What is Ecolab's SG&A?

Ecolab (ECL) reported SG&A of $1.1B in Q1 2026.

How has Ecolab's SG&A changed year-over-year?

Ecolab's SG&A increased by 5.0% year-over-year, from $1.05B to $1.1B.

What is the long-term trend for Ecolab's SG&A?

Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Ecolab's SG&A has grown at a 5.7% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $3.42B to $4.26B.

Combined selling expenses (sales force, marketing, distribution) and general & administrative costs (management, legal, accounting, facilities) — the broadest opex category.

Ecolab ECL SG&A

SG&A at other companies

Flexible Solutions InternationalFSI

$762.36K+0.8%

STERISSTE

$351.8M+5.4%

VeraltoVLTO

$448M+6.9%

HWK

HawkinsHWKN

$30.77M+11.2%

Oil-Dri Corporation of AmericaODC

$16.64M-13.0%

XylemXYL

$472M+2.6%

Segments

By segment

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Water Services$498.3M+1.8%

Global Institutional$409.2M-1.4%

Global Pest Elimination$79.6M+9.3%

Corporate$58.2M+17.3%

Global Healthcare And Life Sciences$55.4M+4.5%

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$78.41B+5.1%

Enterprise value$78.06B+7.1%

P/E37.2×+2.3×

P/S4.8×0.0×

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:SellingGeneralAndAdministrativeExpense.

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 SG&A?: Ecolab (ECL) reported SG&A of $1.1B in Q1 2026.
How has Ecolab's SG&A changed year-over-year?: Ecolab's SG&A increased by 5.0% year-over-year, from $1.05B to $1.1B.
What is the long-term trend for Ecolab's SG&A?: Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Ecolab's SG&A has grown at a 5.7% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $3.42B to $4.26B.
What does SG&A mean?: Combined selling expenses (sales force, marketing, distribution) and general & administrative costs (management, legal, accounting, facilities) — the broadest opex category.