Ecolab Global Pest Elimination — Selling General And Administrative Expense decreased by 1.2% to $75.30M in Q4 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 95.5%, from $1.66B to $75.30M. Over 3 years (FY 2022 to FY 2025), Global Pest Elimination — Selling General And Administrative Expense shows a downward trend with a -42.2% CAGR. This is a positive signal — lower values indicate better performance for this metric.
Lower expenses relative to revenue suggest high operating leverage and efficient management, while rising expenses may indicate investment in growth or administrative bloat.
Operating expenses incurred to support the pest elimination segment, including sales force compensation, marketing, admi...
Standard operating expense category; comparable to 'SG&A' reported by peers in the service and industrial sectors.
ecl_segment_global_pest_elimination_selling_general_and_administrative_expense| 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 | |
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| Value | $382.90M | $382.90M | $382.90M | $382.90M | $437.20M | $437.20M | $437.20M | $437.20M | $66.30M | $69.90M | $73.20M | $1.66B | $70.30M | $74.00M | $76.20M | $75.30M |
| QoQ Change | — | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +14.2% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | -84.8% | +5.4% | +4.7% | >999% | -95.8% | +5.3% | +3.0% | -1.2% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +14.2% | +14.2% | +14.2% | +14.2% | -84.8% | -84.0% | -83.3% | +278.8% | +6.0% | +5.9% | +4.1% | -95.5% |