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

306.11 8.90 −2.83%
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 '25 Dec '24 Dec '23 Dec '22 Dec '21 Dec '20 Dec '19 Dec '18 Dec '17 Dec '16
P/E ratio
35.81 31.54 41.12 38.44 59.39 0.00 35.67 29.71 25.77 28.10
Piotroski F-Score
6 8 8 6 6 4 9 6 6 6
P/S ratio
4.62 4.23 3.69 2.96 5.27 5.27 4.43 3.48 2.82 2.63
Altman Z-Score
4.76 4.84 4.18 3.33 4.38 4.81 4.38 3.70 3.54 3.48
Altman Z″-Score (non-manufacturers)
3.24 3.56 3.12 2.83 2.76 3.34 3.29 3.05 2.99 3.02
P/FCF ratio
38.01 36.39 34.30 38.95 46.93 45.11 32.77 27.85 31.58 28.45
Beneish M-Score
(2.51) (2.65) (2.67) (2.54) (2.54) (2.81) (2.76) (2.66) (2.51) (2.61)
P/Operating CF
68.22 86.89 66.26 48.86 104.80 95.56 67.72 51.40 60.26 77.07
Dividend Safety Score
89 — — — — — — — — —
P/B ratio
7.59 7.58 7.00 5.78 9.26 10.01 6.37 5.28 5.09 4.95
EV/Sales
5.10 4.63 4.16 3.52 5.93 5.73 4.92 4.05 3.33 3.11
EV/EBITDA
22.07 19.51 21.86 19.98 30.95 30.58 23.60 20.11 16.20 15.03
EV/FCF
41.89 39.83 38.71 46.36 52.80 49.05 36.44 32.39 37.35 33.70
Current Ratio
1.08 1.26 1.30 1.30 1.32 1.75 1.33 1.27 1.32 1.42
Net Debt/EBITDA
2.04 1.69 2.49 3.19 3.44 2.46 2.38 2.82 2.50 2.34
Debt/Equity
0.84 0.86 1.01 1.18 1.21 1.08 0.73 0.87 0.96 0.96
ROE
22.33% 25.06% 17.90% 15.05% 16.80% (16.15%) 18.58% 18.20% 20.58% 17.62%
ROA
8.82% 9.55% 6.34% 5.12% 5.75% (6.18%) 7.61% 7.14% 7.86% 6.65%
ROIC
9.84% 11.60% 8.12% 6.41% 6.38% 7.50% 7.71% 7.21% 8.25% 8.77%
Return on Tangible Assets
44.19% 42.37% 28.75% 23.85% 25.55% (22.69%) 35.22% 29.60% 31.18% 26.57%
Average Days of Receivables
73.75 66.43 67.52 69.41 71.04 70.39 69.21 79.51 67.84 64.98
Earnings Yield
2.79% 3.17% 2.43% 2.60% 1.68% (1.93%) 2.80% 3.37% 3.88% 3.56%
Free Cash Flow Yield
2.63% 2.75% 2.92% 2.57% 2.13% 2.22% 3.05% 3.59% 3.17% 3.51%
Free Cash Flow per Share
6.91 6.44 5.78 3.78 5.00 4.80 5.89 5.29 4.26 4.15
Book value per Share
34.61 30.92 28.32 25.45 25.33 21.61 30.29 27.91 26.43 23.83
Free Cash Flow
1,956.60 1,830.70 1,646.90 1,077.80 1,431.10 1,376.50 1,696.90 1,527.00 1,233.40 1,213.40
EV/EBIT
29.94 26.02 32.00 31.98 47.27 48.38 33.51 28.62 23.62 21.86
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Columns are period end dates · fundamentals updated 5 Nov 2026