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
$77B
37.06
$7.45
0.89
$2.84
1.06%
Price and volume
Market cap
$77B
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
123.773
Total debt to equity
138.023
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)
7.23%
Return on equity (TTM)
21.96%
Valuation
Price to earnings (TTM)
37.057
Price to revenue (TTM)
4.628
Price to book
7.7
Price to tangible book (TTM)
-27.56
Price to free cash flow (TTM)
41.585
Free cash flow yield (TTM)
2.40%
Free cash flow per share (TTM)
6.641
Dividend yield (TTM)
1.03%
Forward dividend yield
1.06%
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)
-13.06%
10-year dividend per share growth (CAGR)
7.48%
What the Analysts think about Ecolab
Analyst ratings (Buy, Hold, Sell) for Ecolab stock.
Analyst projections of the future price of Ecolab stock.
Bulls say / Bears say
Raised full-year 2026 adjusted diluted EPS outlook to $8.05–$8.25, representing 7%–10% growth after delivering double-digit EPS gains in Q2 2026 (Ecolab Investor Release)
Expects data center business revenue to grow at least 20% annually “for the foreseeable future,” capitalizing on AI-driven liquid cooling demand (Bloomberg)
Agreed to acquire CoolIT Systems for $4.75 billion to expand its AI data center cooling platform; deal expected to close Q3 2026 and be accretive to EPS by 2028 (Reuters)
Issued $5 billion in multi-tranche senior notes (coupons 4.6%–5.35%, maturities 2029–2036), increasing leverage and interest costs (Reuters via Sahm Capital)
One Ecolab restructuring initiative will incur $334 million in after-tax charges through end-2027, pressuring near-term earnings (SEC Proxy Statement)
Q2 performance was challenged by Middle East geopolitical disruptions and rising commodity costs, requiring offsetting via pricing and productivity measures and posing ongoing margin risk (Ecolab Investor Release)
Data summarised monthly by Lightyear AI. Last updated on 24 Aug 2026.
Ecolab Financial Performance
Revenues and expenses
Ecolab Earnings Performance
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Funds containing Ecolab
AllEURGBPUSD
Fund name | Fund size | $ECL weighting |
|---|---|---|
iShares S&P 500 Materials Sector€2B7B | €186M | 5.93% |
iShares S&P 500 Materials Sector£IMSU | £160M | 5.93% |
iShares Global Water€IQQQ | €1.8B | 4.02% |
iShares Global Water£IH2O | £1.6B | 4.02% |
SPDR MSCI World Materials€WMAT | €198M | 2.26% |
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