Ecolab Inc.
General ticker "ECL" information:
- Sector: Materials
- Industry: Chemicals - Specialty
- Capitalization: $76.4B (TTM average)
Ecolab Inc. follows the US Stock Market performance with the rate: 16.2%.
Estimated limits based on current volatility of 1.1%: low 272.94$, high 278.86$
Factors to consider:
- Company included in S&P500 list
- Company pays dividends (quarterly): last record date 2026-09-15, amount 0.73$ (Y1.04%)
- Total employees count: 48000 (0.0%) as of 2025
- Top business risk factors: Geopolitical risks, Currency fluctuations, Supply chain disruptions, Cybersecurity threats, Regulatory and compliance
- Price in estimated range
- Earnings for 6 months up through Q2 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: [230.98$, 309.45$]
- 2026-12-31 to 2027-12-31 estimated range: [250.43$, 331.64$]
Financial Metrics affecting the ECL estimates:
- Positive: with PPE of 35.2 at the end of fiscal year the price was neutral
- Positive: 15.80 < Operating profit margin, % of 17.02
- Positive: 7.19 < Return on assets ratio (scaled to [-100,100]) of 7.81
- Positive: 2.08 < Industry earnings per price (median), % of 2.85
- Positive: Inventory ratio change, % of 0.51 <= 1.34
- Positive: Industry inventory ratio change (median), % of -0.11 <= 0
- Positive: 2.37 < Operating cash flow per share per price, % of 3.93
- Positive: 0.59 < Industry operating profit margin (median), % of 1.52
- Positive: 3.66 < Industry operating cash flow per share per price (median), % of 5.08
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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.