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 | 76.74 Bn | 68.51 Bn | 1.95 Bn | 5.14 Bn |
| 2 | Xylem | 23.78 Bn | 19.27 Bn | 963.00 Mn | 1.28 Bn |
| 3 | Veralto | 23.12 Bn | 15.77 Bn | 902.00 Mn | 2.12 Bn |
| 4 | Badger Meter | 3.70 Bn | 2.97 Bn | 90.77 Mn | 95.73 Mn |
| 5 | Ceco Environmental | 3.19 Bn | 3.02 Bn | 86.47 Mn | 61.10 Mn |
| 6 | NWPX Infrastructure | 1.02 Bn | 983.22 Mn | 34.36 Mn | 19.32 Mn |
| 7 | Energy Recovery | 346.45 Mn | 21.62 Mn | 8.96 Mn | 93.06 Mn |
| 8 | Cadiz | 322.34 Mn | 290.78 Mn | -24,000.00 | 5.32 Mn |
| 9 | AirJoule Technologies | 287.52 Mn | 167.15 Mn | - | 41.42 Mn |
| 10 | LanzaTech Global | 79.06 Mn | -36.08 Mn | 1.91 Mn | 44.98 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 897.90 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();