Growth Metrics

Ecolab (ECL) Capital Expenditures (2009 - 2025)

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

Ecolab (ECL) has 17 years of Capital Expenditures data on file, last reported at $332.1 million in Q4 2025.

  • For the quarter ending Q4 2025, Capital Expenditures fell 7.67% year-over-year to $332.1 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2025 stood at $1.0 billion (up 5.41% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $1.0 billion, up 5.41% from the prior year.
  • Capital Expenditures for Q4 2025 stood at $332.1 million, 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.
  • The 5-year median for Capital Expenditures is $199.2 million (2024), against an average of $208.7 million.
  • Peak annual rise in Capital Expenditures reached 73.01% in 2021, while the deepest fall reached 30.87% in 2021.
  • A 5-year view of Capital Expenditures shows it stood at $219.2 million in 2021, then declined by 7.48% to $202.8 million in 2022, then grew by 29.49% to $262.6 million in 2023, then soared by 36.98% to $359.7 million in 2024, then fell by 7.67% to $332.1 million in 2025.
  • The last three Capital Expenditures figures came in at $332.1 million (Q4 2025), $261.6 million (Q3 2025), and $216.7 million (Q2 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Capital Expenditures (Qtr)
1 Linde 230.79 Bn 226.84 Bn 4.26 Bn 1.34 Bn
2 Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile 127.66 Bn 124.93 Bn 778.60 Mn -
3 Sherwin Williams 72.51 Bn 72.30 Bn 2.78 Bn 138.30 Mn
4 Ecolab 70.96 Bn 70.34 Bn 1.85 Bn 332.10 Mn
5 Air Products & Chemicals 62.15 Bn 63.70 Bn 987.40 Mn -
6 Ppg Industries 25.04 Bn 23.57 Bn 1.66 Bn 52.00 Mn
7 LyondellBasell Industries 21.62 Bn 21.73 Bn 701.00 Mn 269.00 Mn
8 Albemarle 20.26 Bn 19.42 Bn 500.97 Mn 98.68 Mn
9 DuPont de Nemours 19.45 Bn 19.56 Bn 602.00 Mn 102.00 Mn
10 International Flavors & Fragrances 19.02 Bn 18.49 Bn 1.02 Bn 165.00 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
Jun 30, 2023 172.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 172.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 173.70 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 173.70 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 202.80 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 202.80 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 192.50 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 192.50 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 168.80 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 168.80 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 148.70 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 148.70 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 219.20 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 219.20 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 178.20 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 178.20 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 143.50 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 143.50 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 102.10 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 102.10 Mn
Dec 31, 2020 126.70 Mn
Dec 31, 2020 126.70 Mn
Sep 30, 2020 111.70 Mn
Sep 30, 2020 111.70 Mn
Jun 30, 2020 102.90 Mn
Jun 30, 2020 102.90 Mn
Mar 31, 2020 147.70 Mn
Mar 31, 2020 147.70 Mn
Dec 31, 2019 227.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2019 227.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2019 163.80 Mn
Sep 30, 2019 163.80 Mn
Jun 30, 2019 153.50 Mn
Jun 30, 2019 153.50 Mn
Mar 31, 2019 187.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2019 187.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2018 144.60 Mn
Dec 31, 2018 144.60 Mn
Sep 30, 2018 221.60 Mn
Sep 30, 2018 221.60 Mn
Jun 30, 2018 209.20 Mn
Jun 30, 2018 209.20 Mn
Mar 31, 2018 203.30 Mn
Mar 31, 2018 203.30 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 274.60 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 274.60 Mn
Sep 30, 2017 215.80 Mn
Sep 30, 2017 215.80 Mn
Jun 30, 2017 210.70 Mn
Jun 30, 2017 210.70 Mn
Mar 31, 2017 167.50 Mn
Mar 31, 2017 167.50 Mn
Dec 31, 2016 724.60 Mn
Dec 31, 2016 724.60 Mn
Sep 30, 2016 -271.50 Mn
Sep 30, 2016 -271.50 Mn
Jun 30, 2016 295.10 Mn
Jun 30, 2016 295.10 Mn
Mar 31, 2016 8.60 Mn
Mar 31, 2016 8.60 Mn
Dec 31, 2015 -507.40 Mn
Dec 31, 2015 -507.40 Mn
Sep 30, 2015 537.30 Mn
Sep 30, 2015 537.30 Mn
Jun 30, 2015 -152.50 Mn
Jun 30, 2015 -152.50 Mn
Mar 31, 2015 166.80 Mn
Mar 31, 2015 166.80 Mn
Dec 31, 2014 260.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2014 260.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2014 473.20 Mn
Sep 30, 2014 473.20 Mn
Jun 30, 2014 6.80 Mn
Jun 30, 2014 6.80 Mn
Mar 31, 2014 8.70 Mn
Mar 31, 2014 8.70 Mn
Dec 31, 2013 11.50 Mn
Dec 31, 2013 11.50 Mn
Sep 30, 2013 9.50 Mn
Sep 30, 2013 9.50 Mn
Jun 30, 2013 -113.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2013 -113.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2013 129.20 Mn
Mar 31, 2013 129.20 Mn
Dec 31, 2012 -361.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2012 -361.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2012 139.50 Mn
Sep 30, 2012 139.50 Mn
Jun 30, 2012 130.30 Mn
Jun 30, 2012 130.30 Mn
Mar 31, 2012 124.20 Mn
Mar 31, 2012 124.20 Mn
Dec 31, 2011 113.40 Mn
Dec 31, 2011 113.40 Mn
Sep 30, 2011 216.40 Mn
Sep 30, 2011 216.40 Mn
Jun 30, 2011 5.10 Mn
Jun 30, 2011 5.10 Mn
Mar 31, 2011 6.80 Mn
Mar 31, 2011 6.80 Mn
Dec 31, 2010 -151.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2010 -151.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2010 62.80 Mn
Sep 30, 2010 62.80 Mn
Jun 30, 2010 116.80 Mn
Jun 30, 2010 116.80 Mn
Mar 31, 2010 8.60 Mn
Mar 31, 2010 8.60 Mn
Dec 31, 2009 83.50 Mn
Dec 31, 2009 83.50 Mn
Sep 30, 2009 151.70 Mn
Sep 30, 2009 151.70 Mn
Jun 30, 2009 -33.90 Mn
Jun 30, 2009 -33.90 Mn
Mar 31, 2009 51.20 Mn
Mar 31, 2009 51.20 Mn