodwill

Other segment segments

Global Healthcare And Life Sciences

$2.51B+5.0%

Global Institutional

$1.05B+2.5%

Global Pest Elimination

$190.4M+12.7%

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$2.89B+1.7%

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$2.26B+5.8%

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$662.4M—

XYLApplied Water — Goodwill

$899M+1.0%

VLTOWater Quality — Goodwill

$1.56B+21.8%

WAT

WATWaters Analytical And Materials Sciences — Goodwill

$2.11B—

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 / equity0×0.0×

Current ratio1×-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 water services — goodwill?: Ecolab (ECL) reported water services — goodwill of $5.69B in Q1 2026.
How has Ecolab's water services — goodwill changed year-over-year?: Ecolab's water services — goodwill increased by 32.9% year-over-year, from $4.28B to $5.69B.
What does water services — goodwill mean?: The total value of intangible assets recorded from past acquisitions in the Water Services business.
How do you interpret water services — goodwill?: An increase suggests recent M&A activity or revaluation, while a decrease may indicate impairment charges.
How does water services — goodwill compare across companies?: Standard across industrial and service firms that utilize M&A for inorganic growth.