TTM
44.3%
YoY change
+1.04pp
Trough year (2022)
38.2%
Peak year (1993)
62.2%
Latest annual
44.5%
Gross Margin history chart for Ecolab (ECL) from 1986 to 2025
Latest: 44.5%
Gross Margin change chart for Ecolab (ECL) from 1986 to 2025
Latest: +1.04pp
Gross Margin history table for Ecolab (ECL) from 1986 to 2025
| 2025 | 44.5% | +1.04pp | ||
| 2024 | 43.5% | +3.15pp | ||
| 2023 | 40.3% | +2.12pp | ||
| 2022 | 38.2% | -2.81pp | ||
| 2021 | 41.0% | -0.53pp | ||
| 2020 | 41.5% | -2.47pp | ||
| 2019 | 44.0% | +2.70pp | ||
| 2018 | 41.3% | -0.82pp | ||
| 2017 | 42.1% | -5.79pp | ||
| 2016 | 47.9% | +0.93pp | ||
| 2015 | 47.0% | +0.71pp | ||
| 2014 | 46.3% | +0.58pp | ||
| 2013 | 45.7% | -0.31pp | ||
| 2012 | 46.0% | -3.29pp | ||
| 2011 | 49.3% | -1.28pp | ||
| 2010 | 50.6% | +0.93pp | ||
| 2009 | 49.6% | +0.83pp | ||
| 2008 | 48.8% | -1.97pp | ||
| 2007 | 50.8% | +0.14pp | ||
| 2006 | 50.7% | +0.24pp | ||
| 2005 | 50.4% | -1.00pp | ||
| 2004 | 51.4% | +0.46pp | ||
| 2003 | 50.9% | +0.53pp | ||
| 2002 | 50.4% | -3.31pp | ||
| 2001 | 53.7% | -7.52pp | ||
| 2000 | 61.2% | -0.14pp | ||
| 1999 | 61.4% | +0.01pp | ||
| 1998 | 61.4% | -0.75pp | ||
| 1997 | 62.1% | +1.42pp | ||
| 1996 | 60.7% | +0.02pp | ||
| 1995 | 60.7% | -0.70pp | ||
| 1994 | 61.4% | -0.81pp | ||
| 1993 | 62.2% | +1.32pp | ||
| 1992 | 60.9% | +0.92pp | ||
| 1991 | 60.0% | +2.16pp | ||
| 1990 | 57.8% | +1.83pp | ||
| 1989 | 56.0% | -0.31pp | ||
| 1988 | 56.3% | -1.93pp | ||
| 1987 | 58.2% | +2.14pp | ||
| 1986 | 56.1% | — |
- 202544.5%+1.04pp
- 202443.5%+3.15pp
- 202340.3%+2.12pp
- 202238.2%-2.81pp
- 202141.0%-0.53pp
- 202041.5%-2.47pp
- 201944.0%+2.70pp
- 201841.3%-0.82pp
- 201742.1%-5.79pp
- 201647.9%+0.93pp
- 201547.0%+0.71pp
- 201446.3%+0.58pp
- 201345.7%-0.31pp
- 201246.0%-3.29pp
- 201149.3%-1.28pp
- 201050.6%+0.93pp
- 200949.6%+0.83pp
- 200848.8%-1.97pp
- 200750.8%+0.14pp
- 200650.7%+0.24pp
- 200550.4%-1.00pp
- 200451.4%+0.46pp
- 200350.9%+0.53pp
- 200250.4%-3.31pp
- 200153.7%-7.52pp
- 200061.2%-0.14pp
- 199961.4%+0.01pp
- 199861.4%-0.75pp
- 199762.1%+1.42pp
- 199660.7%+0.02pp
- 199560.7%-0.70pp
- 199461.4%-0.81pp
- 199362.2%+1.32pp
- 199260.9%+0.92pp
- 199160.0%+2.16pp
- 199057.8%+1.83pp
- 198956.0%-0.31pp
- 198856.3%-1.93pp
- 198758.2%+2.14pp
- 198656.1%—
Gross 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 Gross Margin at Ecolab (ECL)
According to Ecolab's latest reported financial statements, the company's latest reported gross margin is 44.3%. Gross margin is gross profit divided by revenue, expressed as a percentage. It shows how much of each sales dollar survives the direct cost of goods sold — before operating expenses, interest, and taxes. A higher gross margin generally signals pricing power and production efficiency. Margins are most meaningful compared against sector peers and a company's own history.
Headline figure above is from the reporting period ending (reported ). Chart and table below cover the full reported history back to .
Ecolab (ECL) most recent annual gross margin stands at 44.51% (2025) – expanded 1.0 percentage points year-over-year.
The record annual gross margin stands at 62.21%, reached in 1993; the historical low of 38.20% was recorded in 2022.
Ecolab Gross Margin by Year
Ecolab Gross Margin 2025: 44.5%
Ecolab gross margin in 2025 was 44.51%, expanded 1.0 percentage points from 2024.
Ecolab Gross Margin 2024: 43.5%
2024's gross margin for Ecolab came in at 43.47%, expanded 3.2 percentage points from 2023.
Ecolab Gross Margin 2023: 40.3%
Ecolab posted gross margin of 40.32% in 2023, expanded 2.1 percentage points from 2022.
Ecolab Gross Margin 2022: 38.2%
In 2022, Ecolab reported gross margin of 38.20%, contracted 2.8 percentage points from 2021. This figure represents the lowest annual value in the available history.
Ecolab Gross Margin 2021: 41.0%
Ecolab gross margin in 2021 was 41.01%.
See more financial history for Ecolab (ECL).
Sector peers by Gross Margin
Basic Materials peers of Ecolab (ECL), ranked by their latest gross margin
| 61.8% | |
| 60.4% | |
| 55.1% | |
| 49.1% | |
| 46.0% | |
| 35.6% | |
| 32.0% | |
| 27.8% |
- 55.1%
- 46.0%
- 35.6%
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