Ecolab (ECL) Payables (2009 - 2025)

Ecolab (ECL) reported Payables of $2.4 billion for Q4 2025, up 18.98% on a YoY basis from $2.0 billion in Q4 2024, and up 15.53% quarter-over-quarter from $2.1 billion in Q3 2025.

Ecolab (ECL) Payables (2009 - 2025) Analysis & Trends

Ecolab has reported Payables for 17 years, with the latest figure at $2.4 billion in Q4 2025.

  • For the quarter ending Q4 2025, Payables rose 18.98% year-over-year to $2.4 billion; the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2025 stood at $2.4 billion (up 18.98% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $2.4 billion, up 18.98% from the prior year.
  • Payables for Q4 2025 stood at $2.4 billion, up from $2.1 billion in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Payables was $2.4 billion in Q4 2025, with the low at $1.3 billion in Q1 2021.
  • Historically, Payables has averaged $1.8 billion across 5 years, with a median of $1.8 billion in 2024.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2021 — Payables plunged 46.75% — and 2022, when it jumped 66.57%.
  • Ecolab's Payables stood at $1.5 billion in 2021, then gained by 22.33% to $1.9 billion in 2022, then dropped by 8.07% to $1.7 billion in 2023, then advanced by 15.43% to $2.0 billion in 2024, then climbed by 18.98% to $2.4 billion in 2025.
  • The last three Payables figures came in at $2.4 billion (Q4 2025), $2.1 billion (Q3 2025), and $2.1 billion (Q2 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Payables (Qtr)
1 Linde 237.64 Bn 233.69 Bn 4.26 Bn 7.48 Bn
2 Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile 127.66 Bn 124.93 Bn 778.60 Mn 324.40 Mn
3 Sherwin Williams 78.87 Bn 78.66 Bn 2.78 Bn 4.98 Bn
4 Ecolab 76.59 Bn 75.97 Bn 1.85 Bn 2.38 Bn
5 Air Products & Chemicals 62.39 Bn 63.94 Bn 987.40 Mn 3.17 Bn
6 Ppg Industries 26.44 Bn 24.97 Bn 1.66 Bn 4.00 Bn
7 International Flavors & Fragrances 19.67 Bn 19.14 Bn 1.02 Bn 1.47 Bn
8 DuPont de Nemours 19.57 Bn 19.68 Bn 602.00 Mn 882.00 Mn
9 LyondellBasell Industries 19.28 Bn 19.39 Bn 701.00 Mn 2.76 Bn
10 Albemarle 18.85 Bn 18.02 Bn 500.97 Mn 318.09 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Dec 31, 2025 2.38 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 2.06 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 2.07 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 1.96 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 2.00 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 1.98 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 1.86 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 1.78 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 1.73 Bn
Sep 30, 2023 1.65 Bn
Jun 30, 2023 1.63 Bn
Mar 31, 2023 1.63 Bn
Dec 31, 2022 1.88 Bn
Sep 30, 2022 1.74 Bn
Jun 30, 2022 2.27 Bn
Mar 31, 2022 2.04 Bn
Dec 31, 2021 1.54 Bn
Sep 30, 2021 1.39 Bn
Jun 30, 2021 1.37 Bn
Mar 31, 2021 1.29 Bn