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

Ecolab (ECL) reported Change in Inventory of -$74.0 million for Q4 2025, down 54.17% on a YoY basis from -$161.5 million in Q4 2024, and down 88.3% quarter-over-quarter from -$39.3 million in Q3 2025.

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

Ecolab has reported Change in Inventory for 17 years, with the latest figure at -$74.0 million in Q4 2025.

  • For the quarter ending Q4 2025, Change in Inventory fell 54.17% year-over-year to -$74.0 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2025 stood at -$36.4 million (down 131.49% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was -$36.4 million, down 131.49% from the prior year.
  • Change in Inventory for Q4 2025 stood at -$74.0 million, down from -$39.3 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Change in Inventory was $156.0 million in Q2 2022, with the low at -$115.5 million in Q3 2023.
  • Historically, Change in Inventory has averaged $11.7 million across 5 years, with a median of $12.5 million in 2022.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Change in Inventory jumped 669.2% — and 2023, when it plunged 413.37%.
  • Ecolab's Change in Inventory stood at -$6.8 million in 2021, then soared by 352.94% to $17.2 million in 2022, then sank by 413.37% to -$53.9 million in 2023, then advanced by 10.95% to -$48.0 million in 2024, then tumbled by 54.17% to -$74.0 million in 2025.
  • The last three Change in Inventory figures came in at -$74.0 million (Q4 2025), -$39.3 million (Q3 2025), and $7.8 million (Q2 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Change in Inventory (Qtr)
1 Linde 237.64 Bn 233.69 Bn 4.26 Bn 48.00 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 -74.00 Mn
5 Air Products & Chemicals 62.39 Bn 63.94 Bn 987.40 Mn -16.00 Mn
6 Ppg Industries 26.44 Bn 24.97 Bn 1.66 Bn 156.00 Mn
7 International Flavors & Fragrances 19.67 Bn 19.14 Bn 1.02 Bn 33.00 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 96.00 Mn
10 Albemarle 18.85 Bn 18.02 Bn 500.97 Mn -

Historic Data

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Dec 31, 2025 -74.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -74.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -39.30 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -39.30 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 7.80 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 7.80 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 69.10 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 69.10 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -48.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -48.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 71.30 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 71.30 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 26.80 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 26.80 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 65.50 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 65.50 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -53.90 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -53.90 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 -115.50 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 -115.50 Mn