ECLECOLAB INC.
Soap, Detergents, Cleang Preparations, Perfumes, Cosmetics
- Revenue
- $16.1B
- 2.2% YoY
- Operating margin
- 17.0%
- 4.4% YoY
- EBITDA
- $3.4B
- 0.8% YoY
- Market cap
- —
- Employees
- —
- Net debt / EBITDA
- 3.3×
- $11.2B net debt
- AI in 10-K
- —
Red flags 1 of 9
- TSR below peersClear—3+ of last 5 years
- High CEO pay despite TSRClear—Median CEO pay ≥ $15M and TSR flag
- Active 13DClear0 filingsActive-intent 13D in 18 months
- Net insider sellingClear$0 netNet sales over $10M in 12 months
- Earnings not backed by cashClear142% of net incomeCash flow under 80% of net income
- Dilutive SBCClear1% of revenueOver 10% of revenue
- Payouts exceed cash flowClear52% of cash flowBuybacks + dividends over cash flow
- Goodwill-heavyFired41% of assetsOver 40% of assets
- Shareholder dissentClear—Any vote under 80% support
Financials
| Metric | FY2021 | FY2022 | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $12.7B | $14.2B | $15.3B | $15.7B | $16.1B | 2.2% |
| Operating income | $1.6B | $1.6B | $2.0B | $2.8B | $2.7B | 2.3% |
| Net income | $1.1B | $1.1B | $1.4B | $2.1B | $2.1B | 1.7% |
| Operating cash flow | $2.1B | $1.8B | $2.4B | $2.8B | $3.0B | 4.9% |
| Capex | $643M | $713M | $775M | $995M | $1.0B | 5.4% |
| Stock-based comp | $90M | $88M | $95M | $135M | $137M | 1.3% |
| Buybacks | $107M | $518M | $14M | $987M | $784M | 21% |
| Dividends | $566M | $603M | $617M | $664M | $754M | 13% |
Deal filings
None.
13D filers
None on file.
Insider trading
- Open-market buys, 12 mo
- $1M · 2
- Open-market sells, 12 mo
- $0 · 0
- Net
- $1M
Pay vs performance
No pay-versus-performance disclosure yet.