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Key financial summary
Financials in USD| 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | TTM | 2026E | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total revenue | $bn | 11.8 | 12.7 | 14.2 | 15.3 | 15.7 | 16.1 | 17.4 | 17.9 |
| Operating profit | $bn | 2.91 | 2.98 | ||||||
| Net profit | $bn | -1.21 | 1.13 | 1.09 | 1.37 | 2.11 | 2.08 | 2.08 | 2.33 |
| EPS reported | $ | 7.28 | 7.35 | ||||||
| Operating cashflow per share | $ | 10.42 | 10.80 | ||||||
| Capex per share | $ | 3.70 | 4.40 | ||||||
| FCF per share | $ | 6.72 | 6.40 | ||||||
| Free cash flow | $bn | 1.90 | 1.80 | ||||||
| Net debt | $bn | 8.2 | 12.5 | ||||||
| Book value equity | $bn | 9.8 | 10.4 | ||||||
| Book value per share | $ | 34.26 | 36.95 | ||||||
| Number of shares | m | 285.2 | 282.1 | ||||||
| DPS (TTM paid) | $ | 2.68 | 2.92 |
Financial summary
Financials in USD| 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | TTM | 2026E | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | |||||||||
| P/E TTM | x | 36.06 | 41.89 | ||||||
| P/B LTM | x | 7.61 | 8.28 | ||||||
| P/S LTM | x | 4.62 | 4.97 | ||||||
| P/FCF LTM | x | 39.05 | 48.10 | ||||||
| EV/EBITDA LTM | x | 24.02 | 27.19 | ||||||
| EV/Sales LTM | x | 5.17 | 5.69 | ||||||
| Earnings Yield LTM | % | 2.77% | 2.39% | ||||||
| FCF Yield | % | 2.56% | 2.08% | ||||||
| Quality | |||||||||
| ROE | % | 21.24% | 20.70% | ||||||
| ROIC | % | 11.95% | 9.21% | ||||||
| Operating margin | % | 18.11% | 17.13% | ||||||
| Gross margin | % | 44.51% | 43.94% | ||||||
| FCF/Sales | % | 11.84% | 10.33% | ||||||
| Growth and momentum | |||||||||
| EPS Growth YoY | % | -1.22% | +5.60% | ||||||
| Sales Growth YoY | % | +2.16% | +9.33% | ||||||
| Net Income Growth YoY | % | -1.74% | +4.94% | ||||||
| FCF Growth | % | +4.67% | +15.57% | ||||||
| Operating Profit Growth | % | +11.49% | +8.51% | ||||||
| Dividend and capital structure | |||||||||
| Dividend Yield | % | 1.01% | 0.95% | ||||||
| Dividend Growth | % | +13.56% | +12.31% | ||||||
| Payout Ratio | % | 36.30% | 39.29% | ||||||
| FCF/Debt | x | 0.20 | 0.13 | ||||||
| Net Debt/EBITDA | x | 2.54 | 3.59 | ||||||
| EBIT/Net interest | x | 12.08 | 8.42 | ||||||
| Net debt/market cap | % | 11.01% | 14.44% | ||||||
| Net debt/Equity | x | 0.84 | 1.20 | ||||||
| Gross debt/equity | x | 0.97 | 1.32 | ||||||
ETFs that hold Ecolab
| Fund | Ticker | Position# | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| State Street Materials Select Sector SPDR ETF | XLB | 4 | 5.18% |
| iShares Morningstar Mid-Cap Growth ETF | IMCG | 10 | 1.09% |
| Vanguard Materials ETF | VAW | 5 | 4.83% |
| iShares Global Water UCITS ETF | IQQQ.DE | 7 | 4.22% |
| Invesco Water Resources ETF | PHO | 1 | 8.16% |
| First Trust Water ETF | FIW | 8 | 4.05% |
| Invesco S&P Global Water Index ETF | CGW | 7 | 4.25% |
| iShares U.S. Basic Materials ETF | IYM | 4 | 6.73% |
| Xtrackers MSCI World Materials UCITS ETF 1C | XDWM.DE | 9 | 2.67% |
| WisdomTree Strategic Metals and Rare Earths Miners UCITS ETF USD Acc | RARE.L | 10 | 2.04% |
Funds with Ecolab among their ten largest holdings, largest fund first.
Price target estimates
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Ratings
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ESG
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Company overview
Ecolab Inc. provides water, hygiene, and infection prevention solutions and services in the United States and internationally. The company operates through four segments: Global Water, Global Institutional & Specialty, Global Pest Elimination, and Global Life Sciences. The Global Water segment offers water treatment and process applications, and cleaning and sanitizing solutions to manufacturing, food and beverage processing, transportation, chemical, primary metals and mining, power generation, global refining, petrochemical, pulp and paper industries. The Global Institutional & Specialty segment provides cleaning and sanitizing products to the foodservice, healthcare, hospitality, lodging, government, education and retail industries. The Global Pest Elimination segment provides pest elimination services to detect, prevent, and eliminate pests comprising rodents and insects in full-service and quick-service restaurants, food and beverage processors, hotels, grocery operations, and other commercial segments, including education, life sciences, and healthcare. The Global Life Sciences segment provides cleaning and contamination control solutions to pharmaceutical and personal care manufacturers. It offers its products under the Ecolab, Kay, Purolite, and Bioquell brand names. The company sells its products through field sales and corporate account personnel, distributors, and dealers. Ecolab Inc. was founded in 1923 and is headquartered in Saint Paul, Minnesota.
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| Fund | Ticker | Position# | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| State Street Materials Select Sector SPDR ETF | XLB | 4 | 5.18% |
| iShares Morningstar Mid-Cap Growth ETF | IMCG | 10 | 1.09% |
| Vanguard Materials ETF | VAW | 5 | 4.83% |
| iShares Global Water UCITS ETF | IQQQ.DE | 7 | 4.22% |
| Invesco Water Resources ETF | PHO | 1 | 8.16% |
| First Trust Water ETF | FIW | 8 | 4.05% |
| Invesco S&P Global Water Index ETF | CGW | 7 | 4.25% |
| iShares U.S. Basic Materials ETF | IYM | 4 | 6.73% |
| Xtrackers MSCI World Materials UCITS ETF 1C | XDWM.DE | 9 | 2.67% |
| WisdomTree Strategic Metals and Rare Earths Miners UCITS ETF USD Acc | RARE.L | 10 | 2.04% |
Funds with Ecolab among their ten largest holdings, largest fund first.
Consensus from external analysts. Not Kvantra's opinion.
Based on consensus from external analysts. Not Kvantra's opinion.
Ecolab Inc. provides water, hygiene, and infection prevention solutions and services in the United States and internationally. The company operates through four segments: Global Water, Global Institutional & Specialty, Global Pest Elimination, and Global Life Sciences. The Global Water segment offers water treatment and process applications, and cleaning and sanitizing solutions to manufacturing, food and beverage processing, transportation, chemical, primary metals and mining, power generation, global refining, petrochemical, pulp and paper industries. The Global Institutional & Specialty segment provides cleaning and sanitizing products to the foodservice, healthcare, hospitality, lodging, government, education and retail industries. The Global Pest Elimination segment provides pest elimination services to detect, prevent, and eliminate pests comprising rodents and insects in full-service and quick-service restaurants, food and beverage processors, hotels, grocery operations, and other commercial segments, including education, life sciences, and healthcare. The Global Life Sciences segment provides cleaning and contamination control solutions to pharmaceutical and personal care manufacturers. It offers its products under the Ecolab, Kay, Purolite, and Bioquell brand names. The company sells its products through field sales and corporate account personnel, distributors, and dealers. Ecolab Inc. was founded in 1923 and is headquartered in Saint Paul, Minnesota.
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