Ecolab (ECL) Goodwill & Intangibles (2009 - 2025)

Ecolab (ECL) posted Goodwill & Intangibles of $4.8 billion for Q4 2025, down 51.98% on a QoQ basis from $10.0 billion in Q3 2025, and down 57.1% year-over-year from $11.2 billion in Q4 2024.

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

Ecolab's Goodwill & Intangibles history runs 17 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $4.8 billion for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly Goodwill & Intangibles fell 57.1% year-over-year to $4.8 billion in Q4 2025, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2025 was $4.8 billion (down 57.1% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $4.8 billion, down 57.1% from the prior year.
  • Goodwill & Intangibles was $4.8 billion for Q4 2025 at Ecolab, down from $10.0 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Goodwill & Intangibles topped out at $12.2 billion in Q1 2022 and bottomed at $1.2 billion in Q2 2023.
  • A 5-year average of $7.6 billion and a median of $9.2 billion in 2022 frame the typical range for Goodwill & Intangibles.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Goodwill & Intangibles slumped 86.44% — and 2024, when it surged 628.34%.
  • Ecolab's Goodwill & Intangibles stood at $11.1 billion in 2021, then slipped by 27.54% to $8.0 billion in 2022, then slumped by 80.7% to $1.5 billion in 2023, then surged by 625.26% to $11.2 billion in 2024, then plunged by 57.1% to $4.8 billion in 2025.
  • Business Quant data shows ECL's Goodwill & Intangibles at $4.8 billion in Q4 2025, $10.0 billion in Q3 2025, and $9.2 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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DateValue
Dec 31, 2025 4.81 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 10.02 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 9.25 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 9.86 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 11.22 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 11.18 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 9.02 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 10.30 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 1.55 Bn
Sep 30, 2023 2.34 Bn
Jun 30, 2023 1.24 Bn
Mar 31, 2023 10.45 Bn
Dec 31, 2022 8.01 Bn
Sep 30, 2022 10.43 Bn
Jun 30, 2022 9.14 Bn
Mar 31, 2022 12.22 Bn
Dec 31, 2021 11.06 Bn
Sep 30, 2021 1.78 Bn
Jun 30, 2021 1.26 Bn
Mar 31, 2021 7.86 Bn