YouTube · Q1 2026 · 2026-04-28
ECL · NYSE
Ecolab Inc.
Specialty Chemicals · United States
USD 280.461.2% daily changeQuote 2026-10-06 · USD
- Market cap (USD)
- US$78.62B
- Trailing P/E
- 37.65x
- Forward P/E
- 29.80x
- Quarterly revenue growth
- 9.7%
- Trailing net margin
- 12.6%
- Indicated dividend yield
- 1.0%
Snapshot 2026-10-06 · Latest financial period 2026-06-30 · Yahoo Finance. Quotes may be delayed; reporting periods can differ.
Next earnings: 2026-10-27 (provider estimate, not issuer-confirmed).
Company background
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.
Company websiteQ2 2026
Go beyond the headline.
Ecolab (ECL): The Water Company Became an AI Stock — At 34x Earnings
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ECL peer comparison
Same business group first, then company size. Preferred market cap: 0.5–2x; extended range: one-third–3x. Outside that range, industry benchmarks are labeled separately and excluded from peer medians.
| Metric | ECLEcolab Inc.Snapshot 2026-10-06Financial period: 2026-06-30 | SHWThe Sherwin-Williams CompanySnapshot 2026-10-06Financial period: 2026-06-30 | PPGPPG Industries, Inc.Snapshot 2026-10-06Financial period: 2026-06-30 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Market capMarket value, converted to USD | US$78.62B | US$77.76B | US$23.49B |
| Forward P/EProvider forward earnings estimate | 29.80x | 23.60x | 12.23x |
| EV / EBITDAEnterprise value / trailing EBITDA | 20.91x | 19.45x | 10.90x |
| Revenue growthLatest quarter vs prior-year quarter | 9.7% | 7.5% | 7.2% |
| Operating marginLatest reported quarter | 18.5% | 18.1% | 14.0% |
| Free cash flow yieldTrailing cash flow / market cap | 1.9% | 3.2% | 4.7% |
| Net debt / EBITDANet debt / trailing EBITDA | 2.12x | 3.13x | 2.17x |
| Debt / equityTotal debt / positive book equity | 1.38x | 3.90x | 0.87x |
| Trailing P/ETrailing twelve-month earnings | 37.65x | 29.52x | 15.18x |
| Price / bookPrice / positive book equity per share | 7.82x | 20.05x | 2.78x |
| EV / salesEnterprise value / trailing revenue | 5.13x | 3.75x | 1.79x |
| Earnings growthLatest quarter vs prior-year quarter | 3.3% | 14.3% | -1.5% |
| Gross marginTrailing twelve months | 44.2% | 49.0% | 41.2% |
| Net marginTrailing twelve months | 12.6% | 11.0% | 9.6% |
| Return on equityProvider trailing return; positive equity only | 22.0% | 65.1% | 19.3% |
| Free cash flow marginTrailing free cash flow / revenue | 8.8% | 10.3% | 6.7% |
| Dividend yieldIndicated annual dividend / price | 1.0% | 1.0% | 2.8% |
| Earnings payoutProvider trailing dividend payout | 38.1% | 29.3% | 40.8% |
| Current ratioCurrent assets / current liabilities | 1.84x | 0.73x | 1.58x |
| BetaProvider historical market sensitivity | 0.88 | 1.08 | 1.05 |
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THE RESEARCH RECORD
Research history for ECL
Q2 20262026-07-30
Ecolab (ECL): The Water Company Became an AI Stock — At 34x Earnings
Presentation · 2026-07-30 · YouTube
Q1 20262026-04-28
ECL Stock: EPS Beats by 9% — Q1 2026 Earnings Analysis
Presentation · 2026-04-28 · YouTube