Ecolab (ECL) Tax Provisions (2009 - 2025)

Ecolab (ECL) posted Tax Provisions of -$348.3 million for Q4 2025, down 372.11% on a QoQ basis from $128.0 million in Q3 2025, and down 735.58% year-over-year from $54.8 million in Q4 2024.

Ecolab (ECL) Tax Provisions (2009 - 2025) Analysis & Trends

Ecolab's Tax Provisions history runs 17 years deep, the most recent figure standing at -$348.3 million for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly Tax Provisions fell 735.58% year-over-year to -$348.3 million in Q4 2025, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2025 was $14.6 million (down 96.68% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $14.6 million, down 94.93% from the prior year.
  • Tax Provisions was -$348.3 million for Q4 2025 at Ecolab, down from $128.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Tax Provisions topped out at $246.5 million in Q3 2024 and bottomed at -$348.3 million in Q4 2025.
  • A 5-year average of $66.1 million and a median of $75.2 million in 2021 frame the typical range for Tax Provisions.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2021 — Tax Provisions surged 510.64% — and 2025, when it tumbled 735.58%.
  • Ecolab's Tax Provisions stood at $44.2 million in 2021, then increased by 17.87% to $52.1 million in 2022, then jumped by 143.19% to $126.7 million in 2023, then plunged by 56.75% to $54.8 million in 2024, then tumbled by 735.58% to -$348.3 million in 2025.
  • Business Quant data shows ECL's Tax Provisions at -$348.3 million in Q4 2025, $128.0 million in Q3 2025, and $131.4 million in Q2 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Taxes (Qtr)
1 Linde 237.95 Bn 233.99 Bn 4.26 Bn 571.00 Mn
2 Sherwin Williams 78.17 Bn 77.95 Bn 2.78 Bn 145.10 Mn
3 Ecolab 76.02 Bn 75.37 Bn 1.85 Bn -348.30 Mn
4 Air Products & Chemicals 66.38 Bn 65.43 Bn 987.40 Mn 158.70 Mn
5 Ppg Industries 26.02 Bn 24.40 Bn 1.66 Bn 132.00 Mn
6 LyondellBasell Industries 22.51 Bn 19.87 Bn 701.00 Mn -2.00 Mn
7 Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile 19.70 Bn 15.83 Bn 778.60 Mn 283.90 Mn
8 International Flavors & Fragrances 19.51 Bn 18.95 Bn 1.02 Bn 39.00 Mn
9 DuPont de Nemours 18.80 Bn 18.71 Bn 602.00 Mn 31.00 Mn
10 Rpm International 13.63 Bn 13.32 Bn 950.03 Mn -108.06 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Dec 31, 2025 -348.30 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 128.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 131.40 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 103.50 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 54.80 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 246.50 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 95.70 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 42.30 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 126.70 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 96.80 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 86.60 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 52.40 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 52.10 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 60.20 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 76.60 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 45.60 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 44.20 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 73.80 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 86.10 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 66.10 Mn