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Ecolab Inc. ECL

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308.38 USD +5.40 +1.78%

At close

308.71 +0.33 +0.11%

Pre-market · Nov 3, 5:25 AM ET

Bid
308.42 × 1
Ask
308.56 × 1
302.70 Day range 310.00
243.15 52-week range 310.00
YTD
+17.47%
1 year
+19.78%
Open
305.99
Prev close
302.98
Mkt cap
86.49B
Vol
1.49M
Avg vol
1.36M
EPS
7.48
P/E
41.23
Div yield
0.97%
More statistics
Low
302.70
High
310.00
Forward P/E
32.80
Beta
0.86
Short ratio
4.04
Inst. own
94.24%
Dividend
2.92
Ex-div date
Sep 14, 2026
Earnings
Feb 9, 2027
50-d avg
281.96
200-d avg
275.95
1y target
330.57

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Events in this range
  • Sep 15, 2026Dividend: 0.73
  • Oct 5, 2026Rating: UBS · Buy → Buy
  • Oct 27, 2026Earnings: 2.18; estimate 2.18; surprise 0%
  • Oct 28, 2026Rating: JP Morgan · Overweight → Overweight
  • Oct 28, 2026Rating: Citigroup · Buy → Buy
  • Oct 28, 2026Rating: UBS · Buy → Buy
  • Oct 29, 2026Rating: Wells Fargo · Equal-Weight → Equal-Weight
Signals (19)
NameDateAgo
RSI: OverboughtOct 29, 20264 days ago
SMA: BullishOct 8, 20263 weeks ago
SMA: BearishOct 7, 20263 weeks ago
SMA: BullishOct 6, 20263 weeks ago
SMA: BullishOct 6, 20263 weeks ago
MACD: Buy SignalOct 5, 20264 weeks ago
MACD: Sell SignalOct 2, 20261 month ago
SMA: BearishSep 29, 20261 month ago
SMA: BearishSep 29, 20261 month ago
SMA: BullishSep 25, 20261 month ago
SMA: BullishSep 25, 20261 month ago
MACD: Buy SignalSep 25, 20261 month ago
SMA: BearishSep 8, 20261 month ago
SMA: BearishSep 1, 20262 months ago
MACD: Sell SignalSep 1, 20262 months ago
MACD: Buy SignalAug 24, 20262 months ago
SMA: BullishAug 18, 20262 months ago
SMA: BearishAug 13, 20262 months ago
MACD: Sell SignalAug 13, 20262 months ago

Financial health

Altman Z-Score

4.03 Safe zone

Bankruptcy-risk model: below 1.81 distress, above 2.99 safe.

Piotroski F-Score

5 / 9 Average

Nine pass/fail tests of profitability, leverage and efficiency.

FMP rating

B3 / 5 overall

  • DCF 4
  • Return on Equity 5
  • Return on Assets 5
  • Debt / Equity 1
  • P/E 1
  • P/B 1

Valuation

P/E 35.8×
FY 2016: 27.9×FY 2017: 25.8×FY 2018: 29.8×FY 2019: 35.7×FY 2020: -51.5×FY 2021: 59.4×FY 2022: 38.0×FY 2023: 41.2×FY 2024: 31.5×FY 2025: 35.8×
FY 2016 5y median 38.0× FY 2025
P/S 4.6×
FY 2016: 2.6×FY 2017: 2.8×FY 2018: 2.9×FY 2019: 4.4×FY 2020: 5.3×FY 2021: 5.3×FY 2022: 2.9×FY 2023: 3.7×FY 2024: 4.2×FY 2025: 4.6×
FY 2016 5y median 4.2× FY 2025
P/B 7.6×
FY 2016: 5.0×FY 2017: 5.1×FY 2018: 5.3×FY 2019: 6.4×FY 2020: 10.1×FY 2021: 9.3×FY 2022: 5.7×FY 2023: 7.0×FY 2024: 7.6×FY 2025: 7.6×
FY 2016 5y median 7.6× FY 2025
P/FCF 39.1×
FY 2016: 29.0×FY 2017: 31.8×FY 2018: 29.7×FY 2019: 32.9×FY 2020: 45.3×FY 2021: 47.3×FY 2022: 38.6×FY 2023: 34.5×FY 2024: 36.6×FY 2025: 39.1×
FY 2016 5y median 38.6× FY 2025
EV/EBITDA 24.0×
FY 2016: 14.6×FY 2017: 15.7×FY 2018: 16.4×FY 2019: 22.7×FY 2020: 30.6×FY 2021: 30.7×FY 2022: 19.6×FY 2023: 21.2×FY 2024: 19.2×FY 2025: 24.0×
FY 2016 5y median 21.2× FY 2025
EV/Sales 5.2×
FY 2016: 3.1×FY 2017: 3.3×FY 2018: 3.4×FY 2019: 5.0×FY 2020: 5.8×FY 2021: 6.0×FY 2022: 3.5×FY 2023: 4.2×FY 2024: 4.7×FY 2025: 5.2×
FY 2016 5y median 4.7× FY 2025
FCF Yield 2.6%
FY 2016: 3.5%FY 2017: 3.1%FY 2018: 3.4%FY 2019: 3.0%FY 2020: 2.2%FY 2021: 2.1%FY 2022: 2.6%FY 2023: 2.9%FY 2024: 2.7%FY 2025: 2.6%
FY 2016 5y median 2.6% FY 2025

Profitability

Gross Margin 44.5%
FY 2016: 47.9%FY 2017: 42.1%FY 2018: 41.3%FY 2019: 44.0%FY 2020: 41.5%FY 2021: 41.0%FY 2022: 38.2%FY 2023: 40.3%FY 2024: 43.5%FY 2025: 44.5%
FY 2016 5y median 41.0% FY 2025
Operating Margin 18.1%
FY 2016: 15.3%FY 2017: 15.9%FY 2018: 13.5%FY 2019: 15.2%FY 2020: 14.5%FY 2021: 13.2%FY 2022: 11.3%FY 2023: 14.1%FY 2024: 16.6%FY 2025: 18.1%
FY 2016 5y median 14.1% FY 2025
Net Margin 12.9%
FY 2016: 9.3%FY 2017: 10.9%FY 2018: 9.7%FY 2019: 12.4%FY 2020: -10.2%FY 2021: 8.9%FY 2022: 7.7%FY 2023: 9.0%FY 2024: 13.4%FY 2025: 12.9%
FY 2016 5y median 9.0% FY 2025
ROE 21.2%
FY 2016: 17.8%FY 2017: 19.7%FY 2018: 17.9%FY 2019: 17.9%FY 2020: -19.5%FY 2021: 15.6%FY 2022: 15.1%FY 2023: 17.1%FY 2024: 24.1%FY 2025: 21.2%
FY 2016 5y median 17.1% FY 2025
ROIC 11.9%
FY 2016: 9.6%FY 2017: 11.1%FY 2018: 9.2%FY 2019: 9.0%FY 2020: 9.5%FY 2021: 7.5%FY 2022: 7.4%FY 2023: 9.4%FY 2024: 11.8%FY 2025: 11.9%
FY 2016 5y median 9.4% FY 2025
ROA 8.4%
FY 2016: 6.7%FY 2017: 7.5%FY 2018: 7.1%FY 2019: 7.5%FY 2020: -6.6%FY 2021: 5.3%FY 2022: 5.1%FY 2023: 6.3%FY 2024: 9.4%FY 2025: 8.4%
FY 2016 5y median 6.3% FY 2025

Growth (YoY)

Revenue 2.2%
FY 2016: -2.9%FY 2017: 5.2%FY 2018: 6.0%FY 2019: -14.4%FY 2020: -6.1%FY 2021: 8.0%FY 2022: 11.4%FY 2023: 8.0%FY 2024: 2.7%FY 2025: 2.2%
FY 2016 FY 2025
Operating Income 11.5%
FY 2016: 1.2%FY 2017: 9.6%FY 2018: -9.9%FY 2019: -3.7%FY 2020: -10.4%FY 2021: -1.5%FY 2022: -4.5%FY 2023: 34.2%FY 2024: 20.9%FY 2025: 11.5%
FY 2016 FY 2025
EPS (diluted) -1.2%
FY 2016: 24.7%FY 2017: 23.7%FY 2018: -4.7%FY 2019: 9.2%FY 2020: -178.8%FY 2021: 193.1%FY 2022: -2.6%FY 2023: 25.7%FY 2024: 53.9%FY 2025: -1.2%
FY 2016 FY 2025
Free Cash Flow 4.7%
FY 2016: -0.1%FY 2017: 3.4%FY 2018: 17.0%FY 2019: 18.1%FY 2020: -18.8%FY 2021: 3.5%FY 2022: -24.2%FY 2023: 52.2%FY 2024: 11.1%FY 2025: 4.7%
FY 2016 FY 2025

Financial Health

Current Ratio 1.1×
FY 2016: 1.4×FY 2017: 1.3×FY 2018: 1.3×FY 2019: 1.3×FY 2020: 1.7×FY 2021: 1.3×FY 2022: 1.3×FY 2023: 1.3×FY 2024: 1.3×FY 2025: 1.1×
FY 2016 5y median 1.3× FY 2025
Quick Ratio 0.8×
FY 2016: 1.0×FY 2017: 0.9×FY 2018: 0.8×FY 2019: 1.0×FY 2020: 1.3×FY 2021: 0.9×FY 2022: 0.9×FY 2023: 1.0×FY 2024: 1.0×FY 2025: 0.8×
FY 2016 5y median 0.9× FY 2025
Debt / Equity 1.0×
FY 2016: 1.0×FY 2017: 1.0×FY 2018: 0.9×FY 2019: 0.8×FY 2020: 1.2×FY 2021: 1.3×FY 2022: 1.2×FY 2023: 1.1×FY 2024: 0.9×FY 2025: 1.0×
FY 2016 5y median 1.1× FY 2025
Net Debt / EBITDA 2.5×
FY 2016: 2.3×FY 2017: 2.4×FY 2018: 2.3×FY 2019: 2.4×FY 2020: 2.6×FY 2021: 3.6×FY 2022: 3.3×FY 2023: 2.6×FY 2024: 1.8×FY 2025: 2.5×
FY 2016 5y median 2.6× FY 2025
Interest Coverage 12.1×
FY 2016: 7.3×FY 2017: 8.2×FY 2018: 7.2×FY 2019: 7.9×FY 2020: 6.9×FY 2021: 7.8×FY 2022: 6.1×FY 2023: 6.1×FY 2024: 7.7×FY 2025: 12.1×
FY 2016 5y median 7.7× FY 2025

Dividends

Dividend Yield 1.0%
FY 2016: 1.2%FY 2017: 1.2%FY 2018: 1.2%FY 2019: 1.0%FY 2020: 0.9%FY 2021: 0.8%FY 2022: 1.5%FY 2023: 1.1%FY 2024: 1.0%FY 2025: 1.0%
FY 2016 5y median 1.0% FY 2025
Payout Ratio 36.3%
FY 2016: 34.8%FY 2017: 29.8%FY 2018: 34.7%FY 2019: 35.5%FY 2020: -46.5%FY 2021: 50.1%FY 2022: 55.2%FY 2023: 45.0%FY 2024: 31.4%FY 2025: 36.3%
FY 2016 5y median 45.0% FY 2025

Annual · latest fiscal year ends 2025-12-31