Ecolab (ECL) Total Debt (2009 - 2026)
Ecolab (ECL) recorded Total Debt of $13.18 billion in Q2 2026, up 60.4% from $8.21 billion a year earlier and up 49.7% from the prior quarter.
Analysis
Ecolab (ECL) Total Debt (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025, Ecolab reported Total Debt of $8.35 billion, up 10.3% from FY2024.
- Annual Total Debt has a five-year compound annual growth rate of 4.5% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Total Debt came in at $7.57 billion in FY2024 (-7.5%), $8.18 billion in FY2023 (-4.7%), $8.58 billion in FY2022 (-6.4%) and $9.17 billion in FY2021 (+36.8%).
- The Q2 2026 figure is the highest quarterly Total Debt in data going back to Q2 2009.
- On a year-over-year basis, Total Debt has increased for six consecutive quarters, with growth averaging 10.4% over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Total Debt in the last five years was growth of 60.4% in Q2 2026, against a decline of 16.7% in Q3 2021 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at $8.8 billion (Q1 2026), $8.35 billion (Q4 2025) and $8.07 billion (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Total Debt (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ecolab | 78.59 Bn | 70.36 Bn | 1.95 Bn | 13.18 Bn |
| 2 | Xylem | 23.57 Bn | 19.05 Bn | 963.00 Mn | 2.93 Bn |
| 3 | Veralto | 23.49 Bn | 16.14 Bn | 902.00 Mn | 3.38 Bn |
| 4 | Badger Meter | 3.66 Bn | 2.93 Bn | 90.77 Mn | - |
| 5 | Ceco Environmental | 3.13 Bn | 2.96 Bn | 86.47 Mn | 727.71 Mn |
| 6 | NWPX Infrastructure | 993.98 Mn | 955.45 Mn | 34.36 Mn | 9.98 Mn |
| 7 | Energy Recovery | 343.89 Mn | 19.06 Mn | 8.96 Mn | - |
| 8 | Cadiz | 301.30 Mn | 269.74 Mn | -24,000.00 | 86.99 Mn |
| 9 | AirJoule Technologies | 296.32 Mn | 175.95 Mn | - | - |
| 10 | LanzaTech Global | 77.75 Mn | -37.39 Mn | 1.91 Mn | 12.70 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 13.18 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 8.80 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 8.35 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 8.07 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 8.21 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 7.63 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 7.57 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 7.62 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 7.55 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 7.55 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 8.18 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 8.62 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 8.63 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 8.65 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 8.58 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 9.02 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 9.40 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 9.25 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 9.17 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 5.97 Bn |
API Access
Ecolab Total Debt API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=total-debt&ticker=ECL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "total-debt", "ticker": "ECL", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()
const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=total-debt&ticker=ECL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();