How Ecolab (ECL) Makes Money: A Visual Guide
Ecolab (ECL) generated $16.08B in revenue (TTM through Q4 2025), earning $2.08B in net profit (12.9% margin). Its largest revenue source is Global Water (49.6% of revenue). Below is an interactive breakdown of how revenue flows through the income statement.
Ecolab (ECL) Income Statement Flow
Frequently asked questions
How does Ecolab (ECL) make money?
- Ecolab (ECL) primarily makes money through Global Water, which accounts for 49.6% of total revenue. For TTM through Q4 2025, Ecolab generated $16.08B in total revenue with a net profit margin of 12.9%.
What is Ecolab (ECL) gross profit margin?
- Ecolab (ECL) reported a gross profit margin of 44.5% for TTM through Q4 2025, equivalent to $7.15B in gross profit. This means Ecolab retains 44.5% of each revenue unit after direct costs of production.
What is Ecolab (ECL) operating profit margin?
- Ecolab (ECL) reported an operating profit margin of 17.7% for TTM through Q4 2025, equivalent to $2.84B in operating profit. This reflects profitability after operating expenses such as R&D, sales, and administration, but before taxes and non-operating items.
What is Ecolab (ECL) net profit margin?
- Ecolab (ECL) reported a net profit margin of 12.9% for TTM through Q4 2025, equivalent to $2.08B in net profit. This is the share of revenue that remains as profit after all expenses, taxes, and non-operating items.
How much does Ecolab (ECL) spend on capital expenditures?
- Ecolab (ECL) spent $1.05B on capital expenditures in TTM through Q4 2025 (6.5% of total revenue). Capital expenditures represent investments in physical assets such as property, equipment, and infrastructure.
What is Ecolab (ECL) free cash flow?
- Ecolab (ECL) generated $1.90B in free cash flow for TTM through Q4 2025 (11.8% of total revenue). Free cash flow is the cash remaining after capital expenditures and represents the company's ability to fund growth, pay dividends, or reduce debt.
What is Ecolab (ECL) effective tax rate?
- Ecolab (ECL) had an effective tax rate of 17.8% for TTM through Q4 2025. This is the actual percentage of pre-tax income paid as income taxes.
About this data
- What is a Sankey diagram?
- A Sankey diagram shows how money flows through a company from revenue to net profit. The width of each flow represents its proportion.
- How is the data calculated?
- We use the income statement from company filings. For TTM (Trailing Twelve Months), we sum the last four quarters. Revenue flows to cost of revenue and gross profit, then to operating expenses (R&D, S&M, G&A) and operating profit.
- When was this data last updated?
- Based on company filings through TTM through Q4 2025.