Ecolab (ECL) Change in Cash (2009 - 2025)

Ecolab (ECL) reported Change in Cash of -$1.3 billion for Q4 2025, down 30355.81% on a YoY basis from N/an in Q4 2024, and down 3852.44% quarter-over-quarter from $34.9 million in Q3 2025.

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

Ecolab has reported Change in Cash for 17 years, with the latest figure at -$1.3 billion in Q4 2025.

  • For the quarter ending Q4 2025, Change in Cash fell 30355.81% year-over-year to -$1.3 billion; the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2025 stood at -$610.6 million (down 281.03% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was -$610.6 million, down 281.03% from the prior year.
  • Change in Cash for Q4 2025 stood at -$1.3 billion, down from $34.9 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Change in Cash was $871.1 million in Q3 2024, with the low at -$1.3 billion in Q4 2025.
  • Historically, Change in Cash has averaged -$30.7 million across 5 years, with a median of -$41.4 million in 2021.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Change in Cash surged 3825.83% — and 2025, when it slumped 30355.81%.
  • Ecolab's Change in Cash stood at -$538.0 million in 2021, then surged by 190.28% to $485.7 million in 2022, then tumbled by 116.84% to -$81.8 million in 2023, then soared by 94.74% to -$4.3 million in 2024, then tumbled by 30355.81% to -$1.3 billion in 2025.
  • The last three Change in Cash figures came in at -$1.3 billion (Q4 2025), $34.9 million (Q3 2025), and $758.3 million (Q2 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Change in Cash (Qtr)
1 Linde 237.64 Bn 233.69 Bn 4.26 Bn -1.10 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 9.70 Mn
4 Ecolab 76.59 Bn 75.97 Bn 1.85 Bn -1.31 Bn
5 Air Products & Chemicals 62.39 Bn 63.94 Bn 987.40 Mn -75.40 Mn
6 Ppg Industries 26.44 Bn 24.97 Bn 1.66 Bn -590.00 Mn
7 International Flavors & Fragrances 19.67 Bn 19.14 Bn 1.02 Bn -28.00 Mn
8 DuPont de Nemours 19.57 Bn 19.68 Bn 602.00 Mn -7.00 Mn
9 LyondellBasell Industries 19.28 Bn 19.39 Bn 701.00 Mn -810.00 Mn
10 Albemarle 18.85 Bn 18.02 Bn 500.97 Mn -528.19 Mn

Historic Data

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Dec 31, 2025 -1.31 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 34.90 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 758.30 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -94.20 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -4.30 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 871.10 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -89.90 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -439.60 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -81.80 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 447.10 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 134.80 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 -179.20 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 485.70 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 -12.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 25.50 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 -260.50 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 -538.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 -504.50 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 212.90 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 -70.70 Mn