Growth Metrics

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

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

Ecolab (ECL) has 12 years of Short-term Investments data on file, last reported 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.
  • Across five years, Short-term Investments topped out at $121.2 million in Q3 2022 and bottomed at $1.7 million in Q3 2025.
  • The 5-year median for Short-term Investments is $13.1 million (2024), against an average of $30.9 million.
  • The widest annual swing landed in 2021, when Short-term Investments surged 1818.75%; it then sank 94.26% in 2023.
  • A 5-year view of Short-term Investments shows it stood at $61.4 million in 2021, then declined by 6.35% to $57.5 million in 2022, then plunged by 94.26% to $3.3 million in 2023, then surged by 306.06% to $13.4 million in 2024, then tumbled 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 230.79 Bn 226.84 Bn 4.26 Bn
2 Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile 127.66 Bn 124.93 Bn 778.60 Mn
3 Sherwin Williams 72.51 Bn 72.30 Bn 2.78 Bn
4 Ecolab 70.96 Bn 70.34 Bn 1.85 Bn
5 Air Products & Chemicals 62.15 Bn 63.70 Bn 987.40 Mn
6 Ppg Industries 25.04 Bn 23.57 Bn 1.66 Bn
7 LyondellBasell Industries 21.62 Bn 21.73 Bn 701.00 Mn
8 Albemarle 20.26 Bn 19.42 Bn 500.97 Mn
9 DuPont de Nemours 19.45 Bn 19.56 Bn 602.00 Mn
10 International Flavors & Fragrances 19.02 Bn 18.49 Bn 1.02 Bn

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
Dec 31, 2020 3.20 Mn
Sep 30, 2020 9.40 Mn
Jun 30, 2020 35.70 Mn
Mar 31, 2020 57.10 Mn
Dec 31, 2019 53.30 Mn
Sep 30, 2019 95.30 Mn
Jun 30, 2019 57.20 Mn
Mar 31, 2019 28.50 Mn
Dec 31, 2018 42.80 Mn
Sep 30, 2018 33.20 Mn
Jun 30, 2018 18.50 Mn
Mar 31, 2018 6.70 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 28.80 Mn
Sep 30, 2017 29.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2017 44.20 Mn
Mar 31, 2017 37.20 Mn
Dec 31, 2016 46.30 Mn
Sep 30, 2016 25.30 Mn
Jun 30, 2016 22.60 Mn
Mar 31, 2016 20.50 Mn
Dec 31, 2015 58.70 Mn
Sep 30, 2015 59.20 Mn
Jun 30, 2015 128.90 Mn
Mar 31, 2015 134.90 Mn
Dec 31, 2014 57.40 Mn