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ecolab inc. - ECL

ECL

Close Chg Chg %
236.04 2.74 1.16%

Closed Market

238.78

+2.74 (1.16%)

Volume: 1.41M

Last Updated:

Apr 17, 2025, 3:59 PM EDT

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Company Overview: ecolab inc. - ECL

ECL Key Data

Open

$238.57

 Day Range

235.78 - 240.85

52 Week Range

217.05 - 272.22

 Market Cap

$67.71B

Shares Outstanding

283.63M

 Public Float

253.89M

Beta

1.15

 Rev. Per Employee

N/A

P/E Ratio

32.39

 EPS

$7.43

Yield

102.21%

 Dividend

$0.65

EX-DIVIDEND DATE

Mar 18, 2025

 SHORT INTEREST

N/A

AVERAGE VOLUME

1.61M

  

ECL Performance

1 Week
 
 1.45%
 
1 Month
 
 -4.89%
 
3 Months
 
 0.55%
 
1 Year
 
 9.43%
 
5 Years
 
 33.56%
 

ECL Analyst Ratings

  • Sell
  • Under
  • Hold
  • Over
  • Buy
Number of Ratings 29
Full Ratings ➔

About ecolab inc. - ECL

Ecolab, Inc. engages in providing products and services in the field of water, hygiene, and energy. It operates through the following segments: Global Industrial, Global Institutional and Specialty, Global Healthcare and Life Sciences, Global Pest Elimination, and Corporate. The Global Industrial segment relates to water, food and beverage, paper, and downstream operating segments. The Global Institutional and Specialty segment refers to the institutional, specialty, and healthcare operating segments. The Global Healthcare and Life Sciences segment includes the healthcare and life sciences operations. The Global Pest Elimination segment provides services designed to detect, prevent and eliminate pests, such as rodents and insects, in full-service and quick-service restaurants, food and beverage processors, hotels, grocery operations, and other. The company was founded by Merritt J. Osborn in 1923 and is headquartered in St. Paul, MN.

ECL At a Glance

Ecolab, Inc.
1 Ecolab Place
St. Paul, Minnesota 55102-2233
Phone 1-800-232-6522 Revenue 15.74B
Industry Chemicals: Specialty Net Income 2.11B
Sector Process Industries 2024 Sales Growth 2.749%
Fiscal Year-end 12 / 2025 Employees 48,000
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ECL Valuation

P/E Current 32.389
P/E Ratio (with extraordinary items) N/A
P/E Ratio (without extraordinary items) 31.791
Price to Sales Ratio 4.266
Price to Book Ratio 7.582
Price to Cash Flow Ratio 23.866
Enterprise Value to EBITDA 20.918
Enterprise Value to Sales 4.715
Total Debt to Enterprise Value 0.112

ECL Efficiency

Revenue/Employee 327,945.833
Income Per Employee 44,008.333
Receivables Turnover 5.198
Total Asset Turnover 0.712

ECL Liquidity

Current Ratio 1.257
Quick Ratio 0.952
Cash Ratio 0.262

ECL Profitability

Gross Margin 43.471
Operating Margin 16.596
Pretax Margin 16.334
Net Margin 13.419
Return on Assets 9.551
Return on Equity 25.145
Return on Total Capital 12.397
Return on Invested Capital 13.078

ECL Capital Structure

Total Debt to Total Equity 94.581
Total Debt to Total Capital 48.607
Total Debt to Total Assets 36.996
Long-Term Debt to Equity 85.925
Long-Term Debt to Total Capital 44.159
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Annual Financials for Ecolab Inc. - ECL

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All values USD millions. 2021 2022 2023 2024 5-year trend
Sales/Revenue
12.73B 14.19B 15.32B 15.74B
Sales Growth
+8.00% +11.42% +7.98% +2.75%
Cost of Goods Sold (COGS) incl D&A
7.51B 8.77B 9.14B 8.90B
COGS excluding D&A
- - - -
-
Depreciation & Amortization Expense
843.10M 938.70M 923.60M 935.40M
Depreciation
604.40M 618.50M 616.70M 634.90M
Amortization of Intangibles
238.70M 320.20M 306.90M 300.50M
COGS Growth
+8.98% +16.73% +4.28% -2.68%
Gross Income
5.22B 5.42B 6.18B 6.84B
Gross Income Growth
+6.61% +3.80% +13.96% +10.78%
Gross Profit Margin
+41.01% +38.20% +40.32% +43.47%
2021 2022 2023 2024 5-year trend
SG&A Expense
3.54B 3.81B 4.02B 4.23B
Research & Development
186.00M 190.00M 192.00M 207.00M
Other SG&A
3.35B 3.62B 3.82B 4.02B
SGA Growth
+10.94% +7.73% +5.40% +5.33%
Other Operating Expense
- - - -
-
Unusual Expense
155.60M 199.00M 160.10M 160.10M
EBIT after Unusual Expense
1.53B 1.41B 2.00B 2.45B
Non Operating Income/Expense
101.50M 196.60M 109.60M 457.30M
Non-Operating Interest Income
12.30M 8.50M 52.20M 57.80M
Equity in Earnings of Affiliates
- - - -
-
Interest Expense
216.20M 263.70M 354.70M 338.40M
Interest Expense Growth
-12.15% +21.97% +34.51% -4.60%
Gross Interest Expense
216.20M 263.70M 354.70M 338.40M
Interest Capitalized
- - - -
-
Pretax Income
1.41B 1.34B 1.76B 2.57B
Pretax Income Growth
+21.77% -5.01% +30.68% +46.47%
Pretax Margin
+11.11% +9.47% +11.46% +16.33%
Income Tax
270.20M 234.50M 362.50M 439.30M
Income Tax - Current - Domestic
30.90M 145.70M 137.60M 301.30M
Income Tax - Current - Foreign
240.20M 231.40M 280.00M 322.60M
Income Tax - Deferred - Domestic
3.60M (78.90M) (40.10M) (143.10M)
Income Tax - Deferred - Foreign
(4.50M) (63.70M) (15.00M) (41.50M)
Income Tax Credits
- - - -
-
Equity in Earnings of Affiliates
- - - -
-
Other After Tax Income (Expense)
- - - -
-
Consolidated Net Income
1.14B 1.11B 1.39B 2.13B
Minority Interest Expense
14.10M 17.20M 20.70M 19.50M
Net Income
1.13B 1.09B 1.37B 2.11B
Net Income Growth
+16.80% -3.38% +25.70% +53.93%
Net Margin Growth
+8.87% +7.69% +8.96% +13.42%
Extraordinaries & Discontinued Operations
- - - -
-
Discontinued Operations
- - - -
-
Net Income After Extraordinaries
1.13B 1.09B 1.37B 2.11B
Preferred Dividends
- - - -
-
Net Income Available to Common
1.13B 1.09B 1.37B 2.11B
EPS (Basic)
3.9466 3.8278 4.8151 7.4302
EPS (Basic) Growth
+193.99% -3.01% +25.79% +54.31%
Basic Shares Outstanding
286.30M 285.20M 285.00M 284.30M
EPS (Diluted)
3.9083 3.8091 4.7899 7.3706
EPS (Diluted) Growth
+193.08% -2.54% +25.75% +53.88%
Diluted Shares Outstanding
289.10M 286.60M 286.50M 286.60M
EBITDA
2.53B 2.55B 3.08B 3.55B
EBITDA Growth
+0.21% +0.82% +21.04% +15.03%
EBITDA Margin
+19.85% +17.96% +20.13% +22.54%

Snapshot

Average Recommendation OVERWEIGHT Average Target Price 279.158
Number of Ratings 29 Current Quarters Estimate 1.905
FY Report Date 06 / 2025 Current Year's Estimate 7.489
Last Quarter’s Earnings 1.50 Median PE on CY Estimate N/A
Year Ago Earnings 6.65 Next Fiscal Year Estimate 8.431
Median PE on Next FY Estimate N/A

Earnings Per Share

This Quarter Next Quarter This Fiscal Next Fiscal
# of Estimates 21 21 24 23
Mean Estimate 1.91 2.06 7.49 8.43
High Estimates 1.97 2.17 7.70 8.95
Low Estimate 1.82 1.96 7.25 7.88
Coefficient of Variance 1.83 2.35 1.28 2.77

Analysts Recommendations

Current 1 Month Ago 3 Months Ago
BUY 11 12 12
OVERWEIGHT 1 1 1
HOLD 16 15 14
UNDERWEIGHT 1 1 1
SELL 0 0 0
MEAN Overweight Overweight Overweight

Insider Actions for Ecolab Inc. - ECL

Date Name Shares Transaction Value
Mar 11, 2025 Scott D. Kirkland CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 11,730 Payment of exercise price or tax liability by delivering/withholding secs incident to the receipt/exercise/vesting pursuant to Rule 16b-3 Non-derivative transaction at $267.21 per share 3,134,373.30
Mar 11, 2025 Scott D. Kirkland CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER N/A Exercise or conversion of derivative security exempted pursuant to Rule 16b-3 0.00
Mar 11, 2025 Scott D. Kirkland CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 13,745 Exercise or conversion of derivative security exempted pursuant to Rule 16b-3 Non-derivative transaction at $119.12 per share 1,637,304.40
Mar 7, 2025 Michael J. Larson Director 16,934 Payment of exercise price or tax liability by delivering/withholding secs incident to the receipt/exercise/vesting pursuant to Rule 16b-3 Non-derivative transaction at $269.17 per share 4,558,124.78
Mar 7, 2025 Michael J. Larson Director N/A Exercise or conversion of derivative security exempted pursuant to Rule 16b-3 0.00
Mar 7, 2025 Michael J. Larson Director 17,855 Exercise or conversion of derivative security exempted pursuant to Rule 16b-3 Non-derivative transaction at $112.74 per share 2,012,972.70
Feb 28, 2025 Larry L. Berger EVP & CHIEF TECHNICAL OFFICER 26,602 Exercise or conversion of derivative security exempted pursuant to Rule 16b-3 Non-derivative transaction at $158.52 per share 4,216,949.04
Feb 28, 2025 Larry L. Berger EVP & CHIEF TECHNICAL OFFICER 15,744 Open market or private sale of non-derivative or derivative security Non-derivative transaction at $266.95 per share 4,202,860.80
Feb 28, 2025 Larry L. Berger EVP & CHIEF TECHNICAL OFFICER N/A Exercise or conversion of derivative security exempted pursuant to Rule 16b-3 0.00
Feb 28, 2025 Jennifer Bradway SVP & CORPORATE CONTROLLER 4,140 Open market or private sale of non-derivative or derivative security Non-derivative transaction at $267.37 per share 1,106,911.80
Feb 28, 2025 Larry L. Berger EVP & CHIEF TECHNICAL OFFICER N/A Exercise or conversion of derivative security exempted pursuant to Rule 16b-3 0.00
Feb 28, 2025 Larry L. Berger EVP & CHIEF TECHNICAL OFFICER 25,548 Exercise or conversion of derivative security exempted pursuant to Rule 16b-3 Non-derivative transaction at $184.39 per share 4,710,795.72
Feb 28, 2025 Jennifer Bradway SVP & CORPORATE CONTROLLER 4,996 Exercise or conversion of derivative security exempted pursuant to Rule 16b-3 Non-derivative transaction at $119.12 per share 595,123.52
Feb 28, 2025 Jennifer Bradway SVP & CORPORATE CONTROLLER N/A Exercise or conversion of derivative security exempted pursuant to Rule 16b-3 0.00
Feb 28, 2025 Larry L. Berger EVP & CHIEF TECHNICAL OFFICER 17,385 Payment of exercise price or tax liability by delivering/withholding secs incident to the receipt/exercise/vesting pursuant to Rule 16b-3 Non-derivative transaction at $266.38 per share 4,631,016.30
Feb 24, 2025 Machiel Duijser EVP & CSCO 6,425 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Feb 24, 2025 Christophe Beck CHAIRMAN & CEO; Director 76,766 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Feb 24, 2025 Christophe Beck CHAIRMAN & CEO; Director 71,287 Payment of exercise price or tax liability by delivering/withholding secs incident to the receipt/exercise/vesting pursuant to Rule 16b-3 Non-derivative transaction at $265.18 per share 18,903,886.66
Feb 24, 2025 Alexandra M A Hlila EVP & GM - GLOBAL PEST 85 Payment of exercise price or tax liability by delivering/withholding secs incident to the receipt/exercise/vesting pursuant to Rule 16b-3 Non-derivative transaction at $265.18 per share 22,540.30
Feb 24, 2025 Laurie M. Marsh EVP - HUMAN RESOURCES 25,810 Payment of exercise price or tax liability by delivering/withholding secs incident to the receipt/exercise/vesting pursuant to Rule 16b-3 Non-derivative transaction at $265.18 per share 6,844,295.80

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