Ecolab Inc.
ECL
Rank in Stocks
#300
Ecolab Inc. provides water, hygiene, and infection prevention solutions and... Ecolab Inc. provides water, hygiene, and infection prevention solutions and services in the United States and internationally. The company operates through four segments: Global Water, Global Institutional & Specialty, Global Pest Elimination, and Global Life Sciences. The Global Water segment offers water treatment and process applications, and cleaning and sanitizing solutions to manufacturing, food and beverage processing, transportation, chemical, primary metals and mining, power generation, global refining, petrochemical, pulp and paper industries. The Global Institutional & Specialty segment provides cleaning and sanitizing products to the foodservice, healthcare, hospitality, lodging, government, education and retail industries. The Global Pest Elimination segment provides pest elimination services to detect, prevent, and eliminate pests comprising rodents and insects in full-service and quick-service restaurants, food and beverage processors, hotels, grocery operations, and other commercial segments, including education, life sciences, and healthcare. The Global Life Sciences segment provides cleaning and contamination control solutions to pharmaceutical and personal care manufacturers. It offers its products under the Ecolab, Kay, Purolite, and Bioquell brand names. The company sells its products through field sales and corporate account personnel, distributors, and dealers. Ecolab Inc. was founded in 1923 and is headquartered in Saint Paul, Minnesota.
Share Price
$285.80
Market Cap
$80.12B
Change (1 day)
-0.83%
Change (1 year)
3.27%
Country
US
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Category
Basic Materials
P/E ratio for Ecolab Inc. (ECL)
P/E ratio as of October 2026 TTM: 38.37
According to Ecolab Inc. latest financial reports and stock price the company's current price-to-earnings ratio (TTM) is 38.37. At the end of 2024 the company had a P/E ratio of 31.54.
P/E ratio history for Ecolab Inc. from 2000 to 2026
P/E ratio at the end of each year
| Year | P/E Ratio | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 (TTM) | 38.37 | 7.09% |
| 2025 | 35.83 | 13.62% |
| 2024 | 31.54 | -23.44% |
| 2023 | 41.19 | 8.33% |
| 2022 | 38.03 | -36.03% |
| 2021 | 59.44 | -215.36% |
| 2020 | -51.53 | -244.47% |
| 2019 | 35.67 | 19.86% |
| 2018 | 29.76 | 15.22% |
| 2017 | 25.83 | -7.38% |
| 2016 | 27.88 | -17.58% |
| 2015 | 33.83 | 29.73% |
| 2014 | 26.08 | -19.29% |
| 2013 | 32.31 | 8.10% |
| 2012 | 29.89 | 0.94% |
| 2011 | 29.61 | 33.44% |
| 2010 | 22.19 | -12.24% |
| 2009 | 25.29 | 31.36% |
| 2008 | 19.25 | -34.93% |
| 2007 | 29.58 | -4.30% |
| 2006 | 30.91 | 6.47% |
| 2005 | 29.03 | -9.29% |
| 2004 | 32.01 | 25.01% |
| 2003 | 25.60 | -15.94% |
| 2002 | 30.46 | 11.73% |
| 2001 | 27.26 | 1.87% |
| 2000 | 26.76 | 0.00% |
P/E ratio for similar companies or competitors
| Company | P/E Ratio | P/E Ratio Difference | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31.66 | -17.48% |
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| 29.64 | -22.76% |
US
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| -1.41K | -3,765.16% |
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| 28.33 | -26.18% |
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How to read a P/E ratio?
The Price/Earnings ratio measures the relationship between a company's stock price and its earnings per share.
A low but positive P/E ratio stands for a company that is generating high earnings compared to its current valuation and might be undervalued. A company with a high negative (near 0) P/E ratio stands for a company that is generating heavy losses compared to its current valuation.
Companies with a P/E ratio over 30 or a negative one are generaly seen as "growth stocks" meaning that investors typically expect the company to grow or to become profitable in the future.
Companies with a positive P/E ratio bellow 10 are generally seen as "value stocks" meaning that the company is already very profitable and unlikely to strong growth in the future.