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Ecolab ECL EV / EBITDA

EV / EBITDA at other companies

STERIS logo
STERISSTE
14.7×-3.5×
Veralto logo
VeraltoVLTO
16.8×-2.8×
Entegris logo
EntegrisENTG
24.9×+6.4×
DuPont de Nemours, Inc. logo
DuPont de Nemours, Inc.DD
14.6×+2.1×
WAT
Waters CorporationWAT
48.1×+23.5×
Republic Services logo
Republic ServicesRSG
13.1×-2.1×

Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$4.1B+10.0%
Gross profit$1.8B+8.3%
Operating income$622.0M+12.0%
Net income$432.6M+7.5%
EPS (diluted)$1.52+7.8%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$519.8M-55.3%
Total debt$167.3M+13.6%
Total equity$10.0B+12.7%
Total assets$25.0B+12.0%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$445.9M+20.7%
CapEx$348.5M+46.5%
Free cash flow$97.4M-25.9%

Valuation

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Market cap$75.72B+4.5%
Enterprise value$75.37B+5.5%
P/E36×+1.5×
P/S4.6×0.0×

Profitability

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Gross margin44.3%+0.6pp
Operating margin17%-1.1pp
Net margin12.8%-0.6pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity22.3%-2.3pp
Debt / equity0.0×
Current ratio-0.3×

Where this comes from

Calculated from Ecolab’s reported figures.

Based on the most recent quarter.

The official record: Ecolab’s 10-Q, filed May 7, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Ecolab's EV / EBITDA?
Ecolab (ECL) reported EV / EBITDA of 21.4× in Q1 2026.
How has Ecolab's EV / EBITDA changed year-over-year?
Ecolab's EV / EBITDA increased by 5.0% year-over-year, from 20.4× to 21.4×.
What is the long-term trend for Ecolab's EV / EBITDA?
Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Ecolab's EV / EBITDA has grown at a -6.9% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 115× to 86.3×.
What does EV / EBITDA mean?
What the whole business (debt included) costs relative to its operating cash earnings.
How do you interpret EV / EBITDA?
Lets you compare companies with different leverage and tax positions on a like-for-like basis — the standard multiple in M&A. Lower can mean cheaper, subject to growth and capital intensity.
How does EV / EBITDA compare across companies?
Broadly comparable across non-financial sectors; not used for banks and insurers, where EBITDA is not meaningful.