Ecolab (ECL) Capital Expenditures (2009 - 2025)

Ecolab (ECL) posted Capital Expenditures of $332.1 million for Q4 2025, up 26.95% on a QoQ basis from $261.6 million in Q3 2025, and down 7.67% year-over-year from $359.7 million in Q4 2024.

Ecolab (ECL) Capital Expenditures (2009 - 2025) Analysis & Trends

Ecolab's Capital Expenditures history runs 17 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $332.1 million for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly Capital Expenditures fell 7.67% year-over-year to $332.1 million in Q4 2025, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2025 was $1.0 billion (up 5.41% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $1.0 billion, up 5.41% from the prior year.
  • Capital Expenditures was $332.1 million for Q4 2025 at Ecolab, up from $261.6 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Capital Expenditures topped out at $359.7 million in Q4 2024 and bottomed at $102.1 million in Q1 2021.
  • A 5-year average of $208.7 million and a median of $199.2 million in 2024 frame the typical range for Capital Expenditures.
  • Peak annual rise in Capital Expenditures reached 73.01% in 2021, while the deepest fall reached 30.87% in 2021.
  • Ecolab's Capital Expenditures stood at $219.2 million in 2021, then fell by 7.48% to $202.8 million in 2022, then rose by 29.49% to $262.6 million in 2023, then jumped by 36.98% to $359.7 million in 2024, then retreated by 7.67% to $332.1 million in 2025.
  • Business Quant data shows ECL's Capital Expenditures at $332.1 million in Q4 2025, $261.6 million in Q3 2025, and $216.7 million in Q2 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Capital Expenditures (Qtr)
1 Linde 237.95 Bn 233.99 Bn 4.26 Bn 1.34 Bn
2 Sherwin Williams 78.17 Bn 77.95 Bn 2.78 Bn 138.30 Mn
3 Ecolab 76.02 Bn 75.37 Bn 1.85 Bn 332.10 Mn
4 Air Products & Chemicals 66.38 Bn 65.43 Bn 987.40 Mn -
5 Ppg Industries 26.02 Bn 24.40 Bn 1.66 Bn 52.00 Mn
6 LyondellBasell Industries 22.51 Bn 19.87 Bn 701.00 Mn 269.00 Mn
7 Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile 19.70 Bn 15.83 Bn 778.60 Mn -
8 International Flavors & Fragrances 19.51 Bn 18.95 Bn 1.02 Bn 97.00 Mn
9 DuPont de Nemours 18.80 Bn 18.71 Bn 602.00 Mn 102.00 Mn
10 Rpm International 13.63 Bn 13.32 Bn 950.03 Mn -126.03 Mn

Historic Data

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Dec 31, 2025 332.10 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 332.10 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 261.60 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 261.60 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 216.70 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 216.70 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 237.90 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 237.90 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 359.70 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 359.70 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 236.40 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 236.40 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 196.90 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 196.90 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 201.50 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 201.50 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 262.60 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 262.60 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 166.50 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 166.50 Mn