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

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

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

Ecolab's Net Cash Flow history runs 17 years deep, the most recent figure standing at -$1.3 billion for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly Net Cash Flow fell 146533.33% year-over-year to -$1.3 billion in Q4 2025, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2025 was -$607.9 million (down 270.76% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at -$607.9 million, down 270.76% from the prior year.
  • Net Cash Flow was -$1.3 billion for Q4 2025 at Ecolab, 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.
  • A 5-year average of -$28.3 million and a median of -$43.0 million in 2022 frame the typical range for Net Cash Flow.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Net Cash Flow surged 7434.92% — and 2025, when it sank 146533.33%.
  • Ecolab's Net Cash Flow stood at -$537.8 million in 2021, then soared by 190.57% to $487.1 million in 2022, then sank by 116.71% to -$81.4 million in 2023, then jumped by 98.89% to -$900000.0 in 2024, then sank by 146533.33% to -$1.3 billion in 2025.
  • Business Quant data shows ECL's Net Cash Flow at -$1.3 billion in Q4 2025, $33.3 million in Q3 2025, and $774.7 million in Q2 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Net Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 Linde 237.95 Bn 233.99 Bn 4.26 Bn -1.11 Bn
2 Sherwin Williams 78.17 Bn 77.95 Bn 2.78 Bn 16.20 Mn
3 Ecolab 76.02 Bn 75.37 Bn 1.85 Bn -1.32 Bn
4 Air Products & Chemicals 66.38 Bn 65.43 Bn 987.40 Mn -73.20 Mn
5 Ppg Industries 26.02 Bn 24.40 Bn 1.66 Bn -580.00 Mn
6 LyondellBasell Industries 22.51 Bn 19.87 Bn 701.00 Mn -784.00 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 -21.00 Mn
9 DuPont de Nemours 18.80 Bn 18.71 Bn 602.00 Mn 86.00 Mn
10 Rpm International 13.63 Bn 13.32 Bn 950.03 Mn 22.29 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