Ecolab (ECL) Gross Margin (2009 - 2025)

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

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

Ecolab has reported Gross Margin for 17 years, with the latest figure at 44.03% in Q4 2025.

  • For the quarter ending Q4 2025, Gross Margin rose 69.0% year-over-year to 44.03%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2025 stood at 44.46% (up 100.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 44.46%, up 100.0% from the prior year.
  • Gross Margin for Q4 2025 stood at 44.03%, down from 44.79% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Gross Margin was 44.79% in Q3 2025, with the low at 36.53% in Q1 2022.
  • Historically, Gross Margin has averaged 41.21% across 5 years, with a median of 41.41% in 2023.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Gross Margin sank 413 bps — and 2024, when it jumped 502 bps.
  • Ecolab's Gross Margin stood at 39.28% in 2021, then retreated by 2 bps to 38.58% in 2022, then climbed by 9 bps to 42.0% in 2023, then advanced by 3 bps to 43.35% in 2024, then climbed by 2 bps to 44.03% in 2025.
  • The last three Gross Margin figures came in at 44.03% (Q4 2025), 44.79% (Q3 2025), and 44.78% (Q2 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Gross Margin (Qtr)
1 Linde 237.64 Bn 233.69 Bn 4.26 Bn 48.49%
2 Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile 127.66 Bn 124.93 Bn 778.60 Mn 44.24%
3 Sherwin Williams 78.87 Bn 78.66 Bn 2.78 Bn 49.07%
4 Ecolab 76.59 Bn 75.97 Bn 1.85 Bn 44.03%
5 Air Products & Chemicals 62.39 Bn 63.94 Bn 987.40 Mn 31.13%
6 Ppg Industries 26.44 Bn 24.97 Bn 1.66 Bn 42.11%
7 International Flavors & Fragrances 19.67 Bn 19.14 Bn 1.02 Bn 37.14%
8 DuPont de Nemours 19.57 Bn 19.68 Bn 602.00 Mn 35.81%
9 LyondellBasell Industries 19.28 Bn 19.39 Bn 701.00 Mn 9.74%
10 Albemarle 18.85 Bn 18.02 Bn 500.97 Mn 35.06%

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%