Growth Metrics

Ecolab (ECL) Operating Income (2009 - 2025)

Ecolab posted quarterly Operating Income of $712.0 million for Q4 2025, up 22.17% year-on-year from $582.8 million in Q4 2024, and down 6.34% on a QoQ basis from $760.2 million in Q3 2025.

Ecolab (ECL) has 17 years of Operating Income data on file, last reported at $712.0 million in Q4 2025.

  • For the quarter ending Q4 2025, Operating Income rose 22.17% year-over-year to $712.0 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2025 stood at $2.7 billion (down 2.31% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $2.7 billion, down 2.31% from the prior year.
  • Operating Income for Q4 2025 stood at $712.0 million, down from $760.2 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Operating Income topped out at $1.0 billion in Q3 2024 and bottomed at $254.5 million in Q1 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Operating Income is $501.3 million (2023), against an average of $534.7 million.
  • The widest annual swing landed in 2021, when Operating Income jumped 133.23%; it then declined 27.24% in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of Operating Income shows it stood at $387.7 million in 2021, then increased by 2.97% to $399.2 million in 2022, then surged by 47.8% to $590.0 million in 2023, then dropped by 1.22% to $582.8 million in 2024, then climbed by 22.17% to $712.0 million in 2025.
  • The last three Operating Income figures came in at $712.0 million (Q4 2025), $760.2 million (Q3 2025), and $710.1 million (Q2 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Op. Inc (Qtr)
1 Linde 230.79 Bn 226.84 Bn 4.26 Bn 2.44 Bn
2 Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile 127.66 Bn 124.93 Bn 778.60 Mn 827.50 Mn
3 Sherwin Williams 72.51 Bn 72.30 Bn 2.78 Bn 810.90 Mn
4 Ecolab 70.96 Bn 70.34 Bn 1.85 Bn 712.00 Mn
5 Air Products & Chemicals 62.15 Bn 63.70 Bn 987.40 Mn 752.70 Mn
6 Ppg Industries 25.04 Bn 23.57 Bn 1.66 Bn 552.00 Mn
7 LyondellBasell Industries 21.62 Bn 21.73 Bn 701.00 Mn 239.00 Mn
8 Albemarle 20.26 Bn 19.42 Bn 500.97 Mn 500.97 Mn
9 DuPont de Nemours 19.45 Bn 19.56 Bn 602.00 Mn 300.00 Mn
10 International Flavors & Fragrances 19.02 Bn 18.49 Bn 1.02 Bn 273.00 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Dec 31, 2025 712.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 760.20 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 710.10 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 555.30 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 582.80 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 1.04 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 656.90 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 517.90 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 590.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 566.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 484.70 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 351.60 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 399.20 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 483.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 425.80 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 254.50 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 387.70 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 465.80 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 447.80 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 297.30 Mn
Dec 31, 2020 416.10 Mn
Sep 30, 2020 411.40 Mn
Jun 30, 2020 192.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2020 376.20 Mn
Dec 31, 2019 518.20 Mn
Sep 30, 2019 549.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2019 464.40 Mn
Mar 31, 2019 313.60 Mn
Dec 31, 2018 581.90 Mn
Sep 30, 2018 516.20 Mn
Jun 30, 2018 494.60 Mn
Mar 31, 2018 354.30 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 609.20 Mn
Sep 30, 2017 564.10 Mn
Jun 30, 2017 419.60 Mn
Mar 31, 2017 357.20 Mn
Dec 31, 2016 556.90 Mn
Sep 30, 2016 574.10 Mn
Jun 30, 2016 412.50 Mn
Mar 31, 2016 371.50 Mn
Dec 31, 2015 322.80 Mn
Sep 30, 2015 413.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2015 437.80 Mn
Mar 31, 2015 387.70 Mn
Dec 31, 2014 520.50 Mn
Sep 30, 2014 571.40 Mn
Jun 30, 2014 512.20 Mn
Mar 31, 2014 350.90 Mn
Dec 31, 2013 470.60 Mn
Sep 30, 2013 476.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2013 352.30 Mn
Mar 31, 2013 261.70 Mn
Dec 31, 2012 395.80 Mn
Sep 30, 2012 401.20 Mn
Jun 30, 2012 326.50 Mn
Mar 31, 2012 165.80 Mn
Dec 31, 2011 13.80 Mn
Sep 30, 2011 239.60 Mn
Jun 30, 2011 198.30 Mn
Mar 31, 2011 151.70 Mn
Dec 31, 2010 203.60 Mn
Sep 30, 2010 245.10 Mn
Jun 30, 2010 204.30 Mn
Mar 31, 2010 153.80 Mn
Dec 31, 2009 195.80 Mn
Sep 30, 2009 223.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2009 165.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2009 97.50 Mn