Ecolab (ECL) Goodwill (2009 - 2025)

Ecolab (ECL) reported Goodwill of $9.2 billion for Q4 2025, up 16.69% on a YoY basis from $7.9 billion in Q4 2024, and up 13.73% quarter-over-quarter from $8.1 billion in Q3 2025.

Ecolab (ECL) Goodwill (2009 - 2025) Analysis & Trends

Ecolab has reported Goodwill for 17 years, with the latest figure at $9.2 billion in Q4 2025.

  • For the quarter ending Q4 2025, Goodwill rose 16.69% year-over-year to $9.2 billion; the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2025 stood at $9.2 billion (up 16.69% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $9.2 billion, up 16.69% from the prior year.
  • Goodwill for Q4 2025 stood at $9.2 billion, up from $8.1 billion in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Goodwill was $9.2 billion in Q4 2025, with the low at $38.7 million in Q2 2023.
  • Historically, Goodwill has averaged $7.0 billion across 5 years, with a median of $7.9 billion in 2022.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Goodwill slumped 99.51% — and 2024, when it jumped 20111.63%.
  • Ecolab's Goodwill stood at $8.1 billion in 2021, then retreated by 0.63% to $8.0 billion in 2022, then grew by 1.69% to $8.1 billion in 2023, then retreated by 2.96% to $7.9 billion in 2024, then grew by 16.69% to $9.2 billion in 2025.
  • The last three Goodwill figures came in at $9.2 billion (Q4 2025), $8.1 billion (Q3 2025), and $8.0 billion (Q2 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr)
1 Linde 237.64 Bn 233.69 Bn 4.26 Bn
2 Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile 127.66 Bn 124.93 Bn 778.60 Mn
3 Sherwin Williams 78.87 Bn 78.66 Bn 2.78 Bn
4 Ecolab 76.59 Bn 75.97 Bn 1.85 Bn
5 Air Products & Chemicals 62.39 Bn 63.94 Bn 987.40 Mn
6 Ppg Industries 26.44 Bn 24.97 Bn 1.66 Bn
7 International Flavors & Fragrances 19.67 Bn 19.14 Bn 1.02 Bn
8 DuPont de Nemours 19.57 Bn 19.68 Bn 602.00 Mn
9 LyondellBasell Industries 19.28 Bn 19.39 Bn 701.00 Mn
10 Albemarle 18.85 Bn 18.02 Bn 500.97 Mn

Historic Data

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Dec 31, 2025 9.23 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 8.11 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 8.05 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 7.86 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 7.91 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 7.90 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 7.82 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 8.11 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 8.15 Bn
Sep 30, 2023 40.50 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 38.70 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 8.06 Bn
Dec 31, 2022 8.01 Bn
Sep 30, 2022 7.74 Bn
Jun 30, 2022 7.94 Bn
Mar 31, 2022 8.08 Bn
Dec 31, 2021 8.06 Bn
Sep 30, 2021 6.13 Bn
Jun 30, 2021 6.17 Bn
Mar 31, 2021 6.12 Bn