Ecolab (ECL) Cash & Current Investments (2009 - 2026)
Ecolab (ECL) posted Cash & Current Investments of $5.14 billion for Q2 2026, up 167.3% from $1.92 billion a year earlier and up 887.9% from the prior quarter.
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Ecolab (ECL) Cash & Current Investments (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025, Ecolab's Cash & Current Investments came in at $646.2 million, down 48.6% from FY2024.
- Annual Cash & Current Investments shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of -12.5% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Ecolab's Cash & Current Investments was $1.26 billion in FY2024 (+36.7%), $919.5 million in FY2023 (+53.6%), $598.6 million in FY2022 (+66.3%) and $359.9 million in FY2021 (-71.4%).
- The Q2 2026 figure stands as the highest quarterly Cash & Current Investments in data going back to Q1 2009.
- On a year-over-year basis, Cash & Current Investments increased in six of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 90.5%.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Cash & Current Investments in the past five years was Q3 2023, with growth of 786.9%; the weakest was Q1 2022, with a decline of 91.6%.
- According to Business Quant data, Cash & Current Investments for the three prior quarters was $519.8 million (Q1 2026), $646.2 million (Q4 2025) and $1.96 billion (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Cash & Current Investments (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ecolab | 86.73 Bn | 79.74 Bn | 2.07 Bn | 722.30 Mn |
| 2 | Veralto | 28.77 Bn | 21.41 Bn | 908.00 Mn | 1.79 Bn |
| 3 | Xylem | 21.59 Bn | 17.56 Bn | 907.00 Mn | 708.00 Mn |
| 4 | Badger Meter | 4.42 Bn | 3.83 Bn | 98.85 Mn | 67.93 Mn |
| 5 | Ceco Environmental | 3.20 Bn | 2.99 Bn | 130.10 Mn | 72.10 Mn |
| 6 | NWPX Infrastructure | 866.95 Mn | 825.03 Mn | 38.19 Mn | 6.06 Mn |
| 7 | Energy Recovery | 370.21 Mn | 32.65 Mn | 4.20 Mn | 83.10 Mn |
| 8 | Cadiz | 265.95 Mn | 231.07 Mn | -24,000.00 | 5.32 Mn |
| 9 | AirJoule Technologies | 157.70 Mn | 37.32 Mn | - | 41.42 Mn |
| 10 | LanzaTech Global | 50.39 Mn | -47.24 Mn | 1.91 Mn | 44.98 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 722.30 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 5.14 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 519.80 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 646.20 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 1.96 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 1.92 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 1.16 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 1.26 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 1.26 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 384.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 479.90 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 919.50 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 1.00 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 554.20 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 419.40 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 598.60 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 112.90 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 124.90 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 99.40 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 359.90 Mn |
API Access
Ecolab Cash & Current Investments API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=cash-and-current-investments&ticker=ECL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "cash-and-current-investments", "ticker": "ECL", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=cash-and-current-investments&ticker=ECL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();