Stock Research: Ecolab

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Ecolab

NYSE:ECL US2788651006
47
  • Value
    26
  • Growth
    93
  • Safety
    Safety
    5
  • Combined
    30
  • Sentiment
    81
  • 360° View
    360° View
    47
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Company Description

Ecolab Inc. offers water, hygiene, and infection prevention solutions. It operates in the industrial, institutional & specialty, healthcare & life sciences, and pest elimination industries. In the last fiscal year, the company had a market cap of $75,083 million, profits of $6,847 million, and revenue of $15,741 million, with 48000 employees.

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Analysis

ANALYSIS: With an Obermatt 360° View of 47 (better than 47% compared with alternatives), overall professional sentiment and financial characteristics for the stock Ecolab are below the industry average. The 360° View is based on consolidating four consolidated indicators, with half of the metrics below and half above average for Ecolab. The consolidated Growth Rank has a good rank of 93, which means that the company experiences above-average growth momentum when looking at financial metrics such as revenue, profit, and invested capital growth as well as stock returns. This means that growth is higher than for 93% of competitors in the same industry. The consolidated Sentiment Rank also has a good rank of 81, which means that professional investors are more optimistic about the stock than for 81% of alternative investment opportunities. But the consolidated Value Rank has a less desirable rank of 5, which means that the share price of Ecolab is on the higher side compared with typical size in indicators such as revenues, profits, and invested capital. This means the stock price is higher than for 95% of alternative stocks in the same industry. Finally, the consolidated Safety Rank has a riskier rank of 26, which means that the company has a financing structure that is riskier than those of 74% comparable companies when looking at the amount of its debt, its refinancing requirements, and its ability to service debt. ...read more

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Index
IPSA
Employee Focus US
Diversity USA
Human Rights
SDG 13
SDG 5
SDG 6
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The higher the 360° View, the better the stock performed against its peers, considering all metrics. The 360° View represents an average of the other 5 ranks and is then scaled to a rank from 1 to 100. The shaded values are illustrative only.
Last update: 21-Aug-2025.

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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Value
5 3 4 9
Growth
93 97 97 35
Safety
Safety
26 21 13 38
Sentiment
81 100 51 39
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47 62 22 17
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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Analyst Opinions
54 64 29 16
Opinions Change
58 77 50 75
Pro Holdings
n/a 93 78 53
Market Pulse
94 92 44 34
Sentiment
81 100 51 39
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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Value
5 3 4 9
Growth
93 97 97 35
Safety Safety
26 21 13 38
Combined
30 19 16 14
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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Price vs. Sales (P/S)
11 7 3 10
Price vs. Earnings (P/E)
4 6 9 15
Price vs. Book (P/B)
10 8 6 11
Dividend Yield
25 27 32 47
Value
5 3 4 9
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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Revenue Growth
88 73 65 66
Profit Growth
74 72 82 38
Capital Growth
37 41 72 49
Stock Returns
85 87 91 29
Growth
93 97 97 35
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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Leverage
44 37 28 40
Refinancing
17 16 13 21
Liquidity
70 57 50 64
Safety Safety
26 21 13 38

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