Growth Metrics

Ecolab (ECL) Retained Earnings (2016 - 2025)

Ecolab's Retained Earnings history spans 17 years, with the latest figure at $12.8 billion for Q4 2025.

  • For Q4 2025, Retained Earnings rose 747.53% year-over-year to $12.8 billion; the TTM value through Dec 2025 reached $12.8 billion, up 747.53%, while the annual FY2025 figure was $12.8 billion, 747.53% up from the prior year.
  • Retained Earnings reached $12.8 billion in Q4 2025 per ECL's latest filing, up from $12.5 billion in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Retained Earnings ranged from a high of $12.8 billion in Q4 2025 to a low of -$2.0 billion in Q4 2024.
  • Average Retained Earnings over 5 years is $3.1 billion, with a median of -$1.7 billion recorded in 2021.
  • Peak YoY movement for Retained Earnings: tumbled 121.45% in 2021, then skyrocketed 772.99% in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of Retained Earnings shows it stood at $8.8 billion in 2021, then plummeted by 119.59% to -$1.7 billion in 2022, then decreased by 7.17% 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.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for ECL's Retained Earnings are $12.8 billion (Q4 2025), $12.5 billion (Q3 2025), and $12.1 billion (Q2 2025).