Ecolab Inc.
General ticker "ECL" information:
- Sector: Materials
- Industry: Chemicals - Specialty
- Capitalization: $77.8B (TTM average)
Ecolab Inc. follows the US Stock Market performance with the rate: 24.6%.
Estimated limits based on current volatility of 1.7%: low 302.40$, high 313.11$
Factors to consider:
- Company included in S&P500 list
- Company pays dividends (quarterly): last record date 2026-09-15, amount 0.73$ (Y0.95%)
- Total employees count: 48000 (0.0%) as of 2025
- US accounted for 21.0% of revenue in the fiscal year ended 2024-12-31
- Top business risk factors: Geopolitical risks, Currency fluctuations, Supply chain disruptions, Cybersecurity threats, Regulatory and compliance
- Price in estimated range
- Earnings for 9 months up through Q3 are below our estimates
Stock Forecast*
* forecast is subjective and experimental, should not be used for any investment decisions
Long term estimates were made for the period from 2025-12-31 to 2027-12-31
- 2025-12-31 to 2026-12-31 estimated range: [229.88$, 309.02$]
- 2026-12-31 to 2027-12-31 estimated range: [249.89$, 331.84$]
Financial Metrics affecting the ECL estimates:
- Positive: with PPE of 35.2 at the end of fiscal year the price was neutral
- Positive: 15.73 < Operating profit margin, % of 17.02
- Positive: 2.50 < Industry operating cash flow per share per price (median), % of 4.32
- Positive: -4.02 < Investing cash flow per share per price, % of -3.60
- Positive: Industry inventory ratio change (median), % of 0.20 <= 0.43
- Positive: 33.49 < Shareholder equity ratio, % of 39.56 <= 41.57
- Positive: Inventory ratio change, % of 0.51 <= 1.39
- Positive: 6.94 < Return on assets ratio (scaled to [-100,100]) of 7.81
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Long-term ECL plot with estimates
Financial data
| YTD | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating Revenue | $15,320.20MM | $15,741.40MM | $16,081.20MM |
| Operating Expenses | $13,327.90MM | $12,939.00MM | $13,343.60MM |
| Operating Income | $1,992.30MM | $2,802.40MM | $2,737.60MM |
| Non-Operating Income | $-236.80MM | $-231.20MM | $-189.70MM |
| Interest Expense | $296.70MM | $282.50MM | $241.10MM |
| Income(Loss) | $1,755.50MM | $2,571.20MM | $2,547.90MM |
| Taxes | $362.50MM | $439.30MM | $454.60MM |
| Net Income(Loss)* | $1,372.30MM | $2,112.40MM | $2,075.60MM |
| Stockholders Equity | $8,044.70MM | $8,757.30MM | $9,770.80MM |
| Inventory | $1,497.20MM | $1,464.90MM | $1,490.40MM |
| Assets | $21,846.60MM | $22,387.80MM | $24,696.30MM |
| Operating Cash Flow | $2,411.80MM | $2,813.90MM | $2,952.60MM |
| Capital expenditure | $774.80MM | $994.50MM | $1,048.30MM |
| Investing Cash Flow | $-990.50MM | $-433.80MM | $-2,707.20MM |
| Financing Cash Flow | $-1,054.70MM | $-2,024.10MM | $-853.30MM |
| Earnings Per Share** | $4.82 | $7.43 | $7.33 |
* Profit(Loss) attributable to entity.
** EPS are Split Adjusted, recent splits may be reflected with a delay.