Business Segments · Goodwill
Global Healthcare And Life Sciences — Goodwill
Ecolab Global Healthcare And Life Sciences — Goodwill decreased by 0.3% to $2.49B in Q4 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 11.7%, from $2.82B to $2.49B. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Global Healthcare And Life Sciences — Goodwill shows an upward trend with a 13.5% CAGR.
Analysis
StatementSegment
CategoryCapital Allocation
SignalContext dependent
VolatilityStable
First reportedQ4 2018
Last reportedQ4 2025
Rolls up toGoodwill
How to read this metric
An increase suggests recent acquisitions, while a decrease may indicate impairment charges or divestitures.
Detailed definition
Represents the intangible asset value recorded when the company acquires another business within the healthcare and life...
Peer comparison
Commonly reported as 'Goodwill' in segment notes for diversified industrial or healthcare conglomerates.
Metric ID:
ecl_segment_global_healthcare_and_life_sciences_goodwillHistorical Data
19 periods
| Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $985.20M | $1.02B | $2.97B | $2.97B | $2.93B | $2.84B | $3.13B | $3.14B | $3.16B | $3.15B | $3.16B | $3.15B | $2.85B | $2.87B | $2.82B | $2.39B | $2.47B | $2.50B | $2.49B |
| QoQ Change | — | +3.2% | +192.6% | -0.0% | -1.4% | -3.0% | +9.9% | +0.5% | +0.4% | -0.1% | +0.2% | -0.3% | -9.5% | +0.7% | -1.7% | -15.1% | +3.3% | +1.0% | -0.3% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +197.6% | +179.8% | +5.1% | +5.7% | +7.6% | +10.9% | +1.1% | +0.2% | -9.7% | -9.0% | -10.7% | -24.0% | -13.2% | -12.9% | -11.7% |
Range$985.20M – $3.16B
CAGR+22.9%
Avg YoY Growth+21.1%
Median YoY Growth+0.2%
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Ecolab's global healthcare and life sciences — goodwill?
- Ecolab (ECL) reported global healthcare and life sciences — goodwill of $2.49B in Q4 2025.
- How has Ecolab's global healthcare and life sciences — goodwill changed year-over-year?
- Ecolab's global healthcare and life sciences — goodwill decreased by 11.7% year-over-year, from $2.82B to $2.49B.
- What is the long-term trend for Ecolab's global healthcare and life sciences — goodwill?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Ecolab's global healthcare and life sciences — goodwill has grown at a 13.5% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $5.95B to $9.86B.
- What does global healthcare and life sciences — goodwill mean?
- The excess purchase price paid for acquired businesses within the healthcare and life sciences segment.