Ecolab (ECL) Deferred Taxes (2009 - 2025)

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

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

Ecolab has reported Deferred Taxes for 17 years, with the latest figure at $23.7 million in Q4 2025.

  • For the quarter ending Q4 2025, Deferred Taxes rose 158.09% year-over-year to $23.7 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2025 stood at -$33.4 million (up 82.47% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was -$33.4 million, up 82.47% from the prior year.
  • Deferred Taxes for Q4 2025 stood at $23.7 million, up from $3.6 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Deferred Taxes was $42.9 million in Q1 2021, with the low at -$74.4 million in Q1 2024.
  • Historically, Deferred Taxes has averaged -$21.2 million across 5 years, with a median of -$18.4 million in 2023.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2021 — Deferred Taxes jumped 2623.53% — and 2022, when it plunged 1132.35%.
  • Ecolab's Deferred Taxes stood at -$53.8 million in 2021, then soared by 33.09% to -$36.0 million in 2022, then surged by 72.78% to -$9.8 million in 2023, then plunged by 316.33% to -$40.8 million in 2024, then surged by 158.09% to $23.7 million in 2025.
  • The last three Deferred Taxes figures came in at $23.7 million (Q4 2025), $3.6 million (Q3 2025), and -$39.7 million (Q2 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Deferred Taxes (Qtr)
1 Linde 243.01 Bn 239.06 Bn 4.26 Bn 8.00 Mn
2 Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile 127.66 Bn 124.93 Bn 778.60 Mn -
3 Sherwin Williams 77.87 Bn 77.66 Bn 2.78 Bn -3.20 Mn
4 Ecolab 75.16 Bn 74.54 Bn 1.85 Bn 23.70 Mn
5 Air Products & Chemicals 62.70 Bn 64.24 Bn 987.40 Mn 47.40 Mn
6 Ppg Industries 26.67 Bn 25.20 Bn 1.66 Bn 11.00 Mn
7 LyondellBasell Industries 20.73 Bn 20.84 Bn 701.00 Mn 20.00 Mn
8 Albemarle 20.14 Bn 19.31 Bn 500.97 Mn -1.01 Mn
9 International Flavors & Fragrances 20.04 Bn 19.51 Bn 1.02 Bn -15.00 Mn
10 DuPont de Nemours 19.76 Bn 19.87 Bn 602.00 Mn -12.00 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