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 |