Ecolab Inc. ECL

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	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	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡
P/S ratio	4.62	4.23	3.69	2.96	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡
P/FCF ratio	38.01	36.39	34.30	38.95	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡
P/Operating CF	68.22	86.89	66.26	48.86	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡
P/B ratio	7.59	7.58	7.00	5.78	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡
Price to Tangible BV	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	‡‡‡	‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡	‡‡‡	‡‡‡
EV/Sales	5.10	4.63	4.16	3.52	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡
EV/EBITDA	22.07	19.51	21.86	19.98	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡
EV/Operating CF	27.76	25.92	26.43	27.94	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡
EV/FCF	41.89	39.83	38.71	46.36	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡
Quick Ratio	0.70	0.86	0.86	0.78	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡
Current Ratio	1.08	1.26	1.30	1.30	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡
Net Debt/EBITDA	2.04	1.69	2.49	3.19	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡
Debt/Assets	33.35%	33.79%	37.45%	39.98%	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡
Debt/Equity	0.84	0.86	1.01	1.18	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡
Asset Turnover	0.68	0.71	0.71	0.67	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡
Operating CF/Net income	1.42	1.33	1.76	1.64	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡
Capex/Depreciation	(1.02)	(1.05)	(0.83)	(0.76)	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡
Depreciation/Fixed assets	0.23	0.25	0.27	0.29	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡
Interest Coverage	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	‡‡‡	‡‡‡	‡‡‡	‡‡‡	‡‡‡	‡‡‡
ROE	22.33%	25.06%	17.90%	15.05%	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡
ROA	8.82%	9.55%	6.34%	5.12%	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡
ROIC	9.84%	11.60%	8.12%	6.41%	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡
Cash ROIC	(7.09%)	(5.33%)	(6.19%)	(9.16%)	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡
Return on Tangible Assets	44.19%	42.37%	28.75%	23.85%	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡
Accounts Receivable Turnover	5.26	5.52	5.54	5.48	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡
Accounts Payable Turnover	4.60	5.27	5.56	5.67	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡
Inventory Turnover	6.04	6.01	5.57	5.38	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡
Average Days of Receivables	73.75	66.43	67.52	69.41	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡
Average Days of Payables	84.64	74.23	62.45	71.43	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡
Days of Inventory on Hand	60.91	60.08	59.69	74.10	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡
Research and Development Expense of Revenue	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	1.34%	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡
Selling, General and Administrative Expense of Revenue	26.48%	26.86%	26.51%	25.75%	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡
Intangible Assets out of Total Assets	0.52	0.50	0.53	0.54	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡
Share Based Compensation of Revenue	0.85%	0.86%	0.62%	0.62%	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡
Graham Net Nets	(0.12)	(0.11)	(0.14)	(0.21)	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡
Graham Number	75.55	71.89	55.42	46.83	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡
Earnings Yield	2.79%	3.17%	2.43%	2.60%	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡
Free Cash Flow Yield	2.63%	2.75%	2.92%	2.57%	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡
Revenue per Share	56.76	55.37	53.76	49.75	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡
Operating CF per Share	10.42	9.90	8.46	6.27	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡
Capex per Share	(3.52)	(3.46)	(2.68)	(2.49)	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡
Free Cash Flow per Share	6.91	6.44	5.78	3.78	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡
Cash per Share	2.28	4.42	3.23	2.10	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡
Shareholders Equity per Share	34.61	30.92	28.32	25.45	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡
Interest Debt per Share	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡
Book value per Share	34.61	30.92	28.32	25.45	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡
Free Cash Flow	1,956.60	1,830.70	1,646.90	1,077.80	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡
Working Capital	420.90	1,232.90	1,298.30	1,283.80	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡
Capital Expenditures	(996.00)	(983.20)	(764.90)	(710.60)	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡
Net Current Asset Value	(8,936.20)	(7,572.90)	(8,130.30)	(8,711.50)	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡
Average Receivables	3,057.20	2,849.60	2,766.15	2,588.25	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡
Average Payables	1,940.50	1,688.15	1,647.25	1,556.20	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡
Average Inventory	1,477.65	1,481.05	1,645.00	1,642.30	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡
Average Assets	23,542.05	22,117.20	21,655.45	21,335.35	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡
Average Common Equity	9,296.85	8,430.70	7,665.40	7,255.85	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡
EV/EBIT	29.94	26.02	32.00	31.98	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡
Capex to Sales	0.06	0.06	0.05	0.05	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡
Net Profit Margin	12.91%	13.42%	8.96%	7.69%	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡
Price to Operating Income	27.17	23.77	28.35	26.87	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡	‡‡‡‡‡

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