ECL's Growth Comparisons in III. Quarter 2026
Ecolab Inc improved it's Revenue by 16.42% year on year in the third quarter 2026, and outpaced the 6.44% growth in the Personal & Household Products industry, and 9.62% growth in the Consumer Non Cyclical sector. Despite modest Sales rises in the Consumer Non Cyclical sector and in the Personal & Household Products industry, Ecolab Inc reported above average market Sales growth.
Comparing the company's Revenue to the second quarter results, sales were higher by 6.13% . On the yearly basis, average annual sales growth for Ecolab Inc is 6.4%, while S & P 500's including only Businesses with the third quarter 2026 earnings, average annual sales growth is 13.63% over the past five years.
| Segment Name |
Y / Y |
Sequential |
| Product and sold equipment |
|
9.4 % |
- |
| Service and lease equipment |
|
12.41 % |
- |
| Global Water |
|
11.86 % |
- |
| Global Water United States |
|
7.55 % |
- |
| Global Water Europe |
|
17.06 % |
- |
| Global Water Asia Pacific |
|
9.1 % |
- |
| Global Water Latin America |
|
10.37 % |
- |
| Global Water Greater China |
|
44.6 % |
- |
| Global Water India Middle East and Africa |
|
6.5 % |
- |
| Global Water Canada |
|
9.31 % |
- |
| Global Water Product and sold equipment |
|
10.57 % |
- |
| Global Water Service and lease equipment |
|
21.01 % |
- |
| Global Institutional and Specialty |
|
6.59 % |
- |
| Global Institutional and Specialty United States |
|
5.95 % |
- |
| Global Institutional and Specialty Europe |
|
7.3 % |
- |
| Global Institutional and Specialty Asia Pacific |
|
13.43 % |
- |
| Global Institutional and Specialty Latin America |
|
7.93 % |
- |
| Global Institutional and Specialty Greater China |
|
10.24 % |
- |
| Global Institutional and Specialty India Middle East and Africa |
|
-8.72 % |
- |
| Global Institutional and Specialty Canada |
|
6.78 % |
- |
| Global Institutional and Specialty Product and sold equipment |
|
6.39 % |
- |
| Global Institutional and Specialty Service and lease equipment |
|
7.38 % |
- |
| Global Pest Elimination |
|
10.76 % |
- |
| Global Pest Elimination United States |
|
8.25 % |
- |
| Global Pest Elimination Europe |
|
19.19 % |
- |
| Global Pest Elimination Asia Pacific |
|
20.25 % |
- |
| Global Pest Elimination Latin America |
|
14.89 % |
- |
| Global Pest Elimination Greater China |
|
8.84 % |
- |
| Global Pest Elimination India Middle East and Africa |
|
11.76 % |
- |
| Global Pest Elimination Canada |
|
14.81 % |
- |
| Global Pest Elimination Service and lease equipment |
|
10.76 % |
- |
| Global Life Sciences |
|
18.18 % |
- |
| Global Life Sciences United States |
|
-2.44 % |
- |
| Global Life Sciences Europe |
|
16.32 % |
- |
| Global Life Sciences Asia Pacific |
|
82.52 % |
- |
| Global Life Sciences Latin America |
|
-33.33 % |
- |
| Global Life Sciences Greater China |
|
58.26 % |
- |
| Global Life Sciences India Middle East and Africa |
|
19.18 % |
- |
| Global Life Sciences Canada |
|
355.56 % |
- |
| Global Life Sciences Product and sold equipment |
|
19.03 % |
- |
| Global Life Sciences Service and lease equipment |
|
2.3 % |
- |
| segment |
|
6.04 % |
- |
| Currency impact |
|
- |
- |
| Global Water segment |
|
7.14 % |
- |
| Global Institutional and Specialty segment |
|
3.64 % |
- |
| Global Pest Elimination segment |
|
7.9 % |
- |
| Global Life Sciences segment |
|
10.75 % |
- |
| Total |
|
10.04 % |
- |
Although the Personal & Household Products industry saw advancing EPS by 0.25%, Ecolab Inc announced -4.88% year on year income per share decline in the third quarter, to $ 1.95, and underperformed the 28.66% EPS increase in the Consumer Non Cyclical sector. Weak third quarter income per share, in Personal & Household Products industry and within the Consumer Non Cyclical sector, were reflected in Ecolab Inc results which underperformed overall market.
Comparing company's EPS to the second quarter results, income per share were higher by 2.63% . On the yearly basis, average annual income per share growth for Ecolab Inc is 6.4%, while S & P 500's including only the businesses with the third quarter 2026 Results, average annual income per share growth is 23.95% over the past five years.