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

Ecolab (ECL) posted Cash from Investing Activities of -$2.0 billion for Q4 2025, down 604.99% on a QoQ basis from -$280.6 million in Q3 2025, and down 215.25% year-over-year from $1.7 billion in Q4 2024.

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

Ecolab's Cash from Investing Activities history runs 17 years deep, the most recent figure standing at -$2.0 billion for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly Cash from Investing Activities fell 215.25% year-over-year to -$2.0 billion in Q4 2025, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2025 was -$2.7 billion (down 524.07% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at -$2.7 billion, down 524.07% from the prior year.
  • Cash from Investing Activities was -$2.0 billion for Q4 2025 at Ecolab, 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.
  • A 5-year average of -$471.4 million and a median of -$217.2 million in 2022 frame the typical range for Cash from Investing Activities.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2021 — Cash from Investing Activities plunged 6277.35% — and 2024, when it jumped 457.84%.
  • Ecolab's Cash from Investing Activities stood at -$3.9 billion in 2021, then soared by 94.66% to -$210.4 million in 2022, then slumped by 65.59% to -$348.4 million in 2023, then slumped by 80.11% to -$627.5 million in 2024, then slumped by 215.25% to -$2.0 billion in 2025.
  • Business Quant data shows ECL's Cash from Investing Activities at -$2.0 billion in Q4 2025, -$280.6 million in Q3 2025, and -$224.4 million in Q2 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Cash from Investing Activities (Qtr)
1 Linde 237.95 Bn 233.99 Bn 4.26 Bn -1.38 Bn
2 Sherwin Williams 78.17 Bn 77.95 Bn 2.78 Bn -170.50 Mn
3 Ecolab 76.02 Bn 75.37 Bn 1.85 Bn -1.98 Bn
4 Air Products & Chemicals 66.38 Bn 65.43 Bn 987.40 Mn -1.08 Bn
5 Ppg Industries 26.02 Bn 24.40 Bn 1.66 Bn -279.00 Mn
6 LyondellBasell Industries 22.51 Bn 19.87 Bn 701.00 Mn -279.00 Mn
7 Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile 19.70 Bn 15.83 Bn 778.60 Mn -
8 International Flavors & Fragrances 19.51 Bn 18.95 Bn 1.02 Bn 23.00 Mn
9 DuPont de Nemours 18.80 Bn 18.71 Bn 602.00 Mn -102.00 Mn
10 Rpm International 13.63 Bn 13.32 Bn 950.03 Mn -103.52 Mn

Historic Data

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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