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Ecolab ECL Free cash flow

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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%

Valuation

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Market cap$79.14B+6.9%
Enterprise value$78.79B+7.9%
P/E37.6×+2.4×
P/S4.8×+0.1×

Profitability

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Gross margin44.3%+0.6pp
Operating margin17%-1.1pp
Net margin12.8%-0.6pp
FCF margin11.4%+1.8pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity22.3%-2.3pp
Debt / equity0×0.0×
Current ratio1×-0.3×

Where this comes from

Calculated from Ecolab’s reported figures.

$445.9Mnet cash from operating−$348.5Mcapital expenditures=$97.4M

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 free cash flow?
Ecolab (ECL) reported free cash flow of $97.4M in Q1 2026.
How has Ecolab's free cash flow changed year-over-year?
Ecolab's free cash flow decreased by 25.9% year-over-year, from $131.5M to $97.4M.
What is the long-term trend for Ecolab's free cash flow?
Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Ecolab's free cash flow has grown at a 7.6% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $1.42B to $1.9B.
What does free cash flow mean?
Free cash flow represents the cash generated by a company after accounting for cash outflows to support operations and maintain or expand its capital asset base. It serves as a critical indicator of a company's ability to fund organic growth, pay down debt, or return capital to shareholders without relying on external financing.