Growth Metrics

Ecolab (ECL) Operating Expenses (2016 - 2025)

Ecolab (ECL) has disclosed Operating Expenses for 17 consecutive years, with $1.1 billion as the latest value for Q4 2025.

  • For the quarter ending Q4 2025, Operating Expenses rose 1.05% year-over-year to $1.1 billion, compared with a TTM value of $4.3 billion through Dec 2025, changed 0.41%, and an annual FY2025 reading of $4.3 billion, changed 0.11% over the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses was $1.1 billion for Q4 2025 at Ecolab, down from $1.1 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Operating Expenses topped out at $1.1 billion in Q2 2024 and bottomed at $832.0 million in Q3 2021.
  • Average Operating Expenses over 5 years is $985.4 million, with a median of $1.0 billion recorded in 2023.
  • The sharpest move saw Operating Expenses fell 5.31% in 2021, then grew 18.66% in 2023.
  • Year by year, Operating Expenses stood at $861.6 million in 2021, then grew by 5.71% to $910.8 million in 2022, then increased by 18.66% to $1.1 billion in 2023, then dropped by 2.85% to $1.0 billion in 2024, then rose by 1.05% to $1.1 billion in 2025.
  • Business Quant data shows Operating Expenses for ECL at $1.1 billion in Q4 2025, $1.1 billion in Q3 2025, and $1.1 billion in Q2 2025.