Ecolab (ECL) Cash from Financing Activities (2009 - 2025)

Ecolab (ECL) reported Cash from Financing Activities of -$431.6 million for Q4 2025, down 208.07% on a YoY basis from $399.4 million in Q4 2024, and up 9.59% quarter-over-quarter from -$477.4 million in Q3 2025.

Ecolab (ECL) Cash from Financing Activities (2009 - 2025) Analysis & Trends

Ecolab has reported Cash from Financing Activities for 17 years, with the latest figure at -$431.6 million in Q4 2025.

  • For the quarter ending Q4 2025, Cash from Financing Activities fell 208.07% year-over-year to -$431.6 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2025 stood at -$853.3 million (up 57.84% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was -$853.3 million, up 57.84% from the prior year.
  • Cash from Financing Activities for Q4 2025 stood at -$431.6 million, up from -$477.4 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Cash from Financing Activities was $2.8 billion in Q4 2021, with the low at -$889.3 million in Q1 2024.
  • Historically, Cash from Financing Activities has averaged -$158.3 million across 5 years, with a median of -$212.4 million in 2021.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2021 — Cash from Financing Activities soared 842.41% — and 2024, when it sank 434.44%.
  • Ecolab's Cash from Financing Activities stood at $2.8 billion in 2021, then slumped by 105.85% to -$161.7 million in 2022, then tumbled by 262.09% to -$585.5 million in 2023, then soared by 76.07% to -$140.1 million in 2024, then slumped by 208.07% to -$431.6 million in 2025.
  • The last three Cash from Financing Activities figures came in at -$431.6 million (Q4 2025), -$477.4 million (Q3 2025), and $297.3 million (Q2 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Cash from Financing Activities (Qtr)
1 Linde 237.64 Bn 233.69 Bn 4.26 Bn -1.97 Bn
2 Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile 127.66 Bn 124.93 Bn 778.60 Mn -
3 Sherwin Williams 78.87 Bn 78.66 Bn 2.78 Bn 47.60 Mn
4 Ecolab 76.59 Bn 75.97 Bn 1.85 Bn -431.60 Mn
5 Air Products & Chemicals 62.39 Bn 63.94 Bn 987.40 Mn -101.00 Mn
6 Ppg Industries 26.44 Bn 24.97 Bn 1.66 Bn -334.00 Mn
7 International Flavors & Fragrances 19.67 Bn 19.14 Bn 1.02 Bn -301.00 Mn
8 DuPont de Nemours 19.57 Bn 19.68 Bn 602.00 Mn -44.00 Mn
9 LyondellBasell Industries 19.28 Bn 19.39 Bn 701.00 Mn -236.00 Mn
10 Albemarle 18.85 Bn 18.02 Bn 500.97 Mn -1.41 Bn

Historic Data

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Dec 31, 2025 -431.60 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -431.60 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -477.40 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -477.40 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 297.30 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 297.30 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -241.60 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -241.60 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -140.10 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -140.10 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -548.30 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -548.30 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -446.40 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -446.40 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -889.30 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -889.30 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -585.50 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -585.50 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 -147.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 -147.00 Mn