Ecolab (ECL) Debt Ratio (2009 - 2025)
Ecolab posted quarterly Debt Ratio of 0.33 for Q4 2025, down 1.3% year-on-year from 0.34 in Q4 2024, and down 1.09% on a QoQ basis from 0.34 in Q3 2025.
Ecolab (ECL) has 17 years of Debt Ratio data on file, last reported 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.
- Across five years, Debt Ratio topped out at 0.42 in Q1 2022 and bottomed at 0.33 in Q3 2021.
- The 5-year median for Debt Ratio is 0.37 (2021), against an average of 0.37.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2021, when Debt Ratio slipped 13.13%; it then climbed 22.07% in 2022.
- A 5-year view of Debt Ratio shows it stood at 0.41 in 2021, then declined by 3.21% to 0.4 in 2022, then slipped by 6.31% to 0.37 in 2023, then declined by 9.78% to 0.34 in 2024, then declined 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 | 230.79 Bn | 226.84 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 | 72.51 Bn | 72.30 Bn | 2.78 Bn | 0.35 |
| 4 | Ecolab | 70.96 Bn | 70.34 Bn | 1.85 Bn | 0.33 |
| 5 | Air Products & Chemicals | 62.15 Bn | 63.70 Bn | 987.40 Mn | 0.42 |
| 6 | Ppg Industries | 25.04 Bn | 23.57 Bn | 1.66 Bn | 0.32 |
| 7 | LyondellBasell Industries | 21.62 Bn | 21.73 Bn | 701.00 Mn | 0.37 |
| 8 | Albemarle | 20.26 Bn | 19.42 Bn | 500.97 Mn | 0.12 |
| 9 | DuPont de Nemours | 19.45 Bn | 19.56 Bn | 602.00 Mn | 0.15 |
| 10 | International Flavors & Fragrances | 19.02 Bn | 18.49 Bn | 1.02 Bn | 0.23 |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 0.37 |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 0.38 |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 0.40 |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 0.35 |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 0.30 |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 0.32 |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 0.34 |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 0.34 |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 0.35 |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 0.07 |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 0.08 |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 0.08 |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 0.08 |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 0.38 |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 0.39 |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 0.39 |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 0.36 |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 0.36 |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 0.38 |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 0.37 |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 0.35 |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 0.36 |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 0.38 |
| Mar 31, 2015 | 0.37 |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 0.34 |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 0.35 |
| Jun 30, 2014 | 0.36 |
| Mar 31, 2014 | 0.37 |
| Dec 31, 2013 | 0.35 |
| Sep 30, 2013 | 0.37 |
| Jun 30, 2013 | 0.38 |
| Mar 31, 2013 | 0.36 |
| Dec 31, 2012 | 0.37 |
| Sep 30, 2012 | 0.36 |
| Jun 30, 2012 | 0.38 |
| Mar 31, 2012 | 0.29 |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 0.42 |
| Sep 30, 2011 | 0.13 |
| Jun 30, 2011 | 0.13 |
| Mar 31, 2011 | 0.13 |
| Dec 31, 2010 | 0.17 |
| Sep 30, 2010 | 0.17 |
| Jun 30, 2010 | 0.21 |
| Mar 31, 2010 | 0.22 |
| Dec 31, 2009 | 0.19 |
| Sep 30, 2009 | 0.19 |
| Jun 30, 2009 | 0.22 |