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Ecolab Inc.NYSE:ECL Stock Report

Market Cap US$79.4b
Share Price
US$285.47
My Fair Value
US$284
0.6% overvalued intrinsic discount
1Y16.9%
7D2.5%
Portfolio Value
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Ecolab Inc.

NYSE:ECL Stock Report

Market Cap: US$79.4b

Ecolab (ECL) Stock Overview

Provides water, hygiene, and infection prevention solutions and services in the United States and internationally. More details

ECL fundamental analysis
Snowflake Score
Valuation0/6
Future Growth2/6
Past Performance6/6
Financial Health4/6
Dividends4/6

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Ecolab Inc. Competitors

Price History & Performance

Summary of share price highs, lows and changes for Ecolab
Historical stock prices
Current Share PriceUS$283.66
52 Week HighUS$285.11
52 Week LowUS$221.62
Beta1.07
1 Month Change5.55%
3 Month Change8.70%
1 Year Change16.94%
3 Year Change69.33%
5 Year Change44.73%
Change since IPO19,632.87%

Recent News & Updates

Ecolab Inc. (NYSE:ECL) Just Released Its Second-Quarter Results And Analysts Are Updating Their Estimates

Aug 01
Ecolab Inc. (NYSE:ECL) Just Released Its Second-Quarter Results And Analysts Are Updating Their Estimates

Ecolab Q2: Value Pricing And Cost Optimalization Drive Margin Expansion

Jul 30

Recent updates

Ecolab Inc. (NYSE:ECL) Just Released Its Second-Quarter Results And Analysts Are Updating Their Estimates

Aug 01
Ecolab Inc. (NYSE:ECL) Just Released Its Second-Quarter Results And Analysts Are Updating Their Estimates

Ecolab Q2: Value Pricing And Cost Optimalization Drive Margin Expansion

Jul 30

What Ecolab Inc.'s (NYSE:ECL) P/E Is Not Telling You

Jul 21
What Ecolab Inc.'s (NYSE:ECL) P/E Is Not Telling You

A Look At The Fair Value Of Ecolab Inc. (NYSE:ECL)

Jun 15
A Look At The Fair Value Of Ecolab Inc. (NYSE:ECL)

Here's Why We Think Ecolab (NYSE:ECL) Is Well Worth Watching

May 28
Here's Why We Think Ecolab (NYSE:ECL) Is Well Worth Watching

We Like These Underlying Return On Capital Trends At Ecolab (NYSE:ECL)

Apr 22
We Like These Underlying Return On Capital Trends At Ecolab (NYSE:ECL)

Ecolab: 40 Times Free Cash Flow Is Still Not Justified

Apr 07

Is Ecolab (NYSE:ECL) A Risky Investment?

Apr 01
Is Ecolab (NYSE:ECL) A Risky Investment?

Should You Think About Buying Ecolab Inc. (NYSE:ECL) Now?

Mar 08
Should You Think About Buying Ecolab Inc. (NYSE:ECL) Now?

Ecolab Inc. (NYSE:ECL) Just Released Its Yearly Results And Analysts Are Updating Their Estimates

Feb 13
Ecolab Inc. (NYSE:ECL) Just Released Its Yearly Results And Analysts Are Updating Their Estimates

Ecolab Inc.'s (NYSE:ECL) Business Is Yet to Catch Up With Its Share Price

Jan 29
Ecolab Inc.'s (NYSE:ECL) Business Is Yet to Catch Up With Its Share Price

Ecolab: Becoming A Cleaner Picture

Jan 25

A Look At The Intrinsic Value Of Ecolab Inc. (NYSE:ECL)

Jan 17
A Look At The Intrinsic Value Of Ecolab Inc. (NYSE:ECL)

Ecolab (NYSE:ECL) Hasn't Managed To Accelerate Its Returns

Jan 05
Ecolab (NYSE:ECL) Hasn't Managed To Accelerate Its Returns

Ecolab (NYSE:ECL) Has Announced That It Will Be Increasing Its Dividend To $0.65

Dec 09
Ecolab (NYSE:ECL) Has Announced That It Will Be Increasing Its Dividend To $0.65

When Should You Buy Ecolab Inc. (NYSE:ECL)?

Dec 03
When Should You Buy Ecolab Inc. (NYSE:ECL)?

Ecolab Q3: Balanced Price And Volume Growth

Nov 17

Ecolab's (NYSE:ECL) Earnings Are Weaker Than They Seem

Nov 07
Ecolab's (NYSE:ECL) Earnings Are Weaker Than They Seem

If EPS Growth Is Important To You, Ecolab (NYSE:ECL) Presents An Opportunity

Oct 27
If EPS Growth Is Important To You, Ecolab (NYSE:ECL) Presents An Opportunity

Does Ecolab (NYSE:ECL) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?

Oct 15
Does Ecolab (NYSE:ECL) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?

The Price Is Right For Ecolab Inc. (NYSE:ECL)

Oct 03
The Price Is Right For Ecolab Inc. (NYSE:ECL)

Ecolab: Improving Financials, But The Valuation Could Be Better

Sep 29

Ecolab: Focusing On Services, Consumables And Value-Added Services, But Overvalued

Sep 11

Calculating The Intrinsic Value Of Ecolab Inc. (NYSE:ECL)

Aug 25
Calculating The Intrinsic Value Of Ecolab Inc. (NYSE:ECL)

Ecolab: Economics Fully Captured, Valuation Calculus Biased To Downside

Jul 16

Ecolab: Better Performance, Still Demanding Valuations

May 01

Ecolab: This Dividend Aristocrat Is Set To Benefit From Artificial Intelligence In A Big Way

Mar 30

Ecolab Is An Excellent Business At The Wrong Price

Feb 20

Ecolab: Anticipating Organic Growth In FY24 Driven By Pricing; But Stock Overvalued

Jan 23

Shareholder Returns

ECLUS ChemicalsUS Market
7D2.5%2.2%-0.8%
1Y16.9%-3.7%15.8%

Return vs Industry: ECL exceeded the US Chemicals industry which returned -5% over the past year.

Return vs Market: ECL exceeded the US Market which returned 15.8% over the past year.

Price Volatility

Is ECL's price volatile compared to industry and market?
ECL volatility
ECL Average Weekly Movement2.3%
Chemicals Industry Average Movement6.0%
Market Average Movement6.4%
10% most volatile stocks in US Market17.3%
10% least volatile stocks in US Market3.0%

Stable Share Price: ECL has not had significant price volatility in the past 3 months compared to the US market.

Volatility Over Time: ECL's weekly volatility (2%) has been stable over the past year.

About the Company

FoundedEmployeesCEOWebsite
192348,000Christophe Beckwww.ecolab.com

Ecolab Inc. provides water, hygiene, and infection prevention solutions and services in the United States and internationally. The company operates through four reportable segments: Global Industrial, Global Institutional & Specialty, Global Healthcare & Life Sciences, and Global Pest Elimination. The Global Industrial segment offers water treatment and process applications, and cleaning and sanitizing solutions to manufacturing, food and beverage processing, transportation, chemical, metals and mining, power generation, refining, pulp and paper, and petrochemical industries.

Ecolab Inc. Fundamentals Summary

How do Ecolab's earnings and revenue compare to its market cap?
ECL fundamental statistics
Market capUS$79.44b
Earnings (TTM)US$2.14b
Revenue (TTM)US$15.72b
37.7x
P/E Ratio
5.1x
P/S Ratio

Earnings & Revenue

Key profitability statistics from the latest earnings report (TTM)
ECL income statement (TTM)
RevenueUS$15.72b
Cost of RevenueUS$8.80b
Gross ProfitUS$6.92b
Other ExpensesUS$4.78b
EarningsUS$2.14b

Last Reported Earnings

Jun 30, 2025

Next Earnings Date

n/a

Earnings per share (EPS)7.53
Gross Margin44.01%
Net Profit Margin13.59%
Debt/Equity Ratio87.2%

How did ECL perform over the long term?

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Dividends

0.9%
Current Dividend Yield
33%
Payout Ratio

Does ECL pay a reliable dividends?

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When do you need to buy ECL by to receive an upcoming dividend?
Ecolab dividend dates
Ex Dividend DateSep 16 2025
Dividend Pay DateOct 15 2025
Days until Ex dividend26 days
Days until Dividend pay date55 days

Does ECL pay a reliable dividends?

See ECL dividend history and benchmarks

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/08/19 18:41
End of Day Share Price 2025/08/19 00:00
Earnings2025/06/30
Annual Earnings2024/12/31

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

* Example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.

Unless specified all financial data is based on a yearly period but updated quarterly. This is known as Trailing Twelve Month (TTM) or Last Twelve Month (LTM) Data. Learn more.

Analysis Model and Snowflake

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Industry and Sector Metrics

Our industry and section metrics are calculated every 6 hours by Simply Wall St, details of our process are available on Github.

Analyst Sources

Ecolab Inc. is covered by 45 analysts. 20 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
John EadeArgus Research Company
Colin IsaacAtlantic Equities LLP
Andrew WittmannBaird