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Operating Cash Flow for Ecolab (ECL)

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Metric

Latest period

$445.90M

YoY change

+4.9%

5Y CAGR

+9.7%

Peak year (2025)

$2.95B

Operating Cash Flow history chart for Ecolab (ECL) from 1989 to 2025

Latest: $2.95B

Operating Cash Flow growth chart for Ecolab (ECL) from 1989 to 2025

Latest: +4.9%

Operating Cash Flow history table for Ecolab (ECL) from 1989 to 2025

  • 2025$2.95B+4.9%
  • 2024$2.81B+16.7%
  • 2023$2.41B+34.9%
  • 2022$1.79B-13.3%
  • 2021$2.06B+10.8%
  • 2020$1.86B-23.2%
  • 2019$2.42B+6.3%
  • 2018$2.28B+8.9%
  • 2017$2.09B+7.8%
  • 2016$1.94B-3.0%
  • 2015$2.00B+10.1%
  • 2014$1.82B+16.4%
  • 2013$1.56B+29.7%
  • 2012$1.20B+75.5%
  • 2011$685.50M-27.9%
  • 2010$950.40M+36.7%
  • 2009$695.00M-7.7%
  • 2008$753.20M-5.6%
  • 2007$797.60M+27.1%
  • 2006$627.56M+6.3%
  • 2005$590.14M+1.3%
  • 2004$582.46M+10.1%
  • 2003$529.20M+25.0%
  • 2002$423.33M+16.1%
  • 2001$364.48M+15.5%
  • 2000$315.49M+7.5%
  • 1999$293.50M+24.6%
  • 1998$235.60M+0.2%
  • 1997$235.10M-7.6%
  • 1996$254.30M+52.7%
  • 1995$166.50M-1.7%
  • 1994$169.30M-0.4%
  • 1993$170.00M+50.3%
  • 1992$113.10M-7.5%
  • 1991$122.30M-16.3%
  • 1990$146.20M+27.6%
  • 1989$114.60M—

Operating Cash Flow values are taken from Ecolab's reported cash flow 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 Operating Cash Flow at Ecolab (ECL)

Operating Cash Flow for Ecolab (ECL): headline value $445.90M · YoY +4.9%. Annual and quarterly series, chart, and tables are below.

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 operating cash flow stands at $2.95B (2025) – edged up 4.9% year-over-year.

Looking at the 2020–2025 (5 years) stretch, Ecolab operating cash flow compounded at +9.7% per year, sustaining 3 straight years of year-over-year growth.

$2.95B stands as the all-time-high annual operating cash flow, posted in 2025, against a low of $113.10M during 1992.

Ecolab Operating Cash Flow by Year

Ecolab Operating Cash Flow 2025: $2.95B

In 2025, Ecolab reported operating cash flow of $2.95B, edged up 4.9% from 2024. This figure represents the highest annual value in the available history.

Ecolab Operating Cash Flow 2024: $2.81B

Ecolab operating cash flow in 2024 was $2.81B, grew 16.7% from 2023.

Ecolab Operating Cash Flow 2023: $2.41B

2023's operating cash flow for Ecolab came in at $2.41B, surged 34.9% from 2022.

Ecolab Operating Cash Flow 2022: $1.79B

Ecolab posted operating cash flow of $1.79B in 2022, declined 13.3% below 2021.

Ecolab Operating Cash Flow 2021: $2.06B

Ecolab operating cash flow in 2021 was $2.06B.

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