Ecolab (ECL) Times Interest Earned (2009 - 2026)
Ecolab's (ECL) quarterly Times Interest Earned came in at $8.98 in Q4 2025, up 195.05% YoY from $3.04 in Q4 2024, and up 165.31% on a QoQ basis from -$13.75 in Q3 2025.
Ecolab (ECL) Times Interest Earned (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Ecolab (ECL) has 17 years of Times Interest Earned data on file, last reported at $8.98 in Q4 2025.
- Quarterly Times Interest Earned rose 195.05% year-over-year to $8.98 in Q4 2025, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2025 was $81.96 (up 467.65% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $8.94, up 9.3% from the prior year.
- Times Interest Earned advanced to $8.98 in Q4 2025, from -$13.75 in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Times Interest Earned ranged from a high of $12.09 in Q3 2024 to a low of -$13.75 in Q3 2025.
- A 5-year average of -$5.21 and a median of -$7.33 in 2022 frame the typical range for Times Interest Earned.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2024 — Times Interest Earned soared 258.74% — and 2025, when it sank 213.68%.
- Tracing ECL's Times Interest Earned over 5 years: stood at -$8.69 in 2021, then jumped by 33.92% to -$5.74 in 2022, then tumbled by 45.91% to -$8.38 in 2023, then slipped by 12.71% to -$9.45 in 2024, then soared by 195.05% to $8.98 in 2025.
- The last three Times Interest Earned figures came in at $8.98 (Q4 2025), -$13.75 (Q3 2025), and -$11.24 (Q2 2025), per Business Quant data.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Times Interest Earned (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linde | 225.67 Bn | 220.77 Bn | 4.43 Bn | 41.87 |
| 2 | Sherwin Williams | 84.74 Bn | 84.44 Bn | 3.34 Bn | 9.08 |
| 3 | Ecolab | 78.90 Bn | 73.77 Bn | 1.95 Bn | -10.37 |
| 4 | Air Products & Chemicals | 68.19 Bn | 67.21 Bn | 1.04 Bn | -42.45 |
| 5 | Ppg Industries | 25.36 Bn | 23.77 Bn | 1.81 Bn | 9.32 |
| 6 | Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile | 23.48 Bn | 19.61 Bn | 778.60 Mn | -15.41 |
| 7 | LyondellBasell Industries | 21.91 Bn | 19.28 Bn | 2.04 Bn | 11.18 |
| 8 | International Flavors & Fragrances | 21.51 Bn | 20.94 Bn | 853.00 Mn | 3.43 |
| 9 | DuPont de Nemours | 18.83 Bn | 17.09 Bn | 639.00 Mn | 8.00 |
| 10 | Albemarle | 16.94 Bn | 15.31 Bn | 590.30 Mn | - |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 7.98 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 8.98 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -13.75 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -11.24 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 7.65 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -9.45 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 12.09 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -8.34 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -7.23 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -8.38 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -7.62 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -6.23 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -4.74 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -5.74 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -7.42 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -7.60 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -4.80 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -8.69 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -6.10 |
| Jun 30, 2021 | -9.82 |