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Ecolab ECL Goodwill

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$4.19B+2.4%
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$3.04B+11.1%
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$7.87B-50.7%
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$9.32B+617%
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$16.93B+2.1%

Segments

By segment

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Water Services$5.69B+32.9%
Global Healthcare And Life Sciences$2.51B+5.0%
Global Institutional$1.05B+2.5%
Global Pest Elimination$190.4M+12.7%

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×
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 goodwill?
Ecolab (ECL) reported goodwill of $9.44B in Q1 2026.
How has Ecolab's goodwill changed year-over-year?
Ecolab's goodwill increased by 20.0% year-over-year, from $7.86B to $9.44B.
What is the long-term trend for Ecolab's goodwill?
Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Ecolab's goodwill has grown at a 9.0% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $6.01B to $9.23B.
What does goodwill mean?
The premium paid over the fair value of assets during an acquisition, representing intangible value.
How do you interpret goodwill?
Large increases indicate recent M&A activity, while sudden decreases suggest impairment charges due to poor acquisition performance.
How does goodwill compare across companies?
Common in industries with high consolidation activity; varies based on M&A history.