Ecolab (ECL) Inventory Average (2009 - 2025)

Ecolab (ECL) reported Inventory Average of $1.5 billion for Q4 2025, down 3.71% on a YoY basis from $1.6 billion in Q4 2024, and down 2.54% quarter-over-quarter from $1.6 billion in Q3 2025.

Ecolab (ECL) Inventory Average (2009 - 2025) Analysis & Trends

Ecolab has reported Inventory Average for 17 years, with the latest figure at $1.5 billion in Q4 2025.

  • For the quarter ending Q4 2025, Inventory Average fell 3.71% year-over-year to $1.5 billion; the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2025 stood at $1.5 billion (down 3.71% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $1.5 billion, down 3.95% from the prior year.
  • Inventory Average for Q4 2025 stood at $1.5 billion, down from $1.6 billion in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Inventory Average was $2.0 billion in Q4 2022, with the low at $1.3 billion in Q1 2021.
  • Historically, Inventory Average has averaged $1.6 billion across 5 years, with a median of $1.6 billion in 2024.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Inventory Average jumped 36.06% — and 2024, when it declined 15.19%.
  • Ecolab's Inventory Average stood at $1.4 billion in 2021, then jumped by 36.06% to $2.0 billion in 2022, then fell by 13.71% to $1.7 billion in 2023, then retreated by 6.75% to $1.6 billion in 2024, then fell by 3.71% to $1.5 billion in 2025.
  • The last three Inventory Average figures came in at $1.5 billion (Q4 2025), $1.6 billion (Q3 2025), and $1.6 billion (Q2 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Inventory Avg. (Qtr)
1 Linde 237.64 Bn 233.69 Bn 4.26 Bn 2.07 Bn
2 Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile 127.66 Bn 124.93 Bn 778.60 Mn 1.84 Bn
3 Sherwin Williams 78.87 Bn 78.66 Bn 2.78 Bn 2.40 Bn
4 Ecolab 76.59 Bn 75.97 Bn 1.85 Bn 1.51 Bn
5 Air Products & Chemicals 62.39 Bn 63.94 Bn 987.40 Mn 778.00 Mn
6 Ppg Industries 26.44 Bn 24.97 Bn 1.66 Bn 2.08 Bn
7 International Flavors & Fragrances 19.67 Bn 19.14 Bn 1.02 Bn 2.25 Bn
8 DuPont de Nemours 19.57 Bn 19.68 Bn 602.00 Mn 1.19 Bn
9 LyondellBasell Industries 19.28 Bn 19.39 Bn 701.00 Mn 3.58 Bn
10 Albemarle 18.85 Bn 18.02 Bn 500.97 Mn 1.26 Bn

Historic Data

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Dec 31, 2025 1.51 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 1.55 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 1.56 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 1.56 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 1.57 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 1.54 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 1.54 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 1.59 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 1.68 Bn
Sep 30, 2023 1.81 Bn
Jun 30, 2023 1.80 Bn
Mar 31, 2023 1.85 Bn
Dec 31, 2022 1.95 Bn
Sep 30, 2022 1.83 Bn
Jun 30, 2022 1.72 Bn
Mar 31, 2022 1.61 Bn
Dec 31, 2021 1.44 Bn
Sep 30, 2021 1.42 Bn
Jun 30, 2021 1.40 Bn
Mar 31, 2021 1.32 Bn