ecolab inc. - ECL

ECL

Close Chg Chg %
264.40 4.15 1.57%

Pre-Market

268.55

+4.15 (1.57%)

Volume: 2.19M

Last Updated:

Mar 25, 2026, 3:59 PM EDT

Company Overview: ecolab inc. - ECL

ECL Key Data

Open

$267.64

Day Range

265.20 - 270.90

52 Week Range

221.62 - 309.24

Market Cap

$74.58B

Shares Outstanding

281.97M

Public Float

252.44M

Beta

0.97

Rev. Per Employee

N/A

P/E Ratio

36.34

EPS

$7.33

Yield

101.33%

Dividend

$0.73

EX-DIVIDEND DATE

Mar 17, 2026

SHORT INTEREST

N/A

AVERAGE VOLUME

1.74M

 

ECL Performance

1 Week
 
4.70%
 
1 Month
 
-12.91%
 
3 Months
 
1.05%
 
1 Year
 
7.63%
 
5 Years
 
25.88%
 

ECL Analyst Ratings

  • Sell
  • Under
  • Hold
  • Over
  • Buy
Number of Ratings 30
Full Ratings ➔

About ecolab inc. - ECL

Ecolab, Inc. engages in providing products and services in the field of water, hygiene, and energy. It operates through the following segments: Global Industrial, Global Institutional and Specialty, Global Healthcare and Life Sciences, Global Pest Elimination, and Corporate. The Global Industrial segment relates to water, food and beverage, paper, and downstream operating segments. The Global Institutional and Specialty segment refers to the institutional, specialty, and healthcare operating segments. The Global Healthcare and Life Sciences segment includes the healthcare and life sciences operations. The Global Pest Elimination segment provides services designed to detect, prevent and eliminate pests, such as rodents and insects, in full-service and quick-service restaurants, food and beverage processors, hotels, grocery operations, and other. The company was founded by Merritt J. Osborn in 1923 and is headquartered in St. Paul, MN.

ECL At a Glance

Ecolab, Inc.
1 Ecolab Place
St. Paul, Minnesota 55102-2233
Phone 1-800-232-6522 Revenue 16.08B
Industry Chemicals: Specialty Net Income 2.08B
Sector Process Industries 2025 Sales Growth 2.159%
Fiscal Year-end 12 / 2026 Employees 48,000
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ECL Valuation

P/E Current 36.343
P/E Ratio (with extraordinary items) N/A
P/E Ratio (without extraordinary items) 36.072
Price to Sales Ratio 4.656
Price to Book Ratio 7.577
Price to Cash Flow Ratio 25.36
Enterprise Value to EBITDA 21.489
Enterprise Value to Sales 5.177
Total Debt to Enterprise Value 0.108

ECL Efficiency

Revenue/Employee 335,025.00
Income Per Employee 43,241.667
Receivables Turnover 4.471
Total Asset Turnover 0.683

ECL Liquidity

Current Ratio 1.076
Quick Ratio 0.807
Cash Ratio 0.117

ECL Profitability

Gross Margin 44.485
Operating Margin 18.02
Pretax Margin 15.844
Net Margin 12.907
Return on Assets 8.817
Return on Equity 22.405
Return on Total Capital 11.059
Return on Invested Capital 12.204

ECL Capital Structure

Total Debt to Total Equity 92.086
Total Debt to Total Capital 47.94
Total Debt to Total Assets 36.433
Long-Term Debt to Equity 81.492
Long-Term Debt to Total Capital 42.425
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Annual Financials for Ecolab Inc. - ECL

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All values USD millions. 2022 2023 2024 2025 5-year trend
Sales/Revenue
14.19B 15.32B 15.74B 16.08B
Sales Growth
+11.42% +7.98% +2.75% +2.16%
Cost of Goods Sold (COGS) incl D&A
8.77B 9.14B 8.90B 8.93B
COGS excluding D&A
- - - -
-
Depreciation & Amortization Expense
938.70M 923.60M 935.40M 976.40M
Depreciation
618.50M 616.70M 634.90M 672.60M
Amortization of Intangibles
320.20M 306.90M 300.50M 303.80M
COGS Growth
+16.73% +4.28% -2.68% +0.33%
Gross Income
5.42B 6.18B 6.84B 7.15B
Gross Income Growth
+3.80% +13.96% +10.78% +4.54%
Gross Profit Margin
+38.20% +40.32% +43.47% +44.48%
2022 2023 2024 2025 5-year trend
SG&A Expense
3.81B 4.02B 4.23B 4.26B
Research & Development
190.00M 192.00M 207.00M 202.00M
Other SG&A
3.62B 3.82B 4.02B 4.05B
SGA Growth
+7.73% +5.40% +5.33% +0.60%
Other Operating Expense
- - - -
-
Unusual Expense
199.00M 160.10M 160.10M 162.20M
EBIT after Unusual Expense
1.41B 2.00B 2.45B 2.74B
Non Operating Income/Expense
196.60M 109.60M 457.30M 116.90M
Non-Operating Interest Income
8.50M 52.20M 57.80M 65.10M
Equity in Earnings of Affiliates
- - - -
-
Interest Expense
263.70M 354.70M 338.40M 304.70M
Interest Expense Growth
+21.97% +34.51% -4.60% -9.96%
Gross Interest Expense
263.70M 354.70M 338.40M 304.70M
Interest Capitalized
- - - -
-
Pretax Income
1.34B 1.76B 2.57B 2.55B
Pretax Income Growth
-5.01% +30.68% +46.47% -0.91%
Pretax Margin
+9.47% +11.46% +16.33% +15.84%
Income Tax
234.50M 362.50M 439.30M 454.60M
Income Tax - Current - Domestic
145.70M 137.60M 301.30M 265.30M
Income Tax - Current - Foreign
231.40M 280.00M 322.60M 225.50M
Income Tax - Deferred - Domestic
(78.90M) (40.10M) (143.10M) (5.50M)
Income Tax - Deferred - Foreign
(63.70M) (15.00M) (41.50M) (30.70M)
Income Tax Credits
- - - -
-
Equity in Earnings of Affiliates
- - - -
-
Other After Tax Income (Expense)
- - - -
-
Consolidated Net Income
1.11B 1.39B 2.13B 2.09B
Minority Interest Expense
17.20M 20.70M 19.50M 17.70M
Net Income
1.09B 1.37B 2.11B 2.08B
Net Income Growth
-3.38% +25.70% +53.93% -1.74%
Net Margin Growth
+7.69% +8.96% +13.42% +12.91%
Extraordinaries & Discontinued Operations
- - - -
-
Discontinued Operations
- - - -
-
Net Income After Extraordinaries
1.09B 1.37B 2.11B 2.08B
Preferred Dividends
- - - -
-
Net Income Available to Common
1.09B 1.37B 2.11B 2.08B
EPS (Basic)
3.8278 4.8151 7.4302 7.3265
EPS (Basic) Growth
-3.01% +25.79% +54.31% -1.40%
Basic Shares Outstanding
285.20M 285.00M 284.30M 283.30M
EPS (Diluted)
3.8091 4.7899 7.3706 7.2777
EPS (Diluted) Growth
-2.54% +25.75% +53.88% -1.26%
Diluted Shares Outstanding
286.60M 286.50M 286.60M 285.20M
EBITDA
2.55B 3.08B 3.55B 3.87B
EBITDA Growth
+0.82% +21.04% +15.03% +9.20%
EBITDA Margin
+17.96% +20.13% +22.54% +24.09%

Snapshot

Average Recommendation OVERWEIGHT Average Target Price 321.474
Number of Ratings 30 Current Quarters Estimate 1.697
FY Report Date 03 / 2026 Current Year's Estimate 8.46
Last Quarter’s Earnings 2.08 Median PE on CY Estimate N/A
Year Ago Earnings 7.53 Next Fiscal Year Estimate 9.646
Median PE on Next FY Estimate N/A

Earnings Per Share

This Quarter Next Quarter This Fiscal Next Fiscal
# of Estimates 22 22 25 25
Mean Estimate 1.70 2.12 8.46 9.65
High Estimates 1.72 2.21 8.74 10.05
Low Estimate 1.64 2.04 7.99 8.85
Coefficient of Variance 1.09 2.52 1.97 3.31

Analysts Recommendations

Current 1 Month Ago 3 Months Ago
BUY 16 12 12
OVERWEIGHT 4 3 3
HOLD 10 13 14
UNDERWEIGHT 0 0 0
SELL 0 0 0
MEAN Overweight Overweight Overweight

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