Ecolab (ECL) Debt Ratio (2009 - 2025)

Ecolab (ECL) reported Debt Ratio of 0.33 for Q4 2025, down 1.3% on a YoY basis from 0.34 in Q4 2024, and down 1.09% quarter-over-quarter from 0.34 in Q3 2025.

Ecolab (ECL) Debt Ratio (2009 - 2025) Analysis & Trends

Ecolab has reported Debt Ratio for 17 years, with the latest figure at 0.33 in Q4 2025.

  • For the quarter ending Q4 2025, Debt Ratio fell 1.3% year-over-year to 0.33; the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2025 stood at 0.33 (down 1.3% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 0.33, down 1.3% from the prior year.
  • Debt Ratio for Q4 2025 stood at 0.33, down from 0.34 in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Debt Ratio was 0.42 in Q1 2022, with the low at 0.33 in Q3 2021.
  • Historically, Debt Ratio has averaged 0.37 across 5 years, with a median of 0.37 in 2021.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2021 — Debt Ratio slipped 13.13% — and 2022, when it climbed 22.07%.
  • Ecolab's Debt Ratio stood at 0.41 in 2021, then dropped by 3.21% to 0.4 in 2022, then decreased by 6.31% to 0.37 in 2023, then dropped by 9.78% to 0.34 in 2024, then dropped by 1.3% to 0.33 in 2025.
  • The last three Debt Ratio figures came in at 0.33 (Q4 2025), 0.34 (Q3 2025), and 0.35 (Q2 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Debt Ratio (Qtr)
1 Linde 237.64 Bn 233.69 Bn 4.26 Bn 0.29
2 Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile 127.66 Bn 124.93 Bn 778.60 Mn 0.30
3 Sherwin Williams 78.87 Bn 78.66 Bn 2.78 Bn 0.35
4 Ecolab 76.59 Bn 75.97 Bn 1.85 Bn 0.33
5 Air Products & Chemicals 62.39 Bn 63.94 Bn 987.40 Mn 0.42
6 Ppg Industries 26.44 Bn 24.97 Bn 1.66 Bn 0.32
7 International Flavors & Fragrances 19.67 Bn 19.14 Bn 1.02 Bn 0.23
8 DuPont de Nemours 19.57 Bn 19.68 Bn 602.00 Mn 0.15
9 LyondellBasell Industries 19.28 Bn 19.39 Bn 701.00 Mn 0.37
10 Albemarle 18.85 Bn 18.02 Bn 500.97 Mn 0.12

Historic Data

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DateValue
Dec 31, 2025 0.33
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 0.41
Jun 30, 2022 0.42
Mar 31, 2022 0.42
Dec 31, 2021 0.41
Sep 30, 2021 0.33
Jun 30, 2021 0.36
Mar 31, 2021 0.37