Ecolab Inc. (ECL): Price and Financial Metrics
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ECL POWR Grades
- Growth is the dimension where ECL ranks best; there it ranks ahead of 92.78% of US stocks.
- The strongest trend for ECL is in Momentum, which has been heading down over the past 178 days.
- ECL ranks lowest in Value; there it ranks in the 14th percentile.
ECL Stock Summary
- With a market capitalization of $43,972,149,408, ECOLAB INC has a greater market value than 95.07% of US stocks.
- ECL's went public 35.23 years ago, making it older than 90.28% of listed US stocks we're tracking.
- The volatility of ECOLAB INC's share price is greater than that of just 7.87% US stocks with at least 200 days of trading history.
- Stocks with similar financial metrics, market capitalization, and price volatility to ECOLAB INC are BF.B, MNST, KDP, CRH, and DG.
- ECL's SEC filings can be seen here. And to visit ECOLAB INC's official web site, go to www.ecolab.com.
ECL Valuation Summary
- In comparison to the median Basic Materials stock, ECL's price/sales ratio is 88.24% higher, now standing at 3.2.
- ECL's price/sales ratio has moved up 1.3 over the prior 243 months.
Below are key valuation metrics over time for ECL.
Stock | Date | P/S | P/B | P/E | EV/EBIT |
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ECL | 2023-03-16 | 3.2 | 6.2 | 41.4 | 34.1 |
ECL | 2023-03-15 | 3.2 | 6.3 | 41.5 | 34.2 |
ECL | 2023-03-14 | 3.2 | 6.3 | 41.8 | 34.4 |
ECL | 2023-03-13 | 3.2 | 6.2 | 41.1 | 33.9 |
ECL | 2023-03-10 | 3.2 | 6.2 | 41.2 | 33.9 |
ECL | 2023-03-09 | 3.2 | 6.2 | 41.1 | 33.9 |
ECL Growth Metrics
- Its 2 year net cashflow from operations growth rate is now at -19.79%.
- Its 2 year cash and equivalents growth rate is now at -94.02%.
- The 2 year net income to common stockholders growth rate now stands at -28.31%.

The table below shows ECL's growth in key financial areas (numbers in millions of US dollars).
Date | Revenue | Operating Cash Flow | Net Income to Common Stock |
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2022-12-31 | 14,187.8 | 1,788.4 | 1,091.7 |
2022-09-30 | 13,881.2 | 1,570.1 | 1,128.3 |
2022-06-30 | 13,532.7 | 1,756.1 | 1,105.7 |
2022-03-31 | 13,114.8 | 1,936.7 | 1,108.2 |
2021-12-31 | 12,733.1 | 2,061.9 | 1,129.9 |
2021-09-30 | 12,433.8 | 2,070.8 | 1,129.2 |
ECL's Quality Factors
The “Quality” component of the POWR Ratings focuses on 31 different factors of a companies fundamentals and operational strength. Here are some key insights as we drill into the specifics of these quality attributes.- ECL has a Quality Grade of B, ranking ahead of 90.82% of graded US stocks.
- ECL's asset turnover comes in at 0.683 -- ranking 38th of 50 Consumer Goods stocks.
- HOG, BSET, and IMAX are the stocks whose asset turnover ratios are most correlated with ECL.
The table below shows ECL's key quality metrics over time.
Period | Asset Turnover | Gross Margin | ROIC |
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2021-09-30 | 0.683 | 0.409 | 0.139 |
2021-06-30 | 0.665 | 0.414 | 0.132 |
2021-03-31 | 0.643 | 0.408 | -0.066 |
2020-12-31 | 0.615 | 0.414 | -0.059 |
2020-09-30 | 0.661 | 0.410 | -0.044 |
2020-06-30 | 0.677 | 0.412 | -0.030 |
ECL Price Target
For more insight on analysts targets of ECL, see our ECL price target page. And for a list of of all stocks sorted by upside potential based on analyst target price, see our Top Price Target page.
Average Price Target | $235.33 | Average Broker Recommendation | 1.83 (Hold) |
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ECL Price/Volume Stats
Current price | $157.79 | 52-week high | $185.50 |
Prev. close | $156.29 | 52-week low | $131.04 |
Day low | $156.34 | Volume | 1,137,904 |
Day high | $158.34 | Avg. volume | 1,191,007 |
50-day MA | $155.73 | Dividend yield | 1.37% |
200-day MA | $154.97 | Market Cap | 44.89B |
Ecolab Inc. (ECL) Company Bio
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 wide variety of applications. It helps organizations both private market as well as public treat their water, not only for drinking directly, but also for use in food, healthcare, hospitality related safety and industry. It was founded as Economics Laboratory in 1923 by Merritt J. Osborn, and renamed "Ecolab" in 1986. (Source:Wikipedia)
Latest ECL News From Around the Web
Below are the latest news stories about ECOLAB INC that investors may wish to consider to help them evaluate ECL as an investment opportunity.
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Ecolab Schedules Webcast of Industry Conference for March 14, 2023ST. PAUL, Minn., March 06, 2023--Christophe Beck, Ecolab Inc. chairman and chief executive officer, will address financial analysts at the J.P. Morgan Industrial Conference on Tuesday, March 14. Ecolab will offer a webcast of Mr. Beck’s presentation. Details for the webcast are as follows: |
Ecolab's (NYSE:ECL) Upcoming Dividend Will Be Larger Than Last Year'sEcolab Inc. ( NYSE:ECL ) will increase its dividend from last year's comparable payment on the 17th of April to $0.53... |
ECL Price Returns
1-mo | -2.51% |
3-mo | 9.72% |
6-mo | 6.32% |
1-year | -6.28% |
3-year | 14.91% |
5-year | 24.11% |
YTD | 8.78% |
2022 | -37.10% |
2021 | 9.38% |
2020 | 13.17% |
2019 | 32.26% |
2018 | 11.07% |
ECL Dividends
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