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ECL

Latest: Q2 FY26 · Thesis page →
Revenue$4.4B+9.7% YoY
Net income$534.9M+2.0% YoY
Free cash flow$489.4M+0.9% YoY
Gross margin—

Revenue vs Net income

Reported dollars from 10-Q / 10-K filings. Q4 bars are derived (annual less nine months) where the 10-K does not tag Q4 separately.

■ Revenue   ■ Net income
$0$1.6B$3.2B$4.8BQ3 '24Q4 '24Q1 '25Q2 '25Q3 '25Q4 '25Q1 '26Q2 '26

Margin trend

Gross, operating and net margin. Margins are derived from reported dollars.

● Gross margin   ● Operating margin   ● Net margin
8%15%22%28%Q3 '24Q4 '24Q1 '25Q2 '25Q3 '25Q4 '25Q1 '26Q2 '26

Revenue YoY growth

Year-over-year change vs the same quarter (or fiscal year) a year earlier. Shown where the prior-year period is in the 8-quarter snapshot (latest four quarters).

+4%+5%+10%+10%Q3 '24Q4 '24Q1 '25Q2 '25Q3 '25Q4 '25Q1 '26Q2 '26

Income statement

From 10-Q / 10-K XBRL. Values in reported dollars; EPS in $/share; share counts in shares.

Q3 '24Q4 '24Q1 '25Q2 '25Q3 '25Q4 '25Q1 '26Q2 '26
Revenue$4.0B$4.0B$3.7B$4.0B$4.2B$4.2B$4.1B$4.4B
YoY————+4.2%+4.8%+10.0%+9.7%
Cost of goods sold$2.3B$2.3B$2.1B$2.2B$2.3B$2.3B$2.3B$2.5B
YoY————+1.7%+3.5%+11.4%+11.1%
Gross profit————————
YoY————————
Research & development————————
YoY————————
Selling, general & administrative$1.0B$1.1B$1.1B$1.1B$1.1B$1.1B$1.1B$1.1B
YoY————+5.3%+1.0%+5.0%+6.9%
Operating income$1.0B$582.8M$555.3M$710.1M$760.2M$712.0M$622.0M$757.9M
YoY————-27.2%+22.2%+12.0%+6.7%
Pretax income$987.3M$534.3M$510.0M$659.9M$717.7M$660.3M$558.1M$693.6M
YoY————-27.3%+23.6%+9.4%+5.1%
Income tax$246.5M$54.8M$103.5M$131.4M$128.0M$91.7M$121.5M$154.9M
YoY————-48.1%+67.3%+17.4%+17.9%
Net income$736.5M$472.9M$402.5M$524.2M$585.0M$563.9M$432.6M$534.9M
YoY————-20.6%+19.2%+7.5%+2.0%
EPS — basic$2.60$1.67$1.42$1.85$2.06—$1.53$1.91
YoY————-20.8%—+7.7%+3.2%
EPS — diluted$2.58$1.66$1.41$1.84$2.05—$1.52$1.90
YoY————-20.5%—+7.8%+3.3%
Weighted shares — basic283.6M283.3M283.4M283.5M283.5M—282.0M280.7M
Weighted shares — diluted286.0M285.7M285.3M285.4M285.4M—283.7M282.2M

Balance sheet

Point-in-time values at each quarter (or fiscal year) end.

Q3 '24Q4 '24Q1 '25Q2 '25Q3 '25Q4 '25Q1 '26Q2 '26
Cash & equivalents$1.3B$1.3B$1.2B$1.9B$2.0B$646.2M$519.8M$5.1B
YoY————+55.1%-48.6%-55.3%+167.3%
Marketable securities (current)————————
YoY————————
Accounts receivable$2.9B$2.9B$2.9B$3.1B$3.1B$3.2B$3.3B$3.5B
YoY————+8.0%+13.4%+14.8%+12.9%
Inventory$1.6B$1.5B$1.5B$1.6B$1.5B$1.5B$1.6B$1.6B
YoY————-2.4%+1.7%+1.6%+4.7%
Total current assets$6.1B$6.0B$6.1B$7.1B$7.1B$6.0B$6.0B$11.0B
YoY————+16.2%-1.2%-0.6%+55.7%
Total assets$22.1B$22.4B$22.4B$23.7B$23.9B$24.7B$25.0B$29.9B
YoY————+8.1%+10.3%+12.0%+26.1%
Total current liabilities$4.7B$4.8B$4.6B$4.9B$4.2B$5.5B$6.1B$6.0B
YoY————-11.1%+15.5%+32.3%+22.0%
Total liabilities$13.5B$13.6B$13.5B$14.4B$14.1B$14.9B$15.0B$19.8B
YoY————+4.6%+9.5%+11.5%+37.9%
Total equity$8.5B$8.8B$8.9B$9.3B$9.7B$9.8B$10.0B$10.1B
YoY————+13.7%+11.6%+12.7%+7.9%
Shares outstanding283.2M283.4M283.5M283.6M283.2M282.0M281.4M280.3M
YoY————+0.0%-0.5%-0.7%-1.2%

Cash flow

Quarterly values derived from year-to-date filings (Q4 from the 10-K). Free cash flow = operating cash flow − capital expenditures.

Q3 '24Q4 '24Q1 '25Q2 '25Q3 '25Q4 '25Q1 '26Q2 '26
Operating cash flow$786.7M$766.7M$369.4M$701.8M$791.3M$1.1B$445.9M$729.5M
YoY————+0.6%+42.2%+20.7%+3.9%
Capital expenditures$236.4M$359.7M$237.9M$216.7M$261.6M$332.1M$348.5M$240.1M
YoY————+10.7%-7.7%+46.5%+10.8%
Free cash flow$550.3M$407.0M$131.5M$485.1M$529.7M$758.0M$97.4M$489.4M
YoY————-3.7%+86.2%-25.9%+0.9%
Dividends paid————————
YoY————————
Share repurchases$464.3M$2.8M$153.7M$45.5M$175.4M$409.2M$344.4M$324.9M
YoY————-62.2%+14514.3%+124.1%+614.1%

Margins & ratios

Derived from the reported dollars above — no separate source.

Q3 '24Q4 '24Q1 '25Q2 '25Q3 '25Q4 '25Q1 '26Q2 '26
Gross margin————————
Operating margin26.1%14.6%15.0%17.6%18.3%17.0%15.3%17.2%
Net margin18.4%11.8%10.9%13.0%14.0%13.4%10.6%12.1%
Free cash flow margin13.8%10.2%3.6%12.1%12.7%18.1%2.4%11.1%
Effective tax rate25.0%10.3%20.3%19.9%17.8%13.9%21.8%22.3%
Current ratio1.30x1.26x1.32x1.44x1.70x1.08x0.99x1.84x
Total liabilities / equity1.58x1.55x1.52x1.54x1.46x1.52x1.50x1.97x

Peer comparison — latest full year

Same sector (Materials), sorted by revenue. All figures from the same EDGAR XBRL snapshot.

TickerRevenueRevenue YoYGross marginOperating marginNet marginFCF margin
ECL FY25 · this stock$16.1B+2.2%—17.0%12.9%11.8%
DOW FY25$40.0B-7.0%————
LIN FY25$34.0B+3.0%—26.3%20.3%15.0%
NUE FY25$32.5B+5.7%——5.4%-0.6%
FCX FY25$25.9B+1.8%—25.2%——
SHW FY25$23.6B+2.1%48.8%—10.9%—
NEM FY25$22.7B+21.3%——31.3%—
STLD FY25$18.2B+3.6%13.2%8.1%6.5%2.8%
CTVA FY25$17.4B+2.9%——6.3%—
PPG FY25$15.9B+0.2%——9.9%7.3%
MOS FY25$12.1B+8.4%15.8%6.8%4.5%-4.4%

Source: SEC EDGAR XBRL company facts (10-Q / 10-K), snapshot generated 2026-11-03 for 218 tickers. Q4 values are derived as the 10-K annual less the first nine months, since Q4 is not separately tagged in company facts; cash-flow quarterly values are derived from year-to-date filings the same way. Free cash flow = operating cash flow − capital expenditures. Blank cells mean the filing does not report that line item under a standard US-GAAP tag — nothing is estimated or filled in. Descriptive research, not investment advice. How EarnIQ builds fundamentals.