- Previous Close
242.27 - Open
243.10 - Bid 243.19 x 800
- Ask 243.28 x 900
- Day's Range
241.24 - 243.72 - 52 Week Range
156.72 - 246.51 - Volume
470,650 - Avg. Volume
1,057,274 - Market Cap (intraday)
69.431B - Beta (5Y Monthly) 1.12
- PE Ratio (TTM)
45.03 - EPS (TTM)
5.40 - Earnings Date Jul 30, 2024
- Forward Dividend & Yield 2.28 (0.94%)
- Ex-Dividend Date Jun 18, 2024
- 1y Target Est
249.71
Ecolab Inc. provides water, hygiene, and infection prevention solutions and services in the United States and internationally. The company operates through three segments: Global Industrial; Global Institutional & Specialty; and Global Healthcare & Life Sciences. The Global Industrial segment offers water treatment and process applications, and cleaning and sanitizing solutions to manufacturing, food and beverage processing, transportation, chemical, metals and mining, power generation, pulp and paper, commercial laundry, petroleum, refining, and petrochemical industries. Its Global Institutional & Specialty segment provides specialized cleaning and sanitizing products to the foodservice, hospitality, lodging, government and education, and retail industries. The Global Healthcare & Life Sciences segment offers specialized cleaning and sanitizing products to the healthcare, personal care, and pharmaceutical industries, such as infection prevention and surgical solutions, and end-to-end cleaning and contamination control solutions under the Ecolab, Microtek, and Anios brand names. In addition, the company provides pest elimination services to detect, eliminate, and prevent pests, such as rodents and insects in restaurants, food and beverage processors, hotels, grocery operations, and other commercial segments including education, life sciences, and healthcare customers. Further, it offers colloidal silica for binding and polishing applications in semiconductor, catalyst, and aerospace component manufacturing, as well as chemical industries; and products and services that manage wash process through custom designed programs, premium products, dispensing equipment, water and energy management, and reduction, as well as real time data management. It 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.
www.ecolab.com48,000
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December 31
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Market Cap
69.18B
Enterprise Value
76.81B
Trailing P/E
44.86
Forward P/E
36.90
PEG Ratio (5yr expected)
2.63
Price/Sales (ttm)
4.49
Price/Book (mrq)
8.43
Enterprise Value/Revenue
4.96
Enterprise Value/EBITDA
23.92
Financial Highlights
Profitability and Income Statement
Profit Margin
10.01%
Return on Assets (ttm)
6.91%
Return on Equity (ttm)
20.16%
Revenue (ttm)
15.5B
Net Income Avi to Common (ttm)
1.55B
Diluted EPS (ttm)
5.40
Balance Sheet and Cash Flow
Total Cash (mrq)
1.4B
Total Debt/Equity (mrq)
103.91%
Levered Free Cash Flow (ttm)
1.89B
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View MoreEcolab Earnings: Price Increases and Lower Costs Drive Profit Growth and Margin Expansion
Ecolab produces and markets cleaning and sanitation products for the industrial manufacturing, hospitality, healthcare, and life sciences markets. The firm is the global market share leader in this category with a wide array of products and services, including dish and laundry washing systems, pest control, and infection control products. Additionally, Ecolab sells customized water management solutions across its end markets. The company has a strong hold on the US market and is growing its presence abroad.
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Ecolab is a provider of water, hygiene, and energy technology and services. The company delivers comprehensive solutions to promote safe food, maintain clean environments, optimize water and energy use, and improve operational efficiency for customers in the food, healthcare, energy, hospitality, and industrial sectors. Ecolab has over 48,000 employees worldwide. The shares are a component of the S&P 500.
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