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. In the quarter to June 2026, revenue grew 9.69%, EPS grew 3.24%, free cash flow fell 2.91% and total debt rose 60.5%, each against the same quarter a year earlier. Member of the S&P 500; dividend growth for twenty-five consecutive years, revenue growth for five, operating cash flow growth for three; insiders bought in the last twelve months.
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Ecolab Inc. (ECL) P/S ratio
As of 16 October 2026, Ecolab Inc. (ECL) trades at a P/S ratio of 4.8×. Over the past ten years it has ranged from 2.1× (January 2015) to 5.7× (December 2020); the current reading is higher than 77% of that period. That is above the Specialty Chemicals industry median of 1.5× and above the Basic Materials sector median of 1.6×.
P/S ratio, daily
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Annual newest first
| Period | P/S ratio | Change |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 4.6× | 9.28% |
| FY2024 | 4.2× | 14.78% |
| FY2023 | 3.7× | 24.60% |
| FY2022 | 3.0× | (43.90%) |
| FY2021 | 5.3× | 0.15% |
| FY2020 | 5.3× | 18.99% |
| FY2019 | 4.4× | 27.21% |
| FY2018 | 3.5× | 23.59% |
| FY2017 | 2.8× | 7.24% |
| FY2016 | 2.6× | 4.89% |
Quarterly newest first
| Period | P/S ratio | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 2026 | 4.6× | 1.84% |
| Mar 2026 | 4.6× | (1.41%) |
| Dec 2025 | 4.6× | (5.34%) |
| Sep 2025 | 4.9× | 0.57% |
| 42 more quarters | Free account |
Against its own ten years
P/S ratio against peers
| Company | P/S ratio |
|---|---|
| LYB LyondellBasell Industries N.V. compare | 0.7× |
| PPG PPG Industries, Inc. compare | 1.5× |
| RPM RPM International Inc. compare | 1.6× |
| IFF International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. compare | 2.1× |
| DD DuPont de Nemours, Inc. compare | 2.5× |
| SHW The Sherwin-Williams Company compare | 3.3× |
| ECL Ecolab Inc. | 4.8× |
| APD Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. compare | 5.3× |
| LIN Linde PLC compare | 6.5× |
| Specialty Chemicals industry median | 1.5× |
| Basic Materials sector median | 1.6× |
| Market median | 1.9× |
What P/S ratio is
Price to Sales Ratio shows how much investors pay for each dollar of a company’s annual sales, whether or not it is profitable.
(Stock Price × Shares (Basic, Weighted) (latest quarter)) ÷ Revenue (TTM)
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