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Ecolab Inc. (ECL)
256.40
-0.70
(-0.27%)
At close: October 31 at 4:00:02 PM EDT
257.00
+0.60
+(0.23%)
After hours: October 31 at 6:10:18 PM EDT
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- Previous Close
257.10 - Open
256.18 - Bid 255.58 x 100
- Ask 257.21 x 200
- Day's Range
255.35 - 259.32 - 52 Week Range
221.62 - 286.04 - Volume
1,162,328 - Avg. Volume
1,331,046 - Market Cap (intraday)
72.622B - Beta (5Y Monthly) 1.10
- PE Ratio (TTM)
36.89 - EPS (TTM)
6.95 - Earnings Date Oct 28, 2025
- Forward Dividend & Yield 2.60 (1.01%)
- Ex-Dividend Date Sep 16, 2025
- 1y Target Est
290.00
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. The Global Institutional & Specialty segment provides cleaning and sanitizing products to the foodservice, hospitality, lodging, government and education, and retail industries. The Global Healthcare & Life Sciences segment offers cleaning and sanitizing products, such as infection prevention, and end-to-end cleaning and contamination control solutions to the healthcare, personal care, and pharmaceutical industries under the Ecolab, Bioquell, Purolite, and Anios brand names. The Global Pest Elimination segment provides pest elimination services to detect, prevent, and eliminate pests comprising rodents and insects in full-service and quick-service restaurants, food and beverage processors, hotels, grocery operations, and other commercial segments, including education, life sciences, and healthcare. It sells its products through field sales and corporate account personnel, distributors, and dealers. Ecolab Inc. was founded in 1923 and is headquartered in Saint Paul, Minnesota.
www.ecolab.com48,000
Full Time Employees
December 31
Fiscal Year Ends
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Performance Overview: ECL
Trailing total returns as of 10/31/2025, which may include dividends or other distributions. Benchmark is S&P 500 (^GSPC) .
YTD Return
ECL
10.24%
S&P 500 (^GSPC)
16.30%
1-Year Return
ECL
5.40%
S&P 500 (^GSPC)
19.89%
3-Year Return
ECL
68.73%
S&P 500 (^GSPC)
76.66%
5-Year Return
ECL
47.41%
S&P 500 (^GSPC)
109.18%
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View MoreValuation Measures
As of 10/2/2025
Market Cap
77.71B
Enterprise Value
84.76B
Trailing P/E
36.63
Forward P/E
32.26
PEG Ratio (5yr expected)
2.93
Price/Sales (ttm)
4.98
Price/Book (mrq)
8.34
Enterprise Value/Revenue
5.39
Enterprise Value/EBITDA
21.46
Financial Highlights
Profitability and Income Statement
Profit Margin
12.49%
Return on Assets (ttm)
7.75%
Return on Equity (ttm)
21.87%
Revenue (ttm)
15.89B
Net Income Avi to Common (ttm)
1.98B
Diluted EPS (ttm)
6.95
Balance Sheet and Cash Flow
Total Cash (mrq)
1.4B
Total Debt/Equity (mrq)
103.91%
Levered Free Cash Flow (ttm)
1.4B
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View MoreEcolab Earnings: Shares Fall as 2026 Guidance Comes in Below Consensus; Maintaining $250 Valuation
Ecolab produces and markets cleaning and sanitation products for the industrial manufacturing, hospitality, healthcare, and life sciences markets. The firm is the global market share leader in this category with a wide array of products and services, including dish and laundry washing systems, pest control, and infection control products. Additionally, Ecolab sells customized water management solutions across its end markets. The company has a strong hold on the US market and is growing its presence abroad.
RatingPrice TargetEcolab Earnings: Shares Fall as 2026 Guidance Comes in Below Consensus; Maintaining $250 Valuation
Ecolab produces and markets cleaning and sanitation products for the industrial manufacturing, hospitality, healthcare, and life sciences markets. The firm is the global market share leader in this category with a wide array of products and services, including dish and laundry washing systems, pest control, and infection control products. Additionally, Ecolab sells customized water management solutions across its end markets. The company has a strong hold on the US market and is growing its presence abroad.
RatingPrice TargetRaising target price
Ecolab is a provider of water, hygiene, and energy technology and services. The company delivers comprehensive solutions to promote safe food, maintain clean environments, optimize water and energy use, and improve operational efficiency for customers in the food, healthcare, energy, hospitality, and industrial sectors. Ecolab has approximately 48,000 employees worldwide. The shares are a component of the S&P 500.
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