Ecolab (ECL) FCF Payout Ratio (2009 - 2025)
Ecolab's (ECL) quarterly FCF Payout Ratio came in at 0.25 in Q4 2025, down 37.06% YoY from 0.4 in Q4 2024, and down 28.3% on a QoQ basis from 0.35 in Q3 2025.
Ecolab (ECL) FCF Payout Ratio (2009 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
Ecolab (ECL) has 17 years of FCF Payout Ratio data on file, last reported at 0.25 in Q4 2025.
- Quarterly FCF Payout Ratio fell 37.06% year-over-year to 0.25 in Q4 2025, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2025 was 0.4 (up 8.39% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 0.4, up 8.39% from the prior year.
- FCF Payout Ratio slipped to 0.25 in Q4 2025, from 0.35 in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, FCF Payout Ratio ranged from a high of 7.2 in Q1 2022 to a low of 0.24 in Q4 2022.
- A 5-year average of 1.1 and a median of 0.39 in 2025 frame the typical range for FCF Payout Ratio.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — FCF Payout Ratio jumped 847.73% — and 2024, when it tumbled 93.92%.
- Tracing ECL's FCF Payout Ratio over 5 years: stood at 0.33 in 2021, then retreated by 27.54% to 0.24 in 2022, then advanced by 9.09% to 0.26 in 2023, then jumped by 51.22% to 0.4 in 2024, then tumbled by 37.06% to 0.25 in 2025.
- The last three FCF Payout Ratio figures came in at 0.25 (Q4 2025), 0.35 (Q3 2025), and 0.39 (Q2 2025), per Business Quant data.
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Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Cover (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linde | 226.17 Bn | 221.27 Bn | 4.43 Bn | 0.89 |
| 2 | Sherwin Williams | 84.90 Bn | 84.60 Bn | 3.34 Bn | 0.16 |
| 3 | Ecolab | 79.10 Bn | 73.97 Bn | 1.95 Bn | - |
| 4 | Air Products & Chemicals | 68.04 Bn | 67.06 Bn | 1.04 Bn | 1.30 |
| 5 | Ppg Industries | 25.39 Bn | 23.79 Bn | 1.81 Bn | 0.35 |
| 6 | Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile | 23.41 Bn | 19.54 Bn | 778.60 Mn | - |
| 7 | LyondellBasell Industries | 22.27 Bn | 19.64 Bn | 2.04 Bn | 0.46 |
| 8 | International Flavors & Fragrances | 21.63 Bn | 21.06 Bn | 853.00 Mn | 0.36 |
| 9 | DuPont de Nemours | 19.06 Bn | 17.32 Bn | 639.00 Mn | 0.25 |
| 10 | Albemarle | 16.74 Bn | 15.11 Bn | 590.30 Mn | 0.07 |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.25 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.35 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.39 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 1.46 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.40 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.29 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.40 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.39 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.26 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.25 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.38 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 6.44 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.24 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 0.59 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 0.95 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 7.20 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.33 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 0.31 |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 0.39 |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 0.76 |