Ecolab number of employees

Ecolab reported 48,000 employees at December 31, 2025 in its latest annual report, up 0 (0.0%) on the year before. That compares with 47,000 at December 31, 2021. Revenue per employee was $335,025.

Headcount by year

Fiscal year end	Employees	Change	Revenue per employee	Source
December 31, 2025	48,000	+0 (0.0%)	$335,025	10-K, filed February 23, 2026
December 31, 2024	48,000	+0 (0.0%)	$327,946	10-K, filed February 21, 2025
December 31, 2023	48,000	+1,000 (2.1%)	$319,171	10-K, filed February 23, 2024
December 31, 2022	47,000	+0 (0.0%)	$301,868	10-K, filed February 24, 2023
December 31, 2021	47,000	—	$270,917	10-K, filed February 25, 2022

What the annual reports say

Human Capital As of December 31, 2025, Ecolab employed approximately 48,000 employees. 2025 annual report
Human Capital As of December 31, 2024, Ecolab employed approximately 48,000 employees. 2024 annual report
Sales of warewashing products were approximately 12%, 12%, and 10% of consolidated net sales in 2023, 2022 and 2021, respectively. Human Capital As of December 31, 2023, Ecolab employed approximately 48,000 employees, including approximately 26,000 sales and service and 1,100 research, development, and engineering employees. 2023 annual report
Sales of warewashing products were approximately 12%, 10%, and 11% of consolidated net sales in 2022, 2021 and 2020, respectively. Human Capital As of December 31, 2022, Ecolab employed approximately 47,000 employees, including approximately 26,000 sales and service and 1,100 research, development, and engineering employees. 2022 annual report
Sales of warewashing products were approximately 10%, 11%, and 13% of consolidated net sales in 2021, 2020, and 2019, respectively. 8 Table of Contents Human Capital As of December 31, 2021, Ecolab employed approximately 47,000 employees, including approximately 25,000 sales and service and 1,200 research, development, and engineering employees. 2021 annual report

Headcount as the company states it in Item 1 of its annual report (some count full-time equivalents or exclude part-time and temporary staff), at the date it gives. Years where the report states no clear total are left out rather than estimated. Changes can reflect acquisitions and disposals as well as hiring and job cuts.

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Figures from Ecolab's SEC filings (10-K and 10-Q), retrieved October 30, 2026. How we read and check them: methodology and data sources. Not investment advice. Back to Ecolab.