Business Segments · Cost of Goods Sold
Global Institutional — Cost of Goods Sold
Ecolab Global Institutional — Cost of Goods Sold decreased by 0.1% to $764.90M in Q4 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Over 2 years (FY 2022 to FY 2025), Global Institutional — Cost of Goods Sold shows an upward trend with a 76.5% CAGR. This is a positive signal — lower values indicate better performance for this metric.
Analysis
StatementSegment
CategoryEfficiency
SignalLower is better
VolatilityStable
First reportedQ1 2022
Last reportedQ4 2025
Rolls up toTotal Cost of Revenue
How to read this metric
Lower costs relative to revenue indicate improved operational efficiency and better margin management.
Detailed definition
Represents the direct costs attributable to the production and delivery of products and services within the Global Insti...
Peer comparison
Standard cost of sales metric for manufacturing and service-based business segments.
Metric ID:
ecl_segment_global_institutional_cost_of_goods_and_services_soldHistorical Data
15 periods
| Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $239.05M | $239.05M | $239.05M | $239.05M | $256.73M | $256.73M | $256.73M | $256.73M | $770.60M | $803.50M | $798.40M | $705.30M | $741.70M | $765.80M | $764.90M |
| QoQ Change | — | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +7.4% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +200.2% | +4.3% | -0.6% | -11.7% | +5.2% | +3.2% | -0.1% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +7.4% | +7.4% | +7.4% | +7.4% | +200.2% | +213.0% | +211.0% | -8.5% | -7.7% | -4.1% | — |
Range$239.05M – $803.50M
CAGR+39.4%
Avg YoY Growth+63.3%
Median YoY Growth+7.4%
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Ecolab's global institutional — cost of goods sold?
- Ecolab (ECL) reported global institutional — cost of goods sold of $764.90M in Q4 2025.
- What is the long-term trend for Ecolab's global institutional — cost of goods sold?
- Over 2 years (2022 to 2025), Ecolab's global institutional — cost of goods sold has grown at a 76.5% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $956.20M to $2.98B.
- What does global institutional — cost of goods sold mean?
- The direct costs incurred to produce and deliver the goods and services sold by the segment.