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Ecolab Inc. ECL

Basic Materials  —  Specialty Chemicals
279.49 4.12 1.50% as of 25 Sep
Market cap
$77.2B
P/E
37.3×
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Ecolab Inc. (ECL) P/E ratio

As of 25 September 2026, Ecolab Inc. (ECL) trades at a P/E ratio of 37.3×. Over the past ten years it has ranged from 0.0× (June 2021) to 62.4× (September 2021); the current reading is higher than 65% of that period. That is above the Specialty Chemicals industry median of 24.8× and above the Basic Materials sector median of 20.6×.

P/E ratio, daily

Annual

Period P/E ratio Change
FY2025 35.8× 13.56%
FY2024 31.5× (23.31%)
FY2023 41.1× 6.98%
FY2022 38.4× (35.28%)
FY2021 59.4× —
FY2020 0.0× —
FY2019 35.7× 20.08%
FY2018 29.7× 15.30%
FY2017 25.8× (8.32%)
FY2016 28.1× (16.95%)

Quarterly

Period P/E ratio Change
Jun 2026 37.1× 3.89%
Mar 2026 35.8× (0.17%)
Dec 2025 35.8× (8.46%)
Sep 2025 39.1× 9.48%
42 more quarters

Against its own ten years

Low 0.0× High 62.4×
Ten-year median 35.2×
Current reading's percentile 65

P/E ratio against peers

Company P/E ratio
APD Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. compare n/m
LYB LyondellBasell Industries N.V. compare n/m
PPG PPG Industries, Inc. compare 15.3×
SHW The Sherwin-Williams Company compare 30.0×
LIN Linde PLC compare 30.2×
ECL Ecolab Inc. 37.3×
IFF International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. compare 78.6×
ALB Albemarle Corporation compare 229×
DD DuPont de Nemours, Inc. compare 293×
Specialty Chemicals industry median 24.8×
Basic Materials sector median 20.6×
Market median 17.9×

What P/E ratio is

Price to Earnings Ratio shows how much investors pay for each dollar of a company’s annual profit per share.

Stock Price ÷ EPS (Basic) (TTM)

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