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

Ecolab (ECL) reported Net Cash Flow of -$1.3 billion for Q4 2025, down 146533.33% on a YoY basis from N/an in Q4 2024, and down 4063.06% quarter-over-quarter from $33.3 million in Q3 2025.

Ecolab (ECL) Net Cash Flow (2009 - 2025) Analysis & Trends

Ecolab has reported Net Cash Flow for 17 years, with the latest figure 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.
  • The five-year high for Net Cash Flow was $877.5 million in Q3 2024, with the low at -$1.3 billion in Q4 2025.
  • Historically, Net Cash Flow has averaged -$28.3 million across 5 years, with a median of -$43.0 million in 2022.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Net Cash Flow surged 7434.92% — and 2025, when it slumped 146533.33%.
  • Ecolab's Net Cash Flow stood at -$537.8 million in 2021, then jumped by 190.57% to $487.1 million in 2022, then tumbled by 116.71% to -$81.4 million in 2023, then surged by 98.89% to -$900000.0 in 2024, then tumbled 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 237.64 Bn 233.69 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 78.87 Bn 78.66 Bn 2.78 Bn 16.20 Mn
4 Ecolab 76.59 Bn 75.97 Bn 1.85 Bn -1.32 Bn
5 Air Products & Chemicals 62.39 Bn 63.94 Bn 987.40 Mn -73.20 Mn
6 Ppg Industries 26.44 Bn 24.97 Bn 1.66 Bn -580.00 Mn
7 International Flavors & Fragrances 19.67 Bn 19.14 Bn 1.02 Bn -21.00 Mn
8 DuPont de Nemours 19.57 Bn 19.68 Bn 602.00 Mn 86.00 Mn
9 LyondellBasell Industries 19.28 Bn 19.39 Bn 701.00 Mn -784.00 Mn
10 Albemarle 18.85 Bn 18.02 Bn 500.97 Mn -526.15 Mn

Historic Data

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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