Each point was worked out with the data available that day. Scale 0-10: 5 is the index average and 10 is the cap (+3 standard deviations), not perfection. The vertical axis zooms to fit this company, so two charts are not comparable by eye.
Market and Valuation
Price & Market
Prev Close Price:$308.38
Open:$307.60
Day's Low:$303.58
Day's High:$307.88
Bid / Ask:-
Market Cap:85.45B
Enterprise Value:99.74B
52-Week Range
52-Week Low:$243.15
52-Week High:$310.00
Current position in 52-week range
52w Low-52w High
50-Day Avg:$282.50
200-Day Avg:$276.10
Volume
Volume Today:1,242,160
Avg Volume (3m):1,355,598
Avg Volume (10d):1,485,830
52-Week Change:+19.22%
vs S&P 500, 52 weeks:-
Beta:0.86
Valuation Multiples
P/E (trailing):41.45
Diluted EPS for the last 12 months: the four quarters ended Sep 30, 2026, from the accounts filed with the SEC on Oct 29, 2026. The P/E is the price divided by that EPS.
P/E (forward):32.39
PEG Ratio:2.45
Price / Book:8.20
Price / Sales (TTM):4.92
EV / Revenue:5.74
EV / EBITDA:23.29
Dividends
Current yield:0.95%
Annual Dividend Rate:$2.92
Dividend Trailing:$2.92
Yield Trailing:0.95%
5-Year Avg Yield:1.05%
Payout Ratio:39.73%
Last Ex-Dividend Date:-
Valuation Context
P/E vs sector (indicative)
Most Recent Quarter:-
Fiscal Year (Next):-
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Financial Statements TTM (Trailing 12 Months)
Income Statement
Total Revenue (TTM):17.37B
Gross Profit:7.65B
EBITDA:4.28B
Net Income (TTM):2.08B
Rev Growth (YoY):+12.70%
Earnings Growth (YoY):-4.90%
Quarterly earnings growth (YoY):-5.80%
Margins
Gross Margin:-
EBITDA Margin:-
Operating Margin:-
Net Margin:-
Per Share
EPS Trailing (TTM):$7.35
Diluted EPS for the last 12 months: the four quarters ended Sep 30, 2026, from the accounts filed with the SEC on Oct 29, 2026. The P/E is the price divided by that EPS.
EPS Forward (Est.):$9.41
Revenue Per Share:$61.73
Cash Per Share:-
Book Value:$37.17
Last Dividend:-
Ex-Dividend Date:-
Last Split:-
Balance Sheet & Liquidity
Total cash:722.30M
Total Debt:13.94B
Net Debt (Debt - Cash):13.22B
Debt / Equity:133.33%
Current Ratio:1.11
Quick Ratio:0.78
Cash Flows
Operating Cash Flow:3.03B
Free Cash Flow (FCF):1.44B
FCF Yield (FCF / Market Cap):-
Enterprise Value:99.74B
EV / Revenue:5.74
EV / EBITDA:23.29
Profitability
ROE (Return on Equity):20.77%
ROA (Return on Assets):7.29%
P/E (trailing):41.45
P/E (forward):32.39
Price / Book:8.20
PEG Ratio:2.45
52-Week Change:+19.22%
S&P 500 change, 52 weeks:+11.37%
Historical Evolution (Last 4 Years)
Income Statement
Balance Sheet
Cash Flow
EPS and Earnings Per Share
Key EPS Metrics
EPS Trailing (TTM):$7.35
Diluted EPS for the last 12 months: the four quarters ended Sep 30, 2026, from the accounts filed with the SEC on Oct 29, 2026. The P/E is the price divided by that EPS.
EPS Forward (Est.):$9.41
P/E (forward):32.39
PEG Ratio:2.45
Growth and Margins
Earnings Growth YoY:-
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Net Margin:-
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EBITDA Margin:-
Per Share
Revenue Per Share:$61.73
Cash Per Share:-
Book Value:$37.17
Cash Flows (TTM)
Free Cash Flow:1.44B
Operating Cash Flow:3.03B
EBITDA:4.28B
Total Revenue (TTM):17.37B
Net Income (TTM):2.08B
Fiscal Year (Last):-
EPS Surprise History - Last 4 Quarters
Actual vs. Analyst Estimates · Green = beat expectations · Red = missed
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Ownership Distribution
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Visual distribution
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Shares & Short Interest
Shares Outstanding:280,467,785
Float (free shares):279,884,412
Short interest (shares):4,850,156
Short % of float:-
Short Ratio (days to cover):4.04
Short interest, prior month:-
Short Interest Date:-
Governance Score (1=Best, 10=Worst)
Overall risk:-
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Top Institutional Holders
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Top Mutual Funds
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Recent Insider Trades
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Ecolab Inc. (ECL) SEC filings: 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K
Direct links to financial reports filed with the SEC.
Ecolab Inc. provides water, hygiene, and infection prevention solutions and services in the United States and internationally. The company operates through four segments: Global Water, Global Institutional & Specialty, Global Pest Elimination, and Global Life Sciences. The Global Water segment offers water treatment and process applications, and cleaning and sanitizing solutions to manufacturing, food and beverage processing, transportation, chemical, primary metals and mining, power generation, global refining, petrochemical, pulp and paper industries. The Global Institutional & Specialty segment provides cleaning and sanitizing products to the foodservice, healthcare, hospitality, lodging, government, education and retail industries. The Global Pest Elimination segment provides pest elimination services to detect, prevent, and eliminate pests comprising rodents and insects in full-service and quick-service restaurants, food and beverage processors, hotels, grocery operations, and other commercial segments, including education, life sciences, and healthcare. The Global Life Sciences segment provides cleaning and contamination control solutions to pharmaceutical and personal care manufacturers. It offers its products under the Ecolab, Kay, Purolite, and Bioquell brand names. The company sells its products through field sales and corporate account personnel, distributors, and dealers. Ecolab Inc. was founded in 1923 and is headquartered in Saint Paul, Minnesota.
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Ecolab Inc. (ECL): Quantitative Analysis
Ecolab Inc. (ECL) — Basic Materials — Specialty Chemicals. ECL is in the S&P 500 today. Model factor scores and market data, recalculated every trading day.
So far in 2026, ECL has returned +16.9% against +11.4% for the S&P 500 (SPY): total return, dividends included on both sides, from Dec 31, 2025 to Nov 3, 2026.
ECL ranks 345 of 461 on today's multifactor score, and 13 of the 19 Basic Materials companies that score. Its strongest factor is momentum (Z 0.06, ranked 206 of 494); its weakest is value (Z -0.59, ranked 417 of 489). Each factor ranks only the companies with data for it, and the multifactor score only those with all four: that is why the totals differ.
Factor scores
The Z-Score is how many standard deviations the company sits from the index average: 0 is average, positive is better than average, negative is worse.
Ecolab has no announced date in the Nasdaq public calendar checked (Nov 3, 2026 to Dec 7, 2026). Of its last 12 earnings announcements: 12 before the open (SEC filings through Oct 27, 2026). ECL earnings dates and times, quarter by quarter →
What is Ecolab's P/E ratio?
Ecolab's P/E (price over earnings per share for the last twelve months) is 41.5 at the Nov 3, 2026 close. That EPS is the 12-month diluted figure from the SEC, the four quarters ended Sep 30, 2026. The median of the 17 Basic Materials companies with a P/E is 18.3, and the S&P 500's, 23.5: Ecolab is above its sector median. Basic Materials stocks, company by company →
Where does Ecolab rank on Quant500?
In the Nov 3, 2026 multi-factor ranking, Ecolab ranks 345 of 461, and 13 of the 19 Basic Materials companies that score. The ranking orders S&P 500 companies by the average of four factors (momentum, value, quality and growth) and is recalculated every trading day. It is a model output, not investment advice. The full ranking →How it is calculated →
Have Ecolab insiders bought or sold shares?
The latest open-market purchase of Ecolab shares filed with the SEC (Form 4) was on Sep 11, 2026, by a director, for $1.0M. The latest sale was on Aug 18, 2026, by a director who is also an officer, for $5.0M. In total, from August 2025 through Nov 3, 2026: 6 purchases and 13 sales by directors, officers and large shareholders. All ECL insider trades →
Does Ecolab pay a dividend?
Yes. Its dividend yield is 0.95% at the Nov 3, 2026 close (annual dividend of $2.92 per share). The latest recorded ex-dividend date is Sep 15, 2026.
What sector is Ecolab in, and which index?
Ecolab is classified in the Basic Materials sector (industry: Specialty Chemicals), per the data provider's classification (similar to GICS, not identical). It is in the S&P 500 today. It is one of the 20 S&P 500 companies in that sector. Basic Materials stocks →
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