Ecolab ECL Ratios & Valuation
| FY'25 | FY'24 | FY'23 | FY'22 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Profitability | |||||
| Gross margin | 176.4%+5.8pp | 170.6%+14.3pp | 156.2%+3.1pp | 153.2%-10.1pp | |
| Operating margin | 69.9%+5.4pp | 64.6%+16.5pp | 48.1%+2.7pp | 45.4%-4.5pp | |
| Net margin | 52.4%+5.0pp | 47.4%+14.4pp | 33.1%+0.6pp | 32.4%+16.9pp | |
| Returns | |||||
| Return on equity | 93%+1.3pp | 91.7%+25.2pp | 66.6%+2.7pp | 63.8%+29.9pp | |
| Return on invested capital | 111.9%+2.1pp | 109.8%+27.9pp | 81.9%+3.4pp | 78.4%-7.2pp | |
| Efficiency | |||||
| Asset turnover | 2.8×-0.1× | 2.9×+0.1× | 2.8×+0.1× | 2.7×+0.2× | |
| Liquidity | |||||
| Current ratio | 5.5×+0.1× | 5.5×+0.5× | 4.9×-0.3× | 5.2×-1.5× | |
| Leverage | |||||
| Debt-to-equity | 0.1×0.0× | 0.1×0.0× | 0.1×0.0× | 0.1×0.0× | |
| Net debt / EBITDA | -1.3×-0.6× | -0.7×+0.1× | -0.8×-0.8× | -0.1×+1.4× | |
| Per Share | |||||
| Book value per share | $132.08+12.0% | $117.93+9.9% | $107.28+8.0% | $99.32+5.7% | |
| Valuation | |||||
| Market capitalization | $299.59B+9.7% | $272.98B+33.1% | $205.12B+15.8% | $177.09B-28.4% | |
| Price / earnings | 144.6×-4.6× | 149.2×-17.3× | 166.5×+6.7× | 159.8×— | |
| Price / sales | 18.9×+1.5× | 17.5×+3.7× | 13.8×+0.8× | 13×-7.2× | |
| Price / book | 31.8×-0.5× | 32.3×+5.6× | 26.7×+1.8× | 24.9×-11.6× | |
| EV / EBITDA | 86.3×-0.2× | 86.6×+2.4× | 84.2×+2.4× | 81.8×-33.2× | |
| Dividend yield | 3.8%0.0pp | 3.8%-1.0pp | 4.8%-0.5pp | 5.3%+1.7pp |
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- What are Ecolab's profit margins?
- Ecolab (ECL) runs a 44.3% gross margin and a 17.0% operating margin, with a 12.8% net margin.
- Where do Ecolab's ratios come from?
- Every ratio is computed from Ecolab's SEC filings — trailing-twelve-month flows over period-end balances. Valuation multiples combine those fundamentals with market data, recomputed each period. Switch between quarterly, annual, and TTM, or open any ratio for its full history and peer comparisons.
