Business Segments · Operating Income
Global Institutional — Operating Income
Ecolab Global Institutional — Operating Income decreased by 8.3% to $334.80M in Q4 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Over 3 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Global Institutional — Operating Income shows an upward trend with a 34.6% CAGR. This decline may warrant attention — for this metric, higher values are generally preferred.
Analysis
StatementSegment
CategoryProfitability
SignalHigher is better
VolatilityModerate
First reportedQ1 2016
Last reportedQ4 2025
Rolls up toOperating Income
How to read this metric
Higher operating income indicates strong segment profitability and effective management of both direct and indirect costs.
Detailed definition
Calculated as revenue minus cost of goods sold and operating expenses, this metric represents the core profitability of...
Peer comparison
Standard measure of segment-level profitability used across all industries.
Metric ID:
ecl_segment_global_institutional_operating_income_lossHistorical Data
18 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 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | 138.6M | 196.5M | 158.7M | 110.8M | 152.6M | 199.1M | 172M | 125.7M | 208.7M | 249.9M | 238.7M | 248M | 320.7M | 325.6M | 298.6M | 359.4M | 365M | 334.8M |
| QoQ Change | — | +41.8% | -19.2% | -30.2% | +37.7% | +30.5% | -13.6% | -26.9% | +66.0% | +19.7% | -4.5% | +3.9% | +29.3% | +1.5% | -8.3% | +20.4% | +1.6% | -8.3% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +10.1% | +1.3% | +8.4% | +13.4% | +36.8% | +25.5% | +38.8% | +97.3% | +53.7% | +30.3% | +20.4% | +12.1% | +12.1% | — |
Range110.8M – 365M
CAGR+23.1%
Avg YoY Growth+27.7%
Median YoY Growth+20.4%
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Ecolab's global institutional — operating income?
- Ecolab (ECL) reported global institutional — operating income of $334.80M in Q4 2025.
- What is the long-term trend for Ecolab's global institutional — operating income?
- Over 3 years (2021 to 2025), Ecolab's global institutional — operating income has grown at a 34.6% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $556.90M to $1.36B.
- What does global institutional — operating income mean?
- The profit earned by the Global Institutional segment from its core business operations.