Ecolab (ECL) Tax Rate (2009 - 2025)
Ecolab posted quarterly Tax Rate of 13.89% for Q4 2025, up 363.0% year-on-year from 3.0% in Q4 2024, and down 22.13% on a QoQ basis from 17.83% in Q3 2025.
Ecolab (ECL) has 17 years of Tax Rate data on file, last reported at 13.89% in Q4 2025.
- For the quarter ending Q4 2025, Tax Rate rose 363.0% year-over-year to 13.89%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2025 stood at 17.84% (up 76.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 17.84%, up 76.0% from the prior year.
- Tax Rate for Q4 2025 stood at 13.89%, down from 17.83% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Tax Rate topped out at 25.17% in Q1 2021 and bottomed at 9.22% in Q1 2024.
- The 5-year median for Tax Rate is 18.73% (2023), against an average of 18.14%.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2021, when Tax Rate soared 1204 bps; it then slumped 1332 bps in 2024.
- A 5-year view of Tax Rate shows it stood at 12.65% in 2021, then gained by 28 bps to 16.2% in 2022, then soared by 46 bps to 23.57% in 2023, then plunged by 56 bps to 10.26% in 2024, then surged by 35 bps to 13.89% in 2025.
- The last three Tax Rate figures came in at 13.89% (Q4 2025), 17.83% (Q3 2025), and 19.91% (Q2 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Tax Rate (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linde | 230.79 Bn | 226.84 Bn | 4.26 Bn | 23.49 |
| 2 | Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile | 127.66 Bn | 124.93 Bn | 778.60 Mn | 41.34 |
| 3 | Sherwin Williams | 72.51 Bn | 72.30 Bn | 2.78 Bn | 21.34 |
| 4 | Ecolab | 70.96 Bn | 70.34 Bn | 1.85 Bn | 13.89 |
| 5 | Air Products & Chemicals | 62.15 Bn | 63.70 Bn | 987.40 Mn | 17.96 |
| 6 | Ppg Industries | 25.04 Bn | 23.57 Bn | 1.66 Bn | 25.53 |
| 7 | LyondellBasell Industries | 21.62 Bn | 21.73 Bn | 701.00 Mn | -1.46 |
| 8 | Albemarle | 20.26 Bn | 19.42 Bn | 500.97 Mn | - |
| 9 | DuPont de Nemours | 19.45 Bn | 19.56 Bn | 602.00 Mn | 17.13 |
| 10 | International Flavors & Fragrances | 19.02 Bn | 18.49 Bn | 1.02 Bn | 18.66 |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2025 | 13.89 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 13.89 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 17.83 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 17.83 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 19.91 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 19.91 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 20.29 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 20.29 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 10.26 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 10.26 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 24.97 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 24.97 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 16.20 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 16.20 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 9.22 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 9.22 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 23.57 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 23.57 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 19.12 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 19.12 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 20.56 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 20.56 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 18.04 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 18.04 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 16.20 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 16.20 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 14.60 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 14.60 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 19.68 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 19.68 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 20.70 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 20.70 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 12.65 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 12.65 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 18.34 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 18.34 |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 21.54 |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 21.54 |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 25.17 |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 25.17 |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 19.34 |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 19.34 |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 14.54 |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 14.54 |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 9.50 |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 9.50 |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 13.69 |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 13.69 |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 17.79 |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 17.79 |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 15.93 |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 15.93 |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 20.36 |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 20.36 |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 10.47 |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 10.47 |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 26.96 |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 26.96 |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 8.97 |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 8.97 |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 22.78 |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 22.78 |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 21.78 |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 21.78 |
| Dec 31, 2017 | -3.68 |
| Dec 31, 2017 | -3.68 |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 24.59 |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 24.59 |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 21.36 |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 21.36 |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 17.40 |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 17.40 |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 23.86 |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 23.86 |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 25.47 |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 25.47 |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 24.08 |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 24.08 |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 24.03 |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 24.03 |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 14.43 |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 14.43 |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 29.63 |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 29.63 |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 18.00 |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 18.00 |
| Mar 31, 2015 | 27.61 |
| Mar 31, 2015 | 27.61 |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 25.13 |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 25.13 |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 27.30 |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 27.30 |
| Jun 30, 2014 | 29.37 |
| Jun 30, 2014 | 29.37 |
| Mar 31, 2014 | 31.95 |
| Mar 31, 2014 | 31.95 |
| Dec 31, 2013 | 28.14 |
| Dec 31, 2013 | 28.14 |
| Sep 30, 2013 | 24.89 |
| Sep 30, 2013 | 24.89 |
| Jun 30, 2013 | 24.57 |
| Jun 30, 2013 | 24.57 |
| Mar 31, 2013 | 19.58 |
| Mar 31, 2013 | 19.58 |
| Dec 31, 2012 | -116.92 |
| Dec 31, 2012 | -116.92 |
| Sep 30, 2012 | 28.99 |
| Sep 30, 2012 | 28.99 |
| Jun 30, 2012 | 30.16 |
| Jun 30, 2012 | 30.16 |
| Mar 31, 2012 | 44.67 |
| Mar 31, 2012 | 44.67 |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 31.59 |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 31.59 |
| Sep 30, 2011 | 31.76 |
| Sep 30, 2011 | 31.76 |
| Jun 30, 2011 | 31.86 |
| Jun 30, 2011 | 31.86 |
| Mar 31, 2011 | 32.13 |
| Mar 31, 2011 | 32.13 |
| Dec 31, 2010 | 30.52 |
| Dec 31, 2010 | 30.52 |
| Sep 30, 2010 | 24.28 |
| Sep 30, 2010 | 24.28 |
| Jun 30, 2010 | 31.59 |
| Jun 30, 2010 | 31.59 |
| Mar 31, 2010 | 31.05 |
| Mar 31, 2010 | 31.05 |
| Dec 31, 2009 | 35.64 |
| Dec 31, 2009 | 35.64 |
| Sep 30, 2009 | 30.16 |
| Sep 30, 2009 | 30.16 |
| Jun 30, 2009 | 33.58 |
| Jun 30, 2009 | 33.58 |
| Mar 31, 2009 | 29.38 |
| Mar 31, 2009 | 29.38 |