Ecolab Inc. ECL
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4.12
1.50%
as of 25 Sep
- Market cap
- $77.2B
- P/E
- 37.3×
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Ecolab Inc. (ECL) Return on assets
Ecolab Inc.'s return on assets over the twelve months to 30 June 2026 was 7.89%, down 0.9 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (8.82%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from −6.18% (fiscal 2020) to 9.55% (fiscal 2024); the current reading is higher than 91% of that period. That is above the Specialty Chemicals industry median of 0.35% and above the Basic Materials sector median of 0.00%.
Return on assets, annual
Annual
| Period | Return on assets | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 8.82% | (0.73) |
| FY2024 | 9.55% | 3.21 |
| FY2023 | 6.34% | 1.22 |
| FY2022 | 5.12% | (0.63) |
| FY2021 | 5.75% | 11.93 |
| FY2020 | −6.18% | (13.79) |
| FY2019 | 7.61% | 0.47 |
| FY2018 | 7.14% | (0.72) |
| FY2017 | 7.86% | 1.21 |
| FY2016 | 6.65% | 1.39 |
Against its own ten years
Low −6.18%
High 9.55%
Ten-year median
6.65%
Current reading's percentile
91
Return on assets against peers
| Company | Return on assets |
|---|---|
| SHW The Sherwin-Williams Company compare | 10.3% |
| LIN Linde PLC compare | 8.31% |
| ECL Ecolab Inc. | 7.89% |
| PPG PPG Industries, Inc. compare | 7.04% |
| IFF International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. compare | 1.08% |
| ALB Albemarle Corporation compare | 0.35% |
| DD DuPont de Nemours, Inc. compare | 0.19% |
| APD Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. compare | −0.12% |
| LYB LyondellBasell Industries N.V. compare | −1.01% |
| Specialty Chemicals industry median | 0.35% |
| Basic Materials sector median | 0.00% |
| Market median | 0.00% |
What Return on assets is
ROA tells an investor how much profit a company earns for shareholders from the assets it uses to run its business.
Annual: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Assets; TTM: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Assets (latest quarter)
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