Business Segments · Goodwill
Global Institutional — Goodwill
Ecolab Global Institutional — Goodwill decreased by 0.2% to $1.04B in Q4 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 69.8%, from $613.20M to $1.04B. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Global Institutional — Goodwill shows an upward trend with a 15.7% CAGR.
Analysis
StatementSegment
CategoryCapital Allocation
SignalContext dependent
VolatilityStable
First reportedQ4 2013
Last reportedQ4 2025
Rolls up toGoodwill
How to read this metric
An increase suggests recent M&A activity, while a decrease may indicate impairment charges or divestitures.
Detailed definition
Represents the total carrying value of goodwill recorded for the Global Institutional business segment. This asset arise...
Peer comparison
Standard across diversified industrial and service companies that grow through acquisition.
Metric ID:
ecl_segment_global_institutional_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 | 582.4M | 574.7M | 576.5M | 575.9M | 570.9M | 563.9M | 567.6M | 569.1M | 609M | 610.7M | 610M | 609.2M | 609.6M | 611.6M | 613.2M | 1B | 1B | 1B | 1B |
| QoQ Change | — | -1.3% | +0.3% | -0.1% | -0.9% | -1.2% | +0.7% | +0.3% | +7.0% | +0.3% | -0.1% | -0.1% | +0.1% | +0.3% | +0.3% | +66.5% | +1.6% | +0.5% | -0.2% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -2.0% | -1.9% | -1.5% | -1.2% | +6.7% | +8.3% | +7.5% | +7.0% | +0.1% | +0.1% | +0.5% | +67.6% | +70.2% | +70.6% | +69.8% |
Range563.9M – 1B
CAGR+13.8%
Avg YoY Growth+20.1%
Median YoY Growth+6.7%
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Ecolab's global institutional — goodwill?
- Ecolab (ECL) reported global institutional — goodwill of $1.04B in Q4 2025.
- How has Ecolab's global institutional — goodwill changed year-over-year?
- Ecolab's global institutional — goodwill increased by 69.8% year-over-year, from $613.20M to $1.04B.
- What is the long-term trend for Ecolab's global institutional — goodwill?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Ecolab's global institutional — goodwill has grown at a 15.7% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $2.31B to $4.14B.
- What does global institutional — goodwill mean?
- The total value of intangible assets like brand and customer loyalty attributed to the Global Institutional segment from past acquisitions.