Ecolab (ECL) EBT Margin (2009 - 2026)
Ecolab's EBT Margin came in at 15.71% for Q2 2026, down 0.69 percentage points from 16.39% a year earlier but up 1.98 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Ecolab (ECL) EBT Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, Ecolab reported EBT Margin of 15.61%, down 1.50 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at 15.84%, down 0.49 percentage points from FY2024.
- EBT Margin carries a five-year change of +5.99 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, EBT Margin was 16.33% in FY2024 (+4.88 pp), 11.46% in FY2023 (+1.99 pp), 9.47% in FY2022 (-1.64 pp) and 11.11% in FY2021 (+1.26 pp).
- The five-year range for quarterly EBT Margin is 6.74% (Q1 2022) to 24.69% (Q3 2024).
- Year-over-year, EBT Margin increased in four of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +1.11 percentage points.
- The fastest year-over-year change in EBT Margin over five years came in Q3 2024 (a gain of 11.90 percentage points), and the weakest in Q3 2025 (a drop of 7.46 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows ECL's EBT Margin at 13.73% (Q1 2026), 15.74% (Q4 2025) and 17.23% (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBT Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ecolab | 85.97 Bn | 78.95 Bn | 2.07 Bn | 14.79% |
| 2 | Veralto | 28.80 Bn | 21.43 Bn | 908.00 Mn | 18.09% |
| 3 | Xylem | 23.13 Bn | 18.86 Bn | 907.00 Mn | 16.58% |
| 4 | Badger Meter | 4.57 Bn | 3.97 Bn | 98.85 Mn | 20.33% |
| 5 | Ceco Environmental | 2.30 Bn | 2.12 Bn | 86.47 Mn | -15.64% |
| 6 | NWPX Infrastructure | 882.96 Mn | 841.04 Mn | 38.19 Mn | 13.36% |
| 7 | Energy Recovery | 374.69 Mn | 37.14 Mn | 4.20 Mn | -82.16% |
| 8 | Cadiz | 320.18 Mn | 285.30 Mn | -24,000.00 | -1,161.39% |
| 9 | AirJoule Technologies | 179.57 Mn | 59.19 Mn | - | - |
| 10 | LanzaTech Global | 58.06 Mn | -39.57 Mn | 1.91 Mn | -109.53% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 14.79% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 15.71% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 13.73% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 15.74% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 17.23% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 16.39% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 13.80% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 13.34% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 24.69% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 14.82% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 12.23% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 13.65% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 12.79% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 10.94% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 8.13% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 8.76% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 11.23% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 10.87% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 6.74% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 10.39% |
API Access
Ecolab EBT Margin API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=ebt-margin&ticker=ECL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "ebt-margin", "ticker": "ECL", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=ebt-margin&ticker=ECL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();