Ecolab (ECL) Return on Assets [ROA] (2009 - 2026)
Ecolab's Return on Assets [ROA] was 6.88% in Q3 2026, down 1.54 percentage points from 8.42% a year earlier and down 0.89 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Ecolab (ECL) Return on Assets [ROA] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Return on Assets [ROA] at Ecolab came in at 8.89%, down 0.75 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Assets [ROA] shows a five-year change of +14.97 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Return on Assets [ROA] was 9.64% in FY2024 (+3.21 pp), 6.43% in FY2023 (+1.24 pp), 5.20% in FY2022 (-0.62 pp) and 5.82% in FY2021 (+11.90 pp).
- The Q3 2026 figure marks the lowest quarterly Return on Assets [ROA] since Q4 2023.
- Compared with a year earlier, Return on Assets [ROA] has declined for five straight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.07 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Return on Assets [ROA] over five years was Q4 2021 (a gain of 12.39 percentage points); the worst was Q2 2026 (a drop of 1.59 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, ECL's Return on Assets [ROA] in the three quarters before Q3 2026 was 7.76% (Q2 2026), 8.54% (Q1 2026) and 8.62% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROA (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ecolab | 85.97 Bn | 78.95 Bn | 2.07 Bn | 6.88% |
| 2 | Veralto | 28.80 Bn | 21.43 Bn | 908.00 Mn | 11.94% |
| 3 | Xylem | 23.13 Bn | 18.86 Bn | 907.00 Mn | 6.18% |
| 4 | Badger Meter | 4.57 Bn | 3.97 Bn | 98.85 Mn | 13.03% |
| 5 | Ceco Environmental | 2.30 Bn | 2.12 Bn | 86.47 Mn | -1.18% |
| 6 | NWPX Infrastructure | 882.96 Mn | 841.04 Mn | 38.19 Mn | 7.94% |
| 7 | Energy Recovery | 374.69 Mn | 37.14 Mn | 4.20 Mn | 2.64% |
| 8 | Cadiz | 320.18 Mn | 285.30 Mn | -24,000.00 | -26.22% |
| 9 | AirJoule Technologies | 179.57 Mn | 59.19 Mn | - | -28.11% |
| 10 | LanzaTech Global | 58.06 Mn | -39.57 Mn | 1.91 Mn | -16.61% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 6.88% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 7.76% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 8.54% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 8.62% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 8.42% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 9.35% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 9.48% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 9.58% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 9.47% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 8.10% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 7.28% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 6.37% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 5.78% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 5.59% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 5.49% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 5.22% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 5.43% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 5.31% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 5.31% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 5.85% |
API Access
Ecolab Return on Assets [ROA] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=ECL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-assets-[roa]", "ticker": "ECL", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=ECL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();