Ecolab (ECL) Tax Rate (2009 - 2025)

Ecolab (ECL) reported Tax Rate of 13.89% for Q4 2025, up 363.0% on a YoY basis from 3.0% in Q4 2024, and down 22.13% quarter-over-quarter from 17.83% in Q3 2025.

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

Ecolab has reported Tax Rate for 17 years, with the latest figure 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.
  • The five-year high for Tax Rate was 25.17% in Q1 2021, with the low at 9.22% in Q1 2024.
  • Historically, Tax Rate has averaged 18.14% across 5 years, with a median of 18.73% in 2023.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2021 — Tax Rate soared 1204 bps — and 2024, when it plunged 1332 bps.
  • Ecolab's Tax Rate stood at 12.65% in 2021, then rose by 28 bps to 16.2% in 2022, then surged by 46 bps to 23.57% in 2023, then sank by 56 bps to 10.26% in 2024, then jumped 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 237.64 Bn 233.69 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 78.87 Bn 78.66 Bn 2.78 Bn 21.34
4 Ecolab 76.59 Bn 75.97 Bn 1.85 Bn 13.89
5 Air Products & Chemicals 62.39 Bn 63.94 Bn 987.40 Mn 17.96
6 Ppg Industries 26.44 Bn 24.97 Bn 1.66 Bn 25.53
7 International Flavors & Fragrances 19.67 Bn 19.14 Bn 1.02 Bn 18.66
8 DuPont de Nemours 19.57 Bn 19.68 Bn 602.00 Mn 17.13
9 LyondellBasell Industries 19.28 Bn 19.39 Bn 701.00 Mn -1.46
10 Albemarle 18.85 Bn 18.02 Bn 500.97 Mn -

Historic Data

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DateValue
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%