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

Ecolab (ECL) posted Short-term Investments of $2.6 million for Q4 2025, up 52.94% on a QoQ basis from $1.7 million in Q3 2025, and down 80.6% year-over-year from $13.4 million in Q4 2024.

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

Ecolab's Short-term Investments history runs 12 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $2.6 million for 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 was $2.6 million for Q4 2025 at Ecolab, up from $1.7 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Short-term Investments topped out at $121.2 million in Q3 2022 and bottomed at $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 slumped 94.26%.
  • Ecolab's Short-term Investments stood at $61.4 million in 2021, then fell by 6.35% to $57.5 million in 2022, then tumbled by 94.26% to $3.3 million in 2023, then soared by 306.06% to $13.4 million in 2024, then slumped by 80.6% to $2.6 million in 2025.
  • Business Quant data shows ECL's Short-term Investments at $2.6 million in Q4 2025, $1.7 million in Q3 2025, and $5.1 million in Q2 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr)
1 Linde 237.95 Bn 233.99 Bn 4.26 Bn
2 Sherwin Williams 78.17 Bn 77.95 Bn 2.78 Bn
3 Ecolab 76.02 Bn 75.37 Bn 1.85 Bn
4 Air Products & Chemicals 66.38 Bn 65.43 Bn 987.40 Mn
5 Ppg Industries 26.02 Bn 24.40 Bn 1.66 Bn
6 LyondellBasell Industries 22.51 Bn 19.87 Bn 701.00 Mn
7 Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile 19.70 Bn 15.83 Bn 778.60 Mn
8 International Flavors & Fragrances 19.51 Bn 18.95 Bn 1.02 Bn
9 DuPont de Nemours 18.80 Bn 18.71 Bn 602.00 Mn
10 Rpm International 13.63 Bn 13.32 Bn 950.03 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