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Ecolab Inc.

ECL Basic Materials Specialty Chemicals

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

303.29 2.54 −0.83%
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
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Ecolab Inc. (ECL) Current ratio

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Ecolab Inc.'s current ratio at the end of the quarter to 30 September 2026 was 1.1×, up 0.0× from fiscal 2025 (1.1×). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 0.9× (fiscal 2015) to 1.7× (fiscal 2020); the current reading is higher than 18% of that period. That is below the Specialty Chemicals industry median of 2.3× and below the Basic Materials sector median of 2.5×.

Current ratio, annual

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Annual newest first

Period Current ratio Change
FY2025 1.1× (14.41%)
FY2024 1.3× (3.20%)
FY2023 1.3× (0.48%)
FY2022 1.3× (1.08%)
FY2021 1.3× (24.42%)
FY2020 1.7× 31.23%
FY2019 1.3× 4.78%
FY2018 1.3× (3.99%)
FY2017 1.3× (6.72%)
FY2016 1.4× 51.83%

Quarterly newest first

Period Current ratio Change
Sep 2026 1.1× (39.54%)
Jun 2026 1.8× 85.69%
Mar 2026 1.0× (7.87%)
Dec 2025 1.1× (36.59%)
43 more quarters

Against its own ten years

Low 0.9× High 1.7×
Ten-year median 1.3×
Current reading's percentile 18

Current ratio against peers

Company Current ratio
DD DuPont de Nemours, Inc. compare 2.4×
IFF International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. compare 1.9×
LYB LyondellBasell Industries N.V. compare 1.8×
RPM RPM International Inc. compare 1.8×
PPG PPG Industries, Inc. compare 1.6×
ECL Ecolab Inc. 1.1×
APD Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. compare 1.1×
LIN Linde PLC compare 0.9×
SHW The Sherwin-Williams Company compare 0.7×
Specialty Chemicals industry median 2.3×
Basic Materials sector median 2.5×
Market median 1.6×

What Current ratio is

Current Ratio shows whether a company’s short-term assets are enough to cover the bills and debts it must pay within the next year.

Current Assets (Total) ÷ Current Liabilities (Total)

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