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Ecolab Inc. (ECL)

308.62 +5.64 (+1.86%)
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Financials

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Ecolab Incshowed a mixed operating picture in FY 2026 Q3. Revenue growth accelerated to 9.33%, and operating income reached $2.90B, but profitability ratios edged lower and cash generation stayed weak.

Efficiency was mostly steady, with asset turnover flat at 0.63and inventory turnover near 5.90. However, the cash conversion cycle lengthened to 55.6 days, and free cash flow growth remained sharply negative at -485.86%.

Overall, Ecolab Incis still growing sales, but margins and returns softened in FY 2026 Q3versus prior quarters. The main takeaway is better top-line momentum, offset by weaker cash flow and declining capital efficiency.

Valuation Measures

Currency in USD Download
Current 9/30/2026 6/30/2026 3/31/2026 12/31/2025 9/30/2025
Market Cap
84.98B 76.97B 78.41B 75.13B 74.36B 77.67B
Enterprise Value
98.22B 85.79B 87.19B 83.52B 81.26B 84.75B
Trailing P/E
41.22 36.86 37.70 36.54 37.77 36.61
Forward P/E
32.49 29.45 33.39 31.19 27.23 32.22
PEG Ratio (current)
3.06 2.39 1.92 2.16 2.77 3.13
Price/Sales
4.94 4.63 4.82 4.72 4.72 4.97
Price/Book
8.15 7.65 7.84 7.68 7.65 8.33
Enterprise Value/Revenue
5.65 5.09 5.30 5.19 5.11 5.39
Enterprise Value/EBITDA
24.49 21.89 22.62 22.18 22.47 21.80
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Financial Highlights

Fiscal Year

Fiscal Year Ends 12/31/2025
Most Recent Quarter (mrq) 9/30/2026

Profitability

Profit Margin 11.99%
Operating Margin (ttm) 19.22%

Management Effectiveness

Return on Assets (ttm) 7.29%
Return on Equity (ttm) 20.77%

Income Statement

Revenue (ttm) 17.37B
Revenue Per Share (ttm) 61.73
Quarterly Revenue Growth (yoy) 12.70%
Gross Profit (ttm) 7.65B
EBITDA 4.28B
Net Income Avi to Common (ttm) 2.08B
Diluted EPS (ttm) 7.35
Quarterly Earnings Growth (yoy) -5.80%

Balance Sheet

Total Cash (mrq) 722.3M
Total Cash Per Share (mrq) 2.58
Total Debt (mrq) 13.94B
Total Debt/Equity (mrq) 133.33%
Current Ratio (mrq) 1.11
Book Value Per Share (mrq) 37.17

Cash Flow Statement

Operating Cash Flow (ttm) 3.03B
Levered Free Cash Flow (ttm) 1.44B

Trading Information

Stock Price History

Beta (5Y Monthly) 0.86
52 Week Change 3 17.68%
S&P 500 52-Week Change 3 10.63%
52 Week High 3 310.00
52 Week Low 3 243.15
50-Day Moving Average 3 281.96
200-Day Moving Average 3 275.95

Share Statistics

Avg Vol (3 month) 3 1.36M
Avg Vol (10 day) 3 1.53M
Shares Outstanding 5 280.47M
Implied Shares Outstanding 6 280.47M
Float 8 279.88M
% Held by Insiders 1 0.15%
% Held by Institutions 1 94.24%
Shares Short (10/15/2026) 4 4.85M
Short Ratio (10/15/2026) 4 4.04
Short % of Float (10/15/2026) 4 1.97%
Short % of Shares Outstanding (10/15/2026) 4 1.73%
Shares Short (prior month 9/15/2026) 4 5.26M

Dividends & Splits

Forward Annual Dividend Rate 4 2.92
Forward Annual Dividend Yield 4 0.96%
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 3 2.92
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 3 0.96%
5 Year Average Dividend Yield 4 1.05
Payout Ratio 4 39.73%
Dividend Date 3 10/15/2026
Ex-Dividend Date 4 9/15/2026
Last Split Factor 2 2:1
Last Split Date 3 6/9/2003

Footnotes

  • 1 Data provided by Refinitiv.
  • 2 Data provided by EDGAR Online.
  • 3 Data derived from multiple sources or calculated by Yahoo Finance.
  • 4 Data provided by Morningstar, Inc.
  • 5 Shares outstanding is taken from the most recently filed quarterly or annual report and Market Cap is calculated using shares outstanding.
  • 6 Implied Shares Outstanding of common equity, assuming the conversion of all convertible subsidiary equity into common.
  • 7 EBITDA is calculated by S&P Global Market Intelligence using methodology that may differ from that used by a company in its reporting.
  • 8 A company's float is a measure of the number of shares available for trading by the public. It's calculated by taking the number of issued and outstanding shares minus any restricted stock, which may not be publicly traded.

Abbreviation Guide

  • mrq  =  Most Recent Quarter
  • ttm  =  Trailing Twelve Months
  • yoy  =  Year Over Year
  • lfy  =  Last Fiscal Year
  • fye  =  Fiscal Year Ending

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