Ecolab Inc. (ECL): Price and Financial Metrics
Ecolab Inc. (ECL)
Today's Latest Price: $204.88 USD
Updated Oct 22 3:59pm
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ECL Stock Summary
- Ecolab Inc's market capitalization of $57,587,793,747 is ahead of 96.64% of US-listed equities.
- Ecolab Inc's stock had its IPO on January 5, 1988, making it an older stock than 89.37% of US equities in our set.
- The volatility of Ecolab Inc's share price is greater than that of only 4.92% US stocks with at least 200 days of trading history.
- Stocks with similar financial metrics, market capitalization, and price volatility to Ecolab Inc are MMC, PGR, DG, INFY, and ADP.
- ECL's SEC filings can be seen here. And to visit Ecolab Inc's official web site, go to www.ecolab.com.
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ECL Price/Volume Stats
| Current price | $204.88 | 52-week high | $231.36 |
| Prev. close | $203.21 | 52-week low | $124.60 |
| Day low | $202.36 | Volume | 483,837 |
| Day high | $205.83 | Avg. volume | 2,242,197 |
| 50-day MA | $200.15 | Dividend yield | 0.93% |
| 200-day MA | $194.58 | Market Cap | 58.47B |
Ecolab Inc. (ECL) Company Bio
Ecolab Inc. delivers comprehensive solutions and on-site service to promote safe food, maintain clean environments, optimize water and energy use and improve operational efficiencies for customers in the food, healthcare, energy, hospitality and industrial markets. The company was founded in 1923 and is based in St. Paul, Minnesota.
ECL Price Forecast Based on DCF Valuation
| Current Price | DCF Fair Value Target: | Forecasted Gain: |
| $204.88 | $50.51 | -75% |
The table below illustrates the output of a discounted cash flow forecast using a variety of scenarios for Ecolab Inc. To summarize, we found that Ecolab Inc ranked in the 18th percentile in terms of potential gain offered. We should note, though, that all scenearios modelled for this stock suggest it is overvalued. As for the metrics that stood out in our discounted cash flow analysis of Ecolab Inc, consider:
- Ecolab Inc's effective tax rate, as measured by taxes paid relative to net income, is at 0 -- greater than just 0% of US stocks with positive free cash flow.
- Ecolab Inc's interest coverage rate -- a measure of gross earnings relative to interest payments -- comes in at -1.93. This coverage rate is greater than that of merely 17.03% of stocks we're observing for the purpose of forecasting via discounted cash flows.
- Relative to other stocks in its sector (Basic Materials), Ecolab Inc has a reliance on debt greater than only 20.02% of them.
| Terminal Growth Rate in Free Cash Flow | Return Relative to Current Share Price |
| 0% | -76% |
| 1% | -75% |
| 2% | -75% |
| 3% | -75% |
| 4% | -75% |
| 5% | -74% |
Want more companies with a valuation profile/forecast similar to that of Ecolab Inc? See KWR, CENX, JHX, WPM, and ACH.
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