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Ecolab Inc. Stock , ECL

269.45 +3.12 +1.17%
03:59:59 PM EDT 6/10/2025 BTT
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On Monday 06/09/2025 the closing price of the Ecolab Inc. share was $266.33 on BTT. Compared to the opening price on Monday 06/09/2025 on BTT of $266.32, this is a gain of 0.00%. Ecolab Inc.'s market capitalization is $62.85 B by 283.51 M shares outstanding.
Is Ecolab stock a Buy, Sell or Hold? Ecolab stock has received a consensus rating of buy. The average rating score is and is based on 46 buy ratings, 27 hold ratings, and 1 sell ratings.
What was the 52-week low for Ecolab stock? The low in the last 52 weeks of Ecolab stock was 221.04. According to the current price, Ecolab is 121.90% away from the 52-week low.
What was the 52-week high for Ecolab stock? The high in the last 52 weeks of Ecolab stock was 273.30. According to the current price, Ecolab is 98.59% away from the 52-week high.
What are analysts forecasts for Ecolab stock? The 74 analysts offering price forecasts for Ecolab have a median target of 239.84, with a high estimate of 313.00 and a low estimate of 179.00. The median estimate represents a 112.35 difference from the last price of 269.45.

Ecolab Stock Snapshot

250.75
Bid
100.00
Bid Size
281.94
Ask
100.00
Ask Size
6/10/2025
Date
3:59 PM
Time
43,490.00
Volume
266.33
Prev. Close
266.00
Open
76.37 B
Market Cap in USD
283.51 M
Number of Shares
283.51 M
Total Number of Shares
265.65
Day Low
269.87
Day High
269.45
221.04
52 Week Low
273.30
52 Week High
269.45
2.36
Dividend in USD
1.01
Dividend Yield
31.79
P/E Ratio
89.51
Free Float in %
7.37
EPS in USD
30.91
Book Value per Share in USD
9.82
Cash Flow per Share in USD

Historical Prices for Ecolab

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Ecolab Analyst Data

Total Analysts: 74
Buy Ratings: 46 Neutral Ratings: 27 Sell Ratings: 1
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Price *Price Target
Lowest: 179.00 Median: 239.84 Highest: 313.00
*The average price target includes all analyst analysis, not just the most recent analysis presented in the chart.

Ecolab Analyst Opinions

  • All
  • Buy
  • Hold
  • Sell
Date Analyst Rating Price
05/20/25 Wells Fargo & Co
Maintained Hold $260
04/30/25 Stifel, Nicolaus & Co., Inc.
Maintained Buy $303
04/30/25 Wells Fargo & Co
Maintained Hold $250
04/30/25 Baird Patrick & Co
Maintained Hold $273
04/21/25 Seaport Global Securities
Upgraded to Buy $290
04/17/25 Barclays Capital
Maintained Buy $275
04/16/25 Wells Fargo & Co
Downgraded to Hold $240
04/15/25 Mizuho
Maintained Buy $285
04/09/25 Wells Fargo & Co
Maintained Buy $265
04/08/25 Citigroup Corp.
Maintained Buy $275
03/03/25 BMO Capital Markets
Maintained Buy $305
02/24/25 Piper Sandler
Maintained Buy $310
02/12/25 UBS
Maintained Hold $280
02/12/25 Wells Fargo & Co
Maintained Buy $313
02/12/25 Stifel, Nicolaus & Co., Inc.
Maintained Buy $307
02/12/25 Citigroup Corp.
Maintained Buy $305
01/28/25 Morgan Stanley
Upgraded to Buy $280
07/12/24 Citigroup Corp.
Maintained Hold $267
07/11/24 RBC Capital Markets
Maintained Buy $260
07/09/24 UBS
Maintained Buy $282
07/08/24 Stifel, Nicolaus & Co., Inc.
Upgraded to Buy $283
06/20/24 RBC Capital Markets
Maintained Buy $260
06/04/24 RBC Capital Markets
Maintained Buy $260
05/21/24 UBS
Maintained Buy $270
05/21/24 RBC Capital Markets
Maintained Buy $260
05/01/24 Citigroup Corp.
Maintained Hold $257
05/01/24 RBC Capital Markets
Maintained Buy $260
05/01/24 BMO Capital Markets
Maintained Buy $234
05/01/24 J.P. Morgan
Maintained Hold $225
05/01/24 Stifel, Nicolaus & Co., Inc.
Maintained Buy $233
05/01/24 Baird Patrick & Co
Maintained Hold $243
04/12/24 Mizuho
Upgraded to Buy $260
04/10/24 Citigroup Corp.
Maintained Hold $256
04/09/24 RBC Capital Markets
Maintained Buy $238
04/03/24 Raymond James Financial, Inc.
Maintained Buy $250
04/03/24 Piper Sandler
Maintained Buy $260
03/27/24 Morgan Stanley
Maintained Hold $240
03/12/24 RBC Capital Markets
Maintained Buy $238
03/01/24 Wolfe Research
Maintained Hold
02/28/24 Barclays Capital
Upgraded to Buy $260
02/14/24 Wells Fargo & Co
Maintained Buy $250
02/14/24 Baird Patrick & Co
Maintained Hold $232
02/14/24 BMO Capital Markets
Maintained Buy $227
02/14/24 Citigroup Corp.
Maintained Hold $237
02/14/24 RBC Capital Markets
Maintained Buy $238
02/14/24 Mizuho
Maintained Hold $216
02/14/24 Barclays Capital
Maintained Hold $225
02/14/24 Stifel, Nicolaus & Co., Inc.
Maintained Buy $225
02/14/24 J.P. Morgan
Downgraded to Hold $220
01/18/24 RBC Capital Markets
Maintained Buy $238

Ecolab Estimates* in USD

  2025 2026 2027 2028
Revenue 16,016 16,789 17,688 18,357
Dividend 2.60 2.79 3.13 3.68
Dividend Yield (in %) 0.96 % 1.04 % 1.16 % 1.37 %
EPS 7.50 8.44 9.69 10.60
P/E Ratio 35.92 31.94 27.81 25.41
EBIT 2,882 3,179 3,583 3,846
EBITDA 3,851 4,170 4,567 4,727
Net Profit 2,126 2,380 2,705 2,966
Net Profit Adjusted 2,126 2,380 2,705 2,966
Pre-Tax Profit 2,676 2,991 3,400 3,743
Pre-Tax Profit Reported 2,658 2,956 3,321 -
EPS (Non-GAAP) ex. SOE 7.50 8.44 9.69 10.60
EPS (GAAP) 7.31 8.26 9.56 -
Gross Income 7,160 7,595 8,120 -
Cash Flow from Investing -1,146 -1,131 -1,128 -
Cash Flow from Operations 2,870 3,192 3,451 -
Cash Flow from Financing -2,143 -1,996 -1,986 -
Cash Flow per Share 8.48 9.82 10.65 -
Free Cash Flow 1,810 2,107 2,410 2,539
Free Cash Flow per Share 6.30 7.40 8.92 -
Book Value per Share 32.85 35.85 38.84 -
Net Debt 6,090 5,824 5,423 2,990
Research & Development Exp. - - - -
Capital Expenditure 1,113 1,085 1,070 1,193
Selling, General & Admin. Exp. 4,284 4,426 4,578 -
Shareholder’s Equity 9,242 9,991 10,866 -
Total Assets 22,344 22,771 23,555 -
  Previous Quarter
ending 03/31/25 		Current Quarter
ending 06/30/25 		Next Quarter
ending 09/30/25 		Current Year
ending 12/31/25 		Next Year
ending 12/31/26
Earnings Estimates
No. of Analysts - 20 20 23 22
Average Estimate - 1.894 USD 2.061 USD 7.490 USD 8.436 USD
Year Ago - 1.725 USD 2.597 USD 7.430 USD -
Publish Date - 8/5/2025 11/4/2025 - -
Revenue Estimates
No. of Analysts - 15 15 19 19
Average Estimate - 4,015 USD 4,099 USD 16,016 USD 16,789 USD
Year Ago - 3,986 USD 3,999 USD 15,741 USD -
Publish Date - 8/5/2025 11/4/2025 - -
* Average Estimates in Million (e.g. Revenue) or per share (e.g. Dividend). Source: FactSet

Income Statements in Mio. USD

2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018
Sales 15,741.40 15,320.20 14,187.80 12,733.10 11,790.20 14,906.30 14,668.20
Change of sales in % 2.75 7.98 11.42 8.00 -20.90 1.62 6.00
Gross profit on sales 6,843.00 6,177.20 5,420.30 5,221.90 4,898.10 6,206.00 6,059.30
Gross profit on sales change in % 10.78 13.96 3.80 6.61 -21.07 2.42 -6.65
Operating income 2,612.40 2,160.70 1,609.50 1,684.50 1,709.60 2,179.00 1,981.50
Operating income change in % 20.91 34.25 -4.45 -1.47 -21.54 9.97 -12.68
Income before tax 2,571.20 1,755.50 1,343.40 1,414.20 1,161.40 1,898.90 1,804.60
Income before tax change in % 46.47 30.68 -5.01 21.77 -38.84 5.23 2.26
Income after tax 2,112.40 1,372.30 1,091.70 1,129.90 967.40 1,558.90 1,429.10
Income after tax change in % 53.93 25.70 -3.38 16.80 -37.94 9.08 -5.26

Balance Sheet in Mio. USD

2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018
Total liabilities 13,598.60 13,774.40 14,205.70 13,953.30 11,924.50 12,143.30 12,020.90
Long-term liabilities per share 31.08 33.03 35.14 36.25 31.47 29.52 28.97
Equity 8,789.20 8,072.20 7,258.60 7,253.10 6,201.50 8,725.80 8,053.60
Equity change in % 8.86 11.17 0.16 17.15 -29.00 8.52 5.05
Balance sheet total 22,387.80 21,846.60 21,464.30 21,206.40 18,126.00 20,869.10 20,074.50
Balance sheet total change in % 2.48 1.78 1.22 16.99 -13.14 3.96 0.56

Key Data in USD

2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018
Sales per share 54.92 53.47 49.50 44.04 41.08 50.96 50.10
P/E ratio (year end quote, basic EPS) 31.79 41.41 38.21 60.02 - 36.21 30.19
P/E ratio (year end quote, diluted EPS) 31.79 41.41 38.21 60.02 - 36.21 30.19
Dividend yield in % 1.01 1.09 1.42 0.83 0.87 0.96 1.15
Equity ratio in % 39.26 36.95 33.82 34.20 34.21 41.81 40.12
Debt ratio in % 60.74 63.05 66.18 65.80 65.79 58.19 59.88

Ecolab Insider Activity

Name Date shares traded shares held Price type (sell/buy) option
Cook Gregory B 05/14/2025 2,234.00 9,135.38 253.00 Sell No
Cook Gregory B 05/14/2025 2,234.00 11,369.38 117.73 Buy No
Kirkland Scott D 05/01/2025 200.00 11,529.85 n/a Sell No
Doukeris Michel D 03/30/2025 59.63 59.63 n/a Buy No
Green Eric Mark 03/30/2025 144.10 2,870.33 251.56 Buy No
Green Eric Mark 03/30/2025 134.16 2,726.23 n/a Buy No
Ballard Shari L 03/30/2025 134.16 8,283.96 251.56 Buy No
HIGGINS ARTHUR J 03/30/2025 124.22 26,865.54 251.56 Buy No
HIGGINS ARTHUR J 03/30/2025 134.16 26,741.32 n/a Buy No
NOWELL LIONEL L III 03/30/2025 134.16 6,047.85 n/a Buy No
McKibben Tracy B 03/30/2025 134.16 9,888.44 n/a Buy No
LARSON MICHAEL 03/30/2025 134.16 17,095.20 n/a Buy No
Ballard Shari L 03/30/2025 134.16 8,149.80 n/a Buy No
Althoff Judson 03/30/2025 134.16 617.81 n/a Buy No
Boone Jandeen M 03/13/2025 161.00 552.20 119.12 Buy No
Kirkland Scott D 03/05/2025 2,015.00 11,729.85 267.21 Sell No
Kirkland Scott D 03/05/2025 2,884.00 13,744.85 119.12 Buy No
LARSON MICHAEL 03/03/2025 921.00 16,934.30 269.17 Sell No
LARSON MICHAEL 03/03/2025 2,200.00 17,855.30 112.75 Buy No
Berger Larry L 02/25/2025 10,858.00 15,744.38 266.95 Sell No
Berger Larry L 02/25/2025 8,163.00 17,385.38 266.39 Sell No
Berger Larry L 02/25/2025 9,804.00 25,548.38 184.39 Buy No
Berger Larry L 02/25/2025 10,858.00 26,602.38 158.52 Buy No
ZILLMER JOHN J 02/18/2025 935.00 46,920.50 265.19 Sell No
Alfano Nicholas J. 02/18/2025 399.86 15,457.17 265.19 Sell No

Ecolab Dividend Calendar

Date Name Dividend *yield Currency
2024 Ecolab Inc. 2.36 1.01 USD
2023 Ecolab Inc. 2.16 1.09 USD
2022 Ecolab Inc. 2.06 1.42 USD
2021 Ecolab Inc. 1.95 0.83 USD
2020 Ecolab Inc. 1.89 0.87 USD
2019 Ecolab Inc. 1.85 0.96 USD
2018 Ecolab Inc. 1.69 1.15 USD
2017 Ecolab Inc. 1.52 1.13 USD
2016 Ecolab Inc. 1.42 1.21 USD
2015 Ecolab Inc. 1.34 1.17 USD
2014 Ecolab Inc. 1.16 1.11 USD
2013 Ecolab Inc. 0.97 0.93 USD
2012 Ecolab Inc. 0.83 1.15 USD
2011 Ecolab Inc. 0.73 1.25 USD
2010 Ecolab Inc. 0.64 1.27 USD
2009 Ecolab Inc. 0.58 1.29 USD
2008 Ecolab Inc. 0.53 1.51 USD
2007 Ecolab Inc. 0.48 0.94 USD
2006 Ecolab Inc. 0.42 0.93 USD
2005 Ecolab Inc. 0.36 0.99 USD
2004 Ecolab Inc. 0.33 0.94 USD
2003 Ecolab Inc. 0.30 1.10 USD
2002 Ecolab Inc. 0.28 1.16 USD
2001 Ecolab Inc. 0.26 1.35 USD
2000 Ecolab Inc. 0.24 1.18 USD
1999 Ecolab Inc. 0.22 1.23 USD
*Yield of the Respective Date

Ecolab Calendar

Event Estimate Info Date
Earnings Report 1.895 USD Q2 2025 Earnings Release 08/05/2025
Earnings Report 2.068 USD Q3 2025 Earnings Release 11/04/2025
Earnings Report 2.047 USD Q4 2025 Earnings Release 02/17/2026
Earnings Report 1.726 USD Q1 2026 Earnings Release 05/05/2026

Ecolab Past Events

Event Actual EPS Info Date
Annual General Meeting 7.370 USD Annual General Meeting 05/08/2025
Earnings Report 1.410 USD Q1 2025 Earnings Release 04/29/2025
Earnings Report 1.660 USD Q4 2024 Earnings Release 02/11/2025
Earnings Report 2.580 USD Q3 2024 Earnings Release 10/29/2024
Earnings Report 1.710 USD Q2 2024 Earnings Release 07/30/2024
Annual General Meeting 4.790 USD Annual General Meeting 05/02/2024
Earnings Report 1.430 USD Q1 2024 Earnings Release 04/30/2024
Earnings Report 1.410 USD Q4 2023 Earnings Release 02/13/2024
Earnings Report 1.410 USD Q3 2023 Earnings Release 10/31/2023
Earnings Report 1.150 USD Q2 2023 Earnings Release 08/01/2023
Annual General Meeting 3.810 USD Annual General Meeting 05/04/2023
Earnings Report 0.820 USD Q1 2023 Earnings Release 05/02/2023
Earnings Report 0.930 USD Q4 2022 Earnings Release 02/14/2023
Earnings Report 1.210 USD Q3 2022 Earnings Release 11/01/2022
Earnings Report 1.080 USD Q2 2022 Earnings Release 07/26/2022
Annual General Meeting 3.910 USD Annual General Meeting 05/05/2022
Earnings Report 0.600 USD Q1 2022 Earnings Release 04/26/2022
Earnings Report 1.040 USD Q4 2021 Earnings Release 02/15/2022

Ecolab Profile

Ecolab, Inc. engages in providing products and services in the field of water, hygiene, and energy. It operates through the following segments: Global Industrial, Global Institutional and Specialty, Global Healthcare and Life Sciences, Global Pest Elimination, and Corporate. The Global Industrial segment relates to water, food and beverage, paper, and downstream operating segments. The Global Institutional and Specialty segment refers to the institutional, specialty, and healthcare operating segments. The Global Healthcare and Life Sciences segment includes the healthcare and life sciences operations. The Global Pest Elimination segment provides services designed to detect, prevent and eliminate pests, such as rodents and insects, in full-service and quick-service restaurants, food and beverage processors, hotels, grocery operations, and other. The company was founded by Merritt J.

Moody’s Daily Credit Risk Score

Risk
  • Low
  • Medium
  • High
3
Moody’s Daily Credit Risk Score is a 1-10 score of a company’s credit risk, based on an analysis of the firm’s balance sheet and inputs from the stock market. The score provides a forward-looking, one-year measure of credit risk, allowing investors to make better decisions and streamline their work ow. Updated daily, it takes into account day-to-day movements in market value compared to a company’s liability structure.

Ecolab Management

Name Job
Christophe Beck Chairman & Chief Executive Officer
Scott D. Kirkland Chief Financial Officer
David Bingenheimer Chief Information Officer & Executive VP
Chris Leong Chief Marketing & Innovation Officer, Executive VP
Machiel Duijser Chief Supply Chain Officer & Executive VP
Larry L. Berger Chief Technical Officer & Executive VP
Jeff Bulischeck Executive VP & GM-Commercial Digital Sales
Sam De Boo Executive VP & President-Global Markets
Harpreet Saluja Executive VP-Strategy & Business Development
Tiffany Atwell Executive Vice President-Government Relations
Margeaux M. King Executive Vice President-Human Resources
Eric Mark Green Independent Director
Judson Althoff Independent Director
Lionel L. Nowell Independent Director
Tracy B. McKibben Independent Director
Michel Dimitrios Doukeris Independent Director
Shari L. Ballard Independent Director
Victoria J. Reich Independent Director
Michael J. Larson Independent Director
John J. Zillmer Independent Director
Suzanne M. Vautrinot Independent Director
Marion K. Gross Independent Director
David W. MacLennan Lead Independent Director
Darrell Brown President & Chief Operating Officer
Greg Cook President-Institutional Group & Executive VP
Jandeen Boone Secretary, Chief Compliance Officer & Executive VP
Jennifer Bradway Senior Vice President & Controller
Christopher N. Roberts Senior Vice President-Global SH&E
Catherine Loh Treasurer & Vice President
Missy Blais Vice President-Global Tax
Andrew C. Hedberg Vice President-Investor Relations