Ecolab (ECL) Times Interest Earned (2009 - 2025)
Ecolab posted quarterly Times Interest Earned of -$11.07 for Q4 2025, down 17.23% year-on-year from -$13.38 in Q4 2024, and down 208.66% on a QoQ basis from $10.19 in Q3 2025.
Ecolab (ECL) has 17 years of Times Interest Earned data on file, last reported at -$11.07 in Q4 2025.
- For the quarter ending Q4 2025, Times Interest Earned fell 17.23% year-over-year to -$11.07; the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2025 stood at -$24.62 (down 8.49% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was -$11.35, down 14.46% from the prior year.
- Times Interest Earned for Q4 2025 stood at -$11.07, down from $10.19 in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Times Interest Earned topped out at $10.19 in Q3 2025 and bottomed at -$14.84 in Q3 2024.
- The 5-year median for Times Interest Earned is -$7.51 (2022), against an average of -$6.39.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2024, when Times Interest Earned surged 231.47%; it then tumbled 237.18% in 2025.
- A 5-year view of Times Interest Earned shows it stood at -$8.69 in 2021, then surged by 33.92% to -$5.74 in 2022, then slumped by 45.91% to -$8.38 in 2023, then dropped by 12.71% to -$9.45 in 2024, then retreated by 17.23% to -$11.07 in 2025.
- The last three Times Interest Earned figures came in at -$11.07 (Q4 2025), $10.19 (Q3 2025), and -$11.24 (Q2 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Times Interest Earned (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linde | 230.79 Bn | 226.84 Bn | 4.26 Bn | 39.34 |
| 2 | Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile | 127.66 Bn | 124.93 Bn | 778.60 Mn | -15.41 |
| 3 | Sherwin Williams | 72.51 Bn | 72.30 Bn | 2.78 Bn | 6.16 |
| 4 | Ecolab | 70.96 Bn | 70.34 Bn | 1.85 Bn | -11.07 |
| 5 | Air Products & Chemicals | 62.15 Bn | 63.70 Bn | 987.40 Mn | 15.21 |
| 6 | Ppg Industries | 25.04 Bn | 23.57 Bn | 1.66 Bn | 9.05 |
| 7 | LyondellBasell Industries | 21.62 Bn | 21.73 Bn | 701.00 Mn | 1.73 |
| 8 | Albemarle | 20.26 Bn | 19.42 Bn | 500.97 Mn | - |
| 9 | DuPont de Nemours | 19.45 Bn | 19.56 Bn | 602.00 Mn | 7.50 |
| 10 | International Flavors & Fragrances | 19.02 Bn | 18.49 Bn | 1.02 Bn | 6.20 |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2025 | -11.07 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 10.19 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -11.24 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -9.52 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -9.45 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -14.84 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 8.19 |
| 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 |
| Mar 31, 2021 | -5.75 |
| Dec 31, 2020 | -8.60 |
| Sep 30, 2020 | -3.05 |
| Jun 30, 2020 | -3.27 |
| Mar 31, 2020 | -7.79 |
| Dec 31, 2019 | -11.24 |
| Sep 30, 2019 | -11.91 |
| Jun 30, 2019 | -9.44 |
| Mar 31, 2019 | -6.36 |
| Dec 31, 2018 | -10.80 |
| Sep 30, 2018 | -9.27 |
| Jun 30, 2018 | -8.79 |
| Mar 31, 2018 | -6.28 |
| Dec 31, 2017 | -7.83 |
| Sep 30, 2017 | -10.24 |
| Jun 30, 2017 | -7.04 |
| Mar 31, 2017 | -5.72 |
| Dec 31, 2016 | -8.15 |
| Sep 30, 2016 | -8.85 |
| Jun 30, 2016 | -6.32 |
| Mar 31, 2016 | -5.62 |
| Dec 31, 2015 | -5.18 |
| Sep 30, 2015 | -7.17 |
| Jun 30, 2015 | -7.15 |
| Mar 31, 2015 | -6.20 |
| Dec 31, 2014 | -8.40 |
| Sep 30, 2014 | -9.03 |
| Jun 30, 2014 | -7.74 |
| Mar 31, 2014 | -5.39 |
| Dec 31, 2013 | -6.96 |
| Sep 30, 2013 | -7.10 |
| Jun 30, 2013 | -5.32 |
| Mar 31, 2013 | -4.26 |
| Dec 31, 2012 | -6.33 |
| Sep 30, 2012 | 6.01 |
| Jun 30, 2012 | 4.94 |
| Mar 31, 2012 | -1.93 |
| Dec 31, 2011 | -0.40 |
| Sep 30, 2011 | -18.15 |
| Jun 30, 2011 | 13.40 |
| Mar 31, 2011 | -11.24 |
| Dec 31, 2010 | -14.34 |
| Sep 30, 2010 | -16.45 |
| Jun 30, 2010 | -13.62 |
| Mar 31, 2010 | -10.25 |
| Dec 31, 2009 | -12.97 |
| Sep 30, 2009 | -14.77 |
| Jun 30, 2009 | -10.86 |
| Mar 31, 2009 | -6.17 |