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ECL (ECL) Stock

$280.25 -1.04% NYSE: ECL Basic Materials

Valuation

MetricValue
Price$280.25
Market Cap$78.87B
P/E Ratio38.75
P/B Ratio8.13
P/S Ratio4.86
EPS (TTM)$7.28
52-Week High$309.27
52-Week Low$243.15
Dividend Yield1.00%

Financials & Margins

MetricValue
ROE21.41%
ROA7.07%
ROCE12.22%
Gross Margin18.11%
Operating Margin18.11%
Net Margin12.57%
Debt/Equity1.37
Current Ratio0.99

Annual Financials (USD)

Metric20212022202320242025
Revenue$12.7B$14.2B$15.3B$15.7B$16.1B
Operating Profit$1.7B$1.6B$2.2B$2.6B$2.9B
Net Profit$1.1B$1.1B$1.4B$2.1B$2.1B
EPS$3.91$3.81$4.79$7.37$7.28
Op Margin13.2%11.3%14.1%16.6%18.1%

Balance Sheet (USD)

Metric20212022202320242025
Total Assets$21.2B$21.5B$21.8B$22.4B$24.7B
Total Liabilities$14.0B$14.2B$13.8B$13.6B$14.9B
Cash$360.0M$599.0M$920.0M$1.3B$646.0M
Borrowings$9.2B$9.0B$8.7B$8.3B$9.4B

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Cash Flow (USD)

Metric20212022202320242025
Operating Cash Flow$2.1B$1.8B$2.4B$2.8B$3.0B
Investing Cash Flow$-5.2B$-1.4B$-1.8B$-1.4B$-3.8B
Financing Cash Flow$48.0M$-324.0M$65.0M$-731.0M$-797.0M
Net Cash Flow$-900.0M$239.0M$321.0M$337.0M$-611.0M
Free Cash Flow$1.4B$1.1B$1.6B$1.8B$1.9B

Valuation & Return Ratios

MetricValue
PEG Ratio-73.04
EV / EBITDA27.10
FCF Yield2.29%
Quick Ratio1.57
Interest Coverage9.66
Return 1Y3.87%
Return 3Y61.62%
Return 5Y30.92%

Ownership

Insiders Held0.16%
Institutions Held93.79%
Institutions Float Held93.94%
Institutional HolderSharesReport Date
Blackrock Inc.22,807,0962026-03-31
Vanguard Capital Management LLC16,522,5692026-03-31
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO11,662,3542026-03-31
State Street Corporation11,222,6532026-03-31
Morgan Stanley7,791,0232026-03-31

Peer Comparison

TickerPriceChangeP/EMarket CapDiv Yield
AEM $198.25 -2.39% 16.30 $100.39B 0.98%
APD $305.32 -1.34% -1474.33 $67.99B 2.36%
B $43.10 -3.86% 11.58 $72.21B 1.56%
BHPBHP Group Limited $81.37 -0.38% 20.00 $206.71B 0.00%
CRH $91.70 -2.75% 20.63 $61.27B 1.37%

About ECL

ECL is led by CEO Christophe Beck, employs 48,000 people, headquartered in Saint Paul, US, publicly traded since 1957.

ECL stock trades at $280.25 with a market capitalization of $78.87B. The stock is valued at a price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 38.75, price-to-book of 8.13, price-to-sales of 4.86. Over the past 52 weeks the stock has ranged between $243.15 and $309.27, and currently trades 9.4% below its 52-week high. It pays a dividend yielding 1.00%.

On profitability, ECL generates a return on equity (ROE) of 21.41% — well above the market average, a sign of a high-quality business, return on capital employed of 12.22%, an operating margin of 18.11%, a net profit margin of 12.57%.

In its most recent fiscal year, ECL reported annual revenue of $16.1B, net profit of $2.1B, revenue has compounded at 6.4% a year over the last five years.

The balance sheet shows a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.37, a current ratio of 0.99, total assets of $24.7B, $646.0M in cash and equivalents.

ECL has an average daily trading volume of 1,552,081 shares, a beta of 0.89.

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