Ecolab (ECL) Asset Utilization Ratio (2009 - 2026)
Ecolab's (ECL) quarterly Asset Utilization Ratio came in at 0.66 in Q4 2025, down 6.47% YoY from 0.71 in Q4 2024, and down 0.8% on a QoQ basis from 0.67 in Q3 2025.
Ecolab (ECL) Asset Utilization Ratio (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Ecolab (ECL) has 17 years of Asset Utilization Ratio data on file, last reported at 0.66 in Q4 2025.
- Quarterly Asset Utilization Ratio fell 6.47% year-over-year to 0.66 in Q4 2025, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2025 was 0.66 (down 6.47% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 0.68, down 4.02% from the prior year.
- Asset Utilization Ratio fell to 0.66 in Q4 2025, from 0.67 in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Asset Utilization Ratio ranged from a high of 0.73 in Q2 2024 to a low of 0.62 in Q1 2022.
- A 5-year average of 0.68 and a median of 0.68 in 2021 frame the typical range for Asset Utilization Ratio.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2021 — Asset Utilization Ratio advanced 9.63% — and 2025, when it retreated 7.29%.
- Tracing ECL's Asset Utilization Ratio over 5 years: stood at 0.65 in 2021, then increased by 2.59% to 0.67 in 2022, then increased by 5.01% to 0.7 in 2023, then advanced by 0.94% to 0.71 in 2024, then slipped by 6.47% to 0.66 in 2025.
- The last three Asset Utilization Ratio figures came in at 0.66 (Q4 2025), 0.67 (Q3 2025), and 0.68 (Q2 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Asset Util. (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linde | 227.05 Bn | 222.15 Bn | 4.43 Bn | 0.41 |
| 2 | Sherwin Williams | 84.97 Bn | 84.68 Bn | 3.34 Bn | 0.92 |
| 3 | Ecolab | 79.37 Bn | 74.24 Bn | 1.95 Bn | 0.62 |
| 4 | Air Products & Chemicals | 68.47 Bn | 67.49 Bn | 1.04 Bn | 0.31 |
| 5 | Ppg Industries | 25.40 Bn | 23.81 Bn | 1.81 Bn | 0.73 |
| 6 | Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile | 23.39 Bn | 19.53 Bn | 778.60 Mn | 0.35 |
| 7 | LyondellBasell Industries | 22.25 Bn | 19.62 Bn | 2.04 Bn | 0.91 |
| 8 | International Flavors & Fragrances | 21.59 Bn | 21.02 Bn | 853.00 Mn | 0.40 |
| 9 | DuPont de Nemours | 19.07 Bn | 17.33 Bn | 639.00 Mn | 0.33 |
| 10 | Albemarle | 16.57 Bn | 14.94 Bn | 590.30 Mn | 0.38 |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 0.62 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.66 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.67 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.68 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.70 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.71 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.72 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.73 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.72 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.70 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.70 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.69 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.68 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.67 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 0.66 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 0.64 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 0.62 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.65 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 0.68 |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 0.66 |