Ecolab
Cash Flow

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Cash flow statement presents a set of outflows and inflows of cash within a company through operating, investing and financing activities. Over the last year, operating activities of Ecolab generated cash of $2,411,800,000, which is more than the previous year. Cash used in financing activities reached the amount of -$1,054,700,000 last year. Net change in cash is therefore $320,900,000.

Cash Flow

Ecolab Inc. (NYSE:ECL): Cash Flow
2014 1.81B -848.3M -1.07B
2015 1.99B -915.8M -1.15B
2016 1.93B -829.5M -868.2M
2017 2.09B -1.67B -522.7M
2018 2.27B -1.03B -1.17B
2019 2.42B -1.19B -1.34B
2020 1.86B -414.5M -341.8M
2021 2.06B -4.57B 1.60B
2022 1.78B -716.8M -837.3M
2023 2.41B -990.5M -1.05B

ECL Cash Flow Statement (2014 – 2023)

2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
Cash at beginning of period
598.6M359.9M1.26B186.4M294M211.4M327.4M92.8M209.6M339.2M
Operating activities
Net income
1.37B1.10B1.14B-1.18B1.44B1.44B1.52B1.24B1.01B1.22B
Adjustments to reconcile net income to cash generated by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization
923.6M938.7M843.1M812.7M775.3M938.3M893.3M850.7M859.5M872M
Stock-based compensation expense
95.1M87.8M89.5M82.1M84M94.4M90.5M85.7M78.2M71.1M
Deferred income tax benefit 95.1M87.8M89.5M82.1M84M94.4M90.5M85.7M78.2M71.1M
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable, net
0-319.6M-178.2M155.6M-173.1M-164.1M-91.8M900K-24M-175.4M
Inventories
320.3M-402.9M-73M-179.5M22.3M-141.1M-85.5M18.8M-48.6M-210.8M
Accounts payable
-232.3M394.7M200.4M55.9M22.9M113.5M121.1M-55.1M-46.1M174.7M
Cash generated by operating activities
2.41B1.78B2.06B1.86B2.42B2.27B2.09B1.93B1.99B1.81B
Investing activities
Purchases Of Investments
0000030M10.7M30.5M15M0
Investments In Property Plant And Equipment
-774.8M-712.8M-643M-489M-731.3M-847.1M-868.6M-756.8M-815.2M-793.9M
Acquisitions Net
-180.4M-7.2M-3.92B-370.8M-384.6M-220.6M-870.4M-48.6M-269.6M-72.2M
Cash generated by investing activities
-990.5M-716.8M-4.57B-414.5M-1.19B-1.03B-1.67B-829.5M-915.8M-848.3M
Financing activities
Common Stock Issued
003.31B241.5M0456.3M0000
Payments for dividends
-617.3M-602.8M-566.4M-560.8M-552.9M-496.5M-448.7M-427.5M-400.7M-344.4M
Repurchases of common stock
-13.7M-518.2M-106.6M-146.2M-353.7M-562.4M-600.3M-739.6M-755.1M-428.6M
Repayments of term debt
-501.9M89.7M-1.04B-208.8M-652.6M-551.6M466.7M820.4M-123.1M-907.8M
Cash used in financing activities
-1.05B-837.3M1.60B-341.8M-1.34B-1.17B-522.7M-868.2M-1.15B-1.07B
Net Change In Cash
320.9M238.7M-900.3M1.07B-107.6M82.6M-116M234.6M-116.8M-129.6M
Cash at end of period
919.5M598.6M359.9M1.26B186.4M294M211.4M327.4M92.8M209.6M
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