Ecolab Inc.

ECL

$278.97

-0.33%

N/A-$0.93

Basic Materials

Chemicals - Specialty

NYSE

Active Trading

Ecolab Inc. provides water, hygiene, and infection prevention solutions and services in the United States and internationally. The company operates through four ...

Key Metrics of ECL

Snapshot

Latest / TTM · 6 periods

Market Cap

$78.51B

ROCE

12.2%

EV / EBITDA

26.12x

-3.0% YoY

FCF Yield

2.4%

-0.2% YoY

Cash Conversion Cycle

54.9d

Current Ratio

1.84

Quick take

TTM —

Positive CCC

Key Metrics

Latest / TTM · 6 periods

Valuation trend

Valuation trend table

Metric	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	TTM
Market CapTotal market value of all shares outstanding.	$67.16B	$41.51B	$56.53B	$66.62B	$74.37B	$78.51B
Enterprise ValueCompany value including debt and cash adjustments.	$75.96B	$49.94B	$64.34B	$73.64B	$83.16B	$87.13B
EV / SalesHow many dollars investors pay per dollar of sales.	5.97x	3.52x	4.20x	4.68x	5.17x	5.17x
EV / EBITDAValuation multiple versus operating earnings before non-cash charges.	30.71x	19.62x	21.21x	19.15x	24.02x	26.12x
Net Debt / EBITDALeverage ratio using net debt divided by EBITDA.	3.56	3.31	2.58	1.83	2.54	2.58

Returns + ROCE gauge

ROCE latest

12.2%

Prev year 15.2%

Returns + ROCE gauge table

Metric	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	TTM
ROEProfit generated from shareholders' equity.	15.6%	15.1%	17.1%	24.1%	21.2%	21.4%
ROAProfit generated from total assets.	5.3%	5.1%	6.3%	9.4%	8.4%	7.1%
ROICReturn generated on invested operating capital.	7.7%	7.9%	9.9%	14.3%	12.5%	10.1%
ROCEOperating return on long-term capital used.	9.5%	9.3%	12.3%	14.8%	15.2%	12.2%
Earnings YieldEarnings as a percentage of market value.	1.7%	2.6%	2.4%	3.2%	2.8%	2.7%

Cash flow quality

Cash flow quality table

Metric	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	TTM
FCFFCash flow available to all capital providers.	$1.59B	$1.29B	$1.92B	$2.10B	$2.10B	$2.12B
FCFECash flow available to equity holders after debt flows.	$3.54B	$1.17B	$1.14B	$1.19B	$2.37B	$6.36B
FCF YieldFree cash flow divided by market capitalization.	2.1%	2.6%	2.9%	2.7%	2.6%	2.4%
Income QualityHow well accounting earnings are backed by cash flow.	1.80	1.61	1.76	1.32	1.41	1.43
Capex / OCFShare of operating cash flow spent on capital expenditures.	31.2%	39.9%	32.1%	35.3%	35.5%	38.7%

Operating efficiency

Operating efficiency table

Metric	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	TTM
DSOAverage days to collect cash from customers.	75.4d	74.1d	72.0d	70.2d	81.6d	74.8d
DIOAverage days inventory stays before being sold.	72.5d	74.6d	59.8d	60.1d	61.0d	63.7d
DPOAverage days the company takes to pay suppliers.	67.3d	71.9d	62.5d	74.2d	84.7d	83.7d
Operating CycleTime from buying inventory to collecting receivables.	147.9d	148.8d	131.7d	130.3d	142.6d	138.6d
Cash Conversion CycleNet days cash is tied in operations.	80.6d	76.8d	69.2d	56.1d	57.9d	54.9d