NYSE:ECL | Dividend Payout | ECOLAB INC.

Matching-period dividends paid divided by positive earnings and free cash flow. Values above 100% are retained; absent dividends are not assumed zero.

Available history
2007-12-31 to 2026-03-31
Data captured

Historical Dividend Payout

DateDividends paidEarnings payoutFCF payout
2026-03-31$215.9M49.91%221.66%
2025-12-31$189.2M33.55%24.96%
2025-03-31$192M47.70%146.01%
2024-12-31$161.4M34.13%39.66%
2024-03-31$175.2M42.51%39.12%
2023-12-31$154.7M38.18%26.22%
2023-03-31$157.7M67.57%643.67%
2022-12-31$157.8M59.68%24.04%
2022-03-31$154M89.59%719.63%
2021-12-31$139.9M46.48%33.18%
2021-03-31$146.7M75.77%75.93%
2020-12-31$139M45.59%26.57%
2020-03-31$145.5M50.14%64.93%
2019-12-31$136.8M31.50%23.03%
2019-03-31$141.4M47.07%73.99%
2018-12-31$124M30.98%18.16%
2018-03-31$123.4M49.72%43.47%
2017-12-31$118.4M20.83%31.85%
2017-03-31$113.2M44.00%43.84%
2016-12-31$103M27.73%60.66%
2016-03-31$108M46.55%32.49%
2015-12-31$99.1M44.46%25.73%
2015-03-31$99.8M42.40%
2014-12-31$85.5M24.91%20.82%
2014-03-31$85.9M44.16%118.98%
2013-12-31$74.5M25.73%17.37%
2013-03-31$4.5M2.80%7.92%
2012-12-31$126.3M53.86%41.86%
2012-03-31$61.2M123.14%
2011-12-31$40.6M45.72%129.30%
2011-03-31$40.6M43.38%
2010-12-31$35.9M27.34%14.96%
2010-03-31$36.8M38.53%43.60%
2009-12-31$33.2M28.67%41.50%
2009-03-31$33M57.49%
2008-12-31$32.2M40.25%18.01%

Annual Dividend Payout

DateDividends paidEarnings payoutFCF payout
2025-12-31$753.6M36.31%39.57%
2024-12-31$664.3M31.45%36.51%
2023-12-31$617.3M44.98%37.71%
2022-12-31$602.8M55.22%56.04%
2021-12-31$566.4M50.13%39.92%
2020-12-31$560.8M40.90%
2019-12-31$552.9M35.08%32.73%
2018-12-31$494.8M34.35%33.01%
2017-12-31$448.7M29.55%36.70%
2016-12-31$427.5M34.30%36.14%
2015-12-31$400.7M39.39%32.61%
2014-12-31$344.4M28.18%32.28%
2013-12-31$218.1M22.40%23.33%
2012-12-31$306.8M43.75%48.81%
2011-12-31$162.9M35.16%47.38%
2010-12-31$145.5M27.44%21.09%
2009-12-31$132.7M31.80%29.99%
2008-12-31$128.5M28.68%30.13%
2007-12-31$114M26.69%23.21%