Ecolab (ECL) Change in Accured Expenses (2009 - 2025)

Ecolab (ECL) reported Change in Accured Expenses of -$22.4 million for Q4 2025, down 27.27% on a YoY basis from -$30.8 million in Q4 2024, and down 211.11% quarter-over-quarter from -$7.2 million in Q3 2025.

Ecolab (ECL) Change in Accured Expenses (2009 - 2025) Analysis & Trends

Ecolab has reported Change in Accured Expenses for 17 years, with the latest figure at -$22.4 million in Q4 2025.

  • For the quarter ending Q4 2025, Change in Accured Expenses fell 27.27% year-over-year to -$22.4 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2025 stood at -$208.0 million (down 227.84% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was -$208.0 million, down 227.84% from the prior year.
  • Change in Accured Expenses for Q4 2025 stood at -$22.4 million, down from -$7.2 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Change in Accured Expenses was $338.4 million in Q3 2022, with the low at -$190.1 million in Q1 2025.
  • Historically, Change in Accured Expenses has averaged $25.8 million across 5 years, with a median of -$700000.0 in 2021.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2021 — Change in Accured Expenses surged 471.04% — and 2023, when it sank 7042.86%.
  • Ecolab's Change in Accured Expenses stood at $149.9 million in 2021, then sank by 69.91% to $45.1 million in 2022, then soared by 132.15% to $104.7 million in 2023, then tumbled by 116.81% to -$17.6 million in 2024, then decreased by 27.27% to -$22.4 million in 2025.
  • The last three Change in Accured Expenses figures came in at -$22.4 million (Q4 2025), -$7.2 million (Q3 2025), and $11.7 million (Q2 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Change in Accured Expenses (Qtr)
1 Linde 237.64 Bn 233.69 Bn 4.26 Bn 35.00 Mn
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 -
4 Ecolab 76.59 Bn 75.97 Bn 1.85 Bn -22.40 Mn
5 Air Products & Chemicals 62.39 Bn 63.94 Bn 987.40 Mn -55.10 Mn
6 Ppg Industries 26.44 Bn 24.97 Bn 1.66 Bn 209.00 Mn
7 International Flavors & Fragrances 19.67 Bn 19.14 Bn 1.02 Bn -140.00 Mn
8 DuPont de Nemours 19.57 Bn 19.68 Bn 602.00 Mn -
9 LyondellBasell Industries 19.28 Bn 19.39 Bn 701.00 Mn -
10 Albemarle 18.85 Bn 18.02 Bn 500.97 Mn -

Historic Data

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Dec 31, 2025 -22.40 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -22.40 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -7.20 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -7.20 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 11.70 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 11.70 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -190.10 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -190.10 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -17.60 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -17.60 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 225.90 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 225.90 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 6.90 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 6.90 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -52.50 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -52.50 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 104.70 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 104.70 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 83.70 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 83.70 Mn