What is Ecolab's EBITDA margin?

Latest reported EBITDA margin for Ecolab (ECL) is 19.96% as of the trailing twelve months (TTM) ending March 31, 2026.

How has Ecolab EBITDA margin changed year-over-year?

Ecolab (ECL) EBITDA margin changed −2.9 percentage points year-over-year on the latest annual filing.

When did Ecolab EBITDA margin hit its highest annual value?

Ecolab EBITDA margin reached its highest annual value of 24.43% in 2024.

What was Ecolab EBITDA margin in 2024?

Ecolab (ECL) EBITDA margin in 2024 was 24.43%.

What was Ecolab EBITDA margin in 2025?

Ecolab (ECL) EBITDA margin in 2025 was 21.53%.

Ecolab (ECL) EBITDA Margin — Annual & Quarterly %

TTM

20.0%

YoY change

−2.90pp

Trough year (1989)

12.9%

Peak year (2024)

24.4%

EBITDA Margin history chart for Ecolab (ECL) from 1986 to 2025

Latest: 21.5%

EBITDA Margin change chart for Ecolab (ECL) from 1986 to 2025

Latest: −2.90pp

EBITDA Margin history table for Ecolab (ECL) from 1986 to 2025


2025	21.5%	-2.90pp	Dec 31, 2025	Feb 23, 2026
2024	24.4%	+4.62pp	Dec 31, 2024	Feb 21, 2025
2023	19.8%	+1.86pp	Dec 31, 2023	Feb 23, 2024
2022	17.9%	-1.48pp	Dec 31, 2022	Feb 24, 2023
2021	19.4%	+0.59pp	Dec 31, 2021	Feb 25, 2022
2020	18.8%	-3.05pp	Dec 31, 2020	Feb 26, 2021
2019	21.9%	+1.31pp	Dec 31, 2019	Feb 28, 2020
2018	20.6%	-0.56pp	Dec 31, 2018	Mar 1, 2019
2017	21.1%	+0.01pp	Dec 31, 2017	Feb 23, 2018
2016	21.1%	+3.25pp	Dec 31, 2016	Feb 24, 2017
2015	17.9%	-1.92pp	Dec 31, 2015	Feb 26, 2016
2014	19.8%	+1.87pp	Dec 31, 2014	Feb 27, 2015
2013	17.9%	+1.16pp	Dec 31, 2013	Feb 28, 2014
2012	16.8%	-0.08pp	Dec 31, 2012	Feb 26, 2013
2011	16.8%	-2.33pp	Dec 31, 2011	Feb 28, 2012
2010	19.2%	+1.99pp	Dec 31, 2010	Feb 25, 2011
2009	17.2%	-0.04pp	Dec 31, 2009	Feb 26, 2010
2008	17.2%	-0.43pp	Dec 31, 2008	Feb 27, 2009
2007	17.6%	-0.48pp	Dec 31, 2007	Feb 25, 2008
2006	18.1%	+0.37pp	Dec 31, 2006	Feb 28, 2007
2005	17.7%	+0.07pp	Dec 31, 2005	Feb 28, 2006
2004	17.7%	-1.26pp	Dec 31, 2004	Mar 3, 2005
2003	18.9%	+0.74pp	Dec 31, 2003	Mar 5, 2004
2002	18.2%	-2.24pp	Dec 31, 2002	Mar 7, 2003
2001	20.4%	+3.14pp	Dec 31, 2001	Mar 8, 2002
2000	17.3%	-3.12pp	Dec 31, 2000	Mar 9, 2001
1999	20.4%	+0.08pp	Dec 31, 1999	Mar 13, 2000
1998	20.3%	+0.86pp	Dec 31, 1998	Mar 30, 1999
1997	19.5%	+1.02pp	Dec 31, 1997	Mar 10, 1998
1996	18.4%	+0.64pp	Dec 31, 1996	Mar 27, 1997
1995	17.8%	+0.26pp	Dec 31, 1995	Mar 27, 1996
1994	17.5%	+0.14pp	Dec 31, 1994	Mar 14, 1995
1993	17.4%	-0.20pp	Dec 31, 1993	Dec 31, 1993
1992	17.6%	-0.40pp	Dec 31, 1992	Dec 31, 1992
1991	18.0%	+3.31pp	Dec 31, 1991	Dec 31, 1991
1990	14.7%	+1.84pp	Dec 31, 1990	Dec 31, 1990
1989	12.9%	-1.89pp	Dec 31, 1989	Dec 31, 1989
1988	14.8%	-4.76pp	Dec 31, 1988	Dec 31, 1988
1987	19.5%	+5.92pp	Dec 31, 1987	Dec 31, 1987
1986	13.6%	—	Dec 31, 1986	Jun 30, 1986

202521.5%-2.90pp
202424.4%+4.62pp
202319.8%+1.86pp
202217.9%-1.48pp
202119.4%+0.59pp
202018.8%-3.05pp
201921.9%+1.31pp
201820.6%-0.56pp
201721.1%+0.01pp
201621.1%+3.25pp
201517.9%-1.92pp
201419.8%+1.87pp
201317.9%+1.16pp
201216.8%-0.08pp
201116.8%-2.33pp
201019.2%+1.99pp
200917.2%-0.04pp
200817.2%-0.43pp
200717.6%-0.48pp
200618.1%+0.37pp
200517.7%+0.07pp
200417.7%-1.26pp
200318.9%+0.74pp
200218.2%-2.24pp
200120.4%+3.14pp
200017.3%-3.12pp
199920.4%+0.08pp
199820.3%+0.86pp
199719.5%+1.02pp
199618.4%+0.64pp
199517.8%+0.26pp
199417.5%+0.14pp
199317.4%-0.20pp
199217.6%-0.40pp
199118.0%+3.31pp
199014.7%+1.84pp
198912.9%-1.89pp
198814.8%-4.76pp
198719.5%+5.92pp
198613.6%—

EBITDA Margin values are taken from Ecolab's reported income statements (quarterly 10-Q and annual 10-K filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission). Each row shows the period end date and the filing date. YoY compares each figure to the same period one year earlier. Amounts are in USD as filed.

About EBITDA Margin at Ecolab (ECL)

According to Ecolab's latest reported financial statements, the company's latest reported EBITDA margin is 20.0%. EBITDA margin is EBITDA divided by revenue — earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization as a percentage of sales. By stripping out non-cash charges and capital-structure effects, it approximates operating cash profitability and is widely used to compare companies with different asset bases and leverage.

Headline figure above is from the reporting period ending March 31, 2026 (reported May 7, 2026). Chart and table below cover the full reported history back to 1986.

As of the 2025 fiscal year, Ecolab (ECL) reported EBITDA margin of 21.53% – contracted 2.9 percentage points year-over-year.

The record annual EBITDA margin stands at 24.43%, reached in 2024; the historical low of 12.86% was recorded in 1989.

Ecolab EBITDA Margin by Year

Ecolab EBITDA Margin 2025: 21.5%

2025's EBITDA margin for Ecolab came in at 21.53%, contracted 2.9 percentage points from 2024.

Ecolab EBITDA Margin 2024: 24.4%

Ecolab posted EBITDA margin of 24.43% in 2024, expanded 4.6 percentage points from 2023. This figure represents the highest annual value in the available history.

Ecolab EBITDA Margin 2023: 19.8%

In 2023, Ecolab reported EBITDA margin of 19.80%, expanded 1.9 percentage points from 2022.

Ecolab EBITDA Margin 2022: 17.9%

Ecolab EBITDA margin in 2022 was 17.94%, contracted 1.5 percentage points from 2021.

Ecolab EBITDA Margin 2021: 19.4%

Ecolab EBITDA margin in 2021 was 19.43%.

See more financial history for Ecolab (ECL).

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