Ecolab (ECL) Gross Margin (2009 - 2025)

Ecolab (ECL) posted Gross Margin of 44.03% for Q4 2025, down 1.7% on a QoQ basis from 44.79% in Q3 2025, and up 69.0% year-over-year from 26.05% in Q4 2024.

Ecolab (ECL) Gross Margin (2009 - 2025) Analysis & Trends

Ecolab's Gross Margin history runs 17 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 44.03% for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly Gross Margin rose 69.0% year-over-year to 44.03% in Q4 2025, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2025 was 44.46% (up 100.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 44.46%, up 100.0% from the prior year.
  • Gross Margin was 44.03% for Q4 2025 at Ecolab, down from 44.79% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Gross Margin topped out at 44.79% in Q3 2025 and bottomed at 36.53% in Q1 2022.
  • A 5-year average of 41.21% and a median of 41.41% in 2023 frame the typical range for Gross Margin.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Gross Margin plunged 413 bps — and 2024, when it jumped 502 bps.
  • Ecolab's Gross Margin stood at 39.28% in 2021, then slipped by 2 bps to 38.58% in 2022, then increased by 9 bps to 42.0% in 2023, then grew by 3 bps to 43.35% in 2024, then increased by 2 bps to 44.03% in 2025.
  • Business Quant data shows ECL's Gross Margin at 44.03% in Q4 2025, 44.79% in Q3 2025, and 44.78% in Q2 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Gross Margin (Qtr)
1 Linde 237.95 Bn 233.99 Bn 4.26 Bn 48.49%
2 Sherwin Williams 78.17 Bn 77.95 Bn 2.78 Bn 49.07%
3 Ecolab 76.02 Bn 75.37 Bn 1.85 Bn 44.03%
4 Air Products & Chemicals 66.38 Bn 65.43 Bn 987.40 Mn 31.13%
5 Ppg Industries 26.02 Bn 24.40 Bn 1.66 Bn 42.11%
6 LyondellBasell Industries 22.51 Bn 19.87 Bn 701.00 Mn 9.74%
7 Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile 19.70 Bn 15.83 Bn 778.60 Mn 44.24%
8 International Flavors & Fragrances 19.51 Bn 18.95 Bn 1.02 Bn 37.14%
9 DuPont de Nemours 18.80 Bn 18.71 Bn 602.00 Mn 35.81%
10 Rpm International 13.63 Bn 13.32 Bn 950.03 Mn 42.57%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Dec 31, 2025 44.03%
Sep 30, 2025 44.79%
Jun 30, 2025 44.78%
Mar 31, 2025 44.24%
Dec 31, 2024 43.35%
Sep 30, 2024 43.44%
Jun 30, 2024 43.78%
Mar 31, 2024 43.28%
Dec 31, 2023 42.00%
Sep 30, 2023 41.12%
Jun 30, 2023 39.39%
Mar 31, 2023 38.26%
Dec 31, 2022 38.58%
Sep 30, 2022 37.55%
Jun 30, 2022 38.25%
Mar 31, 2022 36.53%
Dec 31, 2021 39.28%
Sep 30, 2021 39.27%
Jun 30, 2021 41.70%
Mar 31, 2021 40.66%