Ecolab offers products and services for hygiene, cleaning and water treatment. Customers are hotels, restaurants, hospitals, food plants, data centers and industrial facilities worldwide. It also provides pest control and water treatment for cooling systems. As of Oct 11, 2026
As of Oct 11, 2026Fact sheet (from the annual report)Soaps, detergents and cosmetics · Saint Paul, USAfull fact sheet
Ecolab offers solutions and services around water, hygiene and infection prevention. The Global Water segment supplies water treatment as well as cleaning and sanitizing products mainly to large industrial customers. These include food processors, mining, refineries, power generators and the paper industry. The Global Institutional & Specialty segment supplies food service, hospitality, government agencies, education and retail with specialized cleaning and sanitizing products. Other segments are Global Pest Elimination for pest control and Global Life Sciences. In the food sector, its own field sales force mainly serves the processing plants, and products for farms are sold through dealers and independent distributors.
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Fundamental analysis
SEC filing (10-K, 10-Q)Required reports of listed companies to the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC): 10-K is the annual report, 10-Q the quarterly report, 20-F the annual report of foreign companies. We show the figures of the first filing.Example: 10-K for the fiscal year ending Sep 27, 2025, filed on Oct 31, 2025.More in the Academy: Lesson revenue, profit and margin
Ecolab · Sector Materials · amounts in USD
Information only – does not affect our buy zones, not investment advice. Source: SEC filings, As of Feb 23, 2026.
In short
Light green: Revenue grew over 5 years (+6.4% per year), at least as fast as the sector median.
Light green: Net margin 12.9%, above the sector median (7.4%).
Light yellow: Profit in 9 of 10 fiscal years.
Summarized from the lights below. Describes the reported figures – not a recommendation to buy or sell.
RevenueNet incomeNet margin (below)in USD
−5B05B10B15B20B
2016Fiscal year 2016 (Jan 1, 2016 – Dec 31, 2016): Revenue 13.2B USD · Net income 1.2B USD · Net margin 9.5%
2017Fiscal year 2017 (Jan 1, 2017 – Dec 31, 2017): Revenue 13.8B USD · Net income 1.5B USD · Net margin 11.0%
2018Fiscal year 2018 (Jan 1, 2018 – Dec 31, 2018): Revenue 14.7B USD · Net income 1.4B USD · Net margin 9.8%
2019Fiscal year 2019 (Jan 1, 2019 – Dec 31, 2019): Revenue 14.9B USD · Net income 1.6B USD · Net margin 10.6%
2020Fiscal year 2020 (Jan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020): Revenue 11.8B USD · Net income −1.2B USD · Net margin −10.1%
2021Fiscal year 2021 (Jan 1, 2021 – Dec 31, 2021): Revenue 12.7B USD · Net income 1.1B USD · Net margin 8.9%
2022Fiscal year 2022 (Jan 1, 2022 – Dec 31, 2022): Revenue 14.2B USD · Net income 1.1B USD · Net margin 7.7%
2023Fiscal year 2023 (Jan 1, 2023 – Dec 31, 2023): Revenue 15.3B USD · Net income 1.4B USD · Net margin 9.0%
2024Fiscal year 2024 (Jan 1, 2024 – Dec 31, 2024): Revenue 15.7B USD · Net income 2.1B USD · Net margin 13.4%
2025Fiscal year 2025 (Jan 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025): Revenue 16.1B USD · Net income 2.1B USD · Net margin 12.9%
Margin
9%11%10%11%−10%9%8%9%13%13%
RevenueNet incomeNet margin (below)in USD
02B4B6B
Q3/23Quarter Q3/23 (Jul 1, 2023 – Sep 30, 2023): Revenue 4.0B USD · Net income 404.0M USD · Net margin 10.2%
Q4/23Quarter Q4/23 (Oct 1, 2023 – Dec 31, 2023): Revenue 3.9B USD · Net income 405.2M USD · Net margin 10.3% · Q4 derived (year minus 9 months), may be distorted by restatements
Q1/24Quarter Q1/24 (Jan 1, 2024 – Mar 31, 2024): Revenue 3.8B USD · Net income 412.1M USD · Net margin 11.0%
Q2/24Quarter Q2/24 (Apr 1, 2024 – Jun 30, 2024): Revenue 4.0B USD · Net income 490.9M USD · Net margin 12.3%
Q3/24Quarter Q3/24 (Jul 1, 2024 – Sep 30, 2024): Revenue 4.0B USD · Net income 736.5M USD · Net margin 18.4%
Q4/24Quarter Q4/24 (Oct 1, 2024 – Dec 31, 2024): Revenue 4.0B USD · Net income 472.9M USD · Net margin 11.8% · Q4 derived (year minus 9 months), may be distorted by restatements
Q1/25Quarter Q1/25 (Jan 1, 2025 – Mar 31, 2025): Revenue 3.7B USD · Net income 402.5M USD · Net margin 10.9%
Q2/25Quarter Q2/25 (Apr 1, 2025 – Jun 30, 2025): Revenue 4.0B USD · Net income 524.2M USD · Net margin 13.0%
Q3/25Quarter Q3/25 (Jul 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2025): Revenue 4.2B USD · Net income 585.0M USD · Net margin 14.0%
Q4/25Quarter Q4/25 (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025): Revenue 4.2B USD · Net income 563.9M USD · Net margin 13.4% · Q4 derived (year minus 9 months), may be distorted by restatements
Q1/26Quarter Q1/26 (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026): Revenue 4.1B USD · Net income 432.6M USD · Net margin 10.6%
Q2/26Quarter Q2/26 (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026): Revenue 4.4B USD · Net income 534.9M USD · Net margin 12.1%
Margin
10%10%11%12%18%12%11%13%14%13%11%12%
Earnings per shareUSD per share
−5.0005.0010
2016Fiscal year 2016 (Jan 1, 2016 – Dec 31, 2016): Earnings per share 4.14 USD
2017Fiscal year 2017 (Jan 1, 2017 – Dec 31, 2017): Earnings per share 5.13 USD
2018Fiscal year 2018 (Jan 1, 2018 – Dec 31, 2018): Earnings per share 4.88 USD
2019Fiscal year 2019 (Jan 1, 2019 – Dec 31, 2019): Earnings per share 5.33 USD
2020Fiscal year 2020 (Jan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020): Earnings per share −4.15 USD
2021Fiscal year 2021 (Jan 1, 2021 – Dec 31, 2021): Earnings per share 3.91 USD
2022Fiscal year 2022 (Jan 1, 2022 – Dec 31, 2022): Earnings per share 3.81 USD
2023Fiscal year 2023 (Jan 1, 2023 – Dec 31, 2023): Earnings per share 4.79 USD
2024Fiscal year 2024 (Jan 1, 2024 – Dec 31, 2024): Earnings per share 7.37 USD
2025Fiscal year 2025 (Jan 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025): Earnings per share 7.28 USD
Q4/25Quarter Q4/25 (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025): Earnings per share not reported separately for Q4
Q1/26Quarter Q1/26 (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026): Earnings per share 1.52 USD
Q2/26Quarter Q2/26 (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026): Earnings per share 1.90 USD
Dividend per sharePayout ratio (below)USD per share
01.002.003.00
2016Fiscal year 2016 (Jan 1, 2016 – Dec 31, 2016): Dividend per share 1.42 USD · Payout ratio 34.3%
2017Fiscal year 2017 (Jan 1, 2017 – Dec 31, 2017): Dividend per share 1.52 USD · Payout ratio 29.6%
2018Fiscal year 2018 (Jan 1, 2018 – Dec 31, 2018): Dividend per share 1.69 USD · Payout ratio 34.6%
2019Fiscal year 2019 (Jan 1, 2019 – Dec 31, 2019): Dividend per share 1.85 USD · Payout ratio 34.7%
2020Fiscal year 2020 (Jan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020): Dividend per share 1.89 USD · Payout ratio not available
2021Fiscal year 2021 (Jan 1, 2021 – Dec 31, 2021): Dividend per share 1.95 USD · Payout ratio 49.9%
2022Fiscal year 2022 (Jan 1, 2022 – Dec 31, 2022): Dividend per share 2.06 USD · Payout ratio 54.1%
2023Fiscal year 2023 (Jan 1, 2023 – Dec 31, 2023): Dividend per share 2.16 USD · Payout ratio 45.1%
2024Fiscal year 2024 (Jan 1, 2024 – Dec 31, 2024): Dividend per share 2.36 USD · Payout ratio 32.0%
2025Fiscal year 2025 (Jan 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025): Dividend per share 2.68 USD · Payout ratio 36.8%
Ratio
34%30%35%35%50%54%45%32%37%
Dividend per sharePayout ratio (below)USD per share
00.200.400.600.80
Q3/23Quarter Q3/23 (Jul 1, 2023 – Sep 30, 2023): Dividend per share 0.53 USD · Payout ratio 37.6%
Q4/23Quarter Q4/23 (Oct 1, 2023 – Dec 31, 2023): Dividend per share 0.57 USD · Payout ratio 40.4% · Q4 derived (year minus 9 months), may be distorted by restatements
Q1/24Quarter Q1/24 (Jan 1, 2024 – Mar 31, 2024): Dividend per share 0.57 USD · Payout ratio 39.9%
Q2/24Quarter Q2/24 (Apr 1, 2024 – Jun 30, 2024): Dividend per share 0.57 USD · Payout ratio 33.3%
Q3/24Quarter Q3/24 (Jul 1, 2024 – Sep 30, 2024): Dividend per share 0.57 USD · Payout ratio 22.1%
Q4/24Quarter Q4/24 (Oct 1, 2024 – Dec 31, 2024): Dividend per share 0.65 USD · Payout ratio 39.2% · Q4 derived (year minus 9 months), may be distorted by restatements
Q1/25Quarter Q1/25 (Jan 1, 2025 – Mar 31, 2025): Dividend per share 0.65 USD · Payout ratio 46.1%
Q2/25Quarter Q2/25 (Apr 1, 2025 – Jun 30, 2025): Dividend per share 0.65 USD · Payout ratio 35.3%
Q3/25Quarter Q3/25 (Jul 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2025): Dividend per share 0.65 USD · Payout ratio 31.7%
Q4/25Quarter Q4/25 (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025): Dividend per share 0.73 USD · Payout ratio not available · Q4 derived (year minus 9 months), may be distorted by restatements
Q1/26Quarter Q1/26 (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026): Dividend per share 0.73 USD · Payout ratio 48.0%
Q2/26Quarter Q2/26 (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026): Dividend per share 0.73 USD · Payout ratio 38.4%
Ratio
38%40%40%33%22%39%46%35%32%48%38%
Fiscal year 2025 (Jan 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025): Revenue 16.1B USD · Net income 2.1B USD · Net margin 12.9%
Key figures with traffic lights
Each light follows a simple, disclosed rule. The comparison is with the sector median Sector medianThe middle value of all companies in a sector: half are above it, half below. Unlike the average, single outliers hardly distort it.Example: Margins 4%, 8%, 10%, 12%, 60% → median 10%, average 18.8%.More in the Academy: Lesson putting the P/E in context of all 24 symbols in the Materials sector on our list (current members of the S&P 500 and other lists).
Revenue growth
Growth per year (CAGR)The average annual growth rate over several years, as if the value had grown equally strongly every year. Individual good or bad years even out in it.Example: Revenue €100m → €161m in 5 years → (161 ÷ 100) to the power of 1/5 − 1 = 10% per year.More in the Academy: Lesson debt, dividends and growth
Light green: above sector
+6.4%per year, last 5 years
Sector Materials: median +6.3% (22 symbols)
What does this mean? Revenue: over 5 years it grew by 6.4% per year on average – at least as fast as the median company in the sector (+6.3%).
Light rule: Green: grows at least as fast as the sector median (without a sector comparison: grows) · Yellow: grows more slowly · Red: shrinks.
Net income (total)
Growth per year (CAGR)The average annual growth rate over several years, as if the value had grown equally strongly every year. Individual good or bad years even out in it.Example: Revenue €100m → €161m in 5 years → (161 ÷ 100) to the power of 1/5 − 1 = 10% per year.More in the Academy: Lesson debt, dividends and growth
Light gray: not computable
–per year, last 5 years
Sector Materials: median +13.0% (15 symbols)
per share: not computable (loss in the first or last year)
What does this mean? There was a loss in the first or last year. An annual growth rate cannot be calculated meaningfully then.
Light rule: Green: grows at least as fast as the sector median (without a sector comparison: grows) · Yellow: grows more slowly · Red: shrinks.
What does this mean? Of every 100 USD in revenue, 12.91 USD remained as profit – at least as much as the median company in the sector (7.4%). Five years ago the margin was −10.1%.
Light rule: Green: at least the sector median (without a sector comparison: profit) · Yellow: profit, but below the median · Red: loss.
Debt / equity
Debt-to-equity ratioFinancial debt (loans, bonds) divided by equity. A high value amplifies good and bad years alike. The key figures bar in the chart only uses long-term financial debt.Example: Financial debt €300m, equity €500m → 0.6.More in the Academy: Lesson debt, dividends and growth
Light gray: not available
–latest balance sheet
Sector Materials: median 0.58 (16 symbols)
What does this mean? No usable figure: reported financial debt or positive equity for the same balance sheet date is missing.
Light rule: Green: at most the sector median · Yellow: up to twice the median · Red: more than twice · Gray: without a sector comparison.
Payout ratio
Payout ratioThe share of profit that a company pays out as a dividend. Above 100% it pays out more than it earns.Example: Dividend €1, earnings per share €2.50 → payout ratio 40%.More in the Academy: Lesson debt, dividends and growth
Light green: covered
37%Dividend / earnings per share
Sector Materials: median 34% (18 symbols)
What does this mean? Of every 1 USD of earnings per share, 0.37 USD went to shareholders as a dividend. The rest stays in the company. Median company in the sector: 34%.
Light rule: Green: up to 60% of earnings · Yellow: up to 100% · Red: more than earnings or a dividend despite a loss · Gray for real estate (REITs). The sector median is for comparison only.
Profitable years
Profitable yearsHow many of the last fiscal years ended with a profit rather than a loss on the bottom line. The figure shows how consistently a company earns.Example: Profit in 9 of 10 years → one loss year.More in the Academy: Lesson revenue, profit and margin
Light yellow: 1 loss year
9 of 10fiscal years with a profit
What does this mean? In 9 of the last 10 fiscal years the bottom line showed a profit. One year ended with a loss.
Light rule: Green: profit in every year · Yellow: one loss year · Red: several loss years (at least 3 years needed).
Last fiscal year and 13F
Information, not a trading signal · Source: SEC EDGAR
Revenue (FY)
16.1B USD
Revenue vs. prior year
+2.2%
Net income (FY)
2.1B USD
Net income vs. prior year
−1.7%
EPS (FY)
7.28 USD
13F funds with a position
1 of 9
Funds vs. prior quarter
+1
Shares held vs. prior quarter
–
Fiscal year to Dec 31, 2025 · 10-K filed Feb 23, 2026 · Price-based figures (P/E, P/S, dividend yield, market cap) only when logged in. · Values as first reported; debt = reported financial debt (US GAAP: long-term).13F: reporting date Jun 30, 2026, 9 tracked funds have filed (latest Aug 14, 2026), filed with up to 45 days of delay. Stock positions only; comparison with Mar 31, 2026 only across funds that filed for both quarters.
All figures as a table
Fiscal years (amounts in USD, per share in USD)
Year
End
Revenue
Net income
Margin
Earnings per share
Dividend per share
Payout
2025
Dec 31, 2025
16.1B
2.1B
12.9%
7.28
2.68
37%
2024
Dec 31, 2024
15.7B
2.1B
13.4%
7.37
2.36
32%
2023
Dec 31, 2023
15.3B
1.4B
9.0%
4.79
2.16
45%
2022
Dec 31, 2022
14.2B
1.1B
7.7%
3.81
2.06
54%
2021
Dec 31, 2021
12.7B
1.1B
8.9%
3.91
1.95
50%
2020
Dec 31, 2020
11.8B
−1.2B
−10.1%
−4.15
1.89
–
2019
Dec 31, 2019
14.9B
1.6B
10.6%
5.33
1.85
35%
2018
Dec 31, 2018
14.7B
1.4B
9.8%
4.88
1.69
35%
2017
Dec 31, 2017
13.8B
1.5B
11.0%
5.13
1.52
30%
2016
Dec 31, 2016
13.2B
1.2B
9.5%
4.14
1.42
34%
Quarters (amounts in USD, per share in USD)
Quarter
End
Revenue
Net income
Margin
Earnings per share
Dividend per share
Payout
Q2/26
Jun 30, 2026
4.4B
534.9M
12.1%
1.90
0.73
38%
Q1/26
Mar 31, 2026
4.1B
432.6M
10.6%
1.52
0.73
48%
Q4/25*
Dec 31, 2025
4.2B
563.9M
13.4%
–
0.73
–
Q3/25
Sep 30, 2025
4.2B
585.0M
14.0%
2.05
0.65
32%
Q2/25
Jun 30, 2025
4.0B
524.2M
13.0%
1.84
0.65
35%
Q1/25
Mar 31, 2025
3.7B
402.5M
10.9%
1.41
0.65
46%
Q4/24*
Dec 31, 2024
4.0B
472.9M
11.8%
1.66
0.65
39%
Q3/24
Sep 30, 2024
4.0B
736.5M
18.4%
2.58
0.57
22%
Q2/24
Jun 30, 2024
4.0B
490.9M
12.3%
1.71
0.57
33%
Q1/24
Mar 31, 2024
3.8B
412.1M
11.0%
1.43
0.57
40%
Q4/23*
Dec 31, 2023
3.9B
405.2M
10.3%
1.41
0.57
40%
Q3/23
Sep 30, 2023
4.0B
404.0M
10.2%
1.41
0.53
38%
* Q4 derived: fiscal year minus the 9-month value (EPS cannot be derived this way); may be distorted by restatements.
How we calculate: values as first reported to the SEC (later corrections are left out), a fixed order of reporting tags per figure, partial sums are never added up. Growth per year Growth per year (CAGR)The average annual growth rate over several years, as if the value had grown equally strongly every year. Individual good or bad years even out in it.Example: Revenue €100m → €161m in 5 years → (161 ÷ 100) to the power of 1/5 − 1 = 10% per year.More in the Academy: Lesson debt, dividends and growth over 5 years (otherwise 3 years). Quarters are labeled by the calendar quarter in which they end.
Insiders
Insider transactionsExecutives, directors and major shareholders (over 10%) of US companies report their own transactions in their company’s stock to the SEC within two business days (Form 4). Purchases in the market count as more meaningful than sales (often taxes, estate planning).Example: Three executives acquire stock worth a total of 2 million USD within two weeks → “purchases by several insiders”.More in the Academy: Glossary
Jun 11, 2026Clark Benjamin M.OfficerOpen-market purchase1,000 shares · $263.8K · SEC
Source: mandatory filings with the SEC (Form 4), open-market purchases and sales only. General information, not investment advice.
Trend score +75
Price vs. EMA 50+15
Price vs. EMA 200+15
EMA 50 vs. EMA 200+20
ADX (trend strength)+0
Highs and lows+10
Relative strength+15
Volatility and trend strength
ADX 14 (trend strength)22.5
Rel. strength 60 d+3.2%
ATR ATR (Average True Range)The average range per trading day over the last 14 days. It makes distances comparable, whether a stock costs 10 or 1,000.Example: ATR 2.50 at a price of 100: 0.4 ATR is 1.00, i.e. 1%.More in the Academy: Lesson ATR and moving averages as price values only when logged in.