Growth Metrics

Ecolab (ECL) Interest Expenses (2009 - 2025)

Ecolab posted quarterly Interest Expenses of -$64.3 million for Q4 2025, down 4.21% year-on-year from -$67.1 million in Q4 2024, and down 186.19% on a QoQ basis from $74.6 million in Q3 2025.

Ecolab (ECL) has 17 years of Interest Expenses data on file, last reported at -$64.3 million in Q4 2025.

  • For the quarter ending Q4 2025, Interest Expenses fell 4.21% year-over-year to -$64.3 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2025 stood at -$111.2 million (up 9.96% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was -$241.1 million, up 14.65% from the prior year.
  • Interest Expenses for Q4 2025 stood at -$64.3 million, down from $74.6 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Interest Expenses topped out at $80.2 million in Q2 2024 and bottomed at -$77.8 million in Q2 2023.
  • The 5-year median for Interest Expenses is -$63.8 million (2025), against an average of -$49.7 million.
  • Peak annual rise in Interest Expenses reached 205.97% in 2025, while the deepest fall reached 178.8% in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of Interest Expenses shows it stood at -$44.6 million in 2021, then plunged by 55.83% to -$69.5 million in 2022, then dropped by 1.29% to -$70.4 million in 2023, then advanced by 12.36% to -$61.7 million in 2024, then fell by 4.21% to -$64.3 million in 2025.
  • The last three Interest Expenses figures came in at -$64.3 million (Q4 2025), $74.6 million (Q3 2025), and -$63.2 million (Q2 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Interest Expense (Qtr)
1 Linde 230.79 Bn 226.84 Bn 4.26 Bn 62.00 Mn
2 Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile 127.66 Bn 124.93 Bn 778.60 Mn -53.70 Mn
3 Sherwin Williams 72.51 Bn 72.30 Bn 2.78 Bn 131.60 Mn
4 Ecolab 70.96 Bn 70.34 Bn 1.85 Bn -64.30 Mn
5 Air Products & Chemicals 62.15 Bn 63.70 Bn 987.40 Mn 49.50 Mn
6 Ppg Industries 25.04 Bn 23.57 Bn 1.66 Bn 61.00 Mn
7 LyondellBasell Industries 21.62 Bn 21.73 Bn 701.00 Mn 138.00 Mn
8 Albemarle 20.26 Bn 19.42 Bn 500.97 Mn -
9 DuPont de Nemours 19.45 Bn 19.56 Bn 602.00 Mn 40.00 Mn
10 International Flavors & Fragrances 19.02 Bn 18.49 Bn 1.02 Bn 44.00 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Dec 31, 2025 -64.30 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -64.30 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 74.60 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 74.60 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -63.20 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -63.20 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -58.30 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -58.30 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -61.70 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -61.70 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -70.40 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -70.40 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 80.20 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 80.20 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -71.60 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -71.60 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -70.40 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -70.40 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 -74.30 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 -74.30 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 -77.80 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 -77.80 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 -74.20 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 -74.20 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 -69.50 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 -69.50 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 -65.10 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 -65.10 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 -56.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 -56.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 -53.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 -53.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 -44.60 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 -44.60 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 -76.40 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 -76.40 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 -45.60 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 -45.60 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 -51.70 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 -51.70 Mn
Dec 31, 2020 -48.40 Mn
Dec 31, 2020 -48.40 Mn
Sep 30, 2020 -134.80 Mn
Sep 30, 2020 -134.80 Mn
Jun 30, 2020 -58.70 Mn
Jun 30, 2020 -58.70 Mn
Mar 31, 2020 -48.30 Mn
Mar 31, 2020 -48.30 Mn
Dec 31, 2019 -46.10 Mn
Dec 31, 2019 -46.10 Mn
Sep 30, 2019 -46.10 Mn
Sep 30, 2019 -46.10 Mn
Jun 30, 2019 -49.20 Mn
Jun 30, 2019 -49.20 Mn
Mar 31, 2019 -49.30 Mn
Mar 31, 2019 -49.30 Mn
Dec 31, 2018 -53.90 Mn
Dec 31, 2018 -53.90 Mn
Sep 30, 2018 -55.70 Mn
Sep 30, 2018 -55.70 Mn
Jun 30, 2018 -56.30 Mn
Jun 30, 2018 -56.30 Mn
Mar 31, 2018 -56.40 Mn
Mar 31, 2018 -56.40 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 -77.80 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 -77.80 Mn
Sep 30, 2017 -55.10 Mn
Sep 30, 2017 -55.10 Mn
Jun 30, 2017 -59.60 Mn
Jun 30, 2017 -59.60 Mn
Mar 31, 2017 -62.50 Mn
Mar 31, 2017 -62.50 Mn
Dec 31, 2016 -68.30 Mn
Dec 31, 2016 -68.30 Mn
Sep 30, 2016 -64.90 Mn
Sep 30, 2016 -64.90 Mn
Jun 30, 2016 -65.30 Mn
Jun 30, 2016 -65.30 Mn
Mar 31, 2016 -66.10 Mn
Mar 31, 2016 -66.10 Mn
Dec 31, 2015 -62.30 Mn
Dec 31, 2015 -62.30 Mn
Sep 30, 2015 -57.60 Mn
Sep 30, 2015 -57.60 Mn
Jun 30, 2015 -61.20 Mn
Jun 30, 2015 -61.20 Mn
Mar 31, 2015 -62.50 Mn
Mar 31, 2015 -62.50 Mn
Dec 31, 2014 -62.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2014 -62.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2014 -63.30 Mn
Sep 30, 2014 -63.30 Mn
Jun 30, 2014 -66.20 Mn
Jun 30, 2014 -66.20 Mn
Mar 31, 2014 -65.10 Mn
Mar 31, 2014 -65.10 Mn
Dec 31, 2013 -67.60 Mn
Dec 31, 2013 -67.60 Mn
Sep 30, 2013 -67.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2013 -67.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2013 -66.20 Mn
Jun 30, 2013 -66.20 Mn
Mar 31, 2013 -61.50 Mn
Mar 31, 2013 -61.50 Mn
Dec 31, 2012 -62.50 Mn
Dec 31, 2012 -62.50 Mn
Sep 30, 2012 66.80 Mn
Sep 30, 2012 66.80 Mn
Jun 30, 2012 66.10 Mn
Jun 30, 2012 66.10 Mn
Mar 31, 2012 -86.10 Mn
Mar 31, 2012 -86.10 Mn
Dec 31, 2011 -34.40 Mn
Dec 31, 2011 -34.40 Mn
Sep 30, 2011 -13.20 Mn
Sep 30, 2011 -13.20 Mn
Jun 30, 2011 14.80 Mn
Jun 30, 2011 14.80 Mn
Mar 31, 2011 -13.50 Mn
Mar 31, 2011 -13.50 Mn
Dec 31, 2010 -14.20 Mn
Dec 31, 2010 -14.20 Mn
Sep 30, 2010 -14.90 Mn
Sep 30, 2010 -14.90 Mn
Jun 30, 2010 -15.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2010 -15.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2010 -15.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2010 -15.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2009 -15.10 Mn
Dec 31, 2009 -15.10 Mn
Sep 30, 2009 -15.10 Mn
Sep 30, 2009 -15.10 Mn
Jun 30, 2009 -15.20 Mn
Jun 30, 2009 -15.20 Mn
Mar 31, 2009 -15.80 Mn
Mar 31, 2009 -15.80 Mn