Ecolab Inc. (ECL) Revenue-to-Profit Sankey Flow & SEC XBRL Financials

$300.86 +2.89% NYSE • Public Delayed / 60s Snapshot

Ecolab Inc. (ECL) carries a Roarable Rating of C+ (Hold) with 68/100 RQD Confidence. The underlying business is intact, so current owners don’t need to panic-sell—but mixed big-money flow or rich pricing means new buyers can afford to wait for either a pullback or a B-or-higher upgrade.

ROARABLE C+ • HOLD / WATCH Cap $84.34B
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WHALE OPTIONS TUG-OF-WAR:55% Call Buyers ($8.4M)
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VISUAL REVENUE-TO-PROFIT SANKEY WATERFALL • FY 2025 (10-K)

How ECL Turns Every Dollar of Sales Into Real Bottom-Line Profit

Free Cash Flow:$1.90B (11.8% FCF Margin)
Revenue$16.08BGross Profit $7.15B (44.5%)Cost of Sales $8.93BOp Profit $2.74B (17%)OpEx (R&D/SG&A) $4.41BNet Profit$2.08B (12.9%)Tax/Other $662.0M

Multi-Year SEC EDGAR XBRL Revenue, Net Profit & Free Cash Flow Trajectory

■ Revenue■ Net Profit■ Free Cash Flow
FY23
Rev $15.32B
FY24
Rev $15.74B
FY25
Rev $16.08B
Fiscal YearRevenueGross MarginOp MarginNet ProfitFree Cash FlowROIC %
FY 2025$16.08B44.5%17%$2.08B$1.90B13.7%
FY 2024$15.74B43.5%17.8%$2.11B$1.82B16.3%
FY 2023$15.32B44%13%$1.37B$1.72B5.6%
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ECL // CANDLESTICK & AUTO-TRENDLINE WORKSTATION6M: +16.26%▲ ASCENDING CHANNEL
2026-10-30O $301.8H $305.7L $300.7C $303.0VOL 1.74M
RES: $333.3SUP: $270.0SMA50: $282.0SMA200: $276.0
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ECL Dilution Monitor, Expectations Hurdle, Butterfly Connections & Policy Exposure

Share Count & Dilution Monitor (#25)

Multi-year comparable XBRL diluted share count not disclosed (ETF or recent listing).

Reverse-DCF Expectations Hurdle (#30)
30.8%/yr Implied 5Y Growth

vs. +2.2% actual YoY revenue growth (assuming 9.25% cost of equity & 16.5x terminal multiple).

Ellis Vennor Setup Ledger (#33)

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How profitable is Ecolab Inc. (ECL)?

In FY 2025 (10-K), ECL converted $16.1B of revenue into a 44.5% gross margin, 17% operating margin, and $1.9B in free cash flow (11.8% FCF margin).