Ecolab (ECL) Invested Capital (2009 - 2025)

Ecolab (ECL) posted Invested Capital of $870.4 million for Q4 2025, up 5272.84% on a QoQ basis from $16.2 million in Q3 2025, and up 41.37% year-over-year from $615.7 million in Q4 2024.

Ecolab (ECL) Invested Capital (2009 - 2025) Analysis & Trends

Ecolab's Invested Capital history runs 17 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $870.4 million for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly Invested Capital rose 41.37% year-over-year to $870.4 million in Q4 2025, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2025 was $2.2 billion (up 70.95% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $870.4 million, up 41.37% from the prior year.
  • Invested Capital was $870.4 million for Q4 2025 at Ecolab, up from $16.2 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Invested Capital topped out at $1.1 billion in Q3 2023 and bottomed at $2.6 million in Q3 2022.
  • A 5-year average of $477.3 million and a median of $555.6 million in 2022 frame the typical range for Invested Capital.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Invested Capital jumped 43326.92% — and 2024, when it slumped 99.47%.
  • Ecolab's Invested Capital stood at $411.0 million in 2021, then gained by 22.9% to $505.1 million in 2022, then increased by 24.81% to $630.4 million in 2023, then fell by 2.33% to $615.7 million in 2024, then surged by 41.37% to $870.4 million in 2025.
  • Business Quant data shows ECL's Invested Capital at $870.4 million in Q4 2025, $16.2 million in Q3 2025, and $688.5 million in Q2 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Invested Cap. (Qtr)
1 Linde 237.95 Bn 233.99 Bn 4.26 Bn 4.82 Bn
2 Sherwin Williams 78.17 Bn 77.95 Bn 2.78 Bn 2.38 Bn
3 Ecolab 76.02 Bn 75.37 Bn 1.85 Bn 870.40 Mn
4 Air Products & Chemicals 66.38 Bn 65.43 Bn 987.40 Mn 244.30 Mn
5 Ppg Industries 26.02 Bn 24.40 Bn 1.66 Bn 736.00 Mn
6 LyondellBasell Industries 22.51 Bn 19.87 Bn 701.00 Mn 226.00 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 1.08 Bn
9 DuPont de Nemours 18.80 Bn 18.71 Bn 602.00 Mn 40.00 Mn
10 Rpm International 13.63 Bn 13.32 Bn 950.03 Mn 407.83 Mn

Historic Data

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Dec 31, 2025 870.40 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 16.20 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 688.50 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 606.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 615.70 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 643.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 5.90 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 11.30 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 630.40 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 1.13 Bn
Jun 30, 2023 1.12 Bn
Mar 31, 2023 1.12 Bn
Dec 31, 2022 505.10 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 2.60 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 618.30 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 493.10 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 411.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 18.70 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 17.30 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 24.30 Mn