Ecolab/$ECL
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About Ecolab
Ecolab produces and markets cleaning and sanitation products for the industrial manufacturing, data center, 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 and cooling solutions across its end markets. The company has a strong hold on the US market and is growing its presence abroad.
- Ticker
- $ECL
- Sector
- Materials
- Primary listing
- NYSE
- Employees
- 48,000
- Headquarters
- Saint Paul, United States
- Website
- www.ecolab.com
Ecolab Metrics
BasicAdvanced
$76B
36.16
$7.45
0.89
$2.84
1.08%
Price and volume
Market cap
$76B
Beta
0.89
52-week high
$309.27
52-week low
$243.15
Average daily volume
1.4M
Dividend rate
$2.84
Financial strength
Current ratio
1.841
Quick ratio
1.435
Long term debt to equity
1.238
Total debt to equity
1.364
Dividend payout ratio (TTM)
37.66%
Interest coverage (TTM)
9.42%
Profitability
EBITDA (TTM)
4,135.7
Gross margin (TTM)
44.21%
Net profit margin (TTM)
12.57%
Operating margin (TTM)
18.44%
Effective tax rate (TTM)
18.87%
Revenue per employee (TTM)
$350,000
Management effectiveness
Return on assets (TTM)
7.25%
Return on equity (TTM)
21.96%
Valuation
Price to earnings (TTM)
36.156
Price to revenue (TTM)
4.516
Price to book
7.52
Price to tangible book (TTM)
-26.89
Price to free cash flow (TTM)
40.574
Free cash flow yield (TTM)
2.46%
Free cash flow per share (TTM)
6.641
Dividend yield (TTM)
1.05%
Forward dividend yield
1.08%
Growth
Revenue change (TTM)
7.11%
Earnings per share change (TTM)
-0.41%
3-year revenue growth (CAGR)
4.49%
10-year revenue growth (CAGR)
2.41%
3-year earnings per share growth (CAGR)
21.93%
10-year earnings per share growth (CAGR)
8.86%
3-year dividend per share growth (CAGR)
10.59%
10-year dividend per share growth (CAGR)
7.48%
What the Analysts think about Ecolab
Analyst ratings (Buy, Hold, Sell) for Ecolab stock.
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Bulls say / Bears say
Q2 showed improving execution: sales rose 10% to $4.4bn, organic sales grew 5%, adjusted EPS rose 11%, and Ecolab lifted its 2026 adjusted EPS forecast to $8.05-$8.25. (Last10K)
Ecolab is demonstrating pricing power: Q2 pricing reached 4%, while productivity and pricing more than offset higher commodity costs, lifting organic operating margin by 40 basis points; management expects 5%-6% pricing in the second half. (Last10K)
Commodity and logistics inflation remain a margin risk: Reuters reported that Ecolab expected high-single-digit commodity-cost increases through 2026 and had introduced a 10%-14% energy surcharge. (Reuters)
CoolIT materially increases financial and integration risk: Ecolab issued $5bn of senior notes to fund the $4.75bn purchase, taking long-term debt including current maturities to $13.2bn at 30 June; acquisition financing and amortisation also weigh on near-term EPS. (Last10K)
The shares still carry a demanding valuation, with a reported P/E of about 36 times versus roughly 24 times for the US chemicals industry; any disappointment in AI growth, margins or integration could therefore drive multiple compression. (Simply Wall St)
Data summarised monthly by Lightyear AI. Last updated on 20 Sept 2026.
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Funds containing Ecolab
AllEURGBPUSD
Fund name | Fund size | $ECL weighting |
|---|---|---|
iShares S&P 500 Materials Sector€2B7B | €186M | 5.92% |
iShares S&P 500 Materials Sector£IMSU | £160M | 5.92% |
iShares Global Water€IQQQ | €1.8B | 4.02% |
iShares Global Water£IH2O | £1.6B | 4.02% |
SPDR MSCI World Materials€WMAT | €198M | 2.29% |
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