Ecolab Inc. (NYSE: ECL) is a Basic Materials company in the Chemicals - Specialty industry. QuoTrend tracks its price, financials, earnings, analyst ratings and insider trades.
| Index | S&P 500 | P/E | 38.02 | EPS (ttm) | 7.50 | Insider Own | 11.26% | Shs Outstand | 281.44M | Perf Week | 2.72% |
| Market Cap | 80.26B | Forward P/E | 30.36 | EPS next Y | 9.39 | Insider Trans | -0.13% | Shs Float | 251.79M | Perf Month | 4.45% |
| Enterprise Value | 88.88B | PEG | - | EPS next Q | 2.18 | Inst Own | 53.91% | Short Float | 1.32% | Perf Quarter | 11.16% |
| Income | 2.12B | P/S | 4.77 | EPS this Y | 9.49% | Inst Trans | - | Short Ratio | 2.04 | Perf Half Y | -0.70% |
| Sales | 16.84B | P/B | 7.98 | EPS next Y | 15.17% | ROA | 7.07% | Short Interest | 3.31M | Perf YTD | 8.63% |
| Book/sh | - | P/C | 22.90 | EPS next 5Y | 14.89% | ROE | 21.41% | 52W High | 307.84 -7.79% | Perf Year | 6.09% |
| Cash/sh | - | P/FCF | 40.70 | EPS past 3/5Y | 24.09% - | ROIC | 9.42% | 52W Low | 242.04 17.28% | Perf 3Y | 54.22% |
| Dividend Est. | 2.92 (1.03%) | EV/EBITDA | 26.65 | Sales past 3/5Y | 4.26% 6.40% | Gross Margin | 44.11% | Volatility | 2.19% 2.17% | Perf 5Y | 29.14% |
| Dividend TTM | 2.84 (1.00%) | EV/Sales | 5.28 | EPS Y/Y TTM | 1.09% | Oper. Margin | 17.37% | ATR (14) | 6.50 | Perf 10Y | 139.38% |
| Dividend Ex-Date | Sep 15, 2026 | Quick Ratio | 1.57 | Sales Y/Y TTM | 6.99% | Profit Margin | 12.57% | RSI (14) | 60.89 | Recom | 2.24 |
| Dividend Gr. 3/5Y | 9.17% 7.23% | Current Ratio | 1.84 | EPS Q/Q | 10.58% | SMA20 | 3.63% | Beta | 0.88 | Target Price | 327.33 |
| Payout | 47.89% | Debt/Eq | 1.37 | Sales Q/Q | 9.69% | SMA50 | 5.08% | Rel Volume | 0.61 | Prev Close | 285.17 |
| Employees | 48,000 | LT Debt/Eq | 0.87 | Earnings | Oct 27 | SMA200 | 5.24% | Avg Volume | 1.59M | Price | 283.86 |
| IPO Date | Feb 21, 1973 | Option/Short | Yes / Yes | EPS/Sales Surpr. | 0.35% 0.75% | Net Debt/EBITDA | 2.58 | Volume | 975,587 | Change | -0.46% |
| Date | Action | Analyst | Rating | Target |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul-29-26 | Reiterated | UBS | Buy | $325 → $342 |
| Jul-29-26 | Reiterated | Robert W. Baird | $290 → $305 | |
| Jul-29-26 | Reiterated | BMO Capital | Outperform | $345 → $360 |
| Jul-29-26 | Reiterated | Mizuho | Outperform | $335 → $327 |
| Jul-17-26 | Upgrade | Oppenheimer | Perform → Outperform | $320 |
| Jul-09-26 | Reiterated | Deutsche Bank | Buy | $325 → $335 |
| Jun-10-26 | Reiterated | Wells Fargo | Equal Weight | $260 → $275 |
| May-27-26 | Upgrade | UBS | Neutral → Buy | $293 → $325 |
| May-20-26 | Reiterated | Jefferies | Buy | $426 → $345 |
| Apr-09-26 | Reiterated | UBS | Neutral | $312 → $293 |
Ecolab Inc. provides water, hygiene, and infection prevention solutions and services in the United States and internationally. The company operates through four segments: Global Water, Global Institutional & Specialty, Global Pest Elimination, and Global Life Sciences. The Global Water segment offers water treatment and process applications, and cleaning and sanitizing solutions to manufacturing, food and beverage processing, transportation, chemical, primary metals and mining, power generation, global refining, petrochemical, pulp and paper industries. The Global Institutional & Specialty segment provides cleaning and sanitizing products to the foodservice, healthcare, hospitality, lodging, government, education and retail industries. 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. The Global Life Sciences segment provides cleaning and contamination control solutions to pharmaceutical and personal care manufacturers. It offers its products under the Ecolab, Kay, Purolite, and Bioquell brand names. The company 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.
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| Line Item (USD, M) | TTM — | FY 2025 12/31/2025 | FY 2024 12/31/2024 | FY 2023 12/31/2023 | FY 2022 12/31/2022 | FY 2021 12/31/2021 | FY 2020 12/31/2020 | FY 2019 12/31/2019 | FY 2018 12/31/2018 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Revenue | 16,842 | 16,081 | 15,741 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Cost of Goods Sold Incl. D&A | 9,412 | 8,923 | 8,898 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Gross Profit | 7,431 | 7,158 | 6,843 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Selling, General and Administrative Excl. Other | 4,384 | 4,258 | 4,024 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Research and Development | 0 | 0 | 207 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Other Operating Expense | 120 | -12 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Operating Income | 2,926 | 2,913 | 2,612 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Interest Expense | 303 | 241 | 338 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Unusual Expense | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Non-Operating Income (Expense) | 7 | -124 | 297 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Net Income Before Taxes | 2,630 | 2,548 | 2,571 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Income Taxes | 497 | 455 | 439 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Consolidated Net Income | 2,117 | 2,076 | 2,112 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Net Income From Continuing Operations | 2,135 | 2,093 | 2,132 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Net Income | 2,117 | 2,076 | 2,112 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| EPS (Recurring) | 7.50 | 7.33 | 7.43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| EPS (Basic, Before Extraordinaries) | 7.50 | 7.33 | 7.43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| EPS (Diluted) | 7.45 | 7.28 | 7.37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| EBITDA | 3,335 | 3,462 | 3,845 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Other After Tax Adjustments | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Stock Option Compensation Expense | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Price To Earnings Ratio | 38.10 | 36.06 | 31.79 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Price To Sales Ratio | 4.74 | 4.62 | 4.23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Gross Margin | 44.12 | 44.51 | 43.47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Operating Margin | 17.37 | 18.11 | 16.59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Net Margin | 12.57 | 12.91 | 13.42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Shares Outstanding | 281 | 283 | 284 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Market Capitalization | 79,765 | 74,293 | 66,547 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Operating Lease Expense | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Insider | Relationship | Date | Transaction | Cost | #Shares | Value ($) | #Shares Total | SEC Form 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bradway Jennifer J | SVP & CORPORATE CONTROLLER | Aug 03 '26 | Option Exercise | 0.00 | 6,457 | 0 | 12,548 | Aug 05 |
| Kirkland Scott D | CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER | Jul 30 '26 | Option Exercise | 117.73 | 3,972 | 467,624 | 20,881 | Jul 31 |
| Kirkland Scott D | CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER | Jul 30 '26 | Sale | 276.96 | 3,357 | 929,755 | 17,524 | Jul 31 |
| Clark Benjamin M. | EVP - Global Supply Chain | Jun 11 '26 | Buy | 263.83 | 1,000 | 263,831 | 1,083 | Jun 15 |
| Doukeris Michel D | Director | Jun 10 '26 | Buy | 258.00 | 7,750 | 1,999,500 | 8,326 | Jun 11 |
| Brown Darrell R | Co-COO - Global Markets | Jun 09 '26 | Option Exercise | 117.73 | 10,000 | 1,177,300 | 42,733 | Jun 10 |
| Brown Darrell R | Co-COO - Global Markets | Jun 09 '26 | Sale | 260.89 | 10,000 | 2,608,870 | 32,733 | Jun 10 |
| Vautrinot Suzanne M | Director | May 27 '26 | Sale | 264.98 | 1,004 | 266,040 | 11,651 | May 27 |
| Vautrinot Suzanne M | Director | May 22 '26 | Option Exercise | 125.67 | 2,000 | 251,330 | 13,651 | May 27 |
| MacLennan David | Director | May 13 '26 | Buy | 250.65 | 1,000 | 250,650 | 25,230 | May 14 |
| Cook Gregory B | Co-COO - Global Businesses | May 04 '26 | Option Exercise | 0.00 | 8,396 | 0 | 20,069 | May 06 |
| MacLennan David | Director | May 04 '26 | Buy | 256.91 | 800 | 205,530 | 24,230 | May 05 |
| LARSON MICHAEL | Director | Mar 27 '26 | Option Exercise | 115.08 | 2,300 | 264,673 | 19,848 | Mar 30 |
| Cook Gregory B | EVP & PRES - INST GROUP | Feb 26 '26 | Option Exercise | 137.09 | 3,800 | 520,931 | 15,192 | Feb 27 |
| Cook Gregory B | EVP & PRES - INST GROUP | Feb 26 '26 | Sale | 304.25 | 3,519 | 1,070,656 | 11,673 | Feb 27 |