ECLEcolab
Ecolab was incorporated as a Delaware corporation in 1924. 10-K, Item 1
- Employees
- 48,000
- Headquarters
- Saint Paul, MN
- CEO
- Christophe Beck
- Next results
- around Feb 9, 2027
Key numbers
Latest fiscal year, with ten years behind eachWhat changed
10-K filed Feb 23, 2026 against Feb 21, 2025| Area | What changed | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Risk factors | 2 new paragraphs, nothing like them in the previous 10-K | 10-K Item 1A |
| Receivables growing faster than revenue | Receivables +13.4% vs revenue +2.2% (+11.3 pts) | 10-K · XBRL |
| Critical audit matters changed | New this year: Valuation of Projected Benefit Obligation - U.S. Qualified Pension Plan (“As described in Note 16 to the consolidated financial statements, the Company’s projected benefit obligations for the U.S. pension plans was $1,818 million as of December 31, 2025, of which $1,738 million related to the U.S. qualified pension plan. The measurement of the Company’s pension benefit ob”). No longer listed: Valuation of Certain U.S. Defined Benefit Pension Plan Obligations | 10-K · XBRL |
| Accounting checks | 9 other checks clear, 2 worth a look | 10-K · XBRL |
| Insiders | 2 open-market buys in the last 90 days | Form 4 |
| Filings | 2 in the last 30 days | EDGAR |
Each row opens the detail with the quote and the filing. A row is a change worth reading, not a verdict.
What's new, in their words
10-K filed Feb 23, 2026Paragraphs in Risk Factors that were not in the 10-K filed 2025-02-21. Quoted as filed.
Notwithstanding our emphasis on safety and the precautions we take related to health and safety, we may be unable to avoid safety incidents relating to our operations that result in injuries or deaths of our employees, contractors or others. Certain safety incidents may result in legal or regulatory action that could result in increased…
10-K, Item 1A
Accounting checks
latest 10-K9 of 11 clear 2 worth a look. Checks, not verdicts.
- !Receivables growing faster than revenueReceivables +13.4% vs revenue +2.2% (+11.3 pts)
- !Critical audit matters changedNew this year: Valuation of Projected Benefit Obligation - U.S. Qualified Pension Plan (“As described in Note 16 to the consolidated financial statements, the Company’s projected benefit obligations for the U.S. pension plans was $1,818 million as of December 31, 2025, of which $1,738 million related to the U.S. qualified pension plan. The measurement of the Company’s pension benefit ob”). No longer listed: Valuation of Certain U.S. Defined Benefit Pension Plan Obligations
- ✓Cash from operations $3.0B vs net income $2.1B (FY ending 2025-12-31)
- ✓Inventory +1.7% vs revenue +2.2% (-0.4 pts)
- ✓Same auditor in both 10-Ks: PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- ✓No statement of substantial doubt about going concern
- ✓No 8-K item 4.02 in the last 2 years
- ✓No NT 10-K or NT 10-Q in the last 2 years
- ✓No sentence in the 10-K concludes that controls were not effective because of a material weakness
- ✓No 8-K item 2.06 in the last 2 years
- ✓No 8-K item 1.03 in the last 2 years
In the last 30 days
All filings →- Oct 29, 202610-Q Quarterly report (10-Q) period ended Sep 30, 2026
- Oct 27, 20268-K Quarterly results 8-K item 2.02
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