Growth Metrics

Ecolab (ECL) Free Cash Flow (2016 - 2025)

Ecolab's Free Cash Flow history spans 17 years, with the latest figure at $758.0 million for Q4 2025.

  • For Q4 2025, Free Cash Flow rose 86.24% year-over-year to $758.0 million; the TTM value through Dec 2025 reached $1.9 billion, up 4.67%, while the annual FY2025 figure was $1.9 billion, 4.67% up from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow reached $758.0 million in Q4 2025 per ECL's latest filing, up from $529.7 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Free Cash Flow ranged from a high of $758.0 million in Q4 2025 to a low of $21.4 million in Q1 2022.
  • Average Free Cash Flow over 5 years is $392.8 million, with a median of $418.0 million recorded in 2021.
  • Peak YoY movement for Free Cash Flow: tumbled 88.92% in 2022, then soared 1728.16% in 2024.
  • A 5-year view of Free Cash Flow shows it 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 tumbled by 31.01% to $407.0 million in 2024, then skyrocketed by 86.24% to $758.0 million in 2025.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for ECL's Free Cash Flow are $758.0 million (Q4 2025), $529.7 million (Q3 2025), and $485.1 million (Q2 2025).