NYSE: ECL
Ecolab Inc Stock

$246.91+7.88 (+3.3%)
Updated Apr 29, 2025
ECL Price
$246.91
Fair Value Price
N/A
Market Cap
$69.87B
52 Week Low
$220.96
52 Week High
$273.69
P/E
33.23x
P/B
7.98x
P/S
4.23x
PEG
4.54x
Dividend Yield
0.99%
Revenue
$15.74B
Earnings
$2.11B
Gross Margin
43.5%
Operating Margin
18%
Profit Margin
13.4%
Debt to Equity
1.55
Operating Cash Flow
$3B
Beta
0.93
Next Earnings
N/A
Ex-Dividend
N/A
Next Dividend
N/A

ECL Overview

Ecolab Inc. offers water treatment and purification services, technology and systems used by public utilities and private companies to treat water for drinking and use in food, healthcare, and hospitality applications. Known as Economics Laboratory until 1986, Ecolab was founded and is headquartered in Saint Paul, MN.

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Industry: Specialty Chemical

Industry Rating
C
ECL
Ranked
#27 of 52

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Overview

Due Diligence Score

Industry Average (36)
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ECL ($246.91) is trading above its intrinsic value of $60.94, according to an updated version of Benjamin Graham's Formula from Chapter 11 of "The Intelligent Investor"
Below Benjamin Graham Formula Value Valuation
ECL is poor value based on its earnings relative to its share price (33.23x), compared to the US market average (29.19x)
P/E vs Market Valuation
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Valuation

ECL price to earnings (PE)

For valuing profitable companies with steady earnings

Company
33.23x
Industry
27.8x
Market
29.19x
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P/E vs Industry Valuation
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ECL price to book (PB)

For valuing companies that are loss-making or have lots of physical asset

Company
7.98x
Industry
3.18x
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ECL price to earnings growth (PEG)

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ECL's financial health

Profit margin

Revenue
$4.0B
Net Income
$472.9M
Profit Margin
11.8%
ECL's Earnings (EBIT) of $2.83B... subscribe to Premium to read more.
Interest Coverage Financials
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Profit Margin Growth Financials

Assets to liabilities

Assets
$22.4B
Liabilities
$13.6B
Debt to equity
1.55
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Short-term Liabilities Financials
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Long-term Liabilities Financials
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Shrinking Debt Financials
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Healthy Debt to Equity Financials

Cash flow

Operating
$766.7M
Investing
-$627.5M
Financing
-$140.1M
ECL's operating cash flow ($2.81B)... subscribe to Premium to read more.
Debt Coverage Financials

ECL vs Specialty Chemical Stocks

TickerZen RatingMarket Cap1d %P/EP/B
ECLC$69.87B+3.30%33.23x7.98x
APDD$60.28B+0.55%15.72x3.61x
SHWC$87.24B+4.80%32.51x21.12x
DDC$27.53B+0.27%39.20x1.18x
PPGC$23.56B+0.83%21.76x3.47x

Ecolab Stock FAQ

What is Ecolab's quote symbol?

(NYSE: ECL) Ecolab trades on the NYSE under the ticker symbol ECL. Ecolab stock quotes can also be displayed as NYSE: ECL.

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What is the 52 week high and low for Ecolab (NYSE: ECL)?

(NYSE: ECL) Ecolab's 52-week high was $273.69, and its 52-week low was $220.96. It is currently -9.78% from its 52-week high and 11.74% from its 52-week low.

How much is Ecolab stock worth today?

(NYSE: ECL) Ecolab currently has 282,997,058 outstanding shares. With Ecolab stock trading at $246.91 per share, the total value of Ecolab stock (market capitalization) is $69.87B.

Ecolab stock was originally listed at a price of $13.86 in Dec 31, 1997. If you had invested in Ecolab stock at $13.86, your return over the last 27 years would have been 1,681.46%, for an annualized return of 11.26% (not including any dividends or dividend reinvestments).

How much is Ecolab's stock price per share?

(NYSE: ECL) Ecolab stock price per share is $246.91 today (as of Apr 29, 2025).

What is Ecolab's Market Cap?

(NYSE: ECL) Ecolab's market cap is $69.87B, as of Apr 30, 2025.

Market cap (market capitalization) is the total market value of a publicly traded company's outstanding shares.

Ecolab's market cap is calculated by multiplying ECL's current stock price of $246.91 by ECL's total outstanding shares of 282,997,058.
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