Ecolab (ECL) Deferred Taxes (2009 - 2025)

Ecolab (ECL) posted Deferred Taxes of $23.7 million for Q4 2025, up 558.33% on a QoQ basis from $3.6 million in Q3 2025, and up 158.09% year-over-year from $9.2 million in Q4 2024.

Ecolab (ECL) Deferred Taxes (2009 - 2025) Analysis & Trends

Ecolab's Deferred Taxes history runs 17 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $23.7 million for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly Deferred Taxes rose 158.09% year-over-year to $23.7 million in Q4 2025, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2025 was -$33.4 million (up 82.47% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at -$33.4 million, up 82.47% from the prior year.
  • Deferred Taxes was $23.7 million for Q4 2025 at Ecolab, up from $3.6 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Deferred Taxes topped out at $42.9 million in Q1 2021 and bottomed at -$74.4 million in Q1 2024.
  • A 5-year average of -$21.2 million and a median of -$18.4 million in 2023 frame the typical range for Deferred Taxes.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2021 — Deferred Taxes jumped 2623.53% — and 2022, when it tumbled 1132.35%.
  • Ecolab's Deferred Taxes stood at -$53.8 million in 2021, then surged by 33.09% to -$36.0 million in 2022, then jumped by 72.78% to -$9.8 million in 2023, then slumped by 316.33% to -$40.8 million in 2024, then jumped by 158.09% to $23.7 million in 2025.
  • Business Quant data shows ECL's Deferred Taxes at $23.7 million in Q4 2025, $3.6 million in Q3 2025, and -$39.7 million in Q2 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Deferred Taxes (Qtr)
1 Linde 237.95 Bn 233.99 Bn 4.26 Bn 8.00 Mn
2 Sherwin Williams 78.17 Bn 77.95 Bn 2.78 Bn -3.20 Mn
3 Ecolab 76.02 Bn 75.37 Bn 1.85 Bn 23.70 Mn
4 Air Products & Chemicals 66.38 Bn 65.43 Bn 987.40 Mn 47.40 Mn
5 Ppg Industries 26.02 Bn 24.40 Bn 1.66 Bn 11.00 Mn
6 LyondellBasell Industries 22.51 Bn 19.87 Bn 701.00 Mn 20.00 Mn
7 Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile 19.70 Bn 15.83 Bn 778.60 Mn -
8 International Flavors & Fragrances 19.51 Bn 18.95 Bn 1.02 Bn -15.00 Mn
9 DuPont de Nemours 18.80 Bn 18.71 Bn 602.00 Mn -12.00 Mn
10 Rpm International 13.63 Bn 13.32 Bn 950.03 Mn -5.13 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Dec 31, 2025 23.70 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 3.60 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -39.70 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -21.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -40.80 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -12.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -63.30 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -74.40 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -9.80 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 -9.10 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 -18.80 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 -18.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 -36.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 -49.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 -41.90 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 -15.70 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 -53.80 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 13.20 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 -3.40 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 42.90 Mn