ECL
EcolabPrevious close
302.98
Change
+2.12 / +0.70%
P/E (TTM) ?
41.0
Market Cap
$84.7B
1M
+10.34%
S&P 500 −0.91% over same period
Volume / Avg Volume
1.7M / 1.5M
1.15× average
Latest earnings analysisFY2026 Q2Reported 2026-07-28
Ecolab Q2 FY2026: adjusted EPS up 11.0%, full-year outlook raised
Ecolab's FY2026 second quarter looked worse on the reported line than it did underneath: adjusted earnings per share rose 11.0% to $2.09 and management nudged up its full-year target. Reported sales were $4.42 billion, gross margin 44.1%, and GAAP earnings per share $1.90. Read the adjusted line for the operating trend, and the reported line for what the acquisitions are costing.
Read the full analysis →Revenue$4.42BYoY +9.70%
EPS (non-GAAP)$2.09Missest. $2.10
Next-day move+0.28%
Recent Earnings
Click to read the FinDog analysis| Period | Reported | Revenue | Analysis |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 Q2 Quarter ended 2026-06 | 2026-07-28 | $4.4B | Read analysis → |
| FY2026 Q1 Quarter ended 2026-03 | 2026-03-27 | $4.1B | Pending |
| FY2025 Q4 Quarter ended 2025-12 | 2026-02-10 | $16.1B | Pending |
| FY2025 Q3 Quarter ended 2025-09 | 2025-10-28 | $4.2B | Pending |
| FY2025 Q2 Quarter ended 2025-06 | 2025-07-29 | $4.0B | Pending |
Decision Panel
Trends · Valuation · Earnings reaction · Guidance credibility — all from company filings and market dataValuation
P/E is at percentile 62 of its 5-year rangeMid-range
5-year range 33.8 – 46.7 · Median 38.2
Last 4 quarters: $1.1B in buybacks + $818M in dividends, 2.24% of market cap combined
P/E (TTM)
41.0
P/B
8.2
P/S
4.9
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 0.45 · Correlation with S&P 500 0.28Low beta
Annualized volatility 21% vs. 13% for the S&P 500
Insider Trading
View all →Last 90 days · Open-market buys and sells by officers and directors · Amounts in USD millions
Buy 1 · $1.0MSell 2 · $6.3MNet selling $5.3M
- 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$1.3M4,567.424 shares · Avg price 285.13
Multi-Quarter Financial Trends
View all quarters →Last 12 quarters · As reported by the company
| Quarter | Revenue ($B) | YoY | Gross Margin | Net Income ($B) | EPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 Q3 | 4.69 | +12.7% | 44.1% | 0.55 | 1.95 |
| FY2026 Q2 | 4.42 | +9.7% | 44.1% | 0.53 | 1.90 |
| FY2026 Q1 | 4.07 | +10.0% | 43.6% | 0.43 | 1.52 |
| FY2025 Q4 | 4.20 | +4.8% | 44.0% | 0.56 | 1.98 |
| FY2025 Q3 | 4.17 | +4.2% | 44.8% | 0.59 | 2.05 |
| FY2025 Q2 | 4.03 | +1.0% | 44.8% | 0.52 | 1.84 |
| FY2025 Q1 | 3.70 | −1.5% | 44.2% | 0.40 | 1.41 |
| FY2024 Q4 | 4.01 | +1.7% | 43.3% | — | 1.66 |
| FY2024 Q3 | 4.00 | +1.0% | 43.4% | 0.74 | 2.58 |
| FY2024 Q2 | 3.99 | +3.5% | 43.8% | 0.49 | 1.71 |
| FY2024 Q1 | 3.75 | +5.0% | 43.3% | 0.41 | 1.43 |
| FY2023 Q4 | 3.94 | +7.3% | 42.0% | — | 1.41 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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