Ecolab (ECL) Goodwill (2009 - 2025)

Ecolab (ECL) posted Goodwill of $1.1 billion for Q4 2025, down 86.16% on a QoQ basis from $8.1 billion in Q3 2025, and down 85.8% year-over-year from $7.9 billion in Q4 2024.

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

Ecolab's Goodwill history runs 17 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $1.1 billion for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly Goodwill fell 85.8% year-over-year to $1.1 billion in Q4 2025, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2025 was $1.1 billion (down 85.8% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $1.1 billion, down 85.8% from the prior year.
  • Goodwill was $1.1 billion for Q4 2025 at Ecolab, down from $8.1 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Goodwill topped out at $8.1 billion in Q3 2025 and bottomed at -$717.0 million in Q4 2023.
  • A 5-year average of $5.5 billion and a median of $7.9 billion in 2024 frame the typical range for Goodwill.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Goodwill slumped 108.95% — and 2024, when it jumped 20111.63%.
  • Ecolab's Goodwill stood at $8.1 billion in 2021, then slipped by 0.63% to $8.0 billion in 2022, then slumped by 108.95% to -$717.0 million in 2023, then surged by 1202.83% to $7.9 billion in 2024, then sank by 85.8% to $1.1 billion in 2025.
  • Business Quant data shows ECL's Goodwill at $1.1 billion in Q4 2025, $8.1 billion in Q3 2025, and $8.0 billion in Q2 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr)
1 Linde 237.95 Bn 233.99 Bn 4.26 Bn
2 Sherwin Williams 78.17 Bn 77.95 Bn 2.78 Bn
3 Ecolab 76.02 Bn 75.37 Bn 1.85 Bn
4 Air Products & Chemicals 66.38 Bn 65.43 Bn 987.40 Mn
5 Ppg Industries 26.02 Bn 24.40 Bn 1.66 Bn
6 LyondellBasell Industries 22.51 Bn 19.87 Bn 701.00 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
9 DuPont de Nemours 18.80 Bn 18.71 Bn 602.00 Mn
10 Rpm International 13.63 Bn 13.32 Bn 950.03 Mn

Historic Data

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Dec 31, 2025 1.12 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 -717.00 Mn
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 119.20 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 59.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 6.12 Bn