Ecolab Inc.

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Ecolab Inc.’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended December 2025) was $16.1 billion, up 2.16% from fiscal 2024.

Revenue
+12.7%
EPS
−4.37%
Free cash flow
−15.6%
Total debt
+63.5%

Quarter to September 2026, against a year earlier

303.19 2.64 −0.86%
Market cap
$85.8B
P/E
41.3×
Fwd P/E
40.1×
Dividend yield
0.95%
F-score
6/9
Altman Z
4.76
Beneish M
−2.51
Dividend safety
89/100
Dec '16 Dec '17 Dec '18 Dec '19 Dec '20 Dec '21 Dec '22 Dec '23 Dec '24 Dec '25
P/E ratio
28.10 25.77 29.71 35.67 0.00 59.39 38.44 41.12 31.54 35.81
Piotroski F-Score
6 6 6 9 4 6 6 8 8 6
P/S ratio
2.63 2.82 3.48 4.43 5.27 5.27 2.96 3.69 4.23 4.62
Altman Z-Score
3.48 3.54 3.70 4.38 4.81 4.38 3.33 4.18 4.84 4.76
Altman Z″-Score (non-manufacturers)
3.02 2.99 3.05 3.29 3.34 2.76 2.83 3.12 3.56 3.24
P/FCF ratio
28.45 31.58 27.85 32.77 45.11 46.93 38.95 34.30 36.39 38.01
Beneish M-Score
(2.61) (2.51) (2.66) (2.76) (2.81) (2.54) (2.54) (2.67) (2.65) (2.51)
P/Operating CF
77.07 60.26 51.40 67.72 95.56 104.80 48.86 66.26 86.89 68.22
Dividend Safety Score
— — — — — — — — — 89
P/B ratio
4.95 5.09 5.28 6.37 10.01 9.26 5.78 7.00 7.58 7.59
EV/Sales
3.11 3.33 4.05 4.92 5.73 5.93 3.52 4.16 4.63 5.10
EV/EBITDA
15.03 16.20 20.11 23.60 30.58 30.95 19.98 21.86 19.51 22.07
EV/FCF
33.70 37.35 32.39 36.44 49.05 52.80 46.36 38.71 39.83 41.89
Current Ratio
1.42 1.32 1.27 1.33 1.75 1.32 1.30 1.30 1.26 1.08
Net Debt/EBITDA
2.34 2.50 2.82 2.38 2.46 3.44 3.19 2.49 1.69 2.04
Debt/Equity
0.96 0.96 0.87 0.73 1.08 1.21 1.18 1.01 0.86 0.84
ROE
17.62% 20.58% 18.20% 18.58% (16.15%) 16.80% 15.05% 17.90% 25.06% 22.33%
ROA
6.65% 7.86% 7.14% 7.61% (6.18%) 5.75% 5.12% 6.34% 9.55% 8.82%
ROIC
8.77% 8.25% 7.21% 7.71% 7.50% 6.38% 6.41% 8.12% 11.60% 9.84%
Return on Tangible Assets
26.57% 31.18% 29.60% 35.22% (22.69%) 25.55% 23.85% 28.75% 42.37% 44.19%
Average Days of Receivables
64.98 67.84 79.51 69.21 70.39 71.04 69.41 67.52 66.43 73.75
Earnings Yield
3.56% 3.88% 3.37% 2.80% (1.93%) 1.68% 2.60% 2.43% 3.17% 2.79%
Free Cash Flow Yield
3.51% 3.17% 3.59% 3.05% 2.22% 2.13% 2.57% 2.92% 2.75% 2.63%
Free Cash Flow per Share
4.15 4.26 5.29 5.89 4.80 5.00 3.78 5.78 6.44 6.91
Book value per Share
23.83 26.43 27.91 30.29 21.61 25.33 25.45 28.32 30.92 34.61
Free Cash Flow
1,213.40 1,233.40 1,527.00 1,696.90 1,376.50 1,431.10 1,077.80 1,646.90 1,830.70 1,956.60
EV/EBIT
21.86 23.62 28.62 33.51 48.38 47.27 31.98 32.00 26.02 29.94
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Columns are period end dates · fundamentals updated 5 Nov 2026