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ECL

Ecolab Inc

US$271.26-1.21% (-US$3.32)
Day's range
US$267.46 – US$273.60
Day's volume
US$453.1m
52-week range
US$244.41 – US$305.88

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ECL in numbers

Market cap
US$76bn
P/E
35.93
P/B
7.56
Dividend yield (12m)
1.08%

The 12-month dividend yield of ECL is 1.08%, above its 5-year average of 1.05%.

ECL price history

02/10/202501/10/2026
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ECL risk and return

Monthly closes adjusted for splits and distributions.

Metric12 months36 months60 months
Return+6.95%+66.79%+29.11%
Volatility (annualised)23.19%20.61%22.25%
Largest drawdown-16.75%-16.75%-37.82%
Positive months5/1219/3629/60

How much did investing in ECL return?

US$1,000.00 invested on 01/09/2021 would be worth US$1,392.13 today.

Value today in ECL
US$1,392.13
Return over the period
+39.21%
Return per year
+6.84%
In the S&P 500
US$1,776.31

With dividends reinvested, before taxes and costs, at month-end closes. Past returns do not guarantee future ones.

ECL fundamentals

Valuation

  • P/E
    35.93
  • P/B
    7.56
  • EV/EBITDA
    —
  • EV/EBIT
    25.30
  • EV/Revenue
    4.29
  • P/EBIT
    26.66
  • P/S
    4.51
  • P/OCF
    24.88
  • P/FCF
    40.57
  • Earnings yield
    3.95%
  • PEG ratio
    —
  • Earnings per share
    US$7.55
  • Book value per share
    US$35.87

Debt

  • Net debt
    -US$3.9bn
  • Net debt/EBITDA
    —
  • Net debt/Equity
    -0.38
  • Debt/Equity
    0.13
  • Current ratio
    1.84
  • Quick ratio
    1.57
  • Cash ratio
    0.86

Efficiency

  • Gross margin
    44.11%
  • EBITDA margin
    —
  • Operating margin
    16.93%
  • Net margin
    12.57%
  • Asset turnover
    0.56

Profitability

  • ROE
    21.05%
  • ROA
    7.07%
  • ROIC
    37.41%
  • Payout
    38.68%

Growth

  • Revenue CAGR (5 years)
    6.78%
  • Earnings CAGR (5 years)
    —
  • Revenue growth (year)
    —
  • Earnings growth (year)
    —
  • Revenue growth (quarter)
    —
  • Earnings growth (quarter)
    —

What is ECL's fair price?

Two classic value formulas, with today's numbers. The current price is US$271.26.

Graham's fair price
US$78.06
71.22% below the price

√(22.50 × US$7.55 × US$35.87)

Benjamin Graham paid no more than a P/E of 15 and a P/B of 1.5. Their product, 22.5, times earnings (EPS) and book value per share gives the fair price.

Bazin's ceiling price
US$36.53
86.53% below the price

US$2.19 (5-year average) ÷ 6%

Décio Bazin only bought shares yielding at least 6% a year in distributions. The ceiling price is the average dividend per share of recent years divided by 6%.

Graham ignores growth and debt; Bazin assumes past distributions will repeat. They are reference points for comparison, not a buy recommendation.

ECL indicators by year

Multiples at each year's closing price; margins and returns from that year's accounts.

Indicator20252024202320222021202020192018
P/E35.6631.3941.2737.9359.54———
P/B7.587.577.045.729.3110.036.405.30
Dividend yield0.99%0.97%1.07%1.40%0.82%0.87%0.95%1.11%
Earnings per shareUS$7.36US$7.46US$4.81US$3.84US$3.94———
Book value per shareUS$34.65US$30.94US$28.18US$25.44US$25.19US$21.57US$30.14US$27.80
ROE21.24%24.12%17.06%15.09%15.64%———
ROIC22.76%30.96%19.65%17.82%17.90%19.19%17.70%17.22%
Gross margin44.46%43.46%40.24%37.76%40.19%41.43%43.91%43.75%
Net margin12.91%13.42%8.96%7.69%8.87%———

ECL financial statements

Line202520242023202220212020
Net revenueUS$16.1bnUS$15.7bnUS$15.3bnUS$14.2bnUS$12.7bnUS$11.8bn
Cost of sales-US$8.9bn-US$8.9bn-US$9.2bn-US$8.8bn-US$7.6bn-US$6.9bn
Gross profitUS$7.2bnUS$6.8bnUS$6.2bnUS$5.4bnUS$5.1bnUS$4.9bn
EBITDA——————
EBITUS$2.7bnUS$2.8bnUS$2bnUS$1.6bnUS$1.6bnUS$1.4bn
Net finance resultUS$51.4mUS$51.3mUS$59.9mUS$24.5mUS$33.9mUS$55.9m
Profit before taxUS$2.5bnUS$2.6bnUS$1.8bnUS$1.3bnUS$1.4bnUS$1.2bn
Income tax-US$454.6m-US$439.3m-US$362.5m-US$234.5m-US$270.2m-US$176.6m
Net incomeUS$2.1bnUS$2.1bnUS$1.4bnUS$1.1bnUS$1.1bn—

Figures the company filed with the CVM. Debt excludes leases; each quarter is that quarter alone.

Does ECL pay dividends?

Announced payments
TypeLast day to ownPaymentPer share
Dividend14/09/202615/10/2026US$0.73

Dividend yield per year

  • 1.10%2017
  • 1.11%2018
  • 0.95%2019
  • 0.87%2020
  • 0.82%2021
  • 1.40%2022
  • 1.07%2023
  • 0.97%2024
  • 0.99%2025
  • 0.81%2026
Payment history
TypeLast day to ownPaymentPer share
Dividend15/06/202615/07/2026US$0.73
Dividend16/03/202615/04/2026US$0.73
Dividend15/12/202515/01/2026US$0.73
Dividend15/09/202515/10/2025US$0.65
Dividend16/06/202515/07/2025US$0.65
Dividend17/03/202515/04/2025US$0.65
Dividend16/12/202415/01/2025US$0.65
Dividend16/09/202415/10/2024US$0.57
Dividend17/06/202415/07/2024US$0.57
Dividend15/03/202415/04/2024US$0.57
Dividend15/12/202316/01/2024US$0.57
Dividend15/09/202316/10/2023US$0.53
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Earlier distributions
TypeLast day to ownPaymentPer share
Dividend15/06/202317/07/2023US$0.53
Dividend17/03/202317/04/2023US$0.53
Dividend16/12/202217/01/2023US$0.53
Dividend16/09/202217/10/2022US$0.51
Dividend16/06/202215/07/2022US$0.51
Dividend11/03/202215/04/2022US$0.51
Dividend10/12/202118/01/2022US$0.51
Dividend10/09/202115/10/2021US$0.48
Dividend11/06/202115/07/2021US$0.48
Dividend12/03/202115/04/2021US$0.48
Dividend11/12/202015/01/2021US$0.48
Dividend11/09/202015/10/2020US$0.47
Dividend12/06/202015/07/2020US$0.47
Dividend13/03/202015/04/2020US$0.47
Dividend13/12/201915/01/2020US$0.47
Dividend13/09/201915/10/2019US$0.46
Dividend14/06/201915/07/2019US$0.46
Dividend15/03/201915/04/2019US$0.46
Dividend14/12/201815/01/2019US$0.46
Dividend14/09/201815/10/2018US$0.41
Dividend15/06/201816/07/2018US$0.41
Dividend16/03/201816/04/2018US$0.41
Dividend15/12/201716/01/2018US$0.41
Dividend15/09/201716/10/2017US$0.37
Dividend15/06/201717/07/2017US$0.37
Dividend16/03/201717/04/2017US$0.37
Dividend15/12/201617/01/2017US$0.37

About Ecolab

Sector
Manufacturing

Questions about ECL

How much is ECL today?

ECL is at US$271.26 (-1.21% on the day), last traded on 01/10/2026.

How much did ECL pay in dividends in 2025?

ECL paid US$2.60 per share in 2025, a dividend yield of 0.99%.

When is the next ECL dividend?

The next announced payment is US$0.73 per share on 15/10/2026.

What are the P/E and P/B of ECL?

ECL trades at a P/E of 35.93 and a P/B of 7.56.

How much did ECL return in 12 months?

ECL returned 6.95% in 12 months, with annualised volatility of 23.19% and a largest drawdown of -16.75%.