Ecolab (ECL) Retained Earnings (2009 - 2025)

Ecolab (ECL) posted Retained Earnings of $12.8 billion for Q4 2025, up 2.87% on a QoQ basis from $12.5 billion in Q3 2025, and up 747.53% year-over-year from $1.5 billion in Q4 2024.

Ecolab (ECL) Retained Earnings (2009 - 2025) Analysis & Trends

Ecolab's Retained Earnings history runs 17 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $12.8 billion for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly Retained Earnings rose 747.53% year-over-year to $12.8 billion in Q4 2025, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2025 was $12.8 billion (up 747.53% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $12.8 billion, up 747.53% from the prior year.
  • Retained Earnings was $12.8 billion for Q4 2025 at Ecolab, up from $12.5 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Retained Earnings topped out at $12.8 billion in Q4 2025 and bottomed at -$2.1 billion in Q1 2025.
  • A 5-year average of $4.7 billion and a median of $8.6 billion in 2021 frame the typical range for Retained Earnings.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2021 — Retained Earnings plunged 121.47% — and 2025, when it soared 772.99%.
  • Ecolab's Retained Earnings stood at $8.8 billion in 2021, then gained by 5.72% to $9.3 billion in 2022, then sank by 119.86% to -$1.9 billion in 2023, then dropped by 7.11% to -$2.0 billion in 2024, then surged by 747.53% to $12.8 billion in 2025.
  • Business Quant data shows ECL's Retained Earnings at $12.8 billion in Q4 2025, $12.5 billion in Q3 2025, and $12.1 billion in Q2 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Retained Earnings (Qtr)
1 Linde 237.95 Bn 233.99 Bn 4.26 Bn 17.64 Bn
2 Sherwin Williams 78.17 Bn 77.95 Bn 2.78 Bn -586.80 Mn
3 Ecolab 76.02 Bn 75.37 Bn 1.85 Bn 12.83 Bn
4 Air Products & Chemicals 66.38 Bn 65.43 Bn 987.40 Mn -2.06 Bn
5 Ppg Industries 26.02 Bn 24.40 Bn 1.66 Bn -2.18 Bn
6 LyondellBasell Industries 22.51 Bn 19.87 Bn 701.00 Mn -1.29 Bn
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 -1.51 Bn
9 DuPont de Nemours 18.80 Bn 18.71 Bn 602.00 Mn -24.20 Bn
10 Rpm International 13.63 Bn 13.32 Bn 950.03 Mn -447.20 Mn

Historic Data

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Dec 31, 2025 12.83 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 12.48 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 12.08 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 -2.06 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 -1.98 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 -1.85 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 -1.90 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 10.32 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 -1.85 Bn
Sep 30, 2023 -1.80 Bn
Jun 30, 2023 9.58 Bn
Mar 31, 2023 9.40 Bn
Dec 31, 2022 9.32 Bn
Sep 30, 2022 9.21 Bn
Jun 30, 2022 -1.62 Bn
Mar 31, 2022 8.84 Bn
Dec 31, 2021 8.81 Bn
Sep 30, 2021 -1.73 Bn
Jun 30, 2021 -1.71 Bn
Mar 31, 2021 8.30 Bn