Growth Metrics

Ecolab (ECL) Debt to Equity (2016 - 2025)

Ecolab's Debt to Equity history spans 17 years, with the latest figure at $0.84 for Q4 2025.

  • For Q4 2025, Debt to Equity fell 2.75% year-over-year to $0.84; the TTM value through Dec 2025 reached $0.84, down 2.75%, while the annual FY2025 figure was $0.84, 2.75% down from the prior year.
  • Debt to Equity reached $0.84 in Q4 2025 per ECL's latest filing, up from $0.83 in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Debt to Equity ranged from a high of $1.23 in Q2 2022 to a low of $0.83 in Q3 2025.
  • Average Debt to Equity over 5 years is $1.02, with a median of $1.01 recorded in 2021.
  • Peak YoY movement for Debt to Equity: decreased 25.23% in 2021, then soared 40.67% in 2022.
  • A 5-year view of Debt to Equity shows it stood at $1.21 in 2021, then decreased by 2.1% to $1.18 in 2022, then dropped by 14.26% to $1.01 in 2023, then fell by 14.77% to $0.86 in 2024, then decreased by 2.75% to $0.84 in 2025.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for ECL's Debt to Equity are $0.84 (Q4 2025), $0.83 (Q3 2025), and $0.88 (Q2 2025).