NYSE:ECL | Free Cash Flow | ECOLAB INC.

Free cash flow is operating cash flow less capital expenditure. FCF / net income requires positive matching-period earnings.

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

Historical Free Cash Flow

DateOperating cash flowCapital expenditureFree cash flowFCF / net income
2026-03-31$445.9M$348.5M$97.4M22.52%
2025-12-31$1.09B$332.1M$758M134.42%
2025-03-31$369.4M$237.9M$131.5M32.67%
2024-12-31$766.7M$359.7M$407M86.06%
2024-03-31$649.4M$201.5M$447.9M108.69%
2023-12-31$852.5M$262.6M$589.9M145.58%
2023-03-31$198.2M$173.7M$24.5M10.50%
2022-12-31$859.2M$202.8M$656.4M248.26%
2022-03-31$170.1M$148.7M$21.4M12.45%
2021-12-31$640.9M$219.2M$421.7M140.10%
2021-03-31$295.3M$102.1M$193.2M99.79%
2020-12-31$649.8M$126.7M$523.1M171.56%
2020-03-31$371.8M$147.7M$224.1M77.22%
2019-12-31$821M$227M$594M136.77%
2019-03-31$378.1M$187M$191.1M63.62%
2018-12-31$827.3M$144.6M$682.7M170.59%
2018-03-31$487.2M$203.3M$283.9M114.38%
2017-12-31$646.4M$274.6M$371.8M65.41%
2017-03-31$425.7M$167.5M$258.2M100.35%
2016-12-31$448M$278.2M$169.8M45.72%
2016-03-31$472.5M$140.1M$332.4M143.28%
2015-12-31$604.6M$219.4M$385.2M172.81%
2015-03-31$112.5M$166.8M-$54.3M-23.07%
2014-12-31$670.6M$260M$410.6M119.60%
2014-03-31$214.4M$142.2M$72.2M37.12%
2013-12-31$630.6M$201.7M$428.9M148.10%
2013-03-31$186M$129.2M$56.8M35.28%
2012-12-31$482.2M$180.5M$301.7M128.66%
2012-03-31$110.5M$124.2M-$13.7M-27.57%
2011-12-31$144.8M$113.4M$31.4M35.36%
2011-03-31$56.1M$65.8M-$9.7M-10.36%
2010-12-31$312.2M$72.3M$239.9M182.71%
2010-03-31$135.4M$51M$84.4M88.38%
2009-12-31$163.5M$83.5M$80M69.08%
2009-03-31$27.4M$51.2M-$23.8M-41.46%
2008-12-31$257M$78.2M$178.8M223.50%

Annual Free Cash Flow

DateOperating cash flowCapital expenditureFree cash flowFCF / net income
2025-12-31$2.95B$1.05B$1.9B91.75%
2024-12-31$2.81B$994.5M$1.82B86.13%
2023-12-31$2.41B$774.8M$1.64B119.29%
2022-12-31$1.79B$712.8M$1.08B98.53%
2021-12-31$2.06B$643M$1.42B125.58%
2020-12-31$1.86B$489M$1.37B
2019-12-31$2.42B$731.3M$1.69B107.18%
2018-12-31$2.28B$778.7M$1.5B104.08%
2017-12-31$2.09B$868.6M$1.22B80.51%
2016-12-31$1.94B$756.8M$1.18B94.90%
2015-12-31$2B$771M$1.23B120.80%
2014-12-31$1.82B$748.7M$1.07B87.29%
2013-12-31$1.56B$625.1M$934.7M96.00%
2012-12-31$1.2B$574.5M$628.5M89.62%
2011-12-31$685.5M$341.7M$343.8M74.21%
2010-12-31$950.4M$260.5M$689.9M130.10%
2009-12-31$695M$252.5M$442.5M106.04%
2008-12-31$753.2M$326.7M$426.5M95.18%
2007-12-31$797.6M$306.5M$491.1M114.96%