Ecolab Inc.
General ticker "ECL" information:
- Sector: Materials
- Industry: Chemicals - Specialty
- Capitalization: $73.5B (TTM average)
Ecolab Inc. follows the US Stock Market performance with the rate: 59.1%.
Estimated limits based on current volatility of 1.7%: low 255.82$, high 264.80$
Factors to consider:
- Company included in S&P500 list
- Company pays dividends (quarterly): last record date 2026-03-17, amount 0.73$ (Y1.10%)
- Total employees count: 48000 as of 2024
- Top business risk factors: Geopolitical risks, Supply chain disruptions, Cybersecurity threats, Economic downturns and volatility, Integration challenges
- Price in estimated range
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: [229.35$, 305.48$]
- 2026-12-31 to 2027-12-31 estimated range: [251.31$, 330.29$]
Financial Metrics affecting the ECL estimates:
- Positive: with PPE of 35.1 at the end of fiscal year the price was neutral
- Positive: 7.67 < Operating profit margin, % of 18.11
- Positive: Return on assets ratio (scaled to [-100,100]) of 7.81 > 6.11
- Positive: 19.40 < Shareholder equity ratio, % of 39.56 <= 42.68
- Positive: 3.01 < Industry operating profit margin (median), % of 5.93
- Positive: 0.23 < Industry earnings per price (median), % of 2.95
- Negative: 0.01 < Interest expense per share per price, % of 0.32
- Positive: -0.01 < Industry operating cash flow per share per price (median), % of 5.24
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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 | $13,159.50MM | $13,129.00MM | $13,168.60MM |
| Operating Income | $2,160.70MM | $2,612.40MM | $2,912.60MM |
| Non-Operating Income | $-405.20MM | $-41.20MM | $-364.70MM |
| Interest Expense | $354.70MM | $338.40MM | $241.10MM |
| R&D Expense | $192.00MM | $207.00MM | $0.00MM |
| Income(Loss) | $1,755.50MM | $2,571.20MM | $2,547.90MM |
| Taxes | $362.50MM | $439.30MM | $454.60MM |
| Profit(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.