Ecolab (ECL) balance sheet
NYSE · Basic Materials · Chemicals - Specialty · 48,000 employees · CEO Christophe Beck
- Price
- $302.98 +0.70%
- Market cap
- $84.9B
- Enterprise value
- $98B
- Last report
- Q3 '26 filed 2026-10-29
- Next report
- 2027-02-09 EPS est. $2.19
At the end of Q3 '26 Ecolab (ECL) held $722M in cash and short-term investments against $13.8B of debt incl. leases. Total assets $31.1B, total liabilities $20.7B, shareholders' equity $10.4B.
Balance sheet
| Balance sheet | Trend | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 | Q2 '26 | Q3 '26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assets | |||||||||||||
| Cash & equivalents | $920M | $480M | $384M | $1.26B | $1.26B | $1.16B | $1.92B | $1.96B | $646M | $520M | $5.14B | $722M | |
| Receivables | $3.02B | $2.96B | $3.04B | $3.03B | $3.03B | $3.02B | $3.24B | $3.32B | $3.6B | $3.64B | $3.45B | $3.8B | |
| Inventory | $1.5B | $1.57B | $1.51B | $1.57B | $1.46B | $1.55B | $1.57B | $1.53B | $1.49B | $1.57B | $1.64B | $1.76B | |
| Other current assets | $62.4M | $56.5M | $676M | $108M | $124M | $152M | $166M | $110M | $62.9M | $104M | $788M | $817M | |
| Current assets | $5.64B | $5.21B | $5.75B | $6.12B | $6.03B | $6.08B | $7.08B | $7.11B | $5.96B | $6.04B | $11B | $7.1B | |
| Property, plant & equipment (net) | $4.03B | $4.02B | $3.99B | $4.23B | $4.48B | $4.53B | $4.7B | $4.83B | $5.04B | $5.17B | $5.19B | $5.35B | |
| Long-term investments | $23.6M | $26.5M | $32.8M | $22.3M | $45.1M | $33.8M | $500K | $2.7M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | |
| Goodwill | $8.15B | $8.11B | $7.82B | $7.9B | $7.91B | $7.86B | $8.05B | $8.11B | $9.23B | $9.44B | $9.42B | $12.7B | |
| Intangible assets | $3.49B | $3.41B | $3.33B | $3.28B | $3.31B | $3.23B | $3.2B | $3.14B | $3.69B | $3.52B | $3.45B | $5.1B | |
| Deferred tax assets | $119M | $122M | $121M | $121M | $156M | $153M | $184M | $167M | $181M | $229M | $0 | $0 | |
| Other non-current assets | $390M | $396M | $410M | $426M | $470M | $479M | $530M | $542M | $602M | $634M | $846M | $875M | |
| Non-current assets | $16.2B | $16.1B | $15.7B | $16B | $16.4B | $16.3B | $16.7B | $16.8B | $18.7B | $19B | $18.9B | $24B | |
| Total assets | $21.8B | $21.3B | $21.5B | $22.1B | $22.4B | $22.4B | $23.7B | $23.9B | $24.7B | $25B | $29.9B | $31.1B | |
| Liabilities | |||||||||||||
| Accounts payable | $1.57B | $1.61B | $1.69B | $1.81B | $1.81B | $1.77B | $1.88B | $1.87B | $2.07B | $2.05B | $2.16B | $2.34B | |
| Accrued expenses | $656M | $527M | $541M | $605M | $62.6M | $62.8M | $73.9M | $606M | $722M | $60.2M | $0 | $663M | |
| Short-term debt | $630M | $11.3M | $5.9M | $643M | $616M | $614M | $689M | $177M | $870M | $1.57B | $1.27B | $1.28B | |
| Taxes payable | $159M | $202M | $137M | $235M | $299M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $134M | $127M | $101M | $73.8M | |
| Deferred revenue | $111M | $118M | $106M | $104M | $102M | $111M | $122M | $116M | $0 | $201M | $0 | $0 | |
| Other current liabilities | $1.1B | $1.11B | $1.24B | $1.17B | $1.58B | $1.38B | $1.43B | $1.23B | $1.74B | $1.51B | $2.46B | $2.1B | |
| Current liabilities | $4.35B | $3.7B | $3.85B | $4.71B | $4.79B | $4.61B | $4.91B | $4.19B | $5.53B | $6.1B | $5.99B | $6.38B | |
| Long-term debt | $7.55B | $7.53B | $7.54B | $6.97B | $6.95B | $7B | $7.52B | $8.65B | $7.96B | $6.92B | $11.9B | $11.9B | |
| Lease obligations (non-current) | $426M | $434M | $439M | $551M | $576M | $599M | $601M | $601M | $597M | $604M | $577M | $578M | |
| Deferred tax liabilities | $418M | $352M | $291M | $265M | $280M | $249M | $180M | $177M | $330M | $390M | $378M | $768M | |
| Other non-current liabilities | $1.03B | $1.06B | $1.04B | $1.03B | $1B | $1.01B | $1.17B | $524M | $468M | $997M | $997M | $1.01B | |
| Non-current liabilities | $9.43B | $9.37B | $9.31B | $8.82B | $8.81B | $8.85B | $9.48B | $9.96B | $9.36B | $8.91B | $13.9B | $14.3B | |
| Total liabilities | $13.8B | $13.1B | $13.2B | $13.5B | $13.6B | $13.5B | $14.4B | $14.1B | $14.9B | $15B | $19.8B | $20.7B | |
| Equity | |||||||||||||
| Common stock & paid-in capital | $366M | $367M | $367M | $368M | $368M | $369M | $369M | $369M | $369M | $370M | $370M | $370M | |
| Retained earnings | $10.1B | $10.3B | $10.7B | $11.2B | $11.5B | $11.7B | $12.1B | $12.5B | $12.8B | $13.1B | $13.4B | $13.7B | |
| Accumulated other comprehensive income | -$1.85B | -$1.88B | -$1.9B | -$1.85B | -$1.98B | -$2.06B | -$2B | -$1.9B | -$1.87B | -$1.63B | -$1.65B | -$1.68B | |
| Shareholders' equity | $8.04B | $8.21B | $8.29B | $8.55B | $8.76B | $8.88B | $9.32B | $9.72B | $9.77B | $10B | $10.1B | $10.4B | |
| Debt | |||||||||||||
| Total debt (incl. leases) | $8.73B | $8.1B | $8.12B | $8.31B | $8.28B | $8.36B | $8.97B | $9.43B | $9.43B | $9.27B | $13.8B | $13.8B | |
| Net debt (debt - cash) | $7.81B | $7.62B | $7.73B | $7.04B | $7.03B | $7.2B | $7.05B | $7.48B | $8.78B | $8.75B | $8.62B | $13B | |
| Balance sheet | Trend | FY16 | FY17 | FY18 | FY19 | FY20 | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assets | |||||||||||
| Cash & equivalents | $327M | $211M | $115M | $119M | $1.26B | $360M | $599M | $920M | $1.26B | $646M | |
| Receivables | $2.45B | $2.57B | $2.66B | $2.49B | $2.44B | $2.63B | $2.88B | $3.02B | $3.03B | $3.6B | |
| Inventory | $1.32B | $1.45B | $1.55B | $1.08B | $1.29B | $1.49B | $1.79B | $1.5B | $1.46B | $1.49B | |
| Other current assets | $88.1M | $212M | $222M | $1.04B | $30.5M | $84.5M | $96.7M | $62.4M | $124M | $62.9M | |
| Current assets | $4.28B | $4.6B | $4.68B | $4.83B | $5.12B | $4.69B | $5.49B | $5.64B | $6.03B | $5.96B | |
| Property, plant & equipment (net) | $3.37B | $3.71B | $3.84B | $3.7B | $3.55B | $3.69B | $3.74B | $4.03B | $4.48B | $5.04B | |
| Long-term investments | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $29.4M | $44.5M | $23.6M | $45.1M | $0 | |
| Goodwill | $6.38B | $7.17B | $7.08B | $5.57B | $6.01B | $8.06B | $8.01B | $8.15B | $7.91B | $9.23B | |
| Intangible assets | $3.82B | $4.02B | $3.8B | $2.93B | $2.98B | $4.22B | $3.68B | $3.49B | $3.31B | $3.69B | |
| Deferred tax assets | $92.3M | $105M | $105M | $136M | $163M | $121M | $108M | $119M | $156M | $181M | |
| Other non-current assets | $393M | $372M | $580M | $3.71B | $313M | $396M | $383M | $390M | $470M | $602M | |
| Non-current assets | $14.1B | $15.4B | $15.4B | $16B | $13B | $16.5B | $16B | $16.2B | $16.4B | $18.7B | |
| Total assets | $18.3B | $20B | $20.1B | $20.9B | $18.1B | $21.2B | $21.5B | $21.8B | $22.4B | $24.7B | |
| Liabilities | |||||||||||
| Accounts payable | $983M | $1.18B | $1.26B | $1.08B | $1.16B | $1.38B | $1.73B | $1.57B | $1.81B | $2.07B | |
| Accrued expenses | $933M | $549M | $580M | $40.9M | $469M | $510M | $58.7M | $656M | $62.6M | $722M | |
| Short-term debt | $541M | $564M | $744M | $381M | $17.3M | $411M | $505M | $630M | $616M | $870M | |
| Taxes payable | $87.4M | $314M | $101M | $240M | $96.1M | $104M | $198M | $159M | $0 | $134M | |
| Deferred revenue | $604M | $1.03B | $75.8M | $76.7M | $80.4M | $91.7M | $117M | $111M | $102M | $0 | |
| Other current liabilities | $562M | $1B | $930M | $1.56B | $983M | $937M | $1.18B | $1.1B | $1.58B | $1.74B | |
| Current liabilities | $3.02B | $3.43B | $3.69B | $3.63B | $2.93B | $3.55B | $4.21B | $4.35B | $4.79B | $5.53B | |
| Long-term debt | $6.15B | $6.76B | $6.3B | $5.97B | $6.67B | $8.35B | $8.08B | $7.55B | $6.95B | $7.96B | |
| Lease obligations (non-current) | $0 | $0 | $6.2M | $346M | $301M | $283M | $338M | $426M | $576M | $597M | |
| Deferred tax liabilities | $970M | $635M | $765M | $537M | $484M | $622M | $506M | $418M | $280M | $330M | |
| Other non-current liabilities | $1.22B | $2.08B | $1.26B | $1.66B | $1.54B | $1.15B | $1.08B | $1.03B | $1B | $468M | |
| Non-current liabilities | $8.34B | $8.83B | $8.34B | $8.51B | $8.99B | $10.4B | $10B | $9.43B | $8.81B | $9.36B | |
| Total liabilities | $11.4B | $12.3B | $12B | $12.1B | $11.9B | $14B | $14.2B | $13.8B | $13.6B | $14.9B | |
| Equity | |||||||||||
| Common stock & paid-in capital | $353M | $355M | $357M | $360M | $363M | $364M | $365M | $366M | $368M | $369M | |
| Retained earnings | $6.98B | $8.05B | $8.91B | $9.99B | $8.24B | $8.81B | $9.32B | $10.1B | $11.5B | $12.8B | |
| Accumulated other comprehensive income | -$1.71B | -$1.64B | -$1.76B | -$2.09B | -$1.99B | -$1.63B | -$1.73B | -$1.85B | -$1.98B | -$1.87B | |
| Shareholders' equity | $6.9B | $7.62B | $8B | $8.69B | $6.17B | $7.22B | $7.24B | $8.04B | $8.76B | $9.77B | |
| Debt | |||||||||||
| Total debt (incl. leases) | $6.69B | $7.32B | $7.05B | $6.82B | $7.11B | $9.16B | $9.03B | $8.73B | $8.28B | $9.43B | |
| Net debt (debt - cash) | $6.36B | $7.11B | $6.93B | $6.7B | $5.85B | $8.8B | $8.43B | $7.81B | $7.03B | $8.78B | |
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Statements, segment revenue, metrics, estimates: Financial Modeling Prep. Segment profits and every reported line: SEC EDGAR (XBRL). Filings read: 10-Q 2026-09-30, 10-Q 2026-06-30, 10-Q 2026-03-31, 10-K 2025-12-31, 10-Q 2025-09-30, 10-Q 2025-06-30, 10-Q 2025-03-31, 10-K 2024-12-31, 10-Q 2024-09-30
Data as of 2026-11-01