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Ecolab is a specialty chemicals business based in the US. Ecolab shares (ECL) are listed on the NYSE and all prices are listed in US Dollars. Ecolab employs 48,000 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around $15.6 billion.
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Ecolab stock price (NYSE: ECL)
Use our graph to track the performance of ECL stocks over time.Ecolab shares at a glance
Latest market close | $245.05 |
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52-week range | $155.51 - $253.54 |
50-day moving average | $241.68 |
200-day moving average | $221.37 |
Wall St. target price | $254.52 |
PE ratio | 42.5513 |
Dividend yield | $2.24 (0.9%) |
Earnings per share (TTM) | $5.95 |
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Ecolab price performance over time
Historical closes compared with the close of $245.05 from 2024-09-06
1 week (2024-08-30) | -3.21% |
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1 month (2024-08-07) | 5.83% |
3 months (2024-06-07) | 2.45% |
6 months (2024-03-07) | 9.12% |
1 year (2023-09-07) | 34.88% |
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2 years (2022-09-03) | N/A |
3 years (2021-09-07) | 7.89% |
5 years (2019-09-06) | 20.80% |
Is Ecolab stock undervalued or overvalued?
Valuing Ecolab stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of Ecolab's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.
Ecolab's P/E ratio
Ecolab's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 43x. In other words, Ecolab shares trade at around 43x recent earnings.
That's relatively high compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the NASDAQ 100 at the end of 2019 (27.29). The high P/E ratio could mean that investors are optimistic about the outlook for the shares or simply that they're over-valued.
Ecolab's PEG ratio
Ecolab's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 2.7981. A low ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer better value, while a higher ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer worse value.
The PEG ratio provides a broader view than just the P/E ratio, as it gives more insight into Ecolab's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the share prices of multiple high-growth companies.
Ecolab's EBITDA
Ecolab's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is $3.4 billion.
The EBITDA is a measure of a Ecolab's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.
Ecolab financials
Revenue TTM | $15.6 billion |
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Operating margin TTM | 14.72% |
Gross profit TTM | $5.4 billion |
Return on assets TTM | 7.3% |
Return on equity TTM | 21.8% |
Profit margin | 10.95% |
Book value | $23.46 |
Market Capitalization | $72 billion |
TTM: trailing 12 months
Ecolab share dividends
Dividend payout ratio: 37.32% of net profits
Recently Ecolab has paid out, on average, around 37.32% of net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 0.9% of the current stock value. This means that over a year, based on recent payouts (which are sadly no guarantee of future payouts), Ecolab shareholders could enjoy a 0.9% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In Ecolab's case, that would currently equate to about $2.24 per share.
While Ecolab's payout ratio might seem fairly standard, it's worth remembering that Ecolab may be investing much of the rest of its net profits in future growth.
Ecolab's most recent dividend payout was on 14 October 2024. The latest dividend was paid out to all shareholders who bought their shares by 16 September 2024 (the "ex-dividend date").
Have Ecolab's shares ever split?
Ecolab's shares were split on a 2:1 basis on 8 June 2003. So if you had owned 1 share the day before before the split, the next day you'd have owned 2 shares. This wouldn't directly have changed the overall worth of your Ecolab shares – just the quantity. However, indirectly, the new 50% lower share price could have impacted the market appetite for Ecolab shares which in turn could have impacted Ecolab's share price.
Ecolab share price volatility
Over the last 12 months, Ecolab's shares have ranged in value from as little as $155.5078 up to $253.54. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".
Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (NYSE average) beta is 1, while Ecolab's is 1.119. This would suggest that Ecolab's shares are a little bit more volatile than the average for this exchange and represent, relatively-speaking, a slightly higher risk (but potentially also market-beating returns).
Ecolab overview
Ecolab Inc. provides water, hygiene, and infection prevention solutions and services in the United States and internationally. The company operates through three segments: Global Industrial; Global Institutional & Specialty; and Global Healthcare & Life Sciences. The Global Industrial segment offers water treatment and process applications, and cleaning and sanitizing solutions to manufacturing, food and beverage processing, transportation, chemical, metals and mining, power generation, pulp and paper, commercial laundry, petroleum, refining, and petrochemical industries. Its Global Institutional & Specialty segment provides specialized cleaning and sanitizing products to the foodservice, hospitality, lodging, government and education, and retail industries. The Global Healthcare & Life Sciences segment offers specialized cleaning and sanitizing products to the healthcare, personal care, and pharmaceutical industries, such as infection prevention and surgical solutions, and end-to-end cleaning and contamination control solutions under the Ecolab, Microtek, and Anios brand names. In addition, the company provides pest elimination services to detect, eliminate, and prevent pests, such as rodents and insects in restaurants, food and beverage processors, hotels, grocery operations, and other commercial segments including education, life sciences, and healthcare customers.
Frequently asked questions
nullWhat percentage of Ecolab is owned by insiders or institutions?
Currently 0.176% of Ecolab shares are held by insiders and 90.751% by institutions. How many people work for Ecolab?
Latest data suggests 48,000 work at Ecolab. When does the fiscal year end for Ecolab?
Ecolab's fiscal year ends in December. Where is Ecolab based?
Ecolab's address is: 1 Ecolab Place, Saint Paul, MN, United States, 55102-2233 What is Ecolab's ISIN number?
Ecolab's international securities identification number is: US2788651006 What is Ecolab's CUSIP number?
Ecolab's Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures number is: 278865100
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