Ecolab Inc.
ECL
Rank in Stocks
#300
Ecolab Inc. provides water, hygiene, and infection prevention solutions and... Ecolab Inc. provides water, hygiene, and infection prevention solutions and services in the United States and internationally. The company operates through four segments: Global Water, Global Institutional & Specialty, Global Pest Elimination, and Global Life Sciences. The Global Water segment offers water treatment and process applications, and cleaning and sanitizing solutions to manufacturing, food and beverage processing, transportation, chemical, primary metals and mining, power generation, global refining, petrochemical, pulp and paper industries. The Global Institutional & Specialty segment provides cleaning and sanitizing products to the foodservice, healthcare, hospitality, lodging, government, education and retail industries. The Global Pest Elimination segment provides pest elimination services to detect, prevent, and eliminate pests comprising rodents and insects in full-service and quick-service restaurants, food and beverage processors, hotels, grocery operations, and other commercial segments, including education, life sciences, and healthcare. The Global Life Sciences segment provides cleaning and contamination control solutions to pharmaceutical and personal care manufacturers. It offers its products under the Ecolab, Kay, Purolite, and Bioquell brand names. The company sells its products through field sales and corporate account personnel, distributors, and dealers. Ecolab Inc. was founded in 1923 and is headquartered in Saint Paul, Minnesota.
Share Price
$288.19
Last synced: 2026-10-16
Market Cap
$80.79B
Change (1 day)
-0.87%
Change (1 year)
4.13%
Country
US
Trade Ecolab Inc. (ECL)
Category
Basic Materials
Operating Margin for Ecolab Inc. (ECL)
Operating Margin as of October 2026 TTM: 17.37%
According to Ecolab Inc. latest financial reports and stock price the company's current Operating Margin (TTM) is 17.37%. At the end of 2024 the company had an Operating Margin of 16.60%.
Operating Margin history for Ecolab Inc. from 2000 to 2026
Operating Margin at the end of each year
| Year | Operating Margin | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 (TTM) | 17.37% | 2.06% |
| 2025 | 17.02% | 2.53% |
| 2024 | 16.60% | 17.73% |
| 2023 | 14.10% | 24.34% |
| 2022 | 11.34% | -14.29% |
| 2021 | 13.23% | -8.76% |
| 2020 | 14.50% | -4.54% |
| 2019 | 15.19% | 12.44% |
| 2018 | 13.51% | -15.03% |
| 2017 | 15.90% | 4.19% |
| 2016 | 15.26% | 4.23% |
| 2015 | 14.64% | 3.39% |
| 2014 | 14.16% | 5.59% |
| 2013 | 13.41% | 4.03% |
| 2012 | 12.89% | -5.15% |
| 2011 | 13.59% | 0.52% |
| 2010 | 13.52% | 6.29% |
| 2009 | 12.72% | 5.74% |
| 2008 | 12.03% | -4.22% |
| 2007 | 12.56% | 0.56% |
| 2006 | 12.49% | 4.43% |
| 2005 | 11.96% | 1.27% |
| 2004 | 11.81% | -7.95% |
| 2003 | 12.83% | 10.32% |
| 2002 | 11.63% | -13.92% |
| 2001 | 13.51% | -5.13% |
| 2000 | 14.24% | 0.00% |
Operating Margin for similar companies or competitors
| Company | Operating Margin | Operating Margin Difference | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| 27.10% | -98.44% |
GB
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| 0.00% | - |
FR
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| 16.36% | -99.06% |
US
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| -4.71% | -100.27% |
US
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| 18.42% | -98.94% |
CH
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What is a company's Operating Margin?
The operating margin is a key indicator to assess the profitability of a company. Higher operating margins are generaly better as they show that a company is able to sell its products or services for much more than their production costs. The operating margin is calculated by dividing a company's earnings by its revenue.