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Ecolab ECL Gross margin

Gross margin at other companies

STERIS logo
STERISSTE
44.2%+0.2pp
Veralto logo
VeraltoVLTO
59.9%-0.1pp
Entegris logo
EntegrisENTG
44.6%-1.3pp
DuPont de Nemours, Inc. logo
DuPont de Nemours, Inc.DD
35%+1.4pp
WAT
Waters CorporationWAT
59.3%-0.1pp
Republic Services logo
Republic ServicesRSG
42%0.0pp

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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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

Calculated from Ecolab’s reported figures.

Based on trailing twelve months.

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 gross margin?
Ecolab (ECL) reported gross margin of 44.3% in Q1 2026.
How has Ecolab's gross margin changed year-over-year?
Ecolab's gross margin increased by 1.4% year-over-year, from 43.7% to 44.3%.
What is the long-term trend for Ecolab's gross margin?
Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Ecolab's gross margin has grown at a 1.9% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 163.3% to 176.4%.
What does gross margin mean?
How much of every sales dollar is left after the direct cost of what was sold.
How do you interpret gross margin?
Higher and stable gross margins indicate pricing power and a durable cost structure. A declining trend signals input-cost pressure, pricing competition, or a shift toward lower-margin products.
How does gross margin compare across companies?
Highly comparable within an industry, less so across industries — software runs 70%+ while distributors run in single digits. Track the trend more than the absolute level across sectors.