Price (delayed)
$248.82
Market cap
$70.8B
P/E Ratio
41.4
Dividend/share
$2.28
EPS
$6.01
Enterprise value
$78.4B
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
The net income has grown by 46% YoY and by 10% from the previous quarter
Ecolab's EPS has increased by 46% YoY and by 10% QoQ
ECL's quick ratio is up by 13% year-on-year but it is down by 3.4% since the previous quarter
The P/E is 2.6% above the last 4 quarters average of 40.6
Key stats
What are the main financial stats of ECL
Market
Valuations
Earnings
Shares outstanding
284.54M
Market cap
$70.8B
Enterprise value
$78.4B
Price to book (P/B)
8.57
Price to sales (P/S)
4.53
EV/EBIT
33.1
EV/EBITDA
23.77
EV/Sales
5.01
Revenue
$15.63B
EBIT
$2.37B
EBITDA
$3.3B
Free cash flow
$2.08B
Per share
Balance sheet
Liquidity
EPS
$6.01
Free cash flow per share
$7.3
Book value per share
$29.02
Revenue per share
$54.93
TBVPS
$36.21
Total assets
$21.46B
Total liabilities
$13.15B
Debt
$7.98B
Equity
$8.29B
Working capital
$1.9B
Debt to equity
0.96
Current ratio
1.5
Quick ratio
0.85
Net debt/EBITDA
2.3
Margins
Efficiency
Dividend
EBITDA margin
21.1%
Gross margin
42.5%
Net margin
11%
Operating margin
14.9%
Return on assets
7.9%
Return on equity
21.2%
Return on invested capital
17.3%
Return on capital employed
13.4%
Return on sales
15.2%
Dividend yield
0.92%
DPS
$2.28
Payout ratio
37.9%
ECL stock price
How has the Ecolab stock price performed over time
Intraday
-0.65%
1 week
-0.24%
1 month
3.39%
1 year
41.55%
YTD
25.44%
QTD
4.55%
Financial performance
How have Ecolab's revenue and profit performed over time
Revenue
$15.63B
Gross profit
$6.65B
Operating income
$2.33B
Net income
$1.71B
Gross margin
42.5%
Net margin
11%
The net income has grown by 46% YoY and by 10% from the previous quarter
ECL's net margin is up by 38% year-on-year and by 10% since the previous quarter
The company's operating income rose by 36% YoY and by 8% QoQ
Ecolab's operating margin has increased by 28% YoY and by 7% QoQ
Growth
What is Ecolab's growth rate over time
Valuation
What is Ecolab stock price valuation
P/E
41.4
P/B
8.57
P/S
4.53
EV/EBIT
33.1
EV/EBITDA
23.77
EV/Sales
5.01
Ecolab's EPS has increased by 46% YoY and by 10% QoQ
The P/E is 2.6% above the last 4 quarters average of 40.6
The P/B is 17% more than the last 4 quarters average of 7.4 and 14% more than the 5-year quarterly average of 7.6
Ecolab's equity has increased by 10% YoY
The price to sales (P/S) is 17% higher than the last 4 quarters average of 3.9 and 9% higher than the 5-year quarterly average of 4.2
ECL's revenue is up by 6% year-on-year
Efficiency
How efficient is Ecolab business performance
ECL's ROA is up by 44% year-on-year and by 10% since the previous quarter
ECL's ROIC is up by 41% YoY and by 7% from the previous quarter
Ecolab's return on equity has increased by 32% YoY and by 8% QoQ
Ecolab's return on sales has increased by 31% YoY and by 7% QoQ
Dividends
What is ECL's dividend history
DPS
$2.28
Dividend yield
0.92%
Payout ratio
37.9%
Recent dividends
Special dividends are included in TTM DPS and yield
Financial health
How did Ecolab financials performed over time
The total assets is 63% greater than the total liabilities
ECL's current ratio is up by 23% year-on-year and by 6% since the previous quarter
ECL's quick ratio is up by 13% year-on-year but it is down by 3.4% since the previous quarter
ECL's debt is 3.7% smaller than its equity
The company's debt to equity fell by 19% YoY
ECL's debt is down by 11% year-on-year
All financial data is based on trailing twelve months (TTM) periods - updated quarterly, unless otherwise
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and Sharadar.