R&D expense · 2011–2025
Ecolab R&D expense
$202M−2.4% · FY2025
Ecolab (ECL) reported $202M in R&D expense for fiscal 2025, −2.4% year on year.
| Fiscal year | R&D expense | Change | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY20252025-12-31 | $202M | −2.4% | Open → |
| FY20242024-12-31 | $207M | +7.8% | Open → |
| FY20232023-12-31 | $192M | +1.1% | Open → |
| FY20222022-12-31 | $190M | +2.2% | Open → |
| FY20212021-12-31 | $186M | +0.5% | Open → |
| FY20202020-12-31 | $185M | −2.6% | Open → |
| FY20192019-12-31 | $190M | −1.6% | Open → |
| FY20182018-12-31 | $193M | +9.0% | Open → |
| FY20172017-12-31 | $177M | −6.3% | Open → |
| FY20162016-12-31 | $189M | −1.0% | Open → |
| FY20152015-12-31 | $191M | −3.0% | Open → |
| FY20142014-12-31 | $197M | +4.8% | Open → |
| FY20132013-12-31 | $188M | +2.7% | Open → |
| FY20122012-12-31 | $183M | +90.6% | Open → |
| FY20112011-12-31 | $96.0M | — | Open → |
R&D expense — Research and development expense is what the company charged to R&D in the income statement for the year. Most companies report no R&D at all — the line is absent rather than zero — so this ranking covers the roughly 40% of filers that do.
Every row links to its own SEC filing · Fiscal year 2025 · Data as of September 25, 2026 · 2011–2025 compound annual growth +5.5%
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CompaniesRanked. (September 25, 2026). Ecolab R&D expense. CompaniesRanked. https://companiesranked.com/en/company/ecolab/research-and-development-expenseBibTeX
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}The filing itself
The numbers above are read from this document: 10-K · 0001104659-26-018357 · February 23, 2026
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