Materials · Specialty Chemicals
Ecolab: revenue, profit and dividends
In fiscal 2025, Ecolab had revenue of $16.1B, up 1.7% a year on average since 2015, and net income of $2.08B (12.9% of revenue). Its dividend per share has gone up 18 years in a row, to $2.68. It has 5% fewer shares than in 2015.
Revenue, fiscal 2025
average annual revenue growth since 2015 · +2.2% vs 2024
- Ticker
- ECL · NYSE
- Sector
- Materials
- Sub-industry
- Specialty Chemicals
- Headquarters
- Saint Paul, Minnesota
- Founded
- 1923
- In the S&P 500 since
- January 31, 1989
- Latest fiscal year
- 2025, ended December 31, 2025
- SEC filer
- Ecolab Inc. · CIK 0000031462
Revenue and net income
Revenue went from $5.47B in 2007 to $16.1B in 2025. Net loss in 2020.
Diluted earnings per share
Diluted EPS went from $1.70 in 2007 to $7.28 in 2025. Ten-year growth: 8.2% a year.
Dividends per share
Raised every year in the data: 18 years in a row, from 2008 to 2025. Ten-year growth: 7.2% a year.
Shares outstanding
5.4% fewer shares in 2025 than in 2015 (301M → 285M): buybacks outweighed new shares.
Operating cash flow, capex and free cash flow
Free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capital expenditure) was $1.9B in 2025, 11.8% of revenue.
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Year by year
| Fiscal year | Revenue | Net income | Net margin | Diluted EPS | Dividend | Shares | Operating cash flow | Capex | Free cash flow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $16.1B | $2.08B | 12.9% | $7.28 | $2.68 | 285M | $2.95B | $1.05B | $1.9B |
| 2024 | $15.7B | $2.11B | 13.4% | $7.37 | $2.36 | 287M | $2.81B | $994M | $1.82B |
| 2023 | $15.3B | $1.37B | 9.0% | $4.79 | $2.16 | 286M | $2.41B | $775M | $1.64B |
| 2022 | $14.2B | $1.09B | 7.7% | $3.81 | $2.06 | 287M | $1.79B | $713M | $1.08B |
| 2021 | $12.7B | $1.13B | 8.9% | $3.91 | $1.95 | 289M | $2.06B | $643M | $1.42B |
| 2020 | $11.8B | −$1.21B | −10.2% | −$4.15 | $1.89 | 290M | $1.86B | $489M | $1.37B |
| 2019 | $12.6B | $1.56B | 12.4% | $5.33 | $1.85 | 292M | $2.42B | $731M | $1.69B |
| 2018 | $12.2B | $1.43B | 11.7% | $4.88 | $1.69 | 293M | $2.28B | $779M | $1.5B |
| 2017 | $13.8B | $1.5B | 10.9% | $5.12 | $1.52 | 294M | $2.09B | $869M | $1.22B |
| 2016 | $13.2B | $1.23B | 9.3% | $4.14 | $1.42 | 297M | $1.94B | $757M | $1.18B |
| 2015 | $13.5B | $1.0B | 7.4% | $3.32 | $1.34 | 301M | $2.0B | $771M | $1.23B |
| 2014 | $14.3B | $1.2B | 8.4% | $3.93 | $1.16 | 306M | $1.82B | $749M | $1.07B |
| 2013 | $13.3B | $968M | 7.3% | $3.16 | $0.96 | 306M | $1.56B | $625M | $935M |
| 2012 | $11.8B | $704M | 5.9% | $2.35 | $0.83 | 299M | $1.2B | $574M | $628M |
| 2011 | $6.8B | $462M | 6.8% | $1.91 | $0.72 | 242M | $686M | $342M | $344M |
| 2010 | $6.09B | $530M | 8.7% | $2.23 | $0.64 | 238M | $950M | $260M | $690M |
| 2009 | $5.9B | $417M | 7.1% | $1.74 | $0.57 | 240M | $695M | $252M | $442M |
| 2008 | $6.14B | $448M | 7.3% | $1.80 | $0.53 | 249M | $753M | $327M | $426M |
| 2007 | $5.47B | $427M | 7.8% | $1.70 | $0.47 | 252M | $798M | $306M | $491M |
Fiscal years, labelled by the year in which they end. US dollars; per-share figures and share counts adjusted for splits. —: not in the data.
About these figures
- Older years are as filed at the time and may predate later restatements, mergers or spin-offs. How the figures are made.
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Source: SEC EDGAR (company filings), data as of November 8, 2026. Sectors, sub-industries, headquarters and index dates: Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.