Ecolab (ECL) Cash & Current Investments (2009 - 2025)

Ecolab (ECL) reported Cash & Current Investments of $648.8 million for Q4 2025, down 48.92% on a YoY basis from $1.3 billion in Q4 2024, and down 66.86% quarter-over-quarter from $2.0 billion in Q3 2025.

Ecolab (ECL) Cash & Current Investments (2009 - 2025) Analysis & Trends

Ecolab has reported Cash & Current Investments for 17 years, with the latest figure at $648.8 million in Q4 2025.

  • For the quarter ending Q4 2025, Cash & Current Investments fell 48.92% year-over-year to $648.8 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2025 stood at $648.8 million (down 48.92% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $648.8 million, down 48.92% from the prior year.
  • Cash & Current Investments for Q4 2025 stood at $648.8 million, down from $2.0 billion in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Cash & Current Investments was $2.0 billion in Q3 2025, with the low at $165.0 million in Q1 2022.
  • Historically, Cash & Current Investments has averaged $868.3 million across 5 years, with a median of $789.4 million in 2022.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Cash & Current Investments plunged 86.72% — and 2025, when it soared 393.72%.
  • Ecolab's Cash & Current Investments stood at $421.3 million in 2021, then jumped by 55.73% to $656.1 million in 2022, then jumped by 40.65% to $922.8 million in 2023, then soared by 37.65% to $1.3 billion in 2024, then sank by 48.92% to $648.8 million in 2025.
  • The last three Cash & Current Investments figures came in at $648.8 million (Q4 2025), $2.0 billion (Q3 2025), and $1.9 billion (Q2 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Cash & Current Investments (Qtr)
1 Linde 237.64 Bn 233.69 Bn 4.26 Bn 3.96 Bn
2 Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile 127.66 Bn 124.93 Bn 778.60 Mn 3.87 Bn
3 Sherwin Williams 78.87 Bn 78.66 Bn 2.78 Bn 216.90 Mn
4 Ecolab 76.59 Bn 75.97 Bn 1.85 Bn 648.80 Mn
5 Air Products & Chemicals 62.39 Bn 63.94 Bn 987.40 Mn 951.00 Mn
6 Ppg Industries 26.44 Bn 24.97 Bn 1.66 Bn 1.62 Bn
7 International Flavors & Fragrances 19.67 Bn 19.14 Bn 1.02 Bn 562.00 Mn
8 DuPont de Nemours 19.57 Bn 19.68 Bn 602.00 Mn 86.00 Mn
9 LyondellBasell Industries 19.28 Bn 19.39 Bn 701.00 Mn 4.00 Mn
10 Albemarle 18.85 Bn 18.02 Bn 500.97 Mn 1.09 Bn

Historic Data

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Dec 31, 2025 648.80 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 1.96 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 1.93 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 1.18 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 1.27 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 1.26 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 390.10 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 487.10 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 922.80 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 1.05 Bn
Jun 30, 2023 616.40 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 467.10 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 656.10 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 234.10 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 187.50 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 165.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 421.30 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 923.50 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 1.41 Bn
Mar 31, 2021 1.20 Bn