Growth Metrics

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

Ecolab posted quarterly Change in Inventory of -$74.0 million for Q4 2025, down 54.17% year-on-year from -$161.5 million in Q4 2024, and down 88.3% on a QoQ basis from -$39.3 million in Q3 2025.

Ecolab (ECL) has 17 years of Change in Inventory data on file, last reported 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.
  • Across five years, Change in Inventory topped out at $156.0 million in Q2 2022 and bottomed at -$115.5 million in Q3 2023.
  • The 5-year median for Change in Inventory is $12.5 million (2022), against an average of $11.7 million.
  • The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Change in Inventory jumped 669.2%; it then slumped 413.37% in 2023.
  • A 5-year view of Change in Inventory shows it stood at -$6.8 million in 2021, then jumped by 352.94% to $17.2 million in 2022, then plunged by 413.37% to -$53.9 million in 2023, then climbed by 10.95% to -$48.0 million in 2024, then slumped 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 230.79 Bn 226.84 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 72.51 Bn 72.30 Bn 2.78 Bn -
4 Ecolab 70.96 Bn 70.34 Bn 1.85 Bn -74.00 Mn
5 Air Products & Chemicals 62.15 Bn 63.70 Bn 987.40 Mn -16.00 Mn
6 Ppg Industries 25.04 Bn 23.57 Bn 1.66 Bn 156.00 Mn
7 LyondellBasell Industries 21.62 Bn 21.73 Bn 701.00 Mn 96.00 Mn
8 Albemarle 20.26 Bn 19.42 Bn 500.97 Mn -
9 DuPont de Nemours 19.45 Bn 19.56 Bn 602.00 Mn -
10 International Flavors & Fragrances 19.02 Bn 18.49 Bn 1.02 Bn 33.00 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
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
Jun 30, 2023 -80.30 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 -80.30 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 -70.60 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 -70.60 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 17.20 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 17.20 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 134.90 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 134.90 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 156.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 156.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 94.80 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 94.80 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 -6.80 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 -6.80 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 -23.70 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 -23.70 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 57.60 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 57.60 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 45.90 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 45.90 Mn
Dec 31, 2020 3.40 Mn
Dec 31, 2020 3.40 Mn
Sep 30, 2020 24.20 Mn
Sep 30, 2020 24.20 Mn
Jun 30, 2020 113.90 Mn
Jun 30, 2020 113.90 Mn
Mar 31, 2020 38.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2020 38.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2019 -64.50 Mn
Dec 31, 2019 -64.50 Mn
Sep 30, 2019 -9.40 Mn
Sep 30, 2019 -9.40 Mn
Jun 30, 2019 -31.40 Mn
Jun 30, 2019 -31.40 Mn
Mar 31, 2019 83.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2019 83.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2018 -70.70 Mn
Dec 31, 2018 -70.70 Mn
Sep 30, 2018 52.30 Mn
Sep 30, 2018 52.30 Mn
Jun 30, 2018 41.70 Mn
Jun 30, 2018 41.70 Mn
Mar 31, 2018 77.20 Mn
Mar 31, 2018 77.20 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 -31.40 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 -31.40 Mn
Sep 30, 2017 21.10 Mn
Sep 30, 2017 21.10 Mn
Jun 30, 2017 28.30 Mn
Jun 30, 2017 28.30 Mn
Mar 31, 2017 67.50 Mn
Mar 31, 2017 67.50 Mn
Dec 31, 2016 15.80 Mn
Dec 31, 2016 15.80 Mn
Sep 30, 2016 6.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2016 6.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2016 -41.80 Mn
Jun 30, 2016 -41.80 Mn
Mar 31, 2016 1.20 Mn
Mar 31, 2016 1.20 Mn
Dec 31, 2015 -28.80 Mn
Dec 31, 2015 -28.80 Mn
Sep 30, 2015 11.40 Mn
Sep 30, 2015 11.40 Mn
Jun 30, 2015 -17.60 Mn
Jun 30, 2015 -17.60 Mn
Mar 31, 2015 83.60 Mn
Mar 31, 2015 83.60 Mn
Dec 31, 2014 42.10 Mn
Dec 31, 2014 42.10 Mn
Sep 30, 2014 61.50 Mn
Sep 30, 2014 61.50 Mn
Jun 30, 2014 52.40 Mn
Jun 30, 2014 52.40 Mn
Mar 31, 2014 54.80 Mn
Mar 31, 2014 54.80 Mn
Dec 31, 2013 -61.80 Mn
Dec 31, 2013 -61.80 Mn
Sep 30, 2013 19.70 Mn
Sep 30, 2013 19.70 Mn
Jun 30, 2013 18.40 Mn
Jun 30, 2013 18.40 Mn
Mar 31, 2013 54.20 Mn
Mar 31, 2013 54.20 Mn
Dec 31, 2012 -25.40 Mn
Dec 31, 2012 -25.40 Mn
Sep 30, 2012 23.10 Mn
Sep 30, 2012 23.10 Mn
Jun 30, 2012 22.90 Mn
Jun 30, 2012 22.90 Mn
Mar 31, 2012 -18.60 Mn
Mar 31, 2012 -18.60 Mn
Dec 31, 2011 8.10 Mn
Dec 31, 2011 8.10 Mn
Sep 30, 2011 11.20 Mn
Sep 30, 2011 11.20 Mn
Jun 30, 2011 7.20 Mn
Jun 30, 2011 7.20 Mn
Mar 31, 2011 9.60 Mn
Mar 31, 2011 9.60 Mn
Dec 31, 2010 -16.90 Mn
Dec 31, 2010 -16.90 Mn
Sep 30, 2010 10.60 Mn
Sep 30, 2010 10.60 Mn
Jun 30, 2010 -7.30 Mn
Jun 30, 2010 -7.30 Mn
Mar 31, 2010 -5.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2010 -5.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2009 8.70 Mn
Dec 31, 2009 8.70 Mn
Sep 30, 2009 -5.40 Mn
Sep 30, 2009 -5.40 Mn
Jun 30, 2009 -22.10 Mn
Jun 30, 2009 -22.10 Mn
Mar 31, 2009 5.80 Mn
Mar 31, 2009 5.80 Mn