Ecolab (ECL) Debt Ratio (2009 - 2026)
Ecolab's (ECL) Debt Ratio came in at 0.44 for Q2 2026, up 27.2% from 0.35 a year earlier and up 25.2% from the prior quarter.
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Ecolab (ECL) Debt Ratio (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Ecolab's Debt Ratio stood at 0.34, unchanged from FY2024.
- In prior years, Ecolab's Debt Ratio was 0.34 in FY2024 (-9.8%), 0.37 in FY2023 (-6.3%), 0.40 in FY2022 (-7.5%) and 0.43 in FY2021 (+16.9%).
- The Q2 2026 figure stands as the highest quarterly Debt Ratio since Q2 2022.
- On a year-over-year basis, Debt Ratio increased in two of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 0.1%.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Debt Ratio in the past five years was Q3 2022, with growth of 28.8%; the weakest was Q3 2021, with a decline of 15.9%.
- According to Business Quant data, Debt Ratio for the three prior quarters was 0.35 (Q1 2026), 0.34 (Q4 2025) and 0.34 (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Debt Ratio (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ecolab | 78.59 Bn | 70.36 Bn | 1.95 Bn | 0.44 |
| 2 | Xylem | 23.57 Bn | 19.05 Bn | 963.00 Mn | 0.17 |
| 3 | Veralto | 23.49 Bn | 16.14 Bn | 902.00 Mn | 0.39 |
| 4 | Badger Meter | 3.66 Bn | 2.93 Bn | 90.77 Mn | - |
| 5 | Ceco Environmental | 3.13 Bn | 2.96 Bn | 86.47 Mn | 0.19 |
| 6 | NWPX Infrastructure | 993.98 Mn | 955.45 Mn | 34.36 Mn | 0.02 |
| 7 | Energy Recovery | 343.89 Mn | 19.06 Mn | 8.96 Mn | - |
| 8 | Cadiz | 301.30 Mn | 269.74 Mn | -24,000.00 | 0.65 |
| 9 | AirJoule Technologies | 296.32 Mn | 175.95 Mn | - | - |
| 10 | LanzaTech Global | 77.75 Mn | -37.39 Mn | 1.91 Mn | 0.04 |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 0.44 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.35 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.34 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.34 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.35 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.34 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.34 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.34 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.35 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.35 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.37 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.39 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.40 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.41 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.40 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 0.43 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 0.44 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 0.44 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.43 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 0.33 |
API Access
Ecolab Debt Ratio API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=debt-ratio&ticker=ECL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "debt-ratio", "ticker": "ECL", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=debt-ratio&ticker=ECL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();