Ecolab Inc. (ECL)
NYSE: ECL · Real-Time Price · USD
291.27
+2.38 (0.82%)
At close: Oct 27, 2026, 4:00 PM EDT
292.15
+0.88 (0.30%)
Pre-market: Oct 28, 2026, 5:13 AM EDT
Ecolab Ratios and Metrics
Market cap in millions USD. Fiscal year is January - December.
Millions USD. Fiscal year is Jan - Dec.
Total Valuation
Fiscal Quarter | Current | Q3 2026 | Q2 2026 | Q1 2026 | Q4 2025 | Q3 2025 | Q2 2025 | Q1 2025 | Q4 2024 | Q3 2024 | Q2 2024 | Q1 2024 | Q4 2023 | Q3 2023 | Q2 2023 | Q1 2023 | Q4 2022 | Q3 2022 | Q2 2022 | Q1 2022 | Q4 2021 |
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Period Ending | Oct '26 Oct 27, 2026 | Sep '26 Sep 30, 2026 | Jun '26 Jun 30, 2026 | Mar '26 Mar 31, 2026 | Dec '25 Dec 31, 2025 | Sep '25 Sep 30, 2025 | Jun '25 Jun 30, 2025 | Mar '25 Mar 31, 2025 | Dec '24 Dec 31, 2024 | Sep '24 Sep 30, 2024 | Jun '24 Jun 30, 2024 | Mar '24 Mar 31, 2024 | Dec '23 Dec 31, 2023 | Sep '23 Sep 30, 2023 | Jun '23 Jun 30, 2023 | Mar '23 Mar 31, 2023 | Dec '22 Dec 31, 2022 | Sep '22 Sep 30, 2022 | Jun '22 Jun 30, 2022 | Mar '22 Mar 31, 2022 | Dec '21 Dec 31, 2021 |
| 81,651 | 76,973 | 78,411 | 75,130 | 74,355 | 77,674 | 76,390 | 71,907 | 66,350 | 72,651 | 67,966 | 66,017 | 56,557 | 48,285 | 53,155 | 47,121 | 41,460 | 41,158 | 43,922 | 50,548 | 67,226 | |
Market Cap Growth (YoY) | 3.84% | -0.90% | 2.65% | 4.48% | 12.06% | 6.91% | 12.39% | 8.92% | 17.32% | 50.46% | 27.86% | 40.10% | 36.42% | 17.32% | 21.02% | -6.78% | -38.33% | -31.04% | -25.42% | -17.46% | 8.85% |
Enterprise Value | 94,699 | 85,785 | 87,186 | 83,515 | 81,264 | 84,751 | 83,613 | 78,964 | 73,423 | 80,403 | 75,610 | 73,858 | 64,733 | 56,821 | 61,823 | 55,572 | 50,325 | 50,245 | 52,993 | 59,373 | 72,685 |
Last Close Price | 291.27 | 274.58 | 277.87 | 264.59 | 260.41 | 270.90 | 265.89 | 249.57 | 230.07 | 250.05 | 232.55 | 225.09 | 192.87 | 164.24 | 180.47 | 159.55 | 139.82 | 138.21 | 146.67 | 167.83 | 222.28 |
Price Ratios
Fiscal Quarter | Current | Q3 2026 | Q2 2026 | Q1 2026 | Q4 2025 | Q3 2025 | Q2 2025 | Q1 2025 | Q4 2024 | Q3 2024 | Q2 2024 | Q1 2024 | Q4 2023 | Q3 2023 | Q2 2023 | Q1 2023 | Q4 2022 | Q3 2022 | Q2 2022 | Q1 2022 | Q4 2021 |
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Period Ending | Oct '26 Oct 27, 2026 | Sep '26 Sep 30, 2026 | Jun '26 Jun 30, 2026 | Mar '26 Mar 31, 2026 | Dec '25 Dec 31, 2025 | Sep '25 Sep 30, 2025 | Jun '25 Jun 30, 2025 | Mar '25 Mar 31, 2025 | Dec '24 Dec 31, 2024 | Sep '24 Sep 30, 2024 | Jun '24 Jun 30, 2024 | Mar '24 Mar 31, 2024 | Dec '23 Dec 31, 2023 | Sep '23 Sep 30, 2023 | Jun '23 Jun 30, 2023 | Mar '23 Mar 31, 2023 | Dec '22 Dec 31, 2022 | Sep '22 Sep 30, 2022 | Jun '22 Jun 30, 2022 | Mar '22 Mar 31, 2022 | Dec '21 Dec 31, 2021 |
PE Ratio | 39.62 | 36.96 | 37.05 | 35.68 | 35.82 | 39.14 | 35.76 | 34.20 | 31.41 | 35.53 | 39.70 | 42.56 | 41.21 | 39.21 | 45.25 | 40.86 | 37.98 | 36.48 | 39.72 | 45.61 | 59.50 |
Forward PE | 32.59 | 31.87 | 32.23 | 31.38 | 31.74 | 34.27 | 34.86 | 33.70 | 32.26 | 36.08 | 34.88 | 36.13 | 33.54 | 30.07 | 35.78 | 33.30 | 30.79 | 27.10 | 29.00 | 33.69 | 41.55 |
PS Ratio | 4.70 | 4.43 | 4.66 | 4.57 | 4.62 | 4.89 | 4.86 | 4.59 | 4.22 | 4.64 | 4.35 | 4.26 | 3.69 | 3.21 | 3.60 | 3.25 | 2.92 | 2.97 | 3.25 | 3.85 | 5.28 |
PB Ratio | 7.84 | 7.36 | 7.78 | 7.49 | 7.58 | 7.96 | 8.17 | 8.08 | 7.55 | 8.47 | 8.18 | 8.03 | 7.01 | 6.17 | 7.01 | 6.40 | 5.71 | 5.81 | 6.17 | 7.11 | 9.27 |
P/FCF Ratio | 43.56 | - | 41.83 | 40.17 | 39.05 | 50.01 | 48.54 | 47.84 | 36.47 | 36.28 | 32.78 | 32.04 | 34.55 | 28.34 | 40.07 | 43.68 | 38.55 | 48.95 | 42.18 | 40.53 | 47.38 |
P/OCF Ratio | 26.71 | - | 25.65 | 24.80 | 25.18 | 29.54 | 29.11 | 28.38 | 23.58 | 25.06 | 23.43 | 23.06 | 23.45 | 19.97 | 25.71 | 25.94 | 23.18 | 26.21 | 25.01 | 26.10 | 32.60 |
PEG Ratio | 2.43 | 2.38 | 2.40 | 2.35 | 2.38 | 2.51 | 2.57 | 2.45 | 2.07 | 2.39 | 2.37 | 2.60 | 2.32 | 2.11 | 2.74 | 2.49 | 2.30 | 2.02 | 2.17 | 2.44 | 2.80 |
EV Ratios
Fiscal Quarter | Current | Q3 2026 | Q2 2026 | Q1 2026 | Q4 2025 | Q3 2025 | Q2 2025 | Q1 2025 | Q4 2024 | Q3 2024 | Q2 2024 | Q1 2024 | Q4 2023 | Q3 2023 | Q2 2023 | Q1 2023 | Q4 2022 | Q3 2022 | Q2 2022 | Q1 2022 | Q4 2021 |
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Period Ending | Oct '26 Oct 27, 2026 | Sep '26 Sep 30, 2026 | Jun '26 Jun 30, 2026 | Mar '26 Mar 31, 2026 | Dec '25 Dec 31, 2025 | Sep '25 Sep 30, 2025 | Jun '25 Jun 30, 2025 | Mar '25 Mar 31, 2025 | Dec '24 Dec 31, 2024 | Sep '24 Sep 30, 2024 | Jun '24 Jun 30, 2024 | Mar '24 Mar 31, 2024 | Dec '23 Dec 31, 2023 | Sep '23 Sep 30, 2023 | Jun '23 Jun 30, 2023 | Mar '23 Mar 31, 2023 | Dec '22 Dec 31, 2022 | Sep '22 Sep 30, 2022 | Jun '22 Jun 30, 2022 | Mar '22 Mar 31, 2022 | Dec '21 Dec 31, 2021 |
EV/Sales Ratio | 5.45 | 4.94 | 5.18 | 5.08 | 5.05 | 5.33 | 5.32 | 5.04 | 4.66 | 5.13 | 4.84 | 4.76 | 4.22 | 3.78 | 4.19 | 3.83 | 3.55 | 3.62 | 3.92 | 4.53 | 5.71 |
EV/EBITDA Ratio | 22.16 | 20.16 | 21.08 | 20.67 | 20.69 | 22.25 | 22.46 | 21.71 | 20.43 | 22.79 | 22.08 | 22.54 | 20.82 | 18.98 | 21.32 | 19.65 | 18.06 | 18.36 | 19.42 | 21.71 | 26.81 |
EV/EBIT Ratio | 29.50 | 26.83 | 28.08 | 27.50 | 27.53 | 29.70 | 30.07 | 29.25 | 27.63 | 30.95 | 30.30 | 31.38 | 29.61 | 27.54 | 31.42 | 29.41 | 27.23 | 27.63 | 28.85 | 31.71 | 38.92 |
EV/FCF Ratio | 50.52 | - | 46.51 | 44.66 | 42.67 | 54.56 | 53.13 | 52.54 | 40.35 | 40.16 | 36.47 | 35.85 | 39.54 | 33.36 | 46.61 | 51.52 | 46.79 | 59.75 | 50.90 | 47.61 | 51.23 |
Financial Efficiency
Fiscal Quarter | Current | Q3 2026 | Q2 2026 | Q1 2026 | Q4 2025 | Q3 2025 | Q2 2025 | Q1 2025 | Q4 2024 | Q3 2024 | Q2 2024 | Q1 2024 | Q4 2023 | Q3 2023 | Q2 2023 | Q1 2023 | Q4 2022 | Q3 2022 | Q2 2022 | Q1 2022 | Q4 2021 |
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Period Ending | Oct '26 Oct 27, 2026 | Sep '26 Sep 30, 2026 | Jun '26 Jun 30, 2026 | Mar '26 Mar 31, 2026 | Dec '25 Dec 31, 2025 | Sep '25 Sep 30, 2025 | Jun '25 Jun 30, 2025 | Mar '25 Mar 31, 2025 | Dec '24 Dec 31, 2024 | Sep '24 Sep 30, 2024 | Jun '24 Jun 30, 2024 | Mar '24 Mar 31, 2024 | Dec '23 Dec 31, 2023 | Sep '23 Sep 30, 2023 | Jun '23 Jun 30, 2023 | Mar '23 Mar 31, 2023 | Dec '22 Dec 31, 2022 | Sep '22 Sep 30, 2022 | Jun '22 Jun 30, 2022 | Mar '22 Mar 31, 2022 | Dec '21 Dec 31, 2021 |
Debt / Equity Ratio | 1.32 | 1.32 | 1.38 | 0.92 | 0.92 | 0.91 | 0.96 | 0.94 | 0.94 | 0.97 | 0.98 | 0.99 | 1.08 | 1.17 | 1.20 | 1.23 | 1.24 | 1.26 | 1.29 | 1.29 | 1.26 |
Debt / EBITDA Ratio | 3.05 | 2.83 | 3.04 | 2.30 | 2.02 | 2.01 | 2.14 | 2.34 | 2.09 | 2.06 | 2.12 | 2.39 | 2.36 | 2.54 | 2.81 | 3.35 | 2.80 | 2.78 | 3.15 | 3.63 | 3.05 |
Debt / FCF Ratio | - | - | 7.43 | 4.96 | 4.72 | 5.69 | 5.70 | 5.56 | 4.55 | 4.15 | 3.91 | 3.93 | 5.34 | 5.37 | 6.84 | 8.40 | 8.39 | 10.64 | 8.82 | 7.33 | 6.45 |
Net Debt / Equity Ratio | 1.25 | 1.25 | 0.87 | 0.87 | 0.85 | 0.71 | 0.75 | 0.81 | 0.80 | 0.82 | 0.93 | 0.93 | 0.97 | 1.04 | 1.12 | 1.17 | 1.16 | 1.25 | 1.27 | 1.27 | 1.21 |
Net Debt / EBITDA Ratio | 3.05 | 3.07 | 2.12 | 2.17 | 2.13 | 1.80 | 1.89 | 1.98 | 1.96 | 2.00 | 2.26 | 2.33 | 2.51 | 2.72 | 2.94 | 3.06 | 3.02 | 3.23 | 3.32 | 3.31 | 3.25 |
Net Debt / FCF Ratio | - | - | 4.69 | 4.68 | 4.39 | 4.43 | 4.48 | 4.79 | 3.86 | 3.52 | 3.73 | 3.70 | 4.77 | 4.78 | 6.42 | 8.02 | 7.84 | 10.51 | 8.70 | 7.26 | 6.20 |
Asset Turnover | 0.62 | 0.64 | 0.65 | 0.69 | 0.70 | 0.70 | 0.66 | 0.72 | 0.73 | 0.75 | 0.70 | 0.72 | 0.73 | 0.72 | 0.67 | 0.69 | 0.70 | 0.68 | 0.62 | 0.69 | |
Inventory Turnover | 5.90 | 6.16 | 6.13 | 5.97 | 6.21 | 5.93 | 5.70 | 5.46 | 5.97 | 5.88 | 5.83 | 5.55 | 6.01 | 5.84 | 5.52 | 5.00 | 5.00 | 5.19 | 5.34 | 5.25 | 5.65 |
Quick Ratio | 0.71 | 0.71 | 1.50 | 0.68 | 0.77 | 1.26 | 1.05 | 0.91 | 0.89 | 0.91 | 0.89 | 0.93 | 0.91 | 0.87 | 0.80 | 0.73 | 0.83 | 0.79 | 0.78 | 0.76 | 0.84 |
Current Ratio | 1.11 | 1.11 | 1.84 | 0.99 | 1.08 | 1.70 | 1.44 | 1.32 | 1.26 | 1.30 | 1.50 | 1.41 | 1.30 | 1.26 | 1.22 | 1.17 | 1.31 | 1.35 | 1.29 | 1.27 | 1.32 |
Return on Equity (ROE) | 21.59% | 21.42% | 17.61% | 23.26% | 24.69% | 23.16% | 18.38% | 22.09% | 35.10% | 23.95% | 20.45% | 20.68% | 21.26% | 17.92% | 13.03% | 15.03% | 19.82% | 17.59% | 9.73% | 17.18% | |
Return on Assets (ROA) | 7.31% | 7.44% | 6.92% | 8.22% | 8.39% | 8.14% | 6.73% | 7.88% | 8.33% | 7.83% | 6.49% | 7.34% | 7.19% | 6.18% | 4.60% | 6.11% | 6.24% | 5.33% | 4.15% | 6.26% | |
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 3.36% | 3.37% | 2.92% | 3.96% | 3.98% | 3.70% | 3.01% | 4.00% | 3.44% | 3.52% | 3.21% | 3.08% | 3.14% | 2.61% | 2.03% | 2.75% | 2.80% | 2.24% | 1.73% | 3.01% | |
Return on Capital Employed (ROCE) | 13.00% | 12.90% | 13.00% | 16.00% | 15.40% | 14.50% | 14.80% | 15.20% | 15.10% | 14.90% | 14.20% | 13.40% | 12.50% | 12.00% | 11.60% | 11.30% | 10.70% | 10.50% | 10.60% | 10.70% | 10.60% |
Yields
Fiscal Quarter | Current | Q3 2026 | Q2 2026 | Q1 2026 | Q4 2025 | Q3 2025 | Q2 2025 | Q1 2025 | Q4 2024 | Q3 2024 | Q2 2024 | Q1 2024 | Q4 2023 | Q3 2023 | Q2 2023 | Q1 2023 | Q4 2022 | Q3 2022 | Q2 2022 | Q1 2022 | Q4 2021 |
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Period Ending | Oct '26 Oct 27, 2026 | Sep '26 Sep 30, 2026 | Jun '26 Jun 30, 2026 | Mar '26 Mar 31, 2026 | Dec '25 Dec 31, 2025 | Sep '25 Sep 30, 2025 | Jun '25 Jun 30, 2025 | Mar '25 Mar 31, 2025 | Dec '24 Dec 31, 2024 | Sep '24 Sep 30, 2024 | Jun '24 Jun 30, 2024 | Mar '24 Mar 31, 2024 | Dec '23 Dec 31, 2023 | Sep '23 Sep 30, 2023 | Jun '23 Jun 30, 2023 | Mar '23 Mar 31, 2023 | Dec '22 Dec 31, 2022 | Sep '22 Sep 30, 2022 | Jun '22 Jun 30, 2022 | Mar '22 Mar 31, 2022 | Dec '21 Dec 31, 2021 |
Earnings Yield | 2.52% | 2.71% | 2.70% | 2.80% | 2.79% | 2.56% | 2.80% | 2.92% | 3.18% | 2.81% | 2.52% | 2.35% | 2.43% | 2.55% | 2.21% | 2.45% | 2.63% | 2.74% | 2.52% | 2.19% | 1.68% |
FCF Yield | 2.30% | - | 2.39% | 2.49% | 2.56% | 2.00% | 2.06% | 2.09% | 2.74% | 2.76% | 3.05% | 3.12% | 2.89% | 3.53% | 2.50% | 2.29% | 2.59% | 2.04% | 2.37% | 2.47% | 2.11% |
Dividend Yield | 1.00% | - | 1.01% | 1.03% | 1.02% | 0.95% | 0.94% | 0.96% | 1.01% | 0.89% | 0.94% | 0.95% | 1.09% | 1.25% | 1.13% | 1.26% | 1.41% | 1.41% | 1.30% | 1.12% | 0.83% |
Payout Ratio | 39.18% | - | 38.51% | 47.62% | 35.59% | 31.52% | 35.16% | 45.76% | 34.13% | 24.07% | 33.18% | 39.48% | 40.65% | 37.35% | 45.77% | 64.61% | 62.82% | 41.60% | 47.39% | 85.05% | 51.36% |
Buyback Yield / Dilution | 0.78% | 1.16% | 1.12% | 0.56% | 0.53% | 0.21% | 0.56% | 0.87% | 0.49% | 0.31% | -0.24% | -0.66% | -0.46% | -0.21% | 0.10% | 0.76% | 1.28% | 1.00% | 0.76% | 0.24% | -0.28% |
Total Shareholder Return | 1.78% | 1.16% | 2.14% | 1.59% | 1.54% | 1.16% | 1.49% | 1.83% | 1.50% | 1.20% | 0.69% | 0.29% | 0.64% | 1.04% | 1.23% | 2.02% | 2.69% | 2.42% | 2.07% | 1.36% | 0.56% |