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Ecolab ECL

US equityMarket cap rank #216Specialty ChemicalsDividend Aristocrats
$275.51
−$1.22 (-0.44%)
Market open · Sep 24, 1:10 pm ET
After hours $276.72 0.00%
Open$275.89
Prev close$276.72
Day range$273.75 – $278.14
Volume330.2K
Market cap$77.23B
P/E (TTM)37.0
Dividend yield1.03%

Earnings

Average move on report day±4.4%last 16 reports
Closed higher9 of 1656% of the time
Best reaction+9.0%
Worst reaction-9.0%

Stock move on the day after each report

+1.1%2023/Q2+5.4%2023/Q3+9.0%2023/Q4+2.0%2024/Q1-7.7%2024/Q2-1.0%2024/Q3+6.2%2024/Q4-3.9%2025/Q2-4.1%2025/Q3+4.0%2025/Q4-0.3%2026/Q1+4.2%2026/Q2
QuarterReport dateTimingImplied moveActual moveVersus implied
2026/Q228 Jul 2026Pre Market±14.1%+4.25%Within range
2026/Q128 Apr 2026Pre Market±12.4%-0.34%Within range
2025/Q410 Feb 2026Pre Market±10.4%+3.98%Within range
2025/Q328 Oct 2025Pre Market±12.3%-4.09%Within range
2025/Q229 Jul 2025Pre Market±14.2%-3.93%Within range
2024/Q411 Feb 2025Pre Market±13.5%+6.22%Within range
2024/Q329 Oct 2024Pre Market±16.1%-1.05%Within range
2024/Q230 Jul 2024Pre Market±13.7%-7.69%Within range
2024/Q130 Apr 2024Pre Market±12.9%+2.02%Within range
2023/Q413 Feb 2024Pre Market±9.9%+8.97%Within range
2023/Q331 Oct 2023Pre Market±10.3%+5.40%Within range
2023/Q21 Aug 2023Pre Market±9.9%+1.11%Within range
2023/Q12 May 2023Pre Market±8.6%+3.26%Within range
2022/Q414 Feb 2023Pre Market±7.1%+7.11%Bigger than priced
2022/Q31 Nov 2022Pre Market±12.3%-8.97%Within range
2022/Q226 Jul 2022Pre Market±11.8%-2.70%Within range

"Implied move" is the size of move the options market was pricing ahead of the report. Move is the stock’s change on the first session after the release.

Where the revenue comes from

Quarter 2026/Q2

By business line

  • Global Water$2.22B 50.2%
  • Global Institutional & Specialty$1.62B 36.6%
  • Global Pest Elimination$350.50M 7.9%
  • Global Life Sciences$221.00M 5.0%
  • Effect of foreign currency translation$11.00M 0.2%

Latest reported quarter: Q2, ended Jun 2026

Revenue$4.42B+9.7% YoY
Operating profit$804.30M+9.5% YoY
Net profit$538.70M+1.9% YoY
Diluted EPS$1.90+3.3% YoY
Free cash flow$489.40M+0.9% YoY
Operating cash flow$729.50M

Revenue, last 8 quarters

$4.0BSep '24$4.0BDec '24$3.7BMar '25$4.0BJun '25$4.2BSep '25$4.2BDec '25$4.1BMar '26$4.4BJun '26

Net profit, last 8 quarters

$740.8MSep '24$479.5MDec '24$406.5MMar '25$528.5MJun '25$589.7MSep '25$568.6MDec '25$436.6MMar '26$538.7MJun '26

Profitability & balance sheet

Gross margin44.1%
Operating margin18.1%
Net margin12.6%
Return on equity21.8%
Return on assets7.9%
Return on invested capital11.0%
Current ratio1.84
Liabilities / assets66.3%
Cash & investments$5.14B
Total debt$13.75B
Net cash (debt)-$8.62B
Free cash flow / sales11.1%
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