Growth Metrics

Ecolab (ECL) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2025)

Ecolab posted quarterly Free Cash Flow of $758.0 million for Q4 2025, up 86.24% year-on-year from $407.0 million in Q4 2024, and up 43.1% on a QoQ basis from $529.7 million in Q3 2025.

Ecolab (ECL) has 17 years of Free Cash Flow data on file, last reported at $758.0 million in Q4 2025.

  • For the quarter ending Q4 2025, Free Cash Flow rose 86.24% year-over-year to $758.0 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2025 stood at $1.9 billion (up 4.67% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $1.9 billion, up 4.67% from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow for Q4 2025 stood at $758.0 million, up from $529.7 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Free Cash Flow topped out at $758.0 million in Q4 2025 and bottomed at $21.4 million in Q1 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Free Cash Flow is $418.0 million (2021), against an average of $392.8 million.
  • The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Free Cash Flow plunged 88.92%; it then surged 1728.16% in 2024.
  • A 5-year view of Free Cash Flow shows it stood at $421.7 million in 2021, then surged by 55.66% to $656.4 million in 2022, then declined by 10.13% to $589.9 million in 2023, then tumbled by 31.01% to $407.0 million in 2024, then soared by 86.24% to $758.0 million in 2025.
  • The last three Free Cash Flow figures came in at $758.0 million (Q4 2025), $529.7 million (Q3 2025), and $485.1 million (Q2 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Free Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 Linde 230.79 Bn 226.84 Bn 4.26 Bn 898.00 Mn
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 800,000.00
4 Ecolab 70.96 Bn 70.34 Bn 1.85 Bn 758.00 Mn
5 Air Products & Chemicals 62.15 Bn 63.70 Bn 987.40 Mn 1.10 Bn
6 Ppg Industries 25.04 Bn 23.57 Bn 1.66 Bn -19.00 Mn
7 LyondellBasell Industries 21.62 Bn 21.73 Bn 701.00 Mn -538.00 Mn
8 Albemarle 20.26 Bn 19.42 Bn 500.97 Mn 247.57 Mn
9 DuPont de Nemours 19.45 Bn 19.56 Bn 602.00 Mn 130.00 Mn
10 International Flavors & Fragrances 19.02 Bn 18.49 Bn 1.02 Bn 92.00 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Dec 31, 2025 758.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 758.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 529.70 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 529.70 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 485.10 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 485.10 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 131.50 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 131.50 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 407.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 407.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 550.30 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 550.30 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 414.20 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 414.20 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 447.90 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 447.90 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 589.90 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 589.90 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 621.20 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 621.20 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 401.40 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 401.40 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 24.50 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 24.50 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 656.40 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 656.40 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 244.20 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 244.20 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 153.60 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 153.60 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 21.40 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 21.40 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 421.70 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 421.70 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 444.50 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 444.50 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 359.50 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 359.50 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 193.20 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 193.20 Mn
Dec 31, 2020 523.10 Mn
Dec 31, 2020 523.10 Mn
Sep 30, 2020 340.10 Mn
Sep 30, 2020 340.10 Mn
Jun 30, 2020 229.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2020 229.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2020 160.60 Mn
Mar 31, 2020 160.60 Mn
Dec 31, 2019 220.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2019 220.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2019 671.60 Mn
Sep 30, 2019 671.60 Mn
Jun 30, 2019 232.70 Mn
Jun 30, 2019 232.70 Mn
Mar 31, 2019 191.10 Mn
Mar 31, 2019 191.10 Mn
Dec 31, 2018 682.70 Mn
Dec 31, 2018 682.70 Mn
Sep 30, 2018 443.10 Mn
Sep 30, 2018 443.10 Mn
Jun 30, 2018 89.30 Mn
Jun 30, 2018 89.30 Mn
Mar 31, 2018 283.90 Mn
Mar 31, 2018 283.90 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 371.80 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 371.80 Mn
Sep 30, 2017 369.40 Mn
Sep 30, 2017 369.40 Mn
Jun 30, 2017 223.30 Mn
Jun 30, 2017 223.30 Mn
Mar 31, 2017 258.20 Mn
Mar 31, 2017 258.20 Mn
Dec 31, 2016 -276.60 Mn
Dec 31, 2016 -276.60 Mn
Sep 30, 2016 888.40 Mn
Sep 30, 2016 888.40 Mn
Jun 30, 2016 107.20 Mn
Jun 30, 2016 107.20 Mn
Mar 31, 2016 463.90 Mn
Mar 31, 2016 463.90 Mn
Dec 31, 2015 1.11 Bn
Dec 31, 2015 1.11 Bn
Sep 30, 2015 221.30 Mn
Sep 30, 2015 221.30 Mn
Jun 30, 2015 676.60 Mn
Jun 30, 2015 676.60 Mn
Mar 31, 2015 -54.30 Mn
Mar 31, 2015 -54.30 Mn
Dec 31, 2014 410.60 Mn
Dec 31, 2014 410.60 Mn
Sep 30, 2014 139.90 Mn
Sep 30, 2014 139.90 Mn
Jun 30, 2014 310.70 Mn
Jun 30, 2014 310.70 Mn
Mar 31, 2014 205.70 Mn
Mar 31, 2014 205.70 Mn
Dec 31, 2013 619.10 Mn
Dec 31, 2013 619.10 Mn
Sep 30, 2013 526.70 Mn
Sep 30, 2013 526.70 Mn
Jun 30, 2013 320.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2013 320.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2013 56.80 Mn
Mar 31, 2013 56.80 Mn
Dec 31, 2012 843.20 Mn
Dec 31, 2012 843.20 Mn
Sep 30, 2012 370.20 Mn
Sep 30, 2012 370.20 Mn
Jun 30, 2012 -29.70 Mn
Jun 30, 2012 -29.70 Mn
Mar 31, 2012 -13.70 Mn
Mar 31, 2012 -13.70 Mn
Dec 31, 2011 31.40 Mn
Dec 31, 2011 31.40 Mn
Sep 30, 2011 22.20 Mn
Sep 30, 2011 22.20 Mn
Jun 30, 2011 240.90 Mn
Jun 30, 2011 240.90 Mn
Mar 31, 2011 49.30 Mn
Mar 31, 2011 49.30 Mn
Dec 31, 2010 463.20 Mn
Dec 31, 2010 463.20 Mn
Sep 30, 2010 210.40 Mn
Sep 30, 2010 210.40 Mn
Jun 30, 2010 112.80 Mn
Jun 30, 2010 112.80 Mn
Mar 31, 2010 126.80 Mn
Mar 31, 2010 126.80 Mn
Dec 31, 2009 80.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2009 80.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2009 80.40 Mn
Sep 30, 2009 80.40 Mn
Jun 30, 2009 305.90 Mn
Jun 30, 2009 305.90 Mn
Mar 31, 2009 -23.80 Mn
Mar 31, 2009 -23.80 Mn