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

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

Ecolab (ECL) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2025) Analysis & Trends

Ecolab's Free Cash Flow history runs 17 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $758.0 million for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly Free Cash Flow rose 86.24% year-over-year to $758.0 million in Q4 2025, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2025 was $1.9 billion (up 4.67% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $1.9 billion, up 4.67% from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow was $758.0 million for Q4 2025 at Ecolab, 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.
  • A 5-year average of $392.8 million and a median of $418.0 million in 2021 frame the typical range for Free Cash Flow.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Free Cash Flow sank 88.92% — and 2024, when it surged 1728.16%.
  • Ecolab's Free Cash Flow stood at $421.7 million in 2021, then soared by 55.66% to $656.4 million in 2022, then fell by 10.13% to $589.9 million in 2023, then slumped by 31.01% to $407.0 million in 2024, then jumped by 86.24% to $758.0 million in 2025.
  • Business Quant data shows ECL's Free Cash Flow at $758.0 million in Q4 2025, $529.7 million in Q3 2025, and $485.1 million in Q2 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Free Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 Linde 237.95 Bn 233.99 Bn 4.26 Bn 898.00 Mn
2 Sherwin Williams 78.17 Bn 77.95 Bn 2.78 Bn 800,000.00
3 Ecolab 76.02 Bn 75.37 Bn 1.85 Bn 758.00 Mn
4 Air Products & Chemicals 66.38 Bn 65.43 Bn 987.40 Mn 1.10 Bn
5 Ppg Industries 26.02 Bn 24.40 Bn 1.66 Bn -19.00 Mn
6 LyondellBasell Industries 22.51 Bn 19.87 Bn 701.00 Mn -538.00 Mn
7 Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile 19.70 Bn 15.83 Bn 778.60 Mn -
8 International Flavors & Fragrances 19.51 Bn 18.95 Bn 1.02 Bn 160.00 Mn
9 DuPont de Nemours 18.80 Bn 18.71 Bn 602.00 Mn 130.00 Mn
10 Rpm International 13.63 Bn 13.32 Bn 950.03 Mn 368.07 Mn

Historic Data

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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