Ecolab Inc. ECL
Chemicals - Specialty, Basic Materials
$278.10
−0.97%
- Market cap
- $78B
- PE
- 37.3×
- 10y median 37.3×
- Forward PE
- Price to sales
- 4.6×
- EV/EBIT
- 28.5×
- Revenue, 12 months
- $16.8B
- +7% on a year ago
- Net margin
- 12.6%
- Free cash flow yield
- 2.4%
Ecolab trades at 37.3× trailing earnings, near its ten-year median. Revenue was $16.8B over the last twelve months, up 7% on a year earlier with a 13% net margin.
Charts
Financials
| Income statement | Q4 FY23 | Q1 FY24 | Q2 FY24 | Q3 FY24 | Q4 FY24 | Q1 FY25 | Q2 FY25 | Q3 FY25 | Q4 FY25 | Q1 FY26 | Q2 FY26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $3.9B | $3.8B | $4B | $4B | $4B+2% | $3.7B−2% | $4B+1% | $4.2B+4% | $4.2B+5% | $4.1B+10% | $4.4B+10% | |
| Cost of revenue | $2.3B | $2.1B | $2.2B | $2.3B | $2.3B−1% | $2.1B−3% | $2.2B−1% | $2.3B+2% | $2.3B+4% | $2.3B+11% | $2.5B+11% |
| Gross profit | $1.7B | $1.6B | $1.7B | $1.7B | $1.7B+5% | $1.6B+1% | $1.8B+3% | $1.9B+7% | $1.8B+6% | $1.8B+8% | $1.9B+8% |
| R&D | $192M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $207M+8% | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| SG&A | $1B | $1.1B | $1.1B | $1B | $1.1B+2% | $1.1B−3% | $1.1B−1% | $1.1B+5% | $1.1B+1% | $1.1B+5% | $1.1B+7% |
| $590M | $517.9M | $656.9M | $1B | $582.8M−1% | $555.3M+7% | $710.1M+8% | $760.2M−27% | $712M+22% | $622M+12% | $757.9M+7% | |
| Interest expense | $96M | $94M | $79.8M | $85.9M | $78.7M−18% | $72.1M−23% | $76.2M−5% | $74.2M−14% | $82.9M+5% | $72.7M+1% | $73.1M−4% |
| Pre-tax income | $537.5M | $458.9M | $590.7M | $987.3M | $534.3M−1% | $510M+11% | $659.9M+12% | $717.7M−27% | $660.3M+24% | $558.1M+9% | $693.6M+5% |
| $126.7M | $42.3M | $95.7M | $246.5M | $54.8M−57% | $103.5M+145% | $131.4M+37% | $128M−48% | $91.7M+67% | $121.5M+17% | $154.9M+18% | |
| Net income | $405.2M | $412.1M | $490.9M | $736.5M | $472.9M+17% | $402.5M−2% | $524.2M+7% | $585M−21% | $563.9M+19% | $432.6M+8% | $534.9M+2% |
| $1.41 | $1.43 | $1.71 | $2.58 | $1.66+18% | $1.41−1% | $1.84+8% | $2.05−21% | $1.98+19% | $1.52+8% | $1.90+3% | |
| 287.1M | 287.8M | 287M | 286M | 285.7M−1% | 285.3M−1% | 285.4M−1% | 285.4M−0% | 284.2M−1% | 283.7M−1% | 282.2M−1% |
From each company's 10-Q and 10-K filings. Fiscal years are four fiscal quarters added up; balance sheet lines are as of the period's end. Growth is on the same period a year earlier.
Estimates
Next earnings report: .
Analyst consensus for the next eight quarters, with the range from the lowest to the highest estimate, is part of Superworth Pro.
Peers
Companies in Chemicals - Specialty within ten times Ecolab's size, closest in size first.
| Company | Market cap | PE | Its 10y median PE | Fwd PE | P/S | Revenue growth | Net margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ECLEcolab Inc. | $78B | 37.3× | 37.3× | 4.6× | +7% | 12.6% | |
| SHWThe Sherwin-Williams Company | $76.5B | 29.0× | 33.3× | 3.1× | +6% | 11.0% | |
| LINLinde plc | $223.1B | 31.3× | 34.8× | 6.3× | +7% | 20.4% | |
| PPGPPG Industries, Inc. | $23.4B | 15.1× | 23.9× | 1.4× | +5% | 9.6% | |
| IFFInternational Flavors & Fragrances Inc. | $21.5B | 77.2× | 36.5× | 2.2× | −12% | 2.8% | |
| Peer median | $49.9B | 30.1× | 34.1× | 2.6× | +5% | 10.3% |
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