Ecolab (ECL) Tax Rate (2009 - 2025)
Ecolab (ECL) posted Tax Rate of 52.75% for Q4 2025, down 395.76% on a QoQ basis from 17.83% in Q3 2025, and down 6301.0% year-over-year from 0.85% in Q4 2024.
Ecolab (ECL) Tax Rate (2009 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
Ecolab's Tax Rate history runs 17 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 52.75% for Q4 2025.
- Quarterly Tax Rate fell 6301.0% year-over-year to 52.75% in Q4 2025, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2025 was 0.57% (down 1651.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 0.57%, down 1062.0% from the prior year.
- Tax Rate was 52.75% for Q4 2025 at Ecolab, down from 17.83% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Tax Rate topped out at 25.17% in Q1 2021 and bottomed at 52.75% in Q4 2025.
- A 5-year average of 14.81% and a median of 18.73% in 2023 frame the typical range for Tax Rate.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2021 — Tax Rate soared 1204 bps — and 2025, when it tumbled 6301 bps.
- Ecolab's Tax Rate stood at 12.65% in 2021, then advanced by 28 bps to 16.2% in 2022, then jumped by 46 bps to 23.57% in 2023, then tumbled by 56 bps to 10.26% in 2024, then slumped by 614 bps to 52.75% in 2025.
- Business Quant data shows ECL's Tax Rate at 52.75% in Q4 2025, 17.83% in Q3 2025, and 19.91% in Q2 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Tax Rate (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linde | 237.95 Bn | 233.99 Bn | 4.26 Bn | 23.49 |
| 2 | Sherwin Williams | 78.17 Bn | 77.95 Bn | 2.78 Bn | 21.34 |
| 3 | Ecolab | 76.02 Bn | 75.37 Bn | 1.85 Bn | -52.75 |
| 4 | Air Products & Chemicals | 66.38 Bn | 65.43 Bn | 987.40 Mn | 17.96 |
| 5 | Ppg Industries | 26.02 Bn | 24.40 Bn | 1.66 Bn | 25.53 |
| 6 | LyondellBasell Industries | 22.51 Bn | 19.87 Bn | 701.00 Mn | -1.46 |
| 7 | Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile | 19.70 Bn | 15.83 Bn | 778.60 Mn | 41.34 |
| 8 | International Flavors & Fragrances | 19.51 Bn | 18.95 Bn | 1.02 Bn | 18.66 |
| 9 | DuPont de Nemours | 18.80 Bn | 18.71 Bn | 602.00 Mn | 17.13 |
| 10 | Rpm International | 13.63 Bn | 13.32 Bn | 950.03 Mn | -115.62 |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2025 | -52.75 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -52.75 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -52.75 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 17.83 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 17.83 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 17.83 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 19.91 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 19.91 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 19.91 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 20.29 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 20.29 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 20.29 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 10.26 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 10.26 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 10.26 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 24.97 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 24.97 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 24.97 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 16.20 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 16.20 |