Ecolab (ECL) Ending Cash Balance (2015 - 2026)
Ecolab (ECL) posted Ending Cash Balance of $5.14 billion for Q2 2026, up 167.3% from $1.92 billion a year earlier and up 887.9% from the prior quarter.
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Ecolab (ECL) Ending Cash Balance (2015 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Ecolab's Ending Cash Balance came in at $646.2 million, down 48.6% from FY2024.
- Annual Ending Cash Balance shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of -12.5% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Ecolab's Ending Cash Balance was $1.26 billion in FY2024 (+36.7%), $919.5 million in FY2023 (+53.6%), $598.6 million in FY2022 (+66.3%) and $359.9 million in FY2021 (-71.4%).
- The Q2 2026 figure stands as the highest quarterly Ending Cash Balance in data going back to Q4 2015.
- On a year-over-year basis, Ending Cash Balance increased in six of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 90.5%.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Ending Cash Balance in the past five years was Q3 2023, with growth of 786.9%; the weakest was Q1 2022, with a decline of 91.6%.
- According to Business Quant data, Ending Cash Balance for the three prior quarters was $519.8 million (Q1 2026), $646.2 million (Q4 2025) and $1.96 billion (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Ending Cash Balance (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ecolab | 84.34 Bn | 77.32 Bn | 2.07 Bn | 722.30 Mn |
| 2 | Veralto | 28.54 Bn | 21.17 Bn | 908.00 Mn | 1.79 Bn |
| 3 | Xylem | 22.78 Bn | 18.51 Bn | 907.00 Mn | 708.00 Mn |
| 4 | Badger Meter | 4.53 Bn | 3.94 Bn | 98.85 Mn | 67.93 Mn |
| 5 | Ceco Environmental | 1.87 Bn | 1.69 Bn | 86.47 Mn | 63.85 Mn |
| 6 | NWPX Infrastructure | 840.28 Mn | 798.36 Mn | 38.19 Mn | 6.06 Mn |
| 7 | Energy Recovery | 364.63 Mn | 27.07 Mn | 4.20 Mn | 42.48 Mn |
| 8 | Cadiz | 301.67 Mn | 266.78 Mn | -24,000.00 | - |
| 9 | AirJoule Technologies | 167.71 Mn | 47.34 Mn | - | - |
| 10 | LanzaTech Global | 58.65 Mn | -38.98 Mn | 1.91 Mn | 48.90 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 722.30 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 5.14 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 519.80 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 646.20 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 1.96 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 1.92 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 1.16 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 1.26 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 1.26 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 384.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 479.90 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 919.50 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 1.00 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 554.20 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 419.40 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 598.60 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 112.90 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 124.90 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 99.40 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 359.90 Mn |
API Access
Ecolab Ending Cash Balance API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=ending-cash-balance&ticker=ECL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "ending-cash-balance", "ticker": "ECL", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=ending-cash-balance&ticker=ECL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();