ECOLAB INC. (ECL) /

The debt of ECOLAB INC. over the past 10 years

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At the end of fiscal 2025, the latest fiscal year on file, ECOLAB INC. had liquid cash of $646.2M and total debt of $8.24B: net debt of $7.59B. It had more debt than liquid cash at all 10 year-ends shown. Total debt was highest at the end of fiscal 2021 ($8.76B) and lowest at the end of fiscal 2019 ($6.35B).

Year by year

Fiscal yearLiquid cashTotal debt*Net cash*
2025ended Dec 31, 2025$646.2M$8.24B-$7.59B
2024ended Dec 31, 2024$1.26B$7.56B-$6.31B
2023ended Dec 31, 2023$919.5M$8.18B-$7.26B
2022ended Dec 31, 2022$598.6M$8.58B-$7.98B
2021ended Dec 31, 2021$359.9M$8.76B-$8.4B
2020ended Dec 31, 2020$1.26B$6.69B-$5.43B
2019ended Dec 31, 2019$118.8M$6.35B-$6.23B
2018ended Dec 31, 2018$114.7M$7.05B-$6.93B
2017ended Dec 31, 2017$211.4M$7.32B-$7.11B
2016ended Dec 31, 2016$327.4M$6.69B-$6.36B

Fiscal years as ECOLAB INC. reports them. * Calculated by us from the company's filed figures; — no figure on file. From SEC filings, updated nightly. How each line is read.

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