Ecolab Quarterly Cash Flow Statement
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Ecolab free cash flow
In the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026, Ecolab generated $729.5 million of operating cash flow and spent $240.1 million on capital expenditures. That left free cash flow of $489.4 million, a free-cash-flow margin of 11.1% of revenue. Free cash flow was up 0.9% from the prior year's $485.1 million.
Ecolab returned $533.1 million to shareholders: $208.2 million in dividends and $324.9 million in share repurchases, equal to 109% of free cash flow. Free cash flow covered dividend payments 2.4 times.
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Ecolab cash flow statement (quarterly)
| Quarter (USD) | Q2 20262026-06-30 | Q1 20262026-03-31 | Q4 20252025-12-31 | Q3 20252025-09-30 | Q2 20252025-06-30 | Q1 20252025-03-31 | Q4 20242024-12-31 | Q3 20242024-09-30 | Q2 20242024-06-30 | Q1 20242024-03-31 | Q4 20232023-12-31 | Q3 20232023-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net Income | 538.70M | 436.60M | 568.60M | 589.70M | 528.50M | 406.50M | 479.50M | 740.80M | 495.00M | 416.60M | 410.80M | 409.40M |
| Net Income growth (YoY) | +1.93% | +7.40% | +18.58% | -20.40% | +6.77% | -2.42% | +16.72% | +80.95% | +47.89% | +74.97% | +52.43% | +16.31% |
| Depreciation & Amortization | 183.80M | 180.50M | 178.80M | 165.90M | 166.70M | 161.20M | 161.20M | 156.80M | 159.90M | 157.00M | 153.40M | 152.00M |
| Stock-Based Compensation | 34.80M | 40.30M | 27.10M | 33.60M | 33.70M | 42.20M | 25.30M | 26.60M | 35.90M | 47.00M | 21.70M | 14.70M |
| Change in Working Capital | -134.70M | -318.60M | 181.00M | -39.20M | -47.30M | -300.70M | 32.10M | 191.00M | -82.00M | 35.00M | 223.60M | 188.10M |
| Operating Cash Flow | 729.50M | 445.90M | 1.09B | 791.30M | 701.80M | 369.40M | 766.70M | 786.70M | 611.10M | 649.40M | 852.50M | 787.70M |
| Capital Expenditures | -240.10M | -348.50M | -332.10M | -261.60M | -216.70M | -237.90M | -359.70M | -236.40M | -196.90M | -201.50M | -262.60M | -166.50M |
| Investing Cash Flow | -274.00M | -355.50M | -1.98B | -280.60M | -224.40M | -224.00M | -627.50M | 639.10M | -244.40M | -201.00M | -348.40M | -178.60M |
| Dividends Paid | -208.20M | -215.90M | -189.20M | -184.40M | -188.00M | -192.00M | -161.40M | -162.20M | -165.50M | -175.20M | -154.70M | -154.00M |
| Share Repurchases | -324.90M | -344.40M | -409.20M | -175.40M | -45.50M | -153.70M | -2.80M | -464.30M | -323.00M | -196.40M | -2.00M | -800.00K |
| Debt Issued | 5.03B | 53.00M | 26.60M | 519.00M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Debt Repaid | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | -800.00K | 0 | -629.60M | — | — |
| Financing Cash Flow | 4.15B | -225.80M | -431.60M | -477.40M | 297.30M | -241.60M | -140.10M | -548.30M | -446.40M | -889.30M | -585.50M | -147.00M |
| Net Change in Cash | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | -439.60M | -81.80M | 447.10M |
| Free Cash Flow | 489.40M | 97.40M | 758.00M | 529.70M | 485.10M | 131.50M | 407.00M | 550.30M | 414.20M | 447.90M | 589.90M | 621.20M |
This table shows 12 quarterly periods of Ecolab's cash flow statement, from Q2 2026 back to Q3 2023, across 14 line items including net income, depreciation & amortization, stock-based compensation. Values in USD; B = billions, M = millions. Fiscal periods follow ECL's reporting calendar. What is a cash flow statement?