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ECL

EcolabNYSE · Specialty Chemicals · Materials
Previous close
274.08
Change
−0.52 / −0.19%
FinDog View
Neutral
52-Week Range
243.15 – 309.27
P/E (TTM)
36.6
Forward P/E
31.4
Based on consensus earnings for the next 12 months
Market Cap
$76.8B
1M
−0.64%
S&P 500 −2.41% over same period
Volume / Avg Volume
1.3M / 1.2M
1.09× average

Price History

Closing price · USD1M6M1Y5Y
240260280300320FY26 Q2 EarningsFY26 Q1 EarningsFY25 Q4 EarningsFY25 Q3 Earnings2025-092025-122026-032026-062026-09

Historical P/E

Close ÷ trailing four-quarter EPS · Period median 37.31M6M1Y5Y
303540452025-092025-122026-032026-062026-09

Recent Earnings

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PeriodReportedRevenueEPS Actual / Est.Next-Day MoveAnalysis
FY2026 Q2
Quarter ended 2026-06
2026-07-28$4.4B2.09 / 2.10+0.28%Read analysis →
FY2026 Q1
Quarter ended 2026-03
2026-03-27—— / —+0.43%Pending
FY2025 Q4
Quarter ended 2025-12
2026-02-10—— / —+1.31%Pending
FY2025 Q3
Quarter ended 2025-09
2025-10-28—— / —−4.03%Pending
FY2025 Q2
Quarter ended 2025-06
2025-07-29—— / —+1.44%Pending

Decision Panel

Trends · Valuation · Earnings reaction · Guidance credibility — all from company filings and market data
Valuation
P/E is at percentile 34 of its 5-year rangeMid-range
5-year range 33.6 – 46.9 · Median 38.3
Last 4 quarters: $1.3B in buybacks + $798M in dividends, 2.67% of market cap combined
P/E (TTM)
36.6
P/B
7.7
P/S
4.6
Dividend Yield
1.13%
Earnings Reaction
Over the last 5 reports, the stock moved ±1.5% on average on the first trading day after, rising 4 times
Most recent +0.28%
Volatility & Correlation
1-year beta 0.50 · Correlation with S&P 500 0.29Low beta
Annualized volatility 22% vs. 13% for the S&P 500
Insider Trading
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Last 90 days · Open-market buys and sells by officers and directors · Amounts in USD millions
Buy 1 · $1.0MSell 3 · $7.2MNet selling $6.2M
  • 09-11Green Eric MarkDirectorBuy$1.0M3,690 shares · 2 trades · Avg price 276.64
  • 08-18Beck ChristopheCHAIRMAN, PRESIDENT & CEOSell$5.0M17,862 shares · Avg price 280.14
  • 08-11Cook Gregory BCo-COO - Global BusinessesSell$1.3M4,567.424 shares · Avg price 285.13
  • 07-30Kirkland Scott DCHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICERSell$0.93M3,357 shares · Avg price 276.96
Multi-Quarter Financial Trends
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Last 12 quarters · As reported by the company
QuarterRevenue ($B)YoYGross MarginOperating Income ($B)Net Income ($B)Free Cash Flow ($B)EPS
FY2026 Q24.42+9.7%44.1%0.760.530.491.90
FY2026 Q14.07+10.0%43.6%0.620.430.101.52
FY2025 Q44.20+4.8%44.0%0.710.560.761.98
FY2025 Q34.17+4.2%44.8%0.760.590.532.05
FY2025 Q24.03+1.0%44.8%0.710.520.491.84
FY2025 Q13.70−1.5%44.2%0.560.400.131.41
FY2024 Q44.01+1.7%43.3%0.58—0.411.66
FY2024 Q34.00+1.0%43.4%1.040.740.552.58
FY2024 Q23.99+3.5%43.8%0.660.490.411.71
FY2024 Q13.75+5.0%43.3%0.520.410.451.43
FY2023 Q43.94+7.3%42.0%0.59—0.591.41
FY2023 Q33.96+7.9%41.1%0.570.400.621.41

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