Ecolab (ECL) Cash & Current Investments (2009 - 2025)
Ecolab posted quarterly Cash & Current Investments of $648.8 million for Q4 2025, down 48.92% year-on-year from $1.3 billion in Q4 2024, and down 66.86% on a QoQ basis from $2.0 billion in Q3 2025.
Ecolab (ECL) has 17 years of Cash & Current Investments data on file, last reported 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.
- Across five years, Cash & Current Investments topped out at $2.0 billion in Q3 2025 and bottomed at $165.0 million in Q1 2022.
- The 5-year median for Cash & Current Investments is $789.4 million (2022), against an average of $868.3 million.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Cash & Current Investments slumped 86.72%; it then soared 393.72% in 2025.
- A 5-year view of Cash & Current Investments shows it stood at $421.3 million in 2021, then surged by 55.73% to $656.1 million in 2022, then surged by 40.65% to $922.8 million in 2023, then jumped by 37.65% to $1.3 billion in 2024, then plunged 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 | 230.79 Bn | 226.84 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 | 72.51 Bn | 72.30 Bn | 2.78 Bn | 216.90 Mn |
| 4 | Ecolab | 70.96 Bn | 70.34 Bn | 1.85 Bn | 648.80 Mn |
| 5 | Air Products & Chemicals | 62.15 Bn | 63.70 Bn | 987.40 Mn | 951.00 Mn |
| 6 | Ppg Industries | 25.04 Bn | 23.57 Bn | 1.66 Bn | 1.62 Bn |
| 7 | LyondellBasell Industries | 21.62 Bn | 21.73 Bn | 701.00 Mn | 4.00 Mn |
| 8 | Albemarle | 20.26 Bn | 19.42 Bn | 500.97 Mn | 1.09 Bn |
| 9 | DuPont de Nemours | 19.45 Bn | 19.56 Bn | 602.00 Mn | 86.00 Mn |
| 10 | International Flavors & Fragrances | 19.02 Bn | 18.49 Bn | 1.02 Bn | 562.00 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 1.26 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 1.04 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 1.40 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 1.72 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 172.10 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 231.20 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 142.90 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 107.50 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 157.50 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 236.80 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 72.70 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 182.20 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 240.20 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 238.10 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 304.90 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 249.30 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 373.70 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 205.90 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 190.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 289.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 151.50 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 244.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 439.50 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2015 | 372.80 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 267.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 197.80 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2014 | 187.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2014 | 300.30 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2013 | 339.20 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2013 | 394.40 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2013 | 375.20 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2013 | 824.30 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2012 | 1.16 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2012 | 324.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2012 | 304.90 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2012 | 354.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 1.84 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2011 | 207.30 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2011 | 163.20 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2011 | 151.40 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2010 | 242.30 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2010 | 168.40 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2010 | 121.30 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2010 | 85.30 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2009 | 73.60 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2009 | 107.50 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2009 | 82.70 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2009 | 79.50 Mn |