Ecolab Inc.
NYSE:ECL · New York Stock Exchange
+$1.18 today
Vol 1.39M · Avg 1.65M
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| Metric | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 | FY2019 | FY2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net Income | $2.1B -1.8% | $2.1B +55.4% | $1.4B +23.8% | $1.1B -3.1% | $1.1B | $487.6M | $476.4M | $465.2M |
| Depreciation & Amortization | $672.6M -28.1% | $935.4M +1.3% | $923.6M -1.6% | $938.7M +11.3% | $843.1M | $374.2M | $1.2B | $631.8M |
| Deferred Income Tax | -$33.4M +82.5% | -$190.5M -242.0% | -$55.7M +60.9% | -$142.6M -12863.6% | -$1.1M | $1.4B | -$1.5B | $304.2M |
| Stock-Based Compensation | $136.6M +1.3% | $134.8M +41.7% | $95.1M +8.3% | $87.8M -1.9% | $89.5M | $489.0M | $354.6M | -$1.6B |
| Change in Working Capital | -$206.2M -217.1% | $176.1M +8.2% | $162.7M +158.8% | -$276.7M -46216.7% | $600.0K | $350.4M | -$1.6B | $1.5B |
| Accounts Receivables | -$185.9M -26.7% | -$146.7M -74.0% | -$84.3M +73.6% | -$319.6M -79.3% | -$178.2M | $592.6M | $1.3B | $626.2M |
| Inventory | $36.4M +131.5% | -$115.6M -136.1% | $320.3M +179.5% | -$402.9M -451.9% | -$73.0M | $1.0B | $1.2B | $1.1B |
| Accounts Payables | $67.7M -77.4% | $300.0M +229.1% | -$232.3M -158.9% | $394.7M +97.0% | $200.4M | $948.2M | -$1.5B | $433.0M |
| Other Working Capital | -$124.4M -189.9% | $138.4M -13.0% | $159.0M +211.2% | $51.1M -0.6% | $51.4M | $567.4M | $1.3B | $601.0M |
| Other Non-Cash Items | $289.7M +177.5% | -$373.8M -333.6% | -$86.2M -219.2% | $72.3M +609.2% | -$14.2M | $1.4B | -$1.5B | $300.0M |
| Operating Cash Flow | $3.0B +4.9% | $2.8B +16.7% | $2.4B +34.9% | $1.8B -13.3% | $2.1B | $7.2B | $8.9B | $10.5B |
| Capital Expenditures | -$1.0B -5.4% | -$994.5M -28.4% | -$774.8M -8.7% | -$712.8M -10.9% | -$643.0M | $664.0M | $1.4B | $697.6M |
| Acquisitions (Net) | -$1.6B -381.1% | $576.8M +419.7% | -$180.4M -2405.6% | -$7.2M +99.8% | -$3.9B | $937.0M | $1.1B | $1.3B |
| Purchases of Investments | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $444.2M | $1.4B | $1.3B |
| Sales of Investments | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $822.2M | $318.2M | -$1.5B |
| Other Investing Activities | -$37.6M -133.5% | -$16.1M +54.4% | -$35.3M -1203.1% | $3.2M +124.6% | -$13.0M | $616.4M | $370.0M | $1.2B |
| Investing Cash Flow | -$2.7B -524.1% | -$433.8M +56.2% | -$990.5M -38.2% | -$716.8M +84.3% | -$4.6B | $4.8B | $6.4B | $5.1B |
| Debt Repayment | $469.6M +174.7% | -$628.5M -25.2% | -$501.9M -659.5% | $89.7M -95.8% | $2.1B | $680.8M | $759.2M | $1.1B |
| Common Stock Issued | $228.2M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $778.8M | $946.8M | $812.4M |
| Common Stock Repurchased | -$783.8M +20.5% | -$986.5M -7100.7% | -$13.7M +97.4% | -$518.2M -386.1% | -$106.6M | $351.8M | -$1.6B | $1.5B |
| Dividends Paid | -$753.6M -13.4% | -$664.3M -7.6% | -$617.3M -2.4% | -$602.8M -6.4% | -$566.4M | $535.2M | $613.6M | $692.0M |
| Other Financing Activities | -$13.7M -105.4% | $255.2M +226.3% | $78.2M -59.7% | $194.0M +25.2% | $154.9M | -$1.6B | $1.3B | $1.1B |
| Financing Cash Flow | -$853.3M +57.8% | -$2.0B -91.9% | -$1.1B -26.0% | -$837.3M -152.2% | $1.6B | $12.2B | $13.9B | -$15.5B |
| Effect of Forex Changes | -$2.7M +85.6% | -$18.7M +59.1% | -$45.7M -1138.6% | $4.4M -69.2% | $14.3M | $1.3B | $1.1B | $990.2M |
| Net Change in Cash | -$610.6M -281.0% | $337.3M +5.1% | $320.9M +34.4% | $238.7M +126.5% | -$900.3M | $3.2B | $4.9B | $6.5B |
| Free Cash Flow | $1.9B +4.7% | $1.8B +11.1% | $1.6B +52.2% | $1.1B -24.2% | $1.4B | $8.6B | -$16.8B | $11.1B |
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Does ECL generate free cash flow?
Ecolab Inc. (ECL) generated $1.90B of free cash flow in fiscal 2025.
How much operating cash flow does ECL produce?
Operating cash flow was $2.95B, before capital expenditures of $1.05B.
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