Ecolab Balance Sheet Health
Financial Health criteria checks 4/6
Ecolab has a total shareholder equity of $9.8B and total debt of $8.0B, which brings its debt-to-equity ratio to 81.9%. Its total assets and total liabilities are $23.9B and $14.1B respectively. Ecolab's EBIT is $2.9B making its interest coverage ratio 12. It has cash and short-term investments of $2.0B.
Key information
81.88%
Debt to equity ratio
US$7.99b
Debt
| Interest coverage ratio | 12x |
| Cash | US$1.96b |
| Equity | US$9.75b |
| Total liabilities | US$14.14b |
| Total assets | US$23.90b |
Recent financial health updates
Recent updates
Ecolab's (NYSE:ECL) Shareholders Will Receive A Bigger Dividend Than Last Year
Dec 08
The Ecolab Inc. (NYSE:ECL) Third-Quarter Results Are Out And Analysts Have Published New Forecasts
Oct 31Ecolab: Demanding Valuations, Muted Performance
Oct 12With EPS Growth And More, Ecolab (NYSE:ECL) Makes An Interesting Case
Sep 21Is Ecolab (NYSE:ECL) A Risky Investment?
Sep 04Is It Too Late To Consider Buying Ecolab Inc. (NYSE:ECL)?
Aug 21
Ecolab Inc. (NYSE:ECL) Just Released Its Second-Quarter Results And Analysts Are Updating Their Estimates
Aug 01What Ecolab Inc.'s (NYSE:ECL) P/E Is Not Telling You
Jul 21A Look At The Fair Value Of Ecolab Inc. (NYSE:ECL)
Jun 15Here's Why We Think Ecolab (NYSE:ECL) Is Well Worth Watching
May 28We Like These Underlying Return On Capital Trends At Ecolab (NYSE:ECL)
Apr 22Ecolab: 40 Times Free Cash Flow Is Still Not Justified
Apr 07Is Ecolab (NYSE:ECL) A Risky Investment?
Apr 01Should You Think About Buying Ecolab Inc. (NYSE:ECL) Now?
Mar 08Ecolab Inc. (NYSE:ECL) Just Released Its Yearly Results And Analysts Are Updating Their Estimates
Feb 13Ecolab Inc.'s (NYSE:ECL) Business Is Yet to Catch Up With Its Share Price
Jan 29Ecolab: Becoming A Cleaner Picture
Jan 25A Look At The Intrinsic Value Of Ecolab Inc. (NYSE:ECL)
Jan 17Ecolab (NYSE:ECL) Hasn't Managed To Accelerate Its Returns
Jan 05Ecolab Q3: Balanced Price And Volume Growth
Nov 17Ecolab: Improving Financials, But The Valuation Could Be Better
Sep 29Ecolab: Focusing On Services, Consumables And Value-Added Services, But Overvalued
Sep 11Ecolab: Economics Fully Captured, Valuation Calculus Biased To Downside
Jul 16Financial Position Analysis
Short Term Liabilities: ECL's short term assets ($7.1B) exceed its short term liabilities ($4.2B).
Long Term Liabilities: ECL's short term assets ($7.1B) do not cover its long term liabilities ($10.0B).
Debt to Equity History and Analysis
Debt Level: ECL's net debt to equity ratio (61.8%) is considered high.
Reducing Debt: ECL's debt to equity ratio has reduced from 114.2% to 81.9% over the past 5 years.
Debt Coverage: ECL's debt is well covered by operating cash flow (32.9%).
Interest Coverage: ECL's interest payments on its debt are well covered by EBIT (12x coverage).
Balance Sheet
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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
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| Company Analysis | 2025/12/24 03:51 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2025/12/24 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2025/09/30 |
| Annual Earnings | 2024/12/31 |
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Analyst Sources
Ecolab Inc. is covered by 38 analysts. 22 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
| Analyst | Institution |
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| John Eade | Argus Research Company |
| Andrew Wittmann | Baird |
| Manav Patnaik | Barclays |