ECL Ecolab Inc. Common Stock

NYSE · Chemicals · View on SEC EDGAR ↗

$257.37

Price · Jun 8, 2026

Fundamentals as of May 7, 2026

ECL Stock Snapshot Price, market cap, P/E, EPS, ROE, debt/equity, 52-week range

Price

$257.37

Market Cap

$74.03B

P/E (TTM)

36.1

EPS (TTM)

$7.28

Revenue (TTM)

$16.08B

Div Yield

1.0%

ROE

22.4%

Debt/Equity

—

52W Range

$243 – $309

ECL Stock Price Chart Daily OHLCV with technical indicators — pan, zoom, and customize your view

10-Year Performance Revenue, net income, margins and EPS trends

Revenue & Net Income $16.08B

2016-12-31 → 2025-12-31

EPS $7.28

2016-12-31 → 2025-12-31

Free Cash Flow $1.90B

2016-12-31 → 2025-12-31

Margins 12.9%

Valuation P/E, P/S, P/B, EV/EBITDA ratios — is the stock expensive or cheap?

Metric

5Y trend

ECL

Peer Median

P/E (TTM)

36.1

20.2

P/S (TTM)

4.6

1.8

P/B

7.6

2.0

Price / FCF

38.9

—

Profitability Gross, operating and net margins; ROE, ROA, ROIC

Metric

5Y trend

ECL

Peer Median

Operating Margin

17.0%

—

Net Profit Margin

12.9%

8.1%

ROA

8.8%

3.8%

ROE

22.4%

7.7%

ROIC

23.0%

—

Financial Health Debt, liquidity, solvency — balance sheet strength

Metric

5Y trend

ECL

Peer Median

Current Ratio

1.1

1.6

Quick Ratio

0.7

—

Growth Revenue, EPS and net income growth: YoY, 3Y CAGR, 5Y CAGR

Metric

5Y trend

ECL

Peer Median

Revenue YoY

2.2%

—

Revenue CAGR 3Y

4.3%

—

Revenue CAGR 5Y

6.4%

—

EPS YoY

-1.2%

—

Net Income YoY

-1.7%

—

Per Share Metrics EPS, book value per share, cash flow per share, dividend per share

Metric

5Y trend

ECL

Peer Median

EPS (Diluted)

$7.28

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Capital Efficiency Asset turnover, inventory turnover, receivables turnover

Metric

5Y trend

ECL

Peer Median

Payout Ratio

36.3%

—

Dividends Yield, payout ratio, dividend history, 5Y CAGR

Dividend Yield

1.0%

Payout Ratio

36.3%

5Y Div CAGR

—

Ex-date	Amount
March 17, 2026	$0.7300
Dec. 16, 2025	$0.7300
Sept. 16, 2025	$0.6500
June 17, 2025	$0.6500
March 18, 2025	$0.6500
Dec. 17, 2024	$0.6500
Sept. 17, 2024	$0.5700
June 18, 2024	$0.5700
March 18, 2024	$0.5700
Dec. 18, 2023	$0.5700
Sept. 18, 2023	$0.5300
June 16, 2023	$0.5300
March 20, 2023	$0.5300
Dec. 19, 2022	$0.5300
Sept. 19, 2022	$0.5100
June 17, 2022	$0.5100
March 14, 2022	$0.5100
Dec. 13, 2021	$0.5100
Sept. 13, 2021	$0.4800
June 14, 2021	$0.4800

ECL Analyst Consensus Bullish and bearish analyst opinions, 12-month price target, upside

BUY 32 analysts

Strong Buy 8 25.0%
Buy 15 46.9%
Hold 9 28.1%
Sell 0 0.0%
Strong Sell 0 0.0%

12-Month Price Target

21 analysts · 2026-06-04

Median $325.00

Mean $316.43

← Below all targets $257.37

Low $260.00

High $345.00

Median target $325.00 +26.3%

Mean target $316.43 +22.9%

Earnings History EPS actual vs estimate, surprise %, beat rate, next earnings date

Avg Surprise

-0.02%

Period	EPS Actual	EPS Est	Surprise
March 31, 2026	$1.70	$1.71	-0.01%
Dec. 31, 2025	$2.08	$2.09	-0.01%
Sept. 30, 2025	$2.07	$2.09	-0.02%
June 30, 2025	$1.89	$1.92	-0.03%
March 31, 2025	$1.50	$1.51	-0.01%

Peer Comparison Key metrics vs sector peers

Ticker	Market Cap	P/E	Rev YoY	Net Margin	ROE	Gross Margin
ECL	$74.03B	36.1	2.2%	12.9%	22.4%	—
SHW	$80.26B	31.6	2.1%	10.9%	57.1%	48.9%
PPG	$22.89B	14.8	0.19%	9.9%	21.4%	—
DD	—	-21.6	1.9%	-11.4%	-4.2%	—
IFF	$17.23B	-47.8	-5.2%	-3.3%	-2.6%	36.2%
ALB	—	-24.6	-4.4%	—	—	—
RPM	$14.60B	21.3	0.51%	9.3%	25.5%	41.4%
SOLS	$7.71B	32.6	3.1%	6.1%	10.2%	—
ESI	$6.74B	31.6	3.8%	7.5%	7.5%	42.0%
EMN	$14.29B	15.6	-6.7%	5.4%	8.1%	21.1%
NEU	$6.46B	15.5	-2.2%	15.4%	24.7%	31.5%

Full Fundamentals All metrics by year — income statement, balance sheet, cash flow

Income Statement 16

Annual Income Statement data for ECL
Metric	2025	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020	2019	2018	2017	2016	2015	2014
Revenue	$16.08B	$15.74B	$15.32B	$14.19B	$12.73B	$11.79B	$12.56B	$12.22B	$13.84B	$13.15B	$13.55B	$14.28B
Cost of Revenue	$8.93B	$8.90B	$9.15B	$8.83B	$7.62B	$6.91B	$7.05B	$6.88B	$8.06B	$7.53B	$7.22B	$7.68B
R&D Expense	$202M	$207M	$192M	$190M	$186M	$185M	$190M	$193M	$201M	$189M	$191M	$197M
SG&A Expense	$4.26B	$4.23B	$4.06B	$3.65B	$3.42B	$3.31B	$3.55B	$3.51B	$3.83B	$3.71B	$4.35B	$4.58B
Operating Income	$2.74B	$2.80B	$1.99B	$1.56B	$1.60B	$1.40B	$1.85B	$1.73B	$1.95B	$1.87B	$1.56B	$1.96B
Interest Expense	$306M	$340M	$349M	$252M	$231M	$305M	$214M	$236M	$275M	$285M	$254M	$268M
Interest Income	$65M	$58M	$52M	$8M	$12M	$15M	$24M	$14M	$20M	$21M	$10M	$11M
Other Non-op	$51M	$51M	$60M	$24M	$34M	$56M	$77M	$80M	$67M	$44M	·	·
Pretax Income	$2.55B	$2.57B	$1.76B	$1.34B	$1.41B	$1.16B	$1.73B	$1.59B	$1.76B	$1.65B	$1.32B	$1.70B
Income Tax	$455M	$439M	$362M	$234M	$270M	$177M	$289M	$321M	$244M	$403M	$300M	$476M
Net Income	$2.08B	$2.11B	$1.37B	$1.09B	$1.13B	$-1.19B	$1.58B	$1.44B	$1.52B	$1.25B	$1.02B	$1.22B
EPS (Basic)	$7.33	$7.43	$4.82	$3.83	$3.95	$-4.20	$5.41	$4.95	$5.20	$4.20	$3.38	$4.01
EPS (Diluted)	$7.28	$7.37	$4.79	$3.81	$3.91	$-4.15	$5.33	$4.88	$5.12	$4.14	$3.32	$3.93
Shares (Basic)	283,300,000	284,300,000	285,000,000	285,200,000	286,300,000	287,000,000	288,100,000	288,600,000	289,600,000	292,500,000	296,400,000	300,100,000
Shares (Diluted)	285,200,000	286,600,000	286,500,000	286,600,000	289,100,000	290,300,000	292,500,000	292,800,000	294,000,000	296,700,000	301,400,000	305,900,000
EBITDA	$2.74B	$2.80B	$1.99B	$1.56B	$1.60B	$1.40B	$2.01B	$1.95B	$2.02B	$1.92B	$1.56B	$1.96B

Balance Sheet 26

Annual Balance Sheet data for ECL
Metric	2025	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020	2019	2018	2017	2016	2015	2014
Cash & Equivalents	$646M	$1.26B	$920M	$599M	$360M	$1.26B	$119M	$115M	$211M	$327M	$93M	$210M
Receivables	$3.25B	$2.87B	$2.83B	$2.70B	$2.48B	$2.27B	$2.38B	$2.66B	$2.57B	$2.34B	$2.39B	$2.63B
Inventory	$1.49B	$1.46B	$1.50B	$1.79B	$1.49B	$1.29B	$1.08B	$1.55B	$1.45B	$1.32B	$1.39B	$1.47B
Prepaid Expense	$160M	$151M	$144M	$124M	$121M	$99M	$102M	$132M	$154M	$98M	$95M	$105M
Other Current Assets	$570M	$439M	$393M	$405M	$357M	$298M	$295M	$354M	$365M	$291M	$326M	$367M
Current Assets	$5.96B	$6.03B	$5.64B	$5.49B	$4.69B	$5.12B	$4.83B	$4.68B	$4.59B	$4.28B	$4.45B	$4.85B
PP&E (Net)	$4.28B	$3.75B	$3.47B	$3.29B	$3.29B	$3.12B	$3.23B	$3.84B	$3.71B	$3.37B	$3.23B	$3.05B
PP&E (Gross)	$9.12B	$8.19B	$7.65B	$7.26B	$7.18B	$6.78B	$6.67B	$7.44B	$7.14B	$6.44B	$5.96B	$5.54B
Accum. Depreciation	$4.84B	$4.44B	$4.18B	$3.96B	$3.89B	$3.66B	$3.44B	$3.60B	$3.43B	$3.08B	$2.73B	$2.49B
Goodwill	$9.23B	$7.91B	$8.15B	$8.01B	$8.06B	$6.01B	$5.57B	$5.39B	$7.17B	$6.38B	$6.49B	$6.72B
Intangibles	$3.69B	$3.31B	$3.49B	$3.68B	$4.22B	$2.98B	$2.93B	$3.80B	$4.02B	$3.82B	$4.11B	$4.46B
Other Non-current Assets	$783M	$670M	$533M	$535M	$546M	$476M	$516M	$685M	$477M	$485M	$366M	$350M
Total Assets	$24.70B	$22.39B	$21.85B	$21.46B	$21.21B	$18.13B	$20.87B	$20.07B	$19.96B	$18.33B	$18.64B	$19.43B
Accounts Payable	$2.07B	$1.81B	$1.57B	$1.73B	$1.38B	$1.16B	$1.08B	$1.26B	$1.18B	$983M	$1.05B	$1.16B
Short-term Debt	·	$4M	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·
Current Liabilities	$5.53B	$4.79B	$4.35B	$4.21B	$3.55B	$2.93B	$3.63B	$3.69B	$3.48B	$3.02B	$4.76B	$4.37B
Deferred Tax	$330M	$280M	$418M	$506M	$622M	$484M	$537M	$765M	$635M	$970M	$1.28B	$1.42B
Other Non-current Liabilities	$519M	$366M	$382M	$406M	$254M	$312M	$270M	$325M	$415M	$205M	$238M	$1.65B
Total Liabilities	$14.89B	$13.60B	$13.77B	$14.21B	$13.95B	$11.92B	$12.14B	$12.02B	$12.31B	$11.36B	$11.66B	$12.05B
Common Stock	$369M	$368M	$366M	$365M	$364M	$363M	$360M	$357M	$355M	$353M	$350M	$348M
Retained Earnings	$12.83B	$11.52B	$10.08B	$9.32B	$8.81B	$8.24B	$9.99B	$8.91B	$8.01B	$6.97B	$6.16B	$5.56B
Treasury Stock	$9.08B	$8.31B	$7.31B	$7.30B	$6.78B	$6.68B	$5.49B	$5.13B	$4.58B	$3.98B	$3.26B	$2.51B
AOCI	$-1.87B	$-1.98B	$-1.85B	$-1.73B	$-1.63B	$-1.99B	$-2.09B	$-1.76B	$-1.64B	$-1.71B	$-1.42B	$-952M
Stockholders' Equity	$9.77B	$8.76B	$8.04B	$7.24B	$7.22B	$6.17B	$8.69B	$8.00B	$7.58B	$6.90B	$6.91B	$7.32B
Liabilities + Equity	$24.70B	$22.39B	$21.85B	$21.46B	$21.21B	$18.13B	$20.87B	$20.07B	$19.96B	$18.33B	$18.64B	$19.43B
Shares Outstanding	282,000,000	283,400,000	365,748,640	364,711,841	364,139,362	362,553,443	359,569,234	356,958,100	354,715,896	352,607,741	350,339,820	347,724,788

Cash Flow 17

Annual Cash Flow data for ECL
Metric	2025	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020	2019	2018	2017	2016	2015	2014
Stock-based Comp	$137M	$135M	$95M	$88M	$90M	$82M	$84M	$88M	$90M	$86M	$78M	$71M
Deferred Tax	$-36M	$-185M	$-55M	$-143M	$-900.0K	$-39M	$-22M	$123M	$-353M	$-91M	$-244M	$-122M
Amort. of Intangibles	$304M	$301M	$307M	$320M	$239M	$219M	$206M	$193M	$308M	$290M	$292M	$305M
Restructuring	·	·	·	$10M	$5M	$42M	$113M	$84M	·	·	·	·
Operating Cash Flow	$2.95B	$2.81B	$2.41B	$1.79B	$2.06B	$1.86B	$2.42B	$2.28B	$2.09B	$1.94B	$2.00B	$1.82B
CapEx	$1.05B	$994M	$775M	$713M	$643M	$489M	$731M	$779M	$869M	$757M	$771M	$749M
Investing Cash Flow	$-2.71B	$-434M	$-990M	$-717M	$-4.58B	$-414M	$-1.20B	$-1.03B	$-1.73B	$-774M	$-916M	·
Debt Issued	$1.05B	·	·	$494M	$2.77B	$1.86B	·	·	$1.31B	$2.39B	$1.22B	·
Net Debt Issued	$371M	$-630M	$-500M	$494M	$1.76B	$286M	$-401M	$-552M	$510M	$820M	$189M	$-908M
Stock Repurchased	$784M	$986M	$14M	$518M	$107M	$146M	$354M	$562M	$600M	$740M	$755M	$429M
Net Stock Activity	$-784M	$-986M	$-14M	$-518M	$-107M	$-146M	$-354M	$-562M	$-600M	$-740M	$-755M	$-429M
Dividends Paid	$754M	$664M	$617M	$603M	$566M	$561M	$553M	$495M	$449M	$428M	$401M	$344M
Financing Cash Flow	$-853M	$-2.02B	$-1.05B	$-837M	$1.60B	$-342M	$-1.35B	$-1.17B	$-523M	$-868M	$-1.15B	·
Net Change in Cash	·	·	$321M	$239M	$-900M	$1.07B	$-108M	$83M	$-169M	$288M	$-117M	$-130M
Taxes Paid	$548M	$647M	$469M	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·
Free Cash Flow	$1.90B	$1.82B	$1.64B	$1.08B	$1.42B	$1.37B	$1.62B	$1.43B	$1.30B	$1.23B	$1.23B	$1.07B
Levered FCF	$1.65B	$1.54B	$1.36B	$868M	$1.23B	$1.11B	$1.44B	$1.24B	$1.06B	$1.02B	$1.03B	$874M

Profitability 7

Annual Profitability data for ECL
Metric	2025	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020	2019	2018	2017	2016	2015	2014
Operating Margin	17.0%	17.8%	13.0%	11.0%	12.6%	11.8%	13.5%	13.3%	14.6%	14.6%	11.5%	13.7%
Net Margin	12.9%	13.4%	9.0%	7.8%	9.0%	-10.1%	10.6%	9.8%	11.0%	9.5%	7.5%	8.6%
Pretax Margin	15.8%	16.3%	11.5%	9.5%	11.1%	9.8%	12.7%	12.3%	12.8%	12.6%	9.7%	11.9%
EBITDA Margin	17.0%	17.8%	13.0%	11.0%	12.6%	11.8%	13.5%	13.3%	14.6%	14.6%	11.5%	13.7%
ROA	8.8%	9.6%	6.3%	5.2%	5.8%	-6.1%	7.7%	7.2%	8.0%	6.8%	5.3%	6.2%
ROE	22.4%	25.1%	18.0%	15.3%	17.1%	-16.0%	18.9%	18.5%	21.0%	18.1%	14.3%	16.7%
ROIC	23.0%	26.5%	19.7%	17.8%	17.9%	19.2%	19.2%	19.4%	22.9%	21.0%	17.4%	19.2%

Liquidity & Solvency 3

Annual Liquidity & Solvency data for ECL
Metric	2025	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020	2019	2018	2017	2016	2015	2014
Current Ratio	1.1	1.3	1.3	1.3	1.3	1.7	1.3	1.3	1.3	1.4	0.9	1.1
Quick Ratio	0.7	0.9	0.9	0.8	0.8	1.2	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.9	0.5	0.6
Interest Coverage	8.9	8.2	5.7	6.2	6.9	4.6	9.4	8.2	7.4	6.7	6.2	7.3

Efficiency 3

Annual Efficiency data for ECL
Metric	2025	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020	2019	2018	2017	2016	2015	2014
Asset Turnover	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.6	0.6	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.7
Inventory Turnover	6.0	6.0	5.6	5.4	5.5	5.8	5.7	5.8	5.4	5.1	5.1	5.5
Receivables Turnover	5.3	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.4	5.1	5.5	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.4	5.5

Per Share 6

Annual Per Share data for ECL
Metric	2025	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020	2019	2018	2017	2016	2015	2014
Book Value / Share	$34.65	$30.90	$28.19	$25.43	$25.18	$21.58	$30.12	$27.82	$26.33	$23.65	$23.34	$24.39
Revenue / Share	$56.39	$54.92	$53.47	$49.50	$44.04	$40.61	$50.96	$50.10	$47.07	$44.33	$44.94	$46.68
Cash Flow / Share	$10.35	$9.82	$8.42	$6.24	$7.13	$6.41	$8.28	$7.78	$7.11	$6.54	$6.63	$5.94
Cash / Share	$2.29	$4.43	$3.22	$2.10	$1.25	$4.41	$0.65	$0.40	$0.73	$1.12	$0.31	$0.70
Dividend / Share	$3	$2	$2	$2	$2	$2	$2	$2	$2	$1	$1	$1
EPS (TTM)	$7.28	$7.37	$4.79	$3.81	$3.91	$-4.15	$5.33	$4.88	$5.12	$4.14	$3.32	$3.93

Growth Rates 8

Annual Growth Rates data for ECL
Metric	2025	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020	2019	2018	2017	2016	2015	2014
Revenue YoY	2.2%	2.8%	8.0%	11.4%	8.0%	·	·	·	·	·	·	·
Revenue CAGR 3Y	4.3%	7.3%	9.1%	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·
Revenue CAGR 5Y	6.4%	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·
EPS YoY	-1.2%	53.9%	25.7%	-2.6%	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·
EPS CAGR 3Y	24.1%	23.5%	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·
Net Income YoY	-1.7%	53.9%	25.7%	-3.4%	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·
Net Income CAGR 3Y	23.9%	23.2%	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·
Dividend CAGR 5Y	6.1%	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·

Valuation (TTM) 12

Annual Valuation (TTM) data for ECL
Metric	2025	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020	2019	2018	2017	2016	2015	2014
Revenue TTM	$16.08B	$15.74B	$15.32B	$14.19B	$12.73B	$11.79B	$12.56B	$12.22B	$13.84B	$13.15B	$13.55B	$14.28B
Net Income TTM	$2.08B	$2.11B	$1.37B	$1.09B	$1.13B	$-1.19B	$1.58B	$1.44B	$1.52B	$1.25B	$1.02B	$1.22B
Market Cap	$74.03B	$66.41B	$56.61B	$41.41B	$67.30B	$61.81B	$55.66B	$42.39B	$38.82B	$34.20B	$33.86B	$31.35B
P/E	36.1	31.8	41.4	38.2	60.0	-52.1	36.2	30.2	26.2	28.3	34.5	26.6
P/S	4.6	4.2	3.7	2.9	5.3	5.2	4.4	3.5	2.8	2.6	2.5	2.2
P/B	7.6	7.6	7.0	5.7	9.3	10.0	6.4	5.3	5.1	5.0	4.9	4.3
P / Cash Flow	25.1	23.6	23.5	23.2	32.6	33.2	23.0	18.6	18.6	17.6	16.9	17.3
P / FCF	38.9	36.5	34.6	38.5	47.4	45.1	34.4	29.6	29.8	27.8	27.6	29.4
Dividend Yield	1.0%	1.0%	1.1%	1.5%	0.84%	0.91%	0.99%	1.2%	1.2%	1.2%	1.2%	1.1%
Earnings Yield	2.8%	3.1%	2.4%	2.6%	1.7%	-1.9%	2.8%	3.3%	3.8%	3.5%	2.9%	3.8%
Payout Ratio	36.3%	31.4%	45.0%	54.4%	49.5%	-47.3%	35.2%	34.5%	29.5%	34.3%	39.4%	28.2%
Annual Payout	$754M	$664M	$617M	$603M	$566M	$561M	$553M	$495M	$449M	$428M	$401M	$344M

Income Statement 15

Quarterly Income Statement data for ECL
Metric	Q1 2026	Q4 2025	Q3 2025	Q2 2025	Q1 2025	Q4 2024	Q3 2024	Q2 2024	Q1 2024	Q4 2023	Q3 2023	Q2 2023	Q1 2023	Q4 2022	Q3 2022	Q2 2022
Revenue	$4.07B	$4.20B	$4.17B	$4.03B	$3.69B	$4.01B	$4.00B	$3.99B	$3.75B	$3.94B	$3.96B	$3.85B	$3.57B	$3.67B	$3.67B	$3.58B
Cost of Revenue	$2.30B	$2.35B	$2.30B	$2.22B	$2.06B	$2.27B	$2.26B	$2.24B	$2.13B	$2.28B	$2.33B	$2.33B	$2.21B	$2.25B	$2.29B	$2.21B
SG&A Expense	$1.10B	$1.06B	$1.08B	$1.07B	$1.05B	$1.05B	$1.02B	$1.08B	$1.08B	$1.03B	$1.02B	$1.01B	$990M	$922M	$877M	$940M
Operating Income	$622M	$712M	$760M	$710M	$555M	$583M	$1.04B	$657M	$518M	$590M	$566M	$485M	$352M	$399M	$483M	$426M
Interest Expense	$77M	$83M	$75M	$76M	$73M	$79M	$86M	$80M	$94M	$95M	$91M	$83M	$80M	$73M	$67M	$57M
Interest Income	$5M	$18M	$19M	$13M	$14M	$18M	$16M	$1M	$23M	$24M	$17M	$5M	$6M	$4M	$2M	$1M
Other Non-op	$9M	$13M	$13M	$13M	$13M	$13M	$13M	$13M	$13M	$18M	$14M	$14M	$13M	$-8M	$-6M	$20M
Pretax Income	$558M	$660M	$718M	$660M	$510M	$534M	$987M	$591M	$459M	$538M	$506M	$421M	$290M	$322M	$412M	$389M
Income Tax	$122M	$92M	$128M	$131M	$104M	$55M	$246M	$96M	$42M	$127M	$97M	$87M	$52M	$52M	$60M	$77M
Net Income	$433M	$564M	$585M	$524M	$402M	$473M	$736M	$491M	$412M	$405M	$404M	$330M	$233M	$264M	$347M	$308M
EPS (Basic)	$1.53	$2.00	$2.06	$1.85	$1.42	$1.67	$2.60	$1.72	$1.44	$1.42	$1.42	$1.16	$0.82	$0.93	$1.22	$1.08
EPS (Diluted)	$1.52	$1.98	$2.05	$1.84	$1.41	$1.65	$2.58	$1.71	$1.43	$1.41	$1.41	$1.15	$0.82	$0.92	$1.21	$1.08
Shares (Basic)	282,000,000	-567,100,000	283,500,000	283,500,000	283,400,000	-569,600,000	283,600,000	284,600,000	285,700,000	-569,600,000	285,100,000	284,900,000	284,600,000	-571,000,000	284,900,000	285,100,000
Shares (Diluted)	283,700,000	-570,900,000	285,400,000	285,400,000	285,300,000	-574,200,000	286,000,000	287,000,000	287,800,000	-572,600,000	286,900,000	286,300,000	285,900,000	-574,400,000	286,300,000	286,600,000
EBITDA	$622M	·	$760M	$710M	$555M	·	$1.04B	$657M	$518M	·	$566M	$485M	$352M	·	$483M	$426M

Balance Sheet 27

Quarterly Balance Sheet data for ECL
Metric	Q1 2026	Q4 2025	Q3 2025	Q2 2025	Q1 2025	Q4 2024	Q3 2024	Q2 2024	Q1 2024	Q4 2023	Q3 2023	Q2 2023	Q1 2023	Q4 2022	Q3 2022	Q2 2022
Cash & Equivalents	$520M	$646M	$1.96B	$1.92B	$1.16B	$1.26B	$1.26B	$384M	$480M	·	$1.00B	$554M	$419M	·	$113M	$125M
Receivables	$3.28B	$3.25B	$3.11B	$3.06B	$2.86B	$2.87B	$2.88B	$2.88B	$2.79B	·	$2.82B	$2.78B	$2.67B	·	$2.71B	$2.67B
Inventory	$1.57B	$1.49B	$1.53B	$1.57B	$1.55B	$1.46B	$1.57B	$1.51B	$1.57B	·	$1.54B	$1.65B	$1.73B	·	$1.80B	$1.72B
Prepaid Expense	$212M	$160M	$187M	$181M	$198M	$151M	$146M	$144M	$154M	·	$138M	$138M	$151M	·	$129M	$133M
Other Current Assets	$671M	$570M	$502M	$527M	$514M	$439M	$402M	$420M	$379M	·	$429M	$456M	$458M	·	$469M	$391M
Current Assets	$6.04B	$5.96B	$7.11B	$7.08B	$6.08B	$6.03B	$6.12B	$5.75B	$5.21B	·	$5.79B	$5.44B	$5.27B	·	$5.10B	$4.91B
PP&E (Net)	$4.40B	$4.28B	$4.06B	$3.94B	$3.78B	$3.75B	$3.55B	$3.42B	$3.45B	·	$3.33B	$3.33B	$3.31B	·	$3.26B	$3.26B
PP&E (Gross)	$9.41B	$9.12B	$8.86B	$8.65B	$8.30B	$8.19B	$7.95B	$7.72B	$7.76B	·	$7.44B	$7.35B	$7.39B	·	$7.28B	$7.30B
Accum. Depreciation	$5.01B	$4.84B	$4.80B	$4.71B	$4.53B	$4.44B	$4.41B	$4.30B	$4.31B	·	$4.11B	$4.02B	$4.08B	·	$4.02B	$4.04B
Goodwill	$9.44B	$9.23B	$8.11B	$8.05B	$7.86B	$7.91B	$7.90B	$7.82B	$8.11B	$8.15B	$8.10B	$8.10B	$8.06B	$8.01B	$7.74B	$7.94B
Intangibles	$3.52B	$3.69B	$3.14B	$3.20B	$3.23B	$3.31B	$3.28B	$3.33B	$3.41B	·	$3.53B	$3.60B	$3.62B	·	$3.92B	$4.03B
Other Non-current Assets	$863M	$783M	$712M	$714M	$666M	$670M	$569M	$564M	$544M	·	$573M	$542M	$556M	·	$593M	$627M
Total Assets	$25.04B	$24.70B	$23.90B	$23.74B	$22.37B	$22.39B	$22.10B	$21.46B	$21.30B	·	$21.86B	$21.46B	$21.25B	·	$21.04B	$21.16B
Accounts Payable	$2.05B	$2.07B	$1.87B	$1.88B	$1.77B	$1.81B	$1.81B	$1.69B	$1.61B	·	$1.50B	$1.48B	$1.47B	·	$1.58B	$1.52B
Short-term Debt	·	·	$5M	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·
Current Liabilities	$6.10B	$5.53B	$4.19B	$4.91B	$4.61B	$4.79B	$4.71B	$3.85B	$3.70B	·	$4.60B	$4.47B	$4.49B	·	$3.77B	$3.81B
Deferred Tax	$390M	$330M	$177M	$180M	$249M	$280M	$265M	$291M	$352M	·	$451M	$474M	$496M	·	$577M	$630M
Other Non-current Liabilities	$450M	$519M	$527M	$557M	$418M	$366M	$402M	$411M	$417M	·	$455M	$438M	$390M	·	$376M	$311M
Total Liabilities	$15.01B	$14.89B	$14.14B	$14.39B	$13.46B	$13.60B	$13.53B	$13.15B	$13.07B	·	$14.04B	$13.88B	$13.89B	·	$13.95B	$14.05B
Total Debt	·	·	$5M	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·
Common Stock	$370M	$369M	$369M	$369M	$369M	$368M	$368M	$367M	$367M	·	$365M	$365M	$365M	·	$365M	$364M
Retained Earnings	$13.06B	$12.83B	$12.48B	$12.08B	$11.74B	$11.52B	$11.23B	$10.65B	$10.32B	·	$9.83B	$9.58B	$9.40B	·	$9.21B	$9.00B
Treasury Stock	$9.44B	$9.08B	$8.67B	$8.49B	$8.46B	$8.31B	$8.30B	$7.84B	$7.52B	·	$7.31B	$7.31B	$7.31B	·	$7.23B	$7.19B
AOCI	$-1.63B	$-1.87B	$-1.90B	$-2.00B	$-2.06B	$-1.98B	$-1.85B	$-1.90B	$-1.88B	·	$-1.80B	$-1.76B	$-1.74B	·	$-1.83B	$-1.62B
Stockholders' Equity	$10.00B	$9.77B	$9.72B	$9.32B	$8.88B	$8.76B	$8.55B	$8.29B	$8.21B	·	$7.80B	$7.56B	$7.34B	·	$7.06B	$7.09B
Liabilities + Equity	$25.04B	$24.70B	$23.90B	$23.74B	$22.37B	$22.39B	$22.10B	$21.46B	$21.30B	·	$21.86B	$21.46B	$21.25B	·	$21.04B	$21.16B
Shares Outstanding	281,400,000	282,000,000	283,200,000	283,600,000	283,500,000	283,400,000	283,200,000	284,500,000	285,600,000	365,748,640	285,100,000	285,000,000	284,700,000	364,711,841	284,800,000	285,000,000

Cash Flow 15

Quarterly Cash Flow data for ECL
Metric	Q1 2026	Q4 2025	Q3 2025	Q2 2025	Q1 2025	Q4 2024	Q3 2024	Q2 2024	Q1 2024	Q4 2023	Q3 2023	Q2 2023	Q1 2023	Q4 2022	Q3 2022	Q2 2022
Stock-based Comp	$40M	$27M	$34M	$34M	$42M	$25M	$27M	$36M	$47M	$22M	$15M	$27M	$31M	$21M	$14M	$25M
Deferred Tax	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	$-70M	·	·	·	$-157M	·	·
Amort. of Intangibles	$83M	$78M	$77M	$75M	$75M	$75M	$73M	$75M	$78M	$77M	$77M	$77M	$76M	$81M	$81M	$79M
Operating Cash Flow	$446M	$1.09B	$791M	$702M	$369M	$767M	$787M	$611M	$649M	$852M	$788M	$573M	$198M	$859M	$437M	$322M
CapEx	$348M	$332M	$262M	$217M	$238M	$360M	$236M	$197M	$202M	$263M	$166M	$172M	$174M	$203M	$192M	$169M
Investing Cash Flow	$-356M	$-1.98B	$-281M	$-224M	$-224M	$-628M	$639M	$-244M	$-201M	$-348M	$-179M	$-274M	$-189M	$-210M	$-196M	$-182M
Debt Issued	$53M	$27M	$519M	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·
Net Debt Issued	$53M	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	$-630M	·	·	·	·	·	·	·
Stock Repurchased	$344M	$409M	$175M	$46M	$154M	$3M	$464M	$323M	$196M	$2M	$800.0K	$300.0K	$11M	$73M	$43M	$141M
Net Stock Activity	$-344M	·	·	·	$-154M	·	·	·	$-196M	·	·	·	$-11M	·	·	·
Dividends Paid	$216M	$189M	$184M	$188M	$192M	$161M	$162M	$166M	$175M	$155M	$154M	$151M	$158M	$158M	$145M	$146M
Financing Cash Flow	$-226M	$-432M	$-477M	$297M	$-242M	$-140M	$-548M	$-446M	$-889M	$-586M	$-147M	$-156M	$-166M	$-162M	$-247M	$-123M
Net Change in Cash	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	$-440M	·	$447M	$135M	$-179M	·	$-12M	$26M
Free Cash Flow	$97M	·	·	·	$132M	·	·	·	$448M	·	·	·	$24M	·	·	·
Levered FCF	$37M	·	·	·	$74M	·	·	·	$362M	·	·	·	$-41M	·	·	·

Profitability 7

Quarterly Profitability data for ECL
Metric	Q1 2026	Q4 2025	Q3 2025	Q2 2025	Q1 2025	Q4 2024	Q3 2024	Q2 2024	Q1 2024	Q4 2023	Q3 2023	Q2 2023	Q1 2023	Q4 2022	Q3 2022	Q2 2022
Operating Margin	15.3%	·	18.2%	17.6%	15.0%	·	26.1%	16.5%	13.8%	·	14.3%	12.6%	9.8%	·	13.2%	11.9%
Net Margin	10.6%	·	14.1%	13.0%	10.9%	·	18.4%	12.3%	11.0%	·	10.2%	8.6%	6.5%	·	9.5%	8.6%
Pretax Margin	13.7%	·	17.2%	16.4%	13.8%	·	24.7%	14.8%	12.2%	·	12.8%	10.9%	8.1%	·	11.2%	10.9%
EBITDA Margin	15.3%	·	18.2%	17.6%	15.0%	·	26.1%	16.5%	13.8%	·	14.3%	12.6%	9.8%	·	13.2%	11.9%
ROA	1.8%	·	2.5%	2.3%	1.8%	·	3.4%	2.3%	1.9%	·	1.9%	1.6%	1.1%	·	1.8%	1.6%
ROE	4.6%	·	6.4%	5.9%	4.7%	·	9.0%	6.2%	5.3%	·	5.4%	4.5%	3.2%	·	5.0%	4.5%
ROIC	4.9%	·	6.4%	6.1%	5.0%	·	9.2%	6.6%	5.7%	·	5.9%	5.1%	3.9%	·	5.8%	4.8%

Liquidity & Solvency 4

Quarterly Liquidity & Solvency data for ECL
Metric	Q1 2026	Q4 2025	Q3 2025	Q2 2025	Q1 2025	Q4 2024	Q3 2024	Q2 2024	Q1 2024	Q4 2023	Q3 2023	Q2 2023	Q1 2023	Q4 2022	Q3 2022	Q2 2022
Current Ratio	1.0	·	1.7	1.4	1.3	·	1.3	1.5	1.4	·	1.3	1.2	1.2	·	1.4	1.3
Quick Ratio	0.6	·	1.2	1.0	0.9	·	0.9	0.8	0.9	·	0.8	0.7	0.7	·	0.7	0.7
Debt / Equity	·	·	0.0	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·
Interest Coverage	8.0	·	10.2	9.3	7.6	·	12.1	8.2	5.5	·	6.2	5.9	4.4	·	7.2	7.4

Efficiency 3

Quarterly Efficiency data for ECL
Metric	Q1 2026	Q4 2025	Q3 2025	Q2 2025	Q1 2025	Q4 2024	Q3 2024	Q2 2024	Q1 2024	Q4 2023	Q3 2023	Q2 2023	Q1 2023	Q4 2022	Q3 2022	Q2 2022
Asset Turnover	0.2	·	0.2	0.2	0.2	·	0.2	0.2	0.2	·	0.2	0.2	0.2	·	0.2	0.2
Inventory Turnover	1.5	·	1.5	1.4	1.3	·	1.5	1.4	1.3	·	1.4	1.4	1.3	·	1.4	1.4
Receivables Turnover	1.3	·	1.4	1.4	1.3	·	1.4	1.4	1.4	·	1.4	1.4	1.4	·	1.4	1.4

Per Share 6

Quarterly Per Share data for ECL
Metric	Q1 2026	Q4 2025	Q3 2025	Q2 2025	Q1 2025	Q4 2024	Q3 2024	Q2 2024	Q1 2024	Q4 2023	Q3 2023	Q2 2023	Q1 2023	Q4 2022	Q3 2022	Q2 2022
Book Value / Share	$35.55	·	$34.32	$32.86	$31.31	·	$30.18	$29.13	$28.73	·	$27.34	$26.51	$25.80	·	$24.80	$24.89
Revenue / Share	$14.33	·	$14.59	$14.10	$12.95	·	$13.98	$13.89	$13.04	·	$13.80	$13.45	$12.49	·	$12.82	$12.49
Cash Flow / Share	$1.57	·	·	·	$1.29	·	·	·	$2.26	·	·	·	$0.69	·	·	·
Cash / Share	$1.85	·	$6.91	$6.77	$4.10	·	$4.45	$1.35	$1.68	·	$3.51	$1.94	$1.47	·	$0.40	$0.44
Dividend / Share	$1	$1	$1	$1	$1	$1	$1	$1	$1	$1	$1	$1	$1	$1	$1	$1
EPS (TTM)	$6.82	·	$6.96	$7.49	$7.36	·	$7.13	$5.96	$5.40	·	$4.31	$4.11	$4.04	·	$3.93	$3.84

Valuation (TTM) 13

Quarterly Valuation (TTM) data for ECL
Metric	Q1 2026	Q4 2025	Q3 2025	Q2 2025	Q1 2025	Q4 2024	Q3 2024	Q2 2024	Q1 2024	Q4 2023	Q3 2023	Q2 2023	Q1 2023	Q4 2022	Q3 2022	Q2 2022
Revenue TTM	$15.95B	·	$15.89B	$15.72B	$15.68B	·	$15.67B	$15.63B	$15.50B	·	$15.05B	$14.76B	$14.49B	·	$13.88B	$13.53B
Net Income TTM	$1.94B	·	$2.25B	$2.15B	$2.04B	·	$2.04B	$1.64B	$1.38B	·	$1.31B	$1.22B	$1.06B	·	$1.15B	$1.12B
Market Cap	$74.86B	·	$77.56B	$76.41B	$71.87B	·	$72.31B	$67.71B	$65.95B	·	$48.30B	$53.21B	$47.13B	·	$41.13B	$43.82B
Enterprise Value	·	·	$75.61B	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·
P/E	39.0	·	39.3	36.0	34.4	·	35.8	39.9	42.8	·	39.3	45.4	41.0	·	36.7	40.0
P/S	4.7	·	4.9	4.9	4.6	·	4.6	4.3	4.3	·	3.2	3.6	3.3	·	3.0	3.2
P/B	7.5	·	8.0	8.2	8.1	·	8.5	8.2	8.0	·	6.2	7.0	6.4	·	5.8	6.2
P / Cash Flow	167.9	·	·	·	194.6	·	·	·	101.5	·	·	·	237.8	·	·	·
P / FCF	768.6	·	·	·	546.6	·	·	·	147.2	·	·	·	1923.5	·	·	·
EV / EBITDA	·	·	99.5	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·
EV / Revenue	·	·	4.8	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·
Earnings Yield	2.6%	·	2.5%	2.8%	2.9%	·	2.8%	2.5%	2.3%	·	2.5%	2.2%	2.4%	·	2.7%	2.5%
Payout Ratio	49.9%	·	·	·	47.7%	·	·	·	42.5%	·	·	·	67.6%	·	·	·

Financial Statements Income statement, balance sheet, cash flow — annual, last 5 years

Income Statement

	2025-12-31	2024-12-31	2023-12-31	2022-12-31	2021-12-31
Revenue	$16.08B	$15.74B	$15.32B	$14.19B	$12.73B
Operating Margin %	17.0%	17.8%	13.0%	11.0%	12.6%
Net Income	$2.08B	$2.11B	$1.37B	$1.09B	$1.13B
Diluted EPS	$7.28	$7.37	$4.79	$3.81	$3.91

Balance Sheet

	2025-12-31	2024-12-31	2023-12-31	2022-12-31	2021-12-31
Current Ratio	1.1	1.3	1.3	1.3	1.3
Quick Ratio	0.7	0.9	0.9	0.8	0.8

Cash Flow

	2025-12-31	2024-12-31	2023-12-31	2022-12-31	2021-12-31
Free Cash Flow	$1.90B	$1.82B	$1.64B	$1.08B	$1.42B

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ECL Stock Snapshot Price, market cap, P/E, EPS, ROE, debt/equity, 52-week range

ECL Stock Price Chart Daily OHLCV with technical indicators — pan, zoom, and customize your view

Moving averages & overlays

Volume

Oscillators

Momentum & trend

10-Year Performance Revenue, net income, margins and EPS trends

Valuation P/E, P/S, P/B, EV/EBITDA ratios — is the stock expensive or cheap?

Profitability Gross, operating and net margins; ROE, ROA, ROIC

Financial Health Debt, liquidity, solvency — balance sheet strength

Growth Revenue, EPS and net income growth: YoY, 3Y CAGR, 5Y CAGR

Per Share Metrics EPS, book value per share, cash flow per share, dividend per share

Capital Efficiency Asset turnover, inventory turnover, receivables turnover

Dividends Yield, payout ratio, dividend history, 5Y CAGR

ECL Analyst Consensus Bullish and bearish analyst opinions, 12-month price target, upside

12-Month Price Target

Earnings History EPS actual vs estimate, surprise %, beat rate, next earnings date

Peer Comparison Key metrics vs sector peers

Full Fundamentals All metrics by year — income statement, balance sheet, cash flow

Financial Statements Income statement, balance sheet, cash flow — annual, last 5 years

Latest News Recent headlines mentioning this company

My Metrics Your personal watchlist — selected rows from Full Fundamentals