Ecolab Inc. balance sheet ECL

As of Sep 30, 2026, Ecolab Inc. had total assets of $31.1 billion and total liabilities of $20.7 billion. Total assets were up 30.2% from a year earlier. Stockholders' equity was $10.4 billion. It held $722.3 million in cash and investments against $1.4 billion of total debt, net debt of $715.6 million. The current ratio, current assets divided by current liabilities, was 1.11.

USD in millions, except ratios and per-share amounts. The percent under a figure is the change from the year before.

Line
FY 2026
Sep 30, 2026
FY 2025
Dec 31, 2025
FY 2024
Dec 31, 2024
FY 2023
Dec 31, 2023
FY 2022
Dec 31, 2022
FY 2021
Dec 31, 2021
FY 2020
Dec 31, 2020
FY 2019
Dec 31, 2019
FY 2018
Dec 31, 2018
FY 2017
Dec 31, 2017
FY 2016
Dec 31, 2016
Assets
Cash
722
-63.1%
646
-48.6%
1,257
+36.7%
920
+53.6%
599
+66.3%
360
-71.4%
1,260
+960.8%
119
+3.6%
115
-45.7%
211
-35.4%
327
+252.8%
Cash and investments
722
-63.1%
646
-48.6%
1,257
+36.7%
920
+53.6%
599
+66.3%
360
-71.4%
1,260
+960.8%
119
+3.6%
115
-45.7%
211
-35.4%
327
+252.8%
Receivables
3,795
+21.9%
3,249
+13.4%
2,865
+1.1%
2,834
+5.0%
2,698
+8.9%
2,478
+9.0%
2,274
-4.5%
2,382
-10.5%
2,662
+3.5%
2,571
+9.8%
2,341
-2.1%
Inventory
1,765
+15.0%
1,490
+1.7%
1,465
-2.2%
1,497
-16.5%
1,793
+20.2%
1,492
+16.1%
1,285
+18.8%
1,082
-30.1%
1,546
+6.9%
1,446
+9.6%
1,319
-5.0%
Total current assets
7,100
-0.1%
5,956
-1.2%
6,026
+6.8%
5,644
+2.7%
5,494
+17.2%
4,687
-8.4%
5,117
+6.0%
4,828
+3.2%
4,678
+1.8%
4,594
+7.4%
4,279
-3.8%
Property and equipment, net
4,595
+13.1%
4,277
+14.0%
3,752
+8.0%
3,475
+5.5%
3,293
+0.1%
3,288
+5.2%
3,125
-3.2%
3,228
-15.8%
3,836
+3.5%
3,707
+10.2%
3,365
+4.2%
Goodwill
12,688
+56.4%
9,227
+16.7%
7,907
-3.0%
8,148
+1.7%
8,013
-0.6%
8,064
+34.2%
6,007
+7.9%
5,569
+3.2%
5,394
-24.7%
7,167
+12.3%
6,383
-1.7%
Total assets
31,108
+30.2%
24,696
+10.3%
22,388
+2.5%
21,847
+1.8%
21,464
+1.2%
21,206
+17.0%
18,126
-13.1%
20,869
+4.0%
20,074
+0.6%
19,964
+8.9%
18,330
-1.7%
Liabilities and equity
Accounts payable
2,340
+25.2%
2,071
+14.4%
1,810
+15.6%
1,566
-9.4%
1,728
+24.9%
1,384
+19.3%
1,161
+7.9%
1,075
-14.4%
1,256
+6.7%
1,177
+19.7%
983
-6.3%
Total current liabilities
6,380
+52.3%
5,535
+15.5%
4,793
+10.3%
4,346
+3.2%
4,210
+18.5%
3,553
+21.2%
2,932
-19.2%
3,631
-1.5%
3,686
+6.1%
3,475
+15.1%
3,019
-36.6%
Total liabilities
20,653
+46.0%
14,892
+9.5%
13,599
-1.3%
13,774
-3.0%
14,206
+1.8%
13,953
+17.0%
11,924
-1.8%
12,143
+1.0%
12,021
-2.3%
12,310
+8.4%
11,359
-2.6%
Stockholders' equity
10,424
+7.3%
9,771
+11.6%
8,757
+8.9%
8,045
+11.2%
7,236
+0.2%
7,224
+17.2%
6,166
-29.0%
8,685
+8.5%
8,003
+5.5%
7,584
+9.9%
6,901
-0.1%
Debt
Debt due within a year
1,268
+26327.1%
8,125
+7.5%
7,561
-7.6%
8,180
-4.6%
8,577
+2.7%
8,350
+25.2%
6,671
+6.3%
6,274
-6.4%
6,703
-8.3%
7,308
+9.8%
6,657
+14.2%
Lease liabilities
169
+5.7%
761
+6.0%
718
+30.1%
552
+23.8%
446
+12.1%
398
-6.4%
425
-26.5%
578
—
—
—
Total debt
1,438
+770.9%
8,886
+7.3%
8,279
-5.2%
8,732
-3.2%
9,023
+3.1%
8,748
+23.3%
7,096
+3.6%
6,852
+2.2%
6,703
-8.3%
7,308
+9.8%
6,657
+14.2%
Net cash
-716
-140.0%
-8,240
-17.3%
-7,022
+10.1%
-7,812
+7.3%
-8,424
-0.4%
-8,388
-43.7%
-5,836
+13.3%
-6,733
-2.2%
-6,588
+7.2%
-7,097
-12.1%
-6,330
-10.3%
Ratios
Current ratio
1.11x
1.08x
1.26x
1.30x
1.30x
1.32x
1.75x
1.33x
1.27x
1.32x
1.42x
Debt to equity
0.14x
0.91x
0.95x
1.09x
1.25x
1.21x
1.15x
0.79x
0.84x
0.96x
0.96x
Debt to EBITDA
0.40x
2.61x
2.41x
3.35x
4.14x
3.97x
3.57x
2.84x
2.96x
2.88x
2.74x
Return on equity
19.98%
21.24%
24.12%
17.06%
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—
—
—
—
—
—
Return on assets
6.70%
8.40%
9.44%
6.28%
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Book value per share
37.16
34.65
30.90
28.19
25.43
25.18
21.58
30.12
27.82
26.21
23.65
How these figures are calculated

Annual columns are full-year amounts from the annual report (Form 10-K, 20-F, or 40-F). If a company restates a year, the latest filed number is shown. USD in millions, except ratios and per-share amounts. Cash and investments adds short-term and long-term marketable securities to cash. Debt due within a year is the borrowings that are not already in long-term debt. Total debt is those borrowings plus lease liabilities. Net cash is cash and investments minus total debt. Return on equity and return on assets divide the trailing twelve months of net income by the balance on that date. Debt to EBITDA uses the trailing twelve months of EBITDA. The first column is the latest balance sheet when it is newer than the latest fiscal year. More on our methodology.

Company profile

Industry
Soap, Detergents, Cleang Preparations, Perfumes, Cosmetics (SIC 2840)
Listed as
ECL (NYSE)
Fiscal year ends
December 31
Incorporated in
DE
Headquarters
Saint Paul, MN
SEC filer status
Large accelerated filer
SEC CIK
31462
Former names
ECOLAB INC (until Sep 10, 2015)

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