Ecolab (ECL) Debt to Equity (2009 - 2025)
Ecolab posted quarterly Debt to Equity of $0.84 for Q4 2025, down 2.75% year-on-year from $0.86 in Q4 2024, and up 1.33% on a QoQ basis from $0.83 in Q3 2025.
Ecolab (ECL) has 17 years of Debt to Equity data on file, last reported at $0.84 in Q4 2025.
- For the quarter ending Q4 2025, Debt to Equity fell 2.75% year-over-year to $0.84; the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2025 stood at $0.84 (down 2.75% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $0.84, down 2.75% from the prior year.
- Debt to Equity for Q4 2025 stood at $0.84, up from $0.83 in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Debt to Equity topped out at $1.23 in Q2 2022 and bottomed at $0.83 in Q3 2025.
- The 5-year median for Debt to Equity is $1.01 (2021), against an average of $1.02.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2021, when Debt to Equity dropped 25.23%; it then surged 40.67% in 2022.
- A 5-year view of Debt to Equity shows it stood at $1.21 in 2021, then retreated by 2.1% to $1.18 in 2022, then fell by 14.26% to $1.01 in 2023, then declined by 14.77% to $0.86 in 2024, then dropped by 2.75% to $0.84 in 2025.
- The last three Debt to Equity figures came in at $0.84 (Q4 2025), $0.83 (Q3 2025), and $0.88 (Q2 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Debt/Equity (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linde | 230.79 Bn | 226.84 Bn | 4.26 Bn | 0.62 |
| 2 | Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile | 127.66 Bn | 124.93 Bn | 778.60 Mn | 0.58 |
| 3 | Sherwin Williams | 72.51 Bn | 72.30 Bn | 2.78 Bn | 2.10 |
| 4 | Ecolab | 70.96 Bn | 70.34 Bn | 1.85 Bn | 0.84 |
| 5 | Air Products & Chemicals | 62.15 Bn | 63.70 Bn | 987.40 Mn | 1.11 |
| 6 | Ppg Industries | 25.04 Bn | 23.57 Bn | 1.66 Bn | 0.87 |
| 7 | LyondellBasell Industries | 21.62 Bn | 21.73 Bn | 701.00 Mn | 1.26 |
| 8 | Albemarle | 20.26 Bn | 19.42 Bn | 500.97 Mn | 0.19 |
| 9 | DuPont de Nemours | 19.45 Bn | 19.56 Bn | 602.00 Mn | 0.22 |
| 10 | International Flavors & Fragrances | 19.02 Bn | 18.49 Bn | 1.02 Bn | 0.41 |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.84 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.83 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.88 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.85 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.86 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.89 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.91 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.92 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 1.01 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 1.10 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 1.14 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 1.17 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 1.18 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 1.20 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 1.23 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 1.23 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 1.21 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 0.85 |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 1.00 |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 1.06 |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 1.08 |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 1.14 |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 1.24 |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 0.88 |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 0.73 |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 0.78 |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 0.85 |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 0.86 |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 0.87 |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 0.18 |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 0.19 |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 0.22 |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 0.20 |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 1.05 |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 1.10 |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 1.10 |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 0.96 |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 0.97 |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 1.03 |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 1.04 |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 0.93 |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 1.00 |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 1.07 |
| Mar 31, 2015 | 1.04 |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 0.89 |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 0.88 |
| Jun 30, 2014 | 0.96 |
| Mar 31, 2014 | 1.00 |
| Dec 31, 2013 | 0.93 |
| Sep 30, 2013 | 1.06 |
| Jun 30, 2013 | 1.13 |
| Mar 31, 2013 | 1.01 |
| Dec 31, 2012 | 1.06 |
| Sep 30, 2012 | 1.01 |
| Jun 30, 2012 | 1.11 |
| Mar 31, 2012 | 0.85 |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 1.33 |
| Sep 30, 2011 | 0.29 |
| Jun 30, 2011 | 0.30 |
| Mar 31, 2011 | 0.31 |
| Dec 31, 2010 | 0.38 |
| Sep 30, 2010 | 0.41 |
| Jun 30, 2010 | 0.52 |
| Mar 31, 2010 | 0.56 |
| Dec 31, 2009 | 0.48 |
| Sep 30, 2009 | 0.49 |
| Jun 30, 2009 | 0.60 |