Ecolab (ECL) Operating Income (2009 - 2026)
Ecolab (ECL) recorded Operating Income of $810.5 million in Q3 2026, up 6.6% from $760.2 million a year earlier and up 6.9% from the prior quarter.
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Ecolab (ECL) Operating Income (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a TTM basis, Ecolab's Operating Income came in at $2.9 billion as of Sep 30, 2026, up 11.3% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at $2.74 billion, down 2.3% from FY2024.
- Annual Operating Income has a five-year compound annual growth rate of 14.4% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Operating Income came in at $2.8 billion in FY2024 (+40.7%), $1.99 billion in FY2023 (+27.5%), $1.56 billion in FY2022 (-2.3%) and $1.6 billion in FY2021 (+14.5%).
- The Q3 2026 figure is the highest quarterly Operating Income since Q3 2024.
- On a year-over-year basis, Operating Income has increased for four consecutive quarters, with growth averaging 4.3% over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Operating Income in the last five years was growth of 84.6% in Q3 2024, against a decline of 27.2% in Q3 2025 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at $757.9 million (Q2 2026), $622 million (Q1 2026) and $712 million (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Op. Inc (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ecolab | 85.97 Bn | 78.95 Bn | 2.07 Bn | 810.50 Mn |
| 2 | Veralto | 28.80 Bn | 21.43 Bn | 908.00 Mn | 298.00 Mn |
| 3 | Xylem | 23.13 Bn | 18.86 Bn | 907.00 Mn | 385.00 Mn |
| 4 | Badger Meter | 4.57 Bn | 3.97 Bn | 98.85 Mn | 47.74 Mn |
| 5 | Ceco Environmental | 2.30 Bn | 2.12 Bn | 86.47 Mn | -33.18 Mn |
| 6 | NWPX Infrastructure | 882.96 Mn | 841.04 Mn | 38.19 Mn | 24.31 Mn |
| 7 | Energy Recovery | 374.69 Mn | 37.14 Mn | 4.20 Mn | -9.80 Mn |
| 8 | Cadiz | 320.18 Mn | 285.30 Mn | -24,000.00 | -8.84 Mn |
| 9 | AirJoule Technologies | 179.57 Mn | 59.19 Mn | - | -4.11 Mn |
| 10 | LanzaTech Global | 58.06 Mn | -39.57 Mn | 1.91 Mn | -9.87 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 810.50 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 757.90 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 622.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 712.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 760.20 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 710.10 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 555.30 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 582.80 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 1.04 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 656.90 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 517.90 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 590.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 566.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 484.70 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 351.60 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 399.20 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 483.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 425.80 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 254.50 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 387.70 Mn |
API Access
Ecolab Operating Income 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=operating-income&ticker=ECL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "operating-income", "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=operating-income&ticker=ECL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();