Ecolab (ECL) Return on Invested Capital (2009 - 2025)

Ecolab (ECL) reported Return on Invested Capital of 0.0% for Q4 2025, little changed on a YoY basis from 0.0% in Q4 2024, and up 0.95% quarter-over-quarter from 0.0% in Q3 2025.

Ecolab (ECL) Return on Invested Capital (2009 - 2025) Analysis & Trends

Ecolab has reported Return on Invested Capital for 17 years, with the latest figure at 0.0% in Q4 2025.

  • For the quarter ending Q4 2025, Return on Invested Capital changed 0.0% year-over-year to 0.0%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2025 stood at 0.0% (changed 0.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 0.0%, changed 0.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Invested Capital for Q4 2025 stood at 0.0%, up from 0.0% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Return on Invested Capital was 0.0% in Q3 2024, with the low at 0.0% in Q1 2022.
  • Historically, Return on Invested Capital has averaged 0.0% across 5 years, with a median of 0.0% in 2021.
  • The largest YoY upside for Return on Invested Capital was 0 bps in 2021 against a maximum downside of 0 bps in 2021.
  • Ecolab's Return on Invested Capital stood at 0.0% in 2021, then grew by 12 bps to 0.0% in 2022, then advanced by 7 bps to 0.0% in 2023, then surged by 40 bps to 0.0% in 2024, then declined by 12 bps to 0.0% in 2025.
  • The last three Return on Invested Capital figures came in at 0.0% (Q4 2025), 0.0% (Q3 2025), and 0.0% (Q2 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROIC (Qtr)
1 Linde 237.64 Bn 233.69 Bn 4.26 Bn 0.00%
2 Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile 127.66 Bn 124.93 Bn 778.60 Mn 0.00%
3 Sherwin Williams 78.87 Bn 78.66 Bn 2.78 Bn 0.00%
4 Ecolab 76.59 Bn 75.97 Bn 1.85 Bn 0.00%
5 Air Products & Chemicals 62.39 Bn 63.94 Bn 987.40 Mn 0.00%
6 Ppg Industries 26.44 Bn 24.97 Bn 1.66 Bn 0.00%
7 International Flavors & Fragrances 19.67 Bn 19.14 Bn 1.02 Bn 0.00%
8 DuPont de Nemours 19.57 Bn 19.68 Bn 602.00 Mn 0.00%
9 LyondellBasell Industries 19.28 Bn 19.39 Bn 701.00 Mn 0.00%
10 Albemarle 18.85 Bn 18.02 Bn 500.97 Mn -

Historic Data

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Dec 31, 2025 0.00%
Sep 30, 2025 0.00%
Jun 30, 2025 0.00%
Mar 31, 2025 0.00%
Dec 31, 2024 0.00%
Sep 30, 2024 0.00%
Jun 30, 2024 0.00%
Mar 31, 2024 0.00%
Dec 31, 2023 0.00%
Sep 30, 2023 0.00%
Jun 30, 2023 0.00%
Mar 31, 2023 0.00%
Dec 31, 2022 0.00%
Sep 30, 2022 0.00%
Jun 30, 2022 0.00%
Mar 31, 2022 0.00%
Dec 31, 2021 0.00%
Sep 30, 2021 0.00%
Jun 30, 2021 0.00%
Mar 31, 2021 0.00%