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

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

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

Ecolab has reported Short-term Investments for 12 years, with the latest figure at $2.6 million in Q4 2025.

  • For the quarter ending Q4 2025, Short-term Investments fell 80.6% year-over-year to $2.6 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2025 stood at $2.6 million (down 80.6% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $2.6 million, down 80.6% from the prior year.
  • Short-term Investments for Q4 2025 stood at $2.6 million, up from $1.7 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Short-term Investments was $121.2 million in Q3 2022, with the low at $1.7 million in Q3 2025.
  • Historically, Short-term Investments has averaged $30.9 million across 5 years, with a median of $13.1 million in 2024.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2021 — Short-term Investments surged 1818.75% — and 2023, when it tumbled 94.26%.
  • Ecolab's Short-term Investments 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 243.01 Bn 239.06 Bn 4.26 Bn
2 Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile 127.66 Bn 124.93 Bn 778.60 Mn
3 Sherwin Williams 77.87 Bn 77.66 Bn 2.78 Bn
4 Ecolab 75.16 Bn 74.54 Bn 1.85 Bn
5 Air Products & Chemicals 62.70 Bn 64.24 Bn 987.40 Mn
6 Ppg Industries 26.67 Bn 25.20 Bn 1.66 Bn
7 LyondellBasell Industries 20.73 Bn 20.84 Bn 701.00 Mn
8 Albemarle 20.14 Bn 19.31 Bn 500.97 Mn
9 International Flavors & Fragrances 20.04 Bn 19.51 Bn 1.02 Bn
10 DuPont de Nemours 19.76 Bn 19.87 Bn 602.00 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