Ecolab (ECL) Stock Buyback History
TTM buyback yield 0.89% · Shareholder yield (TTM) 0.89%.
Ecolab
ECL
TTM buyback yield
0.89%
Shareholder yield (TTM)
0.89%
5Y share count change
-0.6%
TTM buyback spend
$663.20M
SBC coverage (TTM)
4.86x
Diluted vs basic shares (annual)
Weighted average shares from the income statement: diluted (EPS denominator and typical buyback-yield basis) compared with basic.
Shares outstanding (annual)
Year-over-year change in diluted weighted average shares (industry-standard for EPS and per-share capital return). Green is fewer shares vs the prior fiscal year; red is growth (dilution). The earliest year shown has no prior year to compare.
Dividend & buyback yield
Buybacks vs stock-based compensation
TTM coverage: 4.86x (buybacks ÷ SBC). Bars are fiscal-year totals.
Buyback spending history
| Year | Buybacks | SBC | Net | Shares (dil.) | YoY shares | Buyback yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $783.80M | $136.60M | $647.20M | 0.29B | -0.5% | 1.06% |
| 2024 | $986.50M | $134.80M | $851.70M | 0.29B | 0.0% | 1.47% |
| 2023 | $13.70M | $95.10M | −$81.40M | 0.29B | -0.0% | 0.02% |
| 2022 | $518.20M | $87.80M | $430.40M | 0.29B | -0.9% | 1.25% |
| 2021 | $106.60M | $89.50M | $17.10M | 0.29B | 0.7% | 0.16% |
| 2020 | $146.20M | $82.10M | $64.10M | 0.29B | -1.9% | 0.24% |
| 2019 | $353.70M | $84.00M | $269.70M | 0.29B | -0.1% | 0.64% |
| 2018 | $562.40M | $94.40M | $468.00M | 0.29B | -0.4% | 1.33% |
| 2017 | $600.30M | $90.50M | $509.80M | 0.29B | -0.9% | 1.55% |
| 2016 | $739.60M | $85.70M | $653.90M | 0.30B | -1.6% | 2.16% |
| 2015 | $755.10M | $78.20M | $676.90M | 0.30B | -1.5% | 2.23% |
| 2014 | $428.60M | $71.10M | $357.50M | 0.31B | 0.0% | 1.37% |
| 2013 | $307.60M | $69.60M | $238.00M | 0.31B | 2.3% | 0.98% |
| 2012 | $209.90M | $65.80M | $144.10M | 0.30B | 23.5% | 0.99% |
| 2011 | $690.00M | $39.90M | $650.10M | 0.24B | 1.9% | 4.09% |
| 2010 | $348.80M | $29.20M | $319.60M | 0.24B | -1.0% | 2.98% |
| 2009 | $68.80M | $37.30M | $31.50M | 0.24B | -3.8% | 0.66% |
| 2008 | $337.20M | $0.00 | $337.20M | 0.25B | -1.0% | 4.06% |
| 2007 | $371.40M | $0.00 | $371.40M | 0.25B | -2.1% | 2.94% |
| 2006 | $282.80M | $0.00 | $282.80M | 0.26B | -1.2% | 2.51% |
| 2005 | $213.30M | $0.00 | $213.30M | 0.26B | -0.1% | 2.32% |
| 2004 | $165.41M | $0.00 | $165.41M | 0.26B | -0.9% | 1.84% |
| 2003 | $227.15M | $0.00 | $227.15M | 0.26B | 0.4% | 3.23% |
| 2002 | $8.89M | $0.00 | $8.89M | 0.26B | 0.7% | 0.14% |
| 2001 | $32.16M | $0.00 | $32.16M | 0.26B | -1.5% | 0.63% |
| 2000 | $186.52M | $0.00 | $186.52M | 0.26B | -1.8% | — |
| 1999 | $42.40M | $0.00 | $42.40M | 0.27B | 0.3% | — |
| 1998 | $53.00M | $0.00 | $53.00M | 0.27B | 0.2% | — |
| 1997 | $60.80M | $0.00 | $60.80M | 0.27B | -0.1% | — |
| 1996 | $22.80M | $0.00 | $22.80M | 0.27B | — | — |
| 1995 | $90.40M | $0.00 | $90.40M | — | — | — |
| 1994 | $7.90M | $0.00 | $7.90M | — | — | — |
| 1993 | $9.30M | $0.00 | $9.30M | — | — | — |
| 1992 | $500.00K | $0.00 | $500.00K | — | — | — |
| 1991 | $2.40M | $0.00 | $2.40M | — | — | — |
| 1990 | $104.40M | $0.00 | $104.40M | — | — | — |
| 1989 | $11.50M | $0.00 | $11.50M | — | — | — |
Buybacks vs dividends (share of cash returned)
Buyback capacity (TTM)
TTM buybacks vs headroom (FCF − dividends, TTM)58% of headroom
Headroom $1.15B (TTM FCF − TTM dividends, clamped at zero).
Frequently asked questions
Does Ecolab buy back its own stock?
- Yes, Ecolab (ECL) has repurchased shares in recent periods. See the history table and charts on this page for amounts and trends.
How much does Ecolab spend on share buybacks?
- Trailing twelve months (TTM) buyback spend is about $663.20M (sum of the last four quarterly cash-flow periods in our data). Figures are illustrative; verify in filings.
What is Ecolab's buyback yield?
- TTM buyback yield is about 0.89% (TTM buyback spend divided by market cap at the latest quarter-end in our data).
What is Ecolab's shareholder yield?
- Shareholder yield combines dividend yield and buyback yield. For the latest period we show approximately 0.89% combined (TTM-based where available).
Is Ecolab diluting shareholders?
- Compare stock-based compensation (SBC) to buybacks in the chart above. Net effect varies by year; see annual buyback vs SBC bars and the history table.
How has Ecolab's share count changed?
- Diluted weighted average shares changed by about -0.6% over roughly five fiscal years (annual income statement data).