Ecolab Inc.
General ticker "ECL" information:
- Sector: Materials
- Industry: Chemicals
- Capitalization: $73.4B (TTM average)
Ecolab Inc. follows the US Stock Market performance with the rate: 58.4%.
Estimated limits based on current volatility of 1.5%: low 265.22$, high 273.27$
Factors to consider:
- Company included in S&P500 list
- Company pays dividends (quarterly): last record date 2025-09-16, amount 0.65$ (Y0.98%)
- 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
- 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 2024-12-31 to 2026-12-31
- 2024-12-31 to 2025-12-31 estimated range: [201.41$, 272.20$]
- 2025-12-31 to 2026-12-31 estimated range: [207.67$, 280.77$]
Financial Metrics affecting the ECL estimates:
- Negative: with PPE of 35.7 at the end of fiscal year the price was very high
- Positive: 7.86 < Operating profit margin, % of 16.60
- Positive: 2.97 < Industry operating profit margin (median), % of 6.49
- Positive: 18.93 < Shareholder equity ratio, % of 39.12 <= 41.86
- Positive: Return on assets ratio (scaled to [-100,100]) of 8.69 > 6.04
- Positive: 0.33 < Operating cash flow per share per price, % of 4.17
- Negative: 0.01 < Interest expense per share per price, % of 0.50
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Financial data
| YTD | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating Revenue | $14,187.80MM | $15,320.20MM | $15,741.40MM |
| Operating Expenses | $12,625.30MM | $13,159.50MM | $13,129.00MM |
| Operating Income | $1,562.50MM | $2,160.70MM | $2,612.40MM |
| Non-Operating Income | $-219.10MM | $-405.20MM | $-41.20MM |
| Interest Expense | $243.60MM | $354.70MM | $338.40MM |
| R&D Expense | $0.00MM | $192.00MM | $207.00MM |
| Income(Loss) | $1,343.40MM | $1,755.50MM | $2,571.20MM |
| Taxes | $234.50MM | $362.50MM | $439.30MM |
| Profit(Loss)* | $1,091.70MM | $1,372.30MM | $2,112.40MM |
| Stockholders Equity | $7,236.10MM | $8,044.70MM | $8,757.30MM |
| Inventory | $1,792.80MM | $1,497.20MM | $1,464.90MM |
| Assets | $21,464.30MM | $21,846.60MM | $22,387.80MM |
| Operating Cash Flow | $1,788.40MM | $2,411.80MM | $2,813.90MM |
| Capital expenditure | $712.80MM | $774.80MM | $994.50MM |
| Investing Cash Flow | $-716.80MM | $-990.50MM | $-433.80MM |
| Financing Cash Flow | $-837.30MM | $-1,054.70MM | $-2,024.10MM |
| Earnings Per Share** | $3.83 | $4.82 | $7.43 |
* Profit(Loss) attributable to entity.
** EPS are Split Adjusted, recent splits may be reflected with a delay.