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ECLECOLAB INC.
LOW IMPORTANCEFinancial Value100TH HISTORICAL PCTL

Free-cash-flow margin moved 313 bp lower

Free-cash-flow margin changed -313 basis points from the comparable as-filed period. This reverses 2 consecutive comparable moves in the opposite direction.

12.72%9.59%2 prior comparisons
ECLECOLAB INC.
LOW IMPORTANCEMarginMargin Compression0TH HISTORICAL PCTL

Gross margin moved 72 bp lower

Gross margin changed -72 basis points from the comparable as-filed period. This reverses 2 consecutive comparable moves in the opposite direction.

44.79%44.08%2 prior comparisons
ECLECOLAB INC.
LOW IMPORTANCEFinancial Value100TH HISTORICAL PCTL

Operating cash-flow margin moved 273 bp lower

Operating cash-flow margin changed -273 basis points from the comparable as-filed period. This reverses 2 consecutive comparable moves in the opposite direction.

19.00%16.27%2 prior comparisons
ECLECOLAB INC.
LOW IMPORTANCEOperating Cash FlowFree Cash Flow Inflection0TH HISTORICAL PCTL

Operating cash flow decreased 3.5%

Operating cash flow changed -3.5% from the comparable as-filed period. This reverses 2 consecutive comparable moves in the opposite direction.

$791.3M$763.7M2 prior comparisons
ECLECOLAB INC.
LOW IMPORTANCEInventoryInventory Build100TH HISTORICAL PCTL

Inventory / revenue moved 74 bp higher

Inventory / revenue changed +74 basis points from the comparable as-filed period. This reverses 2 consecutive comparable moves in the opposite direction.

36.85%37.59%2 prior comparisons
ECLECOLAB INC.
LOW IMPORTANCEMarginMargin Compression0TH HISTORICAL PCTL

Gross margin moved 71 bp lower

Gross margin changed -71 basis points from the comparable as-filed period. This reverses 2 consecutive comparable moves in the opposite direction.

44.78%44.07%2 prior comparisons
ECLECOLAB INC.
LOW IMPORTANCEFinancial Value100TH HISTORICAL PCTL

Free-cash-flow margin moved 97 bp lower

Free-cash-flow margin changed -97 basis points from the comparable as-filed period. This reverses 2 consecutive comparable moves in the opposite direction.

12.05%11.08%2 prior comparisons
ECLECOLAB INC.
LOW IMPORTANCEFinancial Value50TH HISTORICAL PCTL

Operating cash-flow margin moved 91 bp lower

Operating cash-flow margin changed -91 basis points from the comparable as-filed period. This reverses 2 consecutive comparable moves in the opposite direction.

17.44%16.52%2 prior comparisons

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