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Ecolab LSE:0IFA Stock Report

Last Price

US$248.20

Market Cap

US$70.1b

7D

-0.5%

1Y

23.2%

Updated

08 Feb, 2025

Data

Company Financials +

0IFA Stock Overview

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

0IFA fundamental analysis
Snowflake Score
Valuation1/6
Future Growth3/6
Past Performance6/6
Financial Health3/6
Dividends0/6

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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$248.20
52 Week HighUS$262.33
52 Week LowUS$201.00
Beta1.15
1 Month Change6.47%
3 Month Change-0.59%
1 Year Change23.23%
3 Year Change34.62%
5 Year Change21.30%
Change since IPO79.66%

Recent News & Updates

Recent updates

Shareholder Returns

0IFAGB ChemicalsGB Market
7D-0.5%-4.4%0.3%
1Y23.2%-25.6%12.1%

Return vs Industry: 0IFA exceeded the UK Chemicals industry which returned -25.6% over the past year.

Return vs Market: 0IFA exceeded the UK Market which returned 12.1% over the past year.

Price Volatility

Is 0IFA's price volatile compared to industry and market?
0IFA volatility
0IFA Average Weekly Movement2.0%
Chemicals Industry Average Movement6.2%
Market Average Movement4.8%
10% most volatile stocks in GB Market10.4%
10% least volatile stocks in GB Market2.7%

Stable Share Price: 0IFA has not had significant price volatility in the past 3 months compared to the UK market.

Volatility Over Time: 0IFA'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 three segments: Global Industrial; Global Institutional & Specialty; and Global Healthcare & Life Sciences. 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, pulp and paper, commercial laundry, petroleum, refining, and petrochemical industries.

Ecolab Inc. Fundamentals Summary

How do Ecolab's earnings and revenue compare to its market cap?
0IFA fundamental statistics
Market capUS$70.05b
Earnings (TTM)US$2.04b
Revenue (TTM)US$15.67b

34.3x

P/E Ratio

4.5x

P/S Ratio

Earnings & Revenue

Key profitability statistics from the latest earnings report (TTM)
0IFA income statement (TTM)
RevenueUS$15.67b
Cost of RevenueUS$8.91b
Gross ProfitUS$6.77b
Other ExpensesUS$4.72b
EarningsUS$2.04b

Last Reported Earnings

Sep 30, 2024

Next Earnings Date

Feb 11, 2025

Earnings per share (EPS)7.22
Gross Margin43.18%
Net Profit Margin13.04%
Debt/Equity Ratio88.6%

How did 0IFA perform over the long term?

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Dividends

1.1%

Current Dividend Yield

32%

Payout Ratio

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/02/08 21:18
End of Day Share Price 2025/02/07 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

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.

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Industry and Sector Metrics

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Analyst Sources

Ecolab Inc. is covered by 47 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