ECL Ecolab Inc
Price (delayed)
$238.14
Market cap
$67.39B
P/E Ratio
32.05
Dividend/share
$2.44
EPS
$7.43
Enterprise value
$74.28B
Ecolab Inc., headquartered in St. Paul, Minnesota, is an American corporation that develops and offers services, technology and systems that specialize in water treatment, purification, cleaning and hygiene in a
Highlights
Ecolab's EPS has surged by 54% YoY and by 3.3% QoQ
The net income has soared by 54% YoY and by 3.3% from the previous quarter
ECL's quick ratio is down by 2.3% since the previous quarter
Key stats
What are the main financial stats of ECL
Market
Valuations
Earnings
Shares outstanding
283M
Market cap
$67.39B
Enterprise value
$74.28B
Price to earnings (P/E)
32.05
Price to book (P/B)
7.7
Price to sales (P/S)
4.3
EV/EBIT
26.21
EV/EBITDA
19.7
EV/Sales
4.72
Revenue
$15.74B
Gross profit
$6.84B
Operating income
$2.8B
Net income
$2.11B
EBIT
$2.83B
EBITDA
$3.77B
Free cash flow
$1.83B
Per share
Balance sheet
Liquidity
EPS
$7.43
EPS diluted
$7.37
Free cash flow per share
$6.44
Book value per share
$30.93
Revenue per share
$55.37
TBVPS
$39.3
Total assets
$22.39B
Total liabilities
$13.6B
Debt
$8.14B
Equity
$8.76B
Working capital
$1.23B
Debt to equity
0.93
Current ratio
1.26
Quick ratio
0.86
Net debt/EBITDA
1.83
Margins
Efficiency
Dividend
EBITDA margin
23.9%
Gross margin
43.5%
Net margin
13.4%
Operating margin
17.8%
Return on assets
9.7%
Return on equity
25%
Return on invested capital
21%
Return on capital employed
16.1%
Return on sales
18%
Dividend yield
1.02%
DPS
$2.44
Payout ratio
32.8%
ECL stock price
How has the Ecolab stock price performed over time
Intraday
-0.64%
1 week
-0.25%
1 month
-5.2%
1 year
8.35%
YTD
1.63%
QTD
-6.07%
Financial performance
How have Ecolab's revenue and profit performed over time
Revenue
$15.74B
Gross profit
$6.84B
Operating income
$2.8B
Net income
$2.11B
Gross margin
43.5%
Net margin
13.4%
The net income has soared by 54% YoY and by 3.3% from the previous quarter
ECL's net margin is up by 49% year-on-year and by 3.1% since the previous quarter
The company's operating income rose by 41% YoY
Ecolab's operating margin has increased by 37% YoY
Growth
What is Ecolab's growth rate over time
Valuation
What is Ecolab stock price valuation
P/E
32.05
P/B
7.7
P/S
4.3
EV/EBIT
26.21
EV/EBITDA
19.7
EV/Sales
4.72
Ecolab's EPS has surged by 54% YoY and by 3.3% QoQ
The P/E is 14% below the last 4 quarters average of 37.3
Ecolab's equity has increased by 9% YoY and by 2.5% from the previous quarter
The P/B is 4.9% less than the last 4 quarters average of 8.1 and 2.5% less than the 5-year quarterly average of 7.9
ECL's revenue is up by 2.7% year-on-year
The price to sales (P/S) is 2.4% higher than the 5-year quarterly average of 4.2 but 2.3% lower than the last 4 quarters average of 4.4
Efficiency
How efficient is Ecolab business performance
ECL's ROA has soared by 52% year-on-year and by 3.2% since the previous quarter
ECL's ROIC is up by 41% YoY
Ecolab's return on equity has increased by 40% YoY
Ecolab's return on sales has increased by 35% YoY
Dividends
What is ECL's dividend history
DPS
$2.44
Dividend yield
1.02%
Payout ratio
32.8%
Recent dividends
Special dividends are included in TTM DPS and yield
Financial health
How did Ecolab financials performed over time
The total assets is 65% greater than the total liabilities
ECL's current ratio is down by 3.1% since the previous quarter and by 3.1% year-on-year
ECL's quick ratio is down by 2.3% since the previous quarter
ECL's debt is 7% smaller than its equity
The company's debt to equity fell by 13% YoY and by 3.1% QoQ
Ecolab's equity has increased by 9% YoY and by 2.5% from the previous quarter
All financial data is based on trailing twelve months (TTM) periods - updated quarterly, unless otherwise
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