What is Ecolab's operating income?

Ecolab (ECL) reported operating income of $622M in Q1 2026.

How has Ecolab's operating income changed year-over-year?

Ecolab's operating income increased by 12.0% year-over-year, from $555.3M to $622M.

What is the long-term trend for Ecolab's operating income?

Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Ecolab's operating income has grown at a 14.4% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $1.6B to $2.74B.

What does operating income mean?

Gross profit minus all operating expenses (SG&A, R&D, D&A). Measures the profit from core business operations before interest, taxes, and non-operating items.

Ecolab ECL Operating Income

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Segments

By segment

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Global Institutional$347.5M+12.7%

Water Services$297.8M+6.9%

Corporate-$114.8M-37.5%

Global Pest Elimination$51.7M+8.4%

Global Healthcare And Life Sciences$37.5M+21.0%

Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$4.1B+10.0%

Gross profit$1.8B+8.3%

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$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

Reported directly by Ecolab in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:OperatingIncomeLoss.

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 operating income?: Ecolab (ECL) reported operating income of $622M in Q1 2026.
How has Ecolab's operating income changed year-over-year?: Ecolab's operating income increased by 12.0% year-over-year, from $555.3M to $622M.
What is the long-term trend for Ecolab's operating income?: Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Ecolab's operating income has grown at a 14.4% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $1.6B to $2.74B.
What does operating income mean?: Gross profit minus all operating expenses (SG&A, R&D, D&A). Measures the profit from core business operations before interest, taxes, and non-operating items.