Ecolab (ECL) Cash from Investing Activities (2009 - 2025)
Ecolab posted quarterly Cash from Investing Activities of -$2.0 billion for Q4 2025, down 215.25% year-on-year from $1.7 billion in Q4 2024, and down 604.99% on a QoQ basis from -$280.6 million in Q3 2025.
Ecolab (ECL) has 17 years of Cash from Investing Activities data on file, last reported at -$2.0 billion in Q4 2025.
- For the quarter ending Q4 2025, Cash from Investing Activities fell 215.25% year-over-year to -$2.0 billion; the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2025 stood at -$2.7 billion (down 524.07% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was -$2.7 billion, down 524.07% from the prior year.
- Cash from Investing Activities for Q4 2025 stood at -$2.0 billion, down from -$280.6 million in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Cash from Investing Activities topped out at $639.1 million in Q3 2024 and bottomed at -$3.9 billion in Q4 2021.
- The 5-year median for Cash from Investing Activities is -$217.2 million (2022), against an average of -$471.4 million.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2021, when Cash from Investing Activities tumbled 6277.35%; it then jumped 457.84% in 2024.
- A 5-year view of Cash from Investing Activities shows it stood at -$3.9 billion in 2021, then surged by 94.66% to -$210.4 million in 2022, then tumbled by 65.59% to -$348.4 million in 2023, then tumbled by 80.11% to -$627.5 million in 2024, then tumbled by 215.25% to -$2.0 billion in 2025.
- The last three Cash from Investing Activities figures came in at -$2.0 billion (Q4 2025), -$280.6 million (Q3 2025), and -$224.4 million (Q2 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Cash from Investing Activities (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linde | 230.79 Bn | 226.84 Bn | 4.26 Bn | -1.38 Bn |
| 2 | Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile | 127.66 Bn | 124.93 Bn | 778.60 Mn | - |
| 3 | Sherwin Williams | 72.51 Bn | 72.30 Bn | 2.78 Bn | -170.50 Mn |
| 4 | Ecolab | 70.96 Bn | 70.34 Bn | 1.85 Bn | -1.98 Bn |
| 5 | Air Products & Chemicals | 62.15 Bn | 63.70 Bn | 987.40 Mn | -1.08 Bn |
| 6 | Ppg Industries | 25.04 Bn | 23.57 Bn | 1.66 Bn | -279.00 Mn |
| 7 | LyondellBasell Industries | 21.62 Bn | 21.73 Bn | 701.00 Mn | -279.00 Mn |
| 8 | Albemarle | 20.26 Bn | 19.42 Bn | 500.97 Mn | 540.96 Mn |
| 9 | DuPont de Nemours | 19.45 Bn | 19.56 Bn | 602.00 Mn | -102.00 Mn |
| 10 | International Flavors & Fragrances | 19.02 Bn | 18.49 Bn | 1.02 Bn | 23.00 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2025 | -1.98 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -1.98 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -280.60 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -280.60 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -224.40 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -224.40 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -224.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -224.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -627.50 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -627.50 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 639.10 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 639.10 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -244.40 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -244.40 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -201.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -201.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -348.40 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -348.40 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -178.60 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -178.60 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -274.10 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -274.10 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -189.40 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -189.40 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -210.40 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -210.40 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -195.60 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -195.60 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -181.60 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -181.60 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -129.20 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -129.20 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -3.94 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -3.94 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -290.70 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -290.70 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | -155.40 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | -155.40 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2021 | -192.40 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2021 | -192.40 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2020 | -61.80 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2020 | -61.80 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2020 | -106.20 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2020 | -106.20 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2020 | -524.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2020 | -524.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2020 | -165.70 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2020 | -165.70 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2019 | -200.40 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2019 | -200.40 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2019 | -305.30 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2019 | -305.30 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2019 | -146.50 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2019 | -146.50 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2019 | -477.40 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2019 | -477.40 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2018 | -381.10 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2018 | -381.10 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2018 | -204.50 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2018 | -204.50 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2018 | -188.60 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2018 | -188.60 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2018 | -255.80 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2018 | -255.80 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2017 | -305.10 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2017 | -305.10 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2017 | -218.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2017 | -218.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2017 | -208.60 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2017 | -208.60 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2017 | -995.30 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2017 | -995.30 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2016 | -191.80 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2016 | -191.80 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2016 | -257.90 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2016 | -257.90 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2016 | -173.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2016 | -173.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2016 | -150.90 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2016 | -150.90 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2015 | -366.70 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2015 | -366.70 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2015 | -209.10 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2015 | -209.10 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2015 | -171.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2015 | -171.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2015 | -169.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2015 | -169.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2014 | -283.40 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2014 | -283.40 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2014 | -205.60 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2014 | -205.60 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2014 | -184.90 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2014 | -184.90 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2014 | -174.40 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2014 | -174.40 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2013 | -200.40 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2013 | -200.40 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2013 | -158.60 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2013 | -158.60 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2013 | -1.51 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2013 | -1.51 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2013 | -220.80 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2013 | -220.80 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2012 | -73.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2012 | -73.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2012 | -134.60 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2012 | -134.60 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2012 | -143.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2012 | -143.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2012 | -137.30 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2012 | -137.30 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2011 | -1.47 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2011 | -1.47 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2011 | -87.30 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2011 | -87.30 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2011 | -86.60 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2011 | -86.60 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2011 | -377.80 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2011 | -377.80 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2010 | -63.80 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2010 | -63.80 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2010 | -104.90 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2010 | -104.90 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2010 | -77.40 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2010 | -77.40 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2010 | -57.50 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2010 | -57.50 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2009 | -97.40 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2009 | -97.40 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2009 | -73.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2009 | -73.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2009 | -65.90 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2009 | -65.90 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2009 | -63.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2009 | -63.00 Mn |