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Ecolab ECL Quick ratio

Quick ratio at other companies

STERIS logo
STERISSTE
1.5×+0.2×
Veralto logo
VeraltoVLTO
1.3×-0.6×
Entegris logo
EntegrisENTG
2.1×+0.1×
DuPont de Nemours, Inc. logo
DuPont de Nemours, Inc.DD
2.1×+1.2×
WAT
Waters CorporationWAT
1.1×-0.1×
Republic Services logo
Republic ServicesRSG
0.7×0.0×

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 quick ratio?
Ecolab (ECL) reported quick ratio of 0.7× in Q1 2026.
How has Ecolab's quick ratio changed year-over-year?
Ecolab's quick ratio decreased by 25.4% year-over-year, from 1× to 0.7×.
What is the long-term trend for Ecolab's quick ratio?
Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Ecolab's quick ratio has grown at a -3.5% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 4.9× to 4.2×.
What does quick ratio mean?
Can the company cover short-term bills without having to sell inventory first?
How do you interpret quick ratio?
More conservative than the current ratio. A wide gap between the two flags heavy reliance on inventory to meet near-term obligations.
How does quick ratio compare across companies?
Most informative for inventory-heavy businesses; converges with the current ratio for firms that carry little inventory.