Ecolab Posts Record Results for 2025

ST. PAUL, MN – A strong end of the year helped Ecolab post record results in 2025, with sales, operating income margin, earnings per share, and free cash flows at all-time highs.

The company recorded a fourth quarter profit of $563.9 million, or $1.98 per share, on sales of $4.2 billion, compared to $472.9 million, or $1.66 per share, on sales of $4 billion in the same period last year.

For the full year, the company posted a profit of $2 billion, or $7.33 per share, on sales of $12.4 billion.

Christophe Beck, chairman and CEO, said, “We finished the year with very strong momentum, delivering adjusted diluted EPS growth of 15 percent in the fourth quarter. This strong performance was fueled by accelerating organic sales growth across most businesses and significant operating income margin expansion. I’m incredibly proud of our team and all they achieved this year.”

Through its One Ecolab growth strategy, organic sales grew mid-single digits, excluding a combined 2 percent headwind from basic industries, Paper and an unexpected short-term impact from distributor inventory reductions in Institutional.

“We expect the distributor inventory impact to largely normalize in the first quarter of 2026, with pressures in basic industries and Paper progressively easing over the next few quarters,” said Beck. “Overall, our record performance in 2025 underscores the strength and resilience of both our portfolio and our people, and the power of our best-in-class customer value proposition.”
Secular growth trends in water, hygiene, infection prevention, and digital technologies continue to fuel resilient, long-term demand for Ecolab’s innovative technologies and services.

Strong momentum in its growth engines, which include Life Sciences, Pest Elimination, Global High-Tech and Ecolab Digital, is expected to continue. Ecolab’s investments in these areas position the company well to capitalize on these long-term high-growth, high-margin opportunities.

“Looking ahead, I am very confident in our ability to deliver continued strong performance in 2026,” said Beck. “We are driving better-than-expected savings from our One Ecolab productivity initiatives and now anticipate annualized savings to increase from $225 million to $325 million by 2027.”

The recent acquisition of Ovivo Electronics ultrapure water business is off to a great start. Including the acquisition of Ovivo Electronics, Ecolab expects reported sales to increase 7% to 9% and organic sales to increase 3% to 4% in 2026, with organic growth accelerating throughout the year

The company has assets of $24.6 billion, and liabilities of $14.8 billion.