Ecolab (ECL) FCF Margin (2009 - 2025)
Ecolab posted quarterly FCF Margin of 18.06% for Q4 2025, up 790.0% year-on-year from 2.03% in Q4 2024, and up 42.04% on a QoQ basis from 12.72% in Q3 2025.
Ecolab (ECL) has 17 years of FCF Margin data on file, last reported at 18.06% in Q4 2025.
- For the quarter ending Q4 2025, FCF Margin rose 790.0% year-over-year to 18.06%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2025 stood at 11.84% (up 28.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 11.84%, up 28.0% from the prior year.
- FCF Margin for Q4 2025 stood at 18.06%, up from 12.72% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, FCF Margin topped out at 18.06% in Q4 2025 and bottomed at 0.66% in Q1 2022.
- The 5-year median for FCF Margin is 11.65% (2021), against an average of 10.39%.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2024, when FCF Margin jumped 1125 bps; it then plunged 838 bps in 2025.
- A 5-year view of FCF Margin shows it stood at 12.53% in 2021, then surged by 43 bps to 17.88% in 2022, then decreased by 16 bps to 14.98% in 2023, then tumbled by 32 bps to 10.16% in 2024, then soared by 78 bps to 18.06% in 2025.
- The last three FCF Margin figures came in at 18.06% (Q4 2025), 12.72% (Q3 2025), and 12.05% (Q2 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linde | 230.79 Bn | 226.84 Bn | 4.26 Bn | 10.23% |
| 2 | Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile | 127.66 Bn | 124.93 Bn | 778.60 Mn | - |
| 3 | Sherwin Williams | 72.51 Bn | 72.30 Bn | 2.78 Bn | 0.01% |
| 4 | Ecolab | 70.96 Bn | 70.34 Bn | 1.85 Bn | 18.06% |
| 5 | Air Products & Chemicals | 62.15 Bn | 63.70 Bn | 987.40 Mn | 34.80% |
| 6 | Ppg Industries | 25.04 Bn | 23.57 Bn | 1.66 Bn | -0.48% |
| 7 | LyondellBasell Industries | 21.62 Bn | 21.73 Bn | 701.00 Mn | -7.48% |
| 8 | Albemarle | 20.26 Bn | 19.42 Bn | 500.97 Mn | 17.33% |
| 9 | DuPont de Nemours | 19.45 Bn | 19.56 Bn | 602.00 Mn | 7.73% |
| 10 | International Flavors & Fragrances | 19.02 Bn | 18.49 Bn | 1.02 Bn | 3.36% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2025 | 18.06% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 12.72% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 12.05% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 3.56% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 10.16% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 13.76% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 10.39% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 11.94% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 14.98% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 15.69% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 10.42% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.69% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 17.88% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 6.66% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 4.29% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 0.66% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 12.53% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 13.39% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 11.37% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 6.70% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 17.07% |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 11.27% |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 8.53% |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 5.32% |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 6.78% |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 20.83% |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 7.34% |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 6.53% |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 18.15% |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 11.82% |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 2.42% |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 8.18% |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 10.19% |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 10.36% |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 6.45% |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 8.16% |
| Dec 31, 2016 | -8.25% |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 26.24% |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 3.23% |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 14.98% |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 32.59% |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 6.42% |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 19.96% |
| Mar 31, 2015 | -1.65% |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 11.16% |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 3.79% |
| Jun 30, 2014 | 8.71% |
| Mar 31, 2014 | 6.16% |
| Dec 31, 2013 | 17.39% |
| Sep 30, 2013 | 15.12% |
| Jun 30, 2013 | 9.59% |
| Mar 31, 2013 | 1.98% |
| Dec 31, 2012 | 27.68% |
| Sep 30, 2012 | 12.24% |
| Jun 30, 2012 | -1.00% |
| Mar 31, 2012 | -0.49% |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 16.24% |
| Sep 30, 2011 | 1.28% |
| Jun 30, 2011 | 14.18% |
| Mar 31, 2011 | 3.25% |
| Dec 31, 2010 | 29.40% |
| Sep 30, 2010 | 13.47% |
| Jun 30, 2010 | 7.42% |
| Mar 31, 2010 | 8.85% |
| Dec 31, 2009 | 5.11% |
| Sep 30, 2009 | 5.20% |
| Jun 30, 2009 | 21.22% |
| Mar 31, 2009 | -1.77% |