Ecolab (ECL) Retained Earnings (2009 - 2025)

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

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

Ecolab has reported Retained Earnings for 17 years, with the latest figure at $12.8 billion in Q4 2025.

  • For the quarter ending Q4 2025, Retained Earnings rose 747.53% year-over-year to $12.8 billion; the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2025 stood at $12.8 billion (up 747.53% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $12.8 billion, up 747.53% from the prior year.
  • Retained Earnings for Q4 2025 stood at $12.8 billion, up from $12.5 billion in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Retained Earnings was $12.8 billion in Q4 2025, with the low at -$2.0 billion in Q4 2024.
  • Historically, Retained Earnings has averaged $3.1 billion across 5 years, with a median of -$1.7 billion in 2021.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2021 — Retained Earnings slumped 121.45% — and 2025, when it soared 772.99%.
  • Ecolab's Retained Earnings stood at $8.8 billion in 2021, then tumbled by 119.59% to -$1.7 billion in 2022, then fell by 7.17% to -$1.9 billion in 2023, then decreased by 7.11% to -$2.0 billion in 2024, then soared by 747.53% to $12.8 billion in 2025.
  • The last three Retained Earnings figures came in at $12.8 billion (Q4 2025), $12.5 billion (Q3 2025), and $12.1 billion (Q2 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Retained Earnings (Qtr)
1 Linde 237.64 Bn 233.69 Bn 4.26 Bn 17.64 Bn
2 Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile 127.66 Bn 124.93 Bn 778.60 Mn -
3 Sherwin Williams 78.87 Bn 78.66 Bn 2.78 Bn 1.37 Bn
4 Ecolab 76.59 Bn 75.97 Bn 1.85 Bn 12.83 Bn
5 Air Products & Chemicals 62.39 Bn 63.94 Bn 987.40 Mn -2.06 Bn
6 Ppg Industries 26.44 Bn 24.97 Bn 1.66 Bn 23.17 Bn
7 International Flavors & Fragrances 19.67 Bn 19.14 Bn 1.02 Bn -1.51 Bn
8 DuPont de Nemours 19.57 Bn 19.68 Bn 602.00 Mn -24.20 Bn
9 LyondellBasell Industries 19.28 Bn 19.39 Bn 701.00 Mn 6.71 Bn
10 Albemarle 18.85 Bn 18.02 Bn 500.97 Mn -259.11 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 11.74 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 -1.98 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 -1.85 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 -1.90 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 -1.88 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 -1.85 Bn
Sep 30, 2023 -1.80 Bn
Jun 30, 2023 -1.76 Bn
Mar 31, 2023 9.40 Bn
Dec 31, 2022 -1.73 Bn
Sep 30, 2022 -1.83 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