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ECL earnings date & Q2 2026 results · Ecolab
US GAAP · $M · vs Q2 2025 · quarter ended 06/30/2026
Ecolab Inc., headquartered in Saint Paul, Minnesota, provides products related to water treatment, sanitation, and hygiene, primarily to commercial and industrial customers. · Wikipedia
More about the company
The company is ranked 274th on the Fortune 500 and 569th on the Forbes Global 2000.
Key growth driver: Cost of sales grew 11% against 10% sales growth — gross economics were squeezed, and the company calls this a deliberate transition quarter. · by the Q2 2026 report
When is ECL’s next earnings date?
Tuesday, October 27, 2026confirmed · before market open
Ecolab (ECL) is scheduled to report results for the quarter ending Sep 2026 on Oct 27, 2026. Consensus EPS forecast: $2.18 (9 analysts), vs $2.07 in the same quarter last year.
What time does ECL report? Usually before market open: the last 4 results releases reached the SEC at 8:01 am, 8:06 am, 8:02 am, 8:05 am ET.
Last report: Jul 28, 2026 (Q2 2026) — broken down in the Sankey chart below. Dates and consensus: Nasdaq / Zacks Investment Research; companies do reschedule. Who else reports this week →
All figures in $M.
Revenue
$4,415
+10%
Gross profit
$1,946
+9.7%
44.1% margin
Operating income
$758
+7%
17.2% margin
Net income
$539
+2%
Verdict: a transition quarter handled well — commodity costs hit before the energy surcharge kicked in, yet pricing reached 4% and organic growth accelerated to 5%; the story underneath is Global High-Tech growing 29% on microelectronics and data centers, which is quietly turning a cleaning-and-water company into an AI-infrastructure supplier.
Diluted EPS $1.90 (+3%); adjusted $2.09 (+11%). Digital sales +27% to $121M. Repurchased ~1.2M shares. High-Tech platform approaching $1.5B annualized sales, targeted at $4B by 2030 with 25% margins after the CoolIT acquisition.
Source and notation
* marks non-cash / ≈ estimated. Other income derived as the residual between operating income less net interest and reported pre-tax income. Source: Ecolab press release 8-K EX-99.1 (SEC EDGAR).
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ECL earnings history: past report dates
| Jul 28, 2026 Tue | 8:01 ambefore market open | Jun 30, 2026 | $4.4B+10% y/y | $1.90+3% y/y |
| Apr 28, 2026 Tue | 8:06 ambefore market open | Mar 31, 2026 | $4.1B+10% y/y | $1.52+8% y/y |
| Feb 10, 2026 Tue | 8:04 ambefore market open | Dec 31, 2025 | ≈$4.2B+5% y/y | ≈$1.98+19% y/y |
| Oct 28, 2025 Tue | 8:10 ambefore market open | Sep 30, 2025 | $4.2B+4% y/y | $2.05−21% y/y |
| Jul 29, 2025 Tue | 8:11 ambefore market open | Jun 30, 2025 | $4.0B+1% y/y | $1.84+8% y/y |
| Apr 29, 2025 Tue | 8:07 ambefore market open | Mar 31, 2025 | $3.7B−2% y/y | $1.41−1% y/y |
| Feb 11, 2025 Tue | 8:08 ambefore market open | Dec 31, 2024 | $4.0B+2% y/y | $1.66+18% y/y |
| Oct 29, 2024 Tue | 8:07 ambefore market open | Sep 30, 2024 | $4.0B+1% y/y | $2.58+83% y/y |
How we count
Report date and time — when the company filed its results press release with the SEC (Form 8-K, Item 2.02); the regular session runs 9:30 am – 4:00 pm ET. Revenue and diluted EPS — the company’s XBRL filings, EPS adjusted for stock splits; ≈ — fourth quarter derived as full year minus three quarters. Source: SEC EDGAR.
Ecolab: 5-year financials
| 2025 | 16,081 | 2,738 | 2,076 | 1,904 | 754 |
| 2024 | 15,741 | 2,802 | 2,112 | 1,819 | 664 |
| 2023 | 15,320 | 1,992 | 1,372 | 1,637 | 617 |
| 2022 | 14,188 | 1,563 | 1,092 | 1,076 | 603 |
| 2021 | 12,733 | 1,599 | 1,130 | 1,419 | 566 |
$ millions, annual 10-K reports on SEC EDGAR (US GAAP).
How we calculate
Figures are the annual report lines as filed, no adjustments. Free cash flow is operating cash flow minus capital expenditures; dividends are cash paid to common shareholders during the year. “—” means the line isn’t in the filing.
Corporate governance
2/2good
How the company treats minority shareholders: 2 — well, 0 — systematically poorly.
More
- Feb 20262025 10-K cover: a single class — Common Stock $1.00 par (NYSE: ECL). sec.gov ↗
- Feb 2026Diluted share count −1.8% over 2020–2025; SBC of $137M = 0.85% of revenue; buybacks of $0.99B in 2024 and $0.78B in 2025 (XBRL). data.sec.gov ↗
- Dec 2025The 2025 dividend was $2.68 per share; in December 2025 the quarterly dividend was raised 12% to $0.73 — the 34th consecutive annual increase. sec.gov ↗
Scoring: 2.0 with no deductions = 2.0 (single share class, shares −1.8% over 5 years, 34th consecutive dividend increase, no shareholder suits or SEC cases)
- Share classes
- Single class of common stock (10-K cover: Common Stock, NYSE).
- Dilution
- Diluted shares −1.8% over 2020–2025, SBC 0.85% of revenue; buybacks of $0.5–1.0B a year.
- Disclosure
- Full 10-K/10-Q reporting.
- Dividends
- Dividend raised for 34 years in a row: $1.89 (2020) → $2.68 (2025); in Dec. 2025 +12% to $0.73 per quarter.
- Lawsuits & regulators
- The 2025 10-K lists no shareholder disclosure suits or SEC cases; the FCPA is mentioned only as a risk.
- Related parties
- 2026 proxy: the Related Person Transactions section discloses no material transactions.
How the score works · checked as of Sep 2026
Ecolab (ECL) earnings: FAQ
When is ECL's next earnings date?
Ecolab (ECL) is scheduled to report on Oct 27, 2026, before market open.
What time does ECL report earnings?
Ecolab is scheduled to report before market open on Oct 27, 2026. Its last results releases were filed before market open, most recently at 8:01 am ET on Jul 28, 2026.
When did ECL last report earnings?
Ecolab reported Q2 2026 results on Jul 28, 2026.
What is the EPS estimate for ECL's next earnings?
The consensus EPS forecast is $2.18 (9 analysts), vs $2.07 in the same quarter last year.
Where can I find Ecolab's financial statements?
On SEC EDGAR: quarterly reports (10-Q), the annual report (10-K) and earnings releases (8-K). The “Verified” badge next to the chart links to ECL's filings; this page breaks the latest report down in a Sankey chart.
What was ECL's net income in Q2 2026?
Ecolab reported net income of $539M for Q2 2026 (+2% year over year), under US GAAP.
Does Ecolab pay dividends?
Yes. In 2025, Ecolab paid $754M in dividends on its common stock, per its 10-K. Earlier years are in the five-year table above.
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How this page was made: the figures come from the company's own report on SEC EDGAR; the summary and nuances were drafted by our model from that report. Figures checked against the filing on 08/26/2026. How we make the breakdowns · Report an error
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