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Ecolab ECL Retained Earnings

Retained Earnings at other companies

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$3.02B+21.8%
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$1.64B+14.2%
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-$24.2B-2.3%
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$10.36B+4.5%
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$6.67B+19.6%

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:RetainedEarningsAccumulatedDeficit.

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 retained earnings?
Ecolab (ECL) reported retained earnings of $13.06B in Q1 2026.
How has Ecolab's retained earnings changed year-over-year?
Ecolab's retained earnings increased by 11.3% year-over-year, from $11.74B to $13.06B.
What is the long-term trend for Ecolab's retained earnings?
Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Ecolab's retained earnings has grown at a 9.3% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $8.24B to $12.83B.
What does retained earnings mean?
Total profits kept in the business rather than paid out as dividends.
How do you interpret retained earnings?
A steady increase signals consistent profitability and internal growth funding, while a decrease may indicate losses or aggressive dividend payouts.
How does retained earnings compare across companies?
Standard metric for assessing long-term value creation and dividend capacity across all industries.