Ecolab (ECL) EBT Margin (2009 - 2025)
Ecolab posted quarterly EBT Margin of 15.74% for Q4 2025, up 240.0% year-on-year from 4.63% in Q4 2024, and down 8.68% on a QoQ basis from 17.23% in Q3 2025.
Ecolab (ECL) has 17 years of EBT Margin data on file, last reported at 15.74% in Q4 2025.
- For the quarter ending Q4 2025, EBT Margin rose 240.0% year-over-year to 15.74%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2025 stood at 15.84% (down 49.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 15.84%, down 49.0% from the prior year.
- EBT Margin for Q4 2025 stood at 15.74%, down from 17.23% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, EBT Margin topped out at 24.69% in Q3 2024 and bottomed at 6.74% in Q1 2022.
- The 5-year median for EBT Margin is 12.43% (2021), against an average of 12.78%.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2024, when EBT Margin surged 1190 bps; it then plunged 746 bps in 2025.
- A 5-year view of EBT Margin shows it stood at 10.39% in 2021, then retreated by 16 bps to 8.76% in 2022, then soared by 56 bps to 13.65% in 2023, then slipped by 2 bps to 13.34% in 2024, then rose by 18 bps to 15.74% in 2025.
- The last three EBT Margin figures came in at 15.74% (Q4 2025), 17.23% (Q3 2025), and 16.39% (Q2 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBT Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linde | 230.79 Bn | 226.84 Bn | 4.26 Bn | 27.68% |
| 2 | Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile | 127.66 Bn | 124.93 Bn | 778.60 Mn | 39.02% |
| 3 | Sherwin Williams | 72.51 Bn | 72.30 Bn | 2.78 Bn | 12.00% |
| 4 | Ecolab | 70.96 Bn | 70.34 Bn | 1.85 Bn | 15.74% |
| 5 | Air Products & Chemicals | 62.15 Bn | 63.70 Bn | 987.40 Mn | 27.85% |
| 6 | Ppg Industries | 25.04 Bn | 23.57 Bn | 1.66 Bn | 13.16% |
| 7 | LyondellBasell Industries | 21.62 Bn | 21.73 Bn | 701.00 Mn | 1.90% |
| 8 | Albemarle | 20.26 Bn | 19.42 Bn | 500.97 Mn | 28.46% |
| 9 | DuPont de Nemours | 19.45 Bn | 19.56 Bn | 602.00 Mn | 10.77% |
| 10 | International Flavors & Fragrances | 19.02 Bn | 18.49 Bn | 1.02 Bn | 7.62% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2025 | 15.74% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 17.23% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 16.39% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 13.80% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 13.34% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 24.69% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 14.82% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 12.23% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 13.65% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 12.79% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 10.94% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 8.13% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 8.76% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 11.23% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 10.87% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 6.74% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 10.39% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 12.12% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 12.64% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 9.10% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 12.33% |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 9.66% |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 5.53% |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 11.37% |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 14.99% |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 16.24% |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 13.76% |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 9.76% |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 14.57% |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 12.85% |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 12.41% |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 9.14% |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 15.02% |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 14.75% |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 10.89% |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 9.85% |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 14.58% |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 15.04% |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 10.47% |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 9.86% |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 7.63% |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 10.31% |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 11.11% |
| Mar 31, 2015 | 9.86% |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 12.46% |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 13.75% |
| Jun 30, 2014 | 12.50% |
| Mar 31, 2014 | 8.57% |
| Dec 31, 2013 | 11.32% |
| Sep 30, 2013 | 11.74% |
| Jun 30, 2013 | 8.57% |
| Mar 31, 2013 | 6.97% |
| Dec 31, 2012 | -2.77% |
| Sep 30, 2012 | 11.15% |
| Jun 30, 2012 | 8.88% |
| Mar 31, 2012 | 2.84% |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 67.11% |
| Sep 30, 2011 | 13.04% |
| Jun 30, 2011 | 10.90% |
| Mar 31, 2011 | 9.10% |
| Dec 31, 2010 | 12.02% |
| Sep 30, 2010 | 14.74% |
| Jun 30, 2010 | 12.45% |
| Mar 31, 2010 | 9.69% |
| Dec 31, 2009 | 11.55% |
| Sep 30, 2009 | 13.44% |
| Jun 30, 2009 | 10.39% |
| Mar 31, 2009 | 6.06% |