Ecolab Inc. ECL

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	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	‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡
P/S ratio	2.63	2.82	3.48	4.43	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡
P/FCF ratio	28.45	31.58	27.85	32.77	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡
P/Operating CF	77.07	60.26	51.40	67.72	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡
P/B ratio	4.95	5.09	5.28	6.37	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡
Price to Tangible BV	0.00	0.00	0.00	242.58	‡‡‡	‡‡‡	‡‡‡	‡‡‡	‡‡‡	‡‡‡
EV/Sales	3.11	3.33	4.05	4.92	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡
EV/EBITDA	15.03	16.20	20.11	23.60	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡
EV/Operating CF	21.08	22.03	21.71	25.54	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡
EV/FCF	33.70	37.35	32.39	36.44	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡
Quick Ratio	0.88	0.80	0.75	0.69	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡
Current Ratio	1.42	1.32	1.27	1.33	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡
Net Debt/EBITDA	2.34	2.50	2.82	2.38	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡
Debt/Assets	36.48%	36.68%	35.10%	30.45%	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡
Debt/Equity	0.96	0.96	0.87	0.73	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡
Asset Turnover	0.71	0.72	0.61	0.61	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡
Operating CF/Net income	1.58	1.39	1.59	1.55	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡
Capex/Depreciation	(0.85)	(0.96)	(1.03)	(0.93)	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡
Depreciation/Fixed assets	0.25	0.24	0.19	0.24	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡
Interest Coverage	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	‡‡‡	‡‡‡	‡‡‡	‡‡‡	‡‡‡	‡‡‡
ROE	17.62%	20.58%	18.20%	18.58%	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡
ROA	6.65%	7.86%	7.14%	7.61%	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡
ROIC	8.77%	8.25%	7.21%	7.71%	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡
Cash ROIC	(10.19%)	(10.64%)	(10.24%)	(5.31%)	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡
Return on Tangible Assets	26.57%	31.18%	29.60%	35.22%	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡
Accounts Receivable Turnover	5.56	5.63	4.67	4.98	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡
Accounts Payable Turnover	7.41	7.47	5.65	6.05	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡
Inventory Turnover	5.57	5.83	4.59	5.36	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡
Average Days of Receivables	64.98	67.84	79.51	69.21	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡
Average Days of Payables	47.63	53.28	66.66	55.70	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡
Days of Inventory on Hand	63.92	65.47	82.10	56.03	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡
Research and Development Expense of Revenue	1.44%	1.45%	1.77%	1.51%	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡	‡‡‡	‡‡‡
Selling, General and Administrative Expense of Revenue	28.20%	27.65%	28.68%	28.27%	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡
Intangible Assets out of Total Assets	0.56	0.56	0.54	0.41	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡
Share Based Compensation of Revenue	0.65%	0.65%	0.72%	0.67%	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡
Graham Net Nets	(0.21)	(0.20)	(0.17)	(0.13)	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡
Graham Number	47.46	55.71	55.81	60.72	‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡
Earnings Yield	3.56%	3.88%	3.37%	2.80%	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡
Free Cash Flow Yield	3.51%	3.17%	3.59%	3.05%	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡
Revenue per Share	44.96	47.78	42.35	43.60	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡
Operating CF per Share	6.63	7.22	7.89	8.40	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡
Capex per Share	(2.48)	(2.96)	(2.60)	(2.51)	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡
Free Cash Flow per Share	4.15	4.26	5.29	5.89	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡
Cash per Share	1.12	0.73	0.40	0.41	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡
Shareholders Equity per Share	23.83	26.43	27.91	30.29	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡
Interest Debt per Share	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡
Book value per Share	23.83	26.43	27.91	30.29	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡
Free Cash Flow	1,213.40	1,233.40	1,527.00	1,696.90	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡
Working Capital	1,260.00	1,119.10	992.10	1,197.80	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡
Capital Expenditures	(726.30)	(857.90)	(750.70)	(723.80)	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡
Net Current Asset Value	(7,079.90)	(7,715.40)	(7,343.20)	(7,314.90)	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡
Average Receivables	2,365.70	2,456.30	2,616.95	2,522.25	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡
Average Payables	1,016.40	1,080.15	1,216.35	1,165.45	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡
Average Inventory	1,353.80	1,382.95	1,496.45	1,314.00	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡
Average Assets	18,485.95	19,146.85	20,019.00	20,471.80	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡
Average Common Equity	6,975.65	7,312.35	7,853.70	8,389.70	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡
EV/EBIT	21.86	23.62	28.62	33.51	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡
Capex to Sales	0.06	0.06	0.06	0.06	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡
Net Profit Margin	9.34%	10.87%	11.69%	12.41%	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡
Price to Operating Income	18.46	19.97	24.61	30.13	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡

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