Growth Metrics

Ecolab (ECL) Net Cash Flow (2009 - 2025)

Ecolab posted quarterly Net Cash Flow of -$1.3 billion for Q4 2025, down 146533.33% year-on-year from N/an in Q4 2024, and down 4063.06% on a QoQ basis from $33.3 million in Q3 2025.

Ecolab (ECL) has 17 years of Net Cash Flow data on file, last reported at -$1.3 billion in Q4 2025.

  • For the quarter ending Q4 2025, Net Cash Flow fell 146533.33% year-over-year to -$1.3 billion; the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2025 stood at -$607.9 million (down 270.76% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was -$607.9 million, down 270.76% from the prior year.
  • Net Cash Flow for Q4 2025 stood at -$1.3 billion, down from $33.3 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Net Cash Flow topped out at $877.5 million in Q3 2024 and bottomed at -$1.3 billion in Q4 2025.
  • The 5-year median for Net Cash Flow is -$43.0 million (2022), against an average of -$28.3 million.
  • The widest annual swing landed in 2023, when Net Cash Flow surged 7434.92%; it then plunged 146533.33% in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of Net Cash Flow shows it stood at -$537.8 million in 2021, then surged by 190.57% to $487.1 million in 2022, then slumped by 116.71% to -$81.4 million in 2023, then soared by 98.89% to -$900000.0 in 2024, then slumped by 146533.33% to -$1.3 billion in 2025.
  • The last three Net Cash Flow figures came in at -$1.3 billion (Q4 2025), $33.3 million (Q3 2025), and $774.7 million (Q2 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Net Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 Linde 230.79 Bn 226.84 Bn 4.26 Bn -1.11 Bn
2 Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile 127.66 Bn 124.93 Bn 778.60 Mn -
3 Sherwin Williams 72.51 Bn 72.30 Bn 2.78 Bn 16.20 Mn
4 Ecolab 70.96 Bn 70.34 Bn 1.85 Bn -1.32 Bn
5 Air Products & Chemicals 62.15 Bn 63.70 Bn 987.40 Mn -73.20 Mn
6 Ppg Industries 25.04 Bn 23.57 Bn 1.66 Bn -580.00 Mn
7 LyondellBasell Industries 21.62 Bn 21.73 Bn 701.00 Mn -784.00 Mn
8 Albemarle 20.26 Bn 19.42 Bn 500.97 Mn -526.15 Mn
9 DuPont de Nemours 19.45 Bn 19.56 Bn 602.00 Mn 86.00 Mn
10 International Flavors & Fragrances 19.02 Bn 18.49 Bn 1.02 Bn -21.00 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Dec 31, 2025 -1.32 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 -1.32 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 33.30 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 33.30 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 774.70 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 774.70 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -96.20 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -96.20 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -900,000.00
Dec 31, 2024 -900,000.00
Sep 30, 2024 877.50 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 877.50 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -79.70 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -79.70 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -440.90 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -440.90 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -81.40 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -81.40 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 462.10 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 462.10 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 143.50 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 143.50 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 -157.60 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 -157.60 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 487.10 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 487.10 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 -6.30 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 -6.30 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 17.90 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 17.90 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 -264.40 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 -264.40 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 -537.80 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 -537.80 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 -509.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 -509.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 212.40 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 212.40 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 -80.20 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 -80.20 Mn
Dec 31, 2020 215.90 Mn
Dec 31, 2020 215.90 Mn
Sep 30, 2020 -344.70 Mn
Sep 30, 2020 -344.70 Mn
Jun 30, 2020 -737.30 Mn
Jun 30, 2020 -737.30 Mn
Mar 31, 2020 1.41 Bn
Mar 31, 2020 1.41 Bn
Dec 31, 2019 -255.50 Mn
Dec 31, 2019 -255.50 Mn
Sep 30, 2019 156.30 Mn
Sep 30, 2019 156.30 Mn
Jun 30, 2019 -116.50 Mn
Jun 30, 2019 -116.50 Mn
Mar 31, 2019 -216.80 Mn
Mar 31, 2019 -216.80 Mn
Dec 31, 2018 94.30 Mn
Dec 31, 2018 94.30 Mn
Sep 30, 2018 147.20 Mn
Sep 30, 2018 147.20 Mn
Jun 30, 2018 -131.60 Mn
Jun 30, 2018 -131.60 Mn
Mar 31, 2018 -33.60 Mn
Mar 31, 2018 -33.60 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 19.10 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 19.10 Mn
Sep 30, 2017 -59.30 Mn
Sep 30, 2017 -59.30 Mn
Jun 30, 2017 55.90 Mn
Jun 30, 2017 55.90 Mn
Mar 31, 2017 -174.10 Mn
Mar 31, 2017 -174.10 Mn
Dec 31, 2016 211.40 Mn
Dec 31, 2016 211.40 Mn
Sep 30, 2016 12.80 Mn
Sep 30, 2016 12.80 Mn
Jun 30, 2016 -102.50 Mn
Jun 30, 2016 -102.50 Mn
Mar 31, 2016 176.20 Mn
Mar 31, 2016 176.20 Mn
Dec 31, 2015 -90.20 Mn
Dec 31, 2015 -90.20 Mn
Sep 30, 2015 -89.30 Mn
Sep 30, 2015 -89.30 Mn
Jun 30, 2015 83.20 Mn
Jun 30, 2015 83.20 Mn
Mar 31, 2015 29.40 Mn
Mar 31, 2015 29.40 Mn
Dec 31, 2014 29.90 Mn
Dec 31, 2014 29.90 Mn
Sep 30, 2014 13.70 Mn
Sep 30, 2014 13.70 Mn
Jun 30, 2014 -114.20 Mn
Jun 30, 2014 -114.20 Mn
Mar 31, 2014 -33.10 Mn
Mar 31, 2014 -33.10 Mn
Dec 31, 2013 -56.70 Mn
Dec 31, 2013 -56.70 Mn
Sep 30, 2013 14.10 Mn
Sep 30, 2013 14.10 Mn
Jun 30, 2013 -449.60 Mn
Jun 30, 2013 -449.60 Mn
Mar 31, 2013 -328.30 Mn
Mar 31, 2013 -328.30 Mn
Dec 31, 2012 831.40 Mn
Dec 31, 2012 831.40 Mn
Sep 30, 2012 13.40 Mn
Sep 30, 2012 13.40 Mn
Jun 30, 2012 -26.70 Mn
Jun 30, 2012 -26.70 Mn
Mar 31, 2012 -1.50 Bn
Mar 31, 2012 -1.50 Bn
Dec 31, 2011 1.65 Bn
Dec 31, 2011 1.65 Bn
Sep 30, 2011 45.10 Mn
Sep 30, 2011 45.10 Mn
Jun 30, 2011 3.80 Mn
Jun 30, 2011 3.80 Mn
Mar 31, 2011 -102.60 Mn
Mar 31, 2011 -102.60 Mn
Dec 31, 2010 71.70 Mn
Dec 31, 2010 71.70 Mn
Sep 30, 2010 46.60 Mn
Sep 30, 2010 46.60 Mn
Jun 30, 2010 42.30 Mn
Jun 30, 2010 42.30 Mn
Mar 31, 2010 24.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2010 24.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2009 -38.90 Mn
Dec 31, 2009 -38.90 Mn
Sep 30, 2009 22.80 Mn
Sep 30, 2009 22.80 Mn
Jun 30, 2009 900,000.00
Jun 30, 2009 900,000.00
Mar 31, 2009 13.10 Mn
Mar 31, 2009 13.10 Mn