Ecolab ECL
NYSE ECL
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Ecolab (ECL) Short-term Investments (2014 - 2025)

Ecolab's (ECL) quarterly Short-term Investments came in at $2.6 million in Q4 2025, down 80.6% YoY from $13.4 million in Q4 2024, and up 52.94% on a QoQ basis from $1.7 million in Q3 2025.

Ecolab (ECL) Short-term Investments (2014 - 2025) Analysis & Trends

Ecolab (ECL) has 12 years of Short-term Investments data on file, last reported at $2.6 million in Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly Short-term Investments fell 80.6% year-over-year to $2.6 million in Q4 2025, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2025 was $2.6 million (down 80.6% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $2.6 million, down 80.6% from the prior year.
  • Short-term Investments rose to $2.6 million in Q4 2025, from $1.7 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Short-term Investments ranged from a high of $121.2 million in Q3 2022 to a low of $1.7 million in Q3 2025.
  • A 5-year average of $30.9 million and a median of $13.1 million in 2024 frame the typical range for Short-term Investments.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2021 — Short-term Investments surged 1818.75% — and 2023, when it tumbled 94.26%.
  • Tracing ECL's Short-term Investments over 5 years: stood at $61.4 million in 2021, then dropped by 6.35% to $57.5 million in 2022, then sank by 94.26% to $3.3 million in 2023, then jumped by 306.06% to $13.4 million in 2024, then plunged by 80.6% to $2.6 million in 2025.
  • The last three Short-term Investments figures came in at $2.6 million (Q4 2025), $1.7 million (Q3 2025), and $5.1 million (Q2 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr)
1 Linde 225.67 Bn 220.77 Bn 4.43 Bn
2 Sherwin Williams 84.74 Bn 84.44 Bn 3.34 Bn
3 Ecolab 78.90 Bn 73.77 Bn 1.95 Bn
4 Air Products & Chemicals 68.19 Bn 67.21 Bn 1.04 Bn
5 Ppg Industries 25.36 Bn 23.77 Bn 1.81 Bn
6 Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile 23.48 Bn 19.61 Bn 778.60 Mn
7 LyondellBasell Industries 21.91 Bn 19.28 Bn 2.04 Bn
8 International Flavors & Fragrances 21.51 Bn 20.94 Bn 853.00 Mn
9 DuPont de Nemours 18.83 Bn 17.09 Bn 639.00 Mn
10 Albemarle 16.94 Bn 15.31 Bn 590.30 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Dec 31, 2025 2.60 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 1.70 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 5.10 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 12.80 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 13.40 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 3.10 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 6.10 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 7.20 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 3.30 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 44.60 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 62.20 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 47.70 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 57.50 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 121.20 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 62.60 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 65.60 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 61.40 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 25.60 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 9.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 6.20 Mn