Ecolab (ECL) Debt Ratio (2009 - 2026)
Ecolab's (ECL) quarterly Debt Ratio came in at 0.33 in Q4 2025, down 1.3% YoY from 0.34 in Q4 2024, and down 1.23% on a QoQ basis from 0.34 in Q3 2025.
Ecolab (ECL) Debt Ratio (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Ecolab (ECL) has 17 years of Debt Ratio data on file, last reported at 0.33 in Q4 2025.
- Quarterly Debt Ratio fell 1.3% year-over-year to 0.33 in Q4 2025, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2025 was 0.33 (down 1.3% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 0.33, down 1.3% from the prior year.
- Debt Ratio fell to 0.33 in Q4 2025, from 0.34 in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Debt Ratio ranged from a high of 0.42 in Q1 2022 to a low of 0.33 in Q3 2021.
- A 5-year average of 0.37 and a median of 0.37 in 2021 frame the typical range for Debt Ratio.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2021 — Debt Ratio slipped 13.13% — and 2022, when it grew 14.98%.
- Tracing ECL's Debt Ratio over 5 years: 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.
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Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Debt Ratio (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linde | 222.77 Bn | 217.87 Bn | 4.43 Bn | 0.32 |
| 2 | Sherwin Williams | 84.55 Bn | 84.26 Bn | 3.34 Bn | 0.45 |
| 3 | Ecolab | 78.89 Bn | 73.75 Bn | 1.95 Bn | 0.44 |
| 4 | Air Products & Chemicals | 66.91 Bn | 65.93 Bn | 1.04 Bn | 0.45 |
| 5 | Ppg Industries | 25.15 Bn | 23.56 Bn | 1.81 Bn | 0.34 |
| 6 | Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile | 22.35 Bn | 18.48 Bn | 778.60 Mn | 0.30 |
| 7 | LyondellBasell Industries | 22.02 Bn | 19.39 Bn | 2.04 Bn | 0.37 |
| 8 | International Flavors & Fragrances | 21.27 Bn | 20.70 Bn | 853.00 Mn | 0.23 |
| 9 | DuPont de Nemours | 18.86 Bn | 17.12 Bn | 639.00 Mn | 0.15 |
| 10 | Albemarle | 15.88 Bn | 14.25 Bn | 590.30 Mn | 0.12 |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 0.44 |
| 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 | 0.38 |
| 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 |