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Ecolab Inc. ECL | NYSE

$273.70 $2.44 | 0.90%
SIGNAL:Signal available — unlock to view |2026-09-09 |F&G 35 |RSI 45.7

Company Overview:

Market Cap: $76.74B
Trailing PE: 36.7x
FWD PE *: 31.7x
Payout Ratio (TTM): 37.7%
52-Week Range: $243.15 - $309.27

* Forward PE is based on street estimates.

10 Year ECL Performance Metrics:

Total Return (with DRIP): 151.0% (9.64% CAGR)
Total Return (no DRIP): 142.4% (9.26% CAGR)
Share Price: 126.0% (8.49% CAGR)
Yield on Cost (with DRIP): 2.68%
Total Invested: $10,000
Total Value (with DRIP): $25,103
Total Return $ (with DRIP): $15,103
Dividend Increase: 97.3% (7.22% CAGR)
Dividend Yield (FWD): 1.07% ($2.92)
ECL 10-yr Total Return ($10K invested)
1M 3M 6M YTD 1Y 3Y 5Y 10Y
ECL Share Price
1M 3M 6M YTD 1Y 3Y 5Y 10Y All
ECL Price CAGR:1Y: -0.11%2Y: 3.81%5Y: 5.08%10Y: 8.49%
ECL Dividend Charts
ECL - Dividends
ECL Dividend CAGR:1Y: 12.31%2Y: 13.17%5Y: 8.75%10Y: 7.63%
ECL - Dividend Payout Ratio
ECL Dividend Payout Ratio CAGR:1Y: 8.53%2Y: 32.94%5Y: -2.02%10Y: 3.14%
ECL - Dividend to Free Cash Flow Ratio
ECL Dividend to FCF Ratio CAGR:1Y: 9.77%2Y: 20.14%5Y: 6.21%10Y: 5.57%

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ECL Fundamentals: Earnings, Revenue, Cash Flow, Ebitda, Cash/Debt, Shares Float, etc:

ECL - Revenue
ECL Revenue CAGR:1Y: 9.69%2Y: 5.08%5Y: 5.86%10Y: 2.69%
ECL - Earnings Per Share (EPS)
ECL EPS CAGR:1Y: 3.26%2Y: -14.18%5Y: 11.15%10Y: 4.11%
ECL - Net Income
ECL Net Income CAGR:1Y: 2.04%2Y: -14.78%5Y: 10.51%10Y: 3.64%
ECL - EBITDA
ECL EBITDA CAGR:1Y: -21.59%2Y: -23.30%5Y: 9.59%10Y: 2.88%
ECL - Free Cash Flow
ECL Free Cash Flow CAGR:1Y: 0.89%2Y: -5.70%5Y: 1.94%10Y: 1.26%
ECL - Free Cash Flow / Share
ECL Free Cash Flow / Share CAGR:1Y: 1.64%2Y: -5.31%5Y: 2.31%10Y: 1.62%
ECL - Operating Income
ECL Operating Income CAGR:1Y: 6.73%2Y: 3.52%5Y: 10.23%10Y: 2.82%
ECL - Gross Profit
ECL Gross Profit CAGR:1Y: 7.96%2Y: 5.89%5Y: 8.33%10Y: 1.67%
ECL - Shares Outstanding
ECL Shares Outstanding CAGR:1Y: -0.88%2Y: -0.54%5Y: -0.44%10Y: -0.44%
ECL - Share Buybacks
ECL Share Buybacks CAGR:1Y: 614.07%2Y: -16.35%5Y: 114.23%10Y: 12.52%
ECL - Stock-Based Comp
ECL Stock-Based Comp CAGR:1Y: 3.26%2Y: 14.38%5Y: 20.67%10Y: 9.46%
ECL - Expenses
ECL Expenses CAGR:1Y: 10.80%2Y: 0.78%5Y: 6.14%10Y: 2.65%
ECL - Revenue by Segment
ECL Revenue CAGR:1Y: 9.69%2Y: 5.08%5Y: 5.86%10Y: 2.69%
ECL - Revenue by Region
ECL Revenue CAGR:1Y: 9.69%2Y: 5.08%5Y: 5.86%10Y: 2.69%

Revenue, EPS, Net Income & Ebitda - Estimates VS Actual:

ECL - REVENUE: Actual + Estimates
ECL Actual Revenue CAGR:1Y: 9.69%2Y: 5.08%5Y: 5.86%10Y: 2.69%
ECL - EPS: Actual + Estimates
ECL Actual EPS CAGR:1Y: 3.26%2Y: -14.18%5Y: 11.15%10Y: 4.11%
ECL - NET INCOME: Actual + Estimates
ECL Actual Net Income CAGR:1Y: 2.04%2Y: -14.78%5Y: 10.51%10Y: 3.64%
ECL - EBITDA: Actual + Estimates
ECL Actual EBITDA CAGR:1Y: -21.59%2Y: -23.30%5Y: 9.59%10Y: 2.88%

Ratios, Profit Margins & Return on Capital:

ECL - Net Profit Margin
ECL Net Profit Margin CAGR:1Y: -6.99%2Y: -18.92%5Y: 4.39%10Y: 0.92%
ECL - Gross Profit Margin
ECL Gross Profit Margin CAGR:1Y: -1.59%2Y: 0.77%5Y: 2.33%10Y: -0.99%
ECL - Price to Earnings
ECL Price to Earnings CAGR:1Y: 0.16%2Y: 21.80%5Y: -4.55%10Y: 4.40%
ECL - Price To Sales Ratio
ECL Price To Sales Ratio CAGR:1Y: -6.43%2Y: -1.00%5Y: -0.27%10Y: 5.41%
ECL - Return on Capital Employed
ECL Return on Capital Employed CAGR:1Y: -16.06%2Y: -11.76%5Y: 0.43%10Y: -2.41%
ECL - Return on Invested Capital
ECL Return on Invested Capital CAGR:1Y: -19.24%2Y: -10.58%5Y: -4.20%10Y: -2.99%

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ECL Dividends Info:

Annual Dividend: $2.92
Forward Yield: 1.07%
Ex-Dividend Date: 2026-09-15
Lifetime Dividends / Share: $32.77

ECL Dividend History: Dates, Payments & Yield list

Below is a schedule of all ECL dividend payments, ex-dates, share price on the day of the payment as well as the annualized yield & forward yield

Ex-Date Payment Date Amount Yield Forward Yield Price on Ex-Date
09/15/202610/15/2026$0.7301.06%1.07%$271.68
06/16/202607/15/2026$0.7301.07%1.08%$270.25
03/17/202604/15/2026$0.7301.07%1.08%$270.37
12/16/202501/15/2026$0.7301.13%1.05%$277.73
09/16/202510/15/2025$0.6500.98%0.95%$273.70
06/17/202507/15/2025$0.6500.99%0.98%$264.83
03/18/202504/15/2025$0.6501.02%1.09%$238.18
12/17/202401/15/2025$0.6501.06%1.1%$236.55
09/17/202410/15/2024$0.5700.91%0.88%$258.25
06/18/202407/15/2024$0.5700.94%0.94%$241.85
03/18/202404/15/2024$0.5701%1.04%$219.04
12/18/202301/16/2024$0.5701.16%1.15%$199.04
09/18/202310/16/2023$0.5301.21%1.27%$166.31
06/16/202307/17/2023$0.5301.16%1.13%$187.57
03/20/202304/17/2023$0.5301.36%1.29%$163.95
12/19/202201/17/2023$0.5301.5%1.38%$153.20
09/19/202210/17/2022$0.5101.28%1.41%$144.70
06/17/202207/15/2022$0.5101.38%1.31%$155.18
03/14/202204/15/2022$0.5101.24%1.17%$175.04
12/13/202101/18/2022$0.5100.88%0.96%$213.40
09/13/202110/15/2021$0.4800.86%0.87%$220.21
06/14/202107/15/2021$0.4800.9%0.89%$214.59
03/15/202104/15/2021$0.4800.89%0.87%$219.90
12/14/202001/15/2021$0.4800.88%0.91%$210.77
09/14/202010/15/2020$0.4700.92%0.93%$201.44
06/15/202007/15/2020$0.4700.94%0.9%$207.90
03/16/202004/15/2020$0.4701.13%1.08%$174.66
12/16/201901/15/2020$0.4701.01%0.98%$191.45
09/16/201910/15/2019$0.4600.96%0.95%$194.65
06/17/201907/15/2019$0.4600.97%0.92%$198.93
03/18/201904/15/2019$0.4601.05%1%$183.77
12/17/201801/15/2019$0.4601.23%1.23%$150.03
09/17/201810/15/2018$0.4101.05%1.12%$146.35
06/18/201807/16/2018$0.4101.13%1.15%$142.62
03/19/201804/16/2018$0.4101.2%1.12%$146.96
12/18/201701/16/2018$0.4101.21%1.2%$137.02
09/18/201710/16/2017$0.3701.13%1.1%$134.45
06/16/201707/17/2017$0.3701.1%1.12%$132.17
03/17/201704/17/2017$0.3701.18%1.18%$125.42
12/16/201601/17/2017$0.3701.23%1.25%$118.68
09/16/201610/17/2016$0.3501.19%1.2%$116.34
06/17/201607/15/2016$0.3501.18%1.16%$120.95
03/11/201604/15/2016$0.3501.32%1.22%$115.01
12/11/201501/15/2016$0.3501.25%1.36%$102.58
09/11/201510/15/2015$0.3301.2%1.09%$121.58
06/12/201507/15/2015$0.3301.16%1.15%$114.60
03/06/201504/15/2015$0.3301.15%1.13%$117.02
12/12/201401/15/2015$0.3301.29%1.31%$100.68
09/12/201410/15/2014$0.2750.95%1.04%$105.34
06/13/201407/15/2014$0.2751.02%1%$110.23
03/07/201404/15/2014$0.2751%1.04%$105.42
12/13/201301/15/2014$0.2751.07%1.06%$103.62
09/13/201310/15/2013$0.2300.96%0.92%$99.62
06/14/201307/15/2013$0.2301.09%1.01%$90.77
03/01/201304/15/2013$0.2301.2%1.14%$80.53
12/14/201212/28/2012$0.2301.3%1.3%$70.78
09/14/201210/15/2012$0.2001.25%1.18%$67.87
06/15/201207/16/2012$0.2001.19%1.19%$67.48
03/02/201204/16/2012$0.2001.34%1.29%$61.79
12/16/201101/17/2012$0.2001.46%1.34%$59.64
09/16/201110/17/2011$0.1751.35%1.34%$52.35
06/17/201107/15/2011$0.1751.3%1.26%$55.72
03/04/201104/15/2011$0.1751.45%1.37%$50.94
12/17/201001/18/2011$0.1751.4%1.43%$49.10
09/17/201010/15/2010$0.1551.24%1.19%$52.06
06/11/201007/15/2010$0.1551.34%1.28%$48.45
03/05/201004/15/2010$0.1551.44%1.37%$45.41
12/11/200901/15/2010$0.1551.37%1.34%$46.14
09/11/200910/15/2009$0.1401.27%1.21%$46.38
06/12/200907/15/2009$0.1401.45%1.48%$37.92
03/06/200904/15/2009$0.1401.87%1.5%$37.39
12/12/200801/15/2009$0.1401.57%1.58%$35.52
09/12/200810/15/2008$0.1301.07%1.38%$37.63
06/13/200807/15/2008$0.1301.14%1.2%$43.36
03/07/200804/15/2008$0.1301.16%1.15%$45.31
12/14/200701/15/2008$0.1301.01%1.07%$48.74
09/14/200710/15/2007$0.1151.08%0.99%$46.51
06/15/200707/16/2007$0.1151.05%1.05%$43.74
03/16/200704/16/2007$0.1151.09%1.04%$44.41
12/15/200601/16/2007$0.1151.03%1.02%$44.88
09/15/200610/16/2006$0.1000.95%0.89%$44.82
06/16/200607/17/2006$0.1001.03%0.99%$40.45
03/10/200604/17/2006$0.1001.02%1.05%$37.93
12/16/200501/17/2006$0.1001.12%1.13%$35.26
09/16/200510/17/2005$0.0881.07%1.1%$31.74
06/17/200507/15/2005$0.0881.07%1.1%$31.93
03/11/200504/15/2005$0.0881.08%1.06%$32.92
12/17/200401/18/2005$0.0881.02%1.02%$34.21
09/17/200410/15/2004$0.0801.02%0.98%$32.50
06/14/200407/15/2004$0.0801.04%1.03%$31.20
03/12/200404/15/2004$0.0801.15%1.12%$28.50
12/19/200301/15/2004$0.0801.19%1.2%$26.67
09/12/200310/15/2003$0.0731.11%1.05%$27.74
06/13/200307/15/2003$0.0731.09%1.17%$24.81
03/14/200304/15/2003$0.0731.19%1.14%$25.53
12/19/200201/15/2003$0.0731.23%1.16%$25.06
09/13/200210/15/2002$0.0681.24%1.15%$23.48
06/14/200207/15/2002$0.0681.2%1.35%$20.04
03/15/200204/15/2002$0.0681.16%1.21%$22.25
12/14/200101/15/2002$0.0681.48%1.34%$20.10
09/17/200110/15/2001$0.0651.49%1.43%$18.13
06/15/200107/16/2001$0.0651.28%1.28%$20.36
03/16/200104/16/2001$0.0651.24%1.27%$20.50
12/15/200001/16/2001$0.0651.27%1.27%$20.50
09/15/200010/16/2000$0.0601.33%1.34%$17.88
06/16/200007/17/2000$0.0601.3%1.33%$18.03
03/17/200004/17/2000$0.0601.39%1.32%$18.19
12/29/199901/18/2000$0.0601.24%1.25%$19.22
09/17/199910/15/1999$0.0531.2%1.24%$17.00
06/11/199907/15/1999$0.0530.96%1.01%$20.81
03/12/199904/15/1999$0.0531.05%1.05%$20.00
12/24/199801/15/1999$0.0531.2%1.16%$18.09
09/11/199810/15/1998$0.0481.33%1.3%$14.59
06/12/199807/15/1998$0.0481.24%1.2%$15.88
03/13/199804/15/1998$0.0481.35%1.27%$15.00
12/23/199701/15/1998$0.0481.4%1.42%$13.42
09/12/199710/15/1997$0.0401.34%1.27%$12.61
06/13/199707/15/1997$0.0401.45%1.31%$12.19
03/14/199704/15/1997$0.0401.68%1.6%$10.03
12/24/199601/15/1997$0.0401.68%1.74%$9.22
09/13/199610/15/1996$0.0351.79%1.57%$8.91
06/14/199607/15/1996$0.0351.73%1.79%$7.81
03/15/199604/15/1996$0.0351.82%1.83%$7.63
12/27/199501/16/1996$0.0351.89%1.87%$7.50
09/15/199510/16/1995$0.0311.89%1.81%$6.91
06/23/199507/17/1995$0.0312.05%1.91%$6.53
03/08/199504/17/1995$0.0312.1%2.17%$5.75
12/23/199401/17/1995$0.0312.56%2.39%$5.22
09/14/199410/17/1994$0.0281.94%2.14%$5.13
06/15/199407/15/1994$0.0282%2.12%$5.19
03/09/199404/15/1994$0.0282.03%2.06%$5.34
12/21/199301/18/1994$0.0281.93%1.92%$5.72
09/15/199310/15/1993$0.0241.72%1.64%$5.78
06/09/199307/15/1993$0.0241.88%1.81%$5.25
03/10/199304/15/1993$0.0242.03%2.04%$4.66
12/22/199201/15/1993$0.0242.09%2.01%$4.73
09/09/199210/15/1992$0.0222.03%2.03%$4.30
06/10/199207/15/1992$0.0222.18%2.14%$4.09
03/11/199204/15/1992$0.0222.12%2%$4.38
12/20/199101/15/1992$0.0222.57%2.28%$3.83
09/11/199110/15/1991$0.0222.3%2.2%$3.97
06/12/199107/15/1991$0.0222.67%2.57%$3.41
03/13/199104/15/1991$0.0222.72%2.46%$3.56
12/12/199001/15/1991$0.0223.29%3.42%$2.56
09/12/199010/15/1990$0.0212.98%3.7%$2.23
06/13/199007/13/1990$0.0212.46%2.46%$3.36
03/14/199004/13/1990$0.0212.7%2.84%$2.91
12/13/198901/12/1990$0.0212.46%2.3%$3.59
09/13/198910/13/1989$0.0212.11%2.46%$3.36
06/14/198907/14/1989$0.0212.34%2.37%$3.48
03/15/198904/14/1989$0.0212.32%2.47%$3.34
12/14/198801/13/1989$0.0192.48%2.34%$3.31
09/14/198810/14/1988$0.0192.58%2.49%$3.11
06/15/198806/17/1988$0.0192.69%2.74%$2.83
03/16/198804/15/1988$0.0192.31%2.29%$3.39
12/16/198701/15/1988$0.0192.82%2.57%$3.02
09/16/198710/15/1987$0.0191.98%2.08%$3.72
06/17/198707/15/1987$0.0181.95%2%$3.63
03/18/198704/15/1987$0.0181.86%2.19%$3.31
12/17/198601/15/1987$0.0182.64%2.19%$3.31

Projected Future Returns & Dividends for ECL

Based on past 10-year performance, here are ECL growth metrics:

Share price CAGR of +8.49%
Dividend CAGR of +7.63%

Using ECL CAGR metrics, we can estimate that your initial $10000 investment, over the next 10 years, should grow as follows:

ECL (DRIP)ECL - No DRIP
Current Price$273.70$273.70
Start Shares36.5436.54
Start Value$10,000$10,000
  
After 10 years:
Final Share Count40.4936.54
Dividends Payment$1.52$1.52
Annual Dividends$247$223
Yield on cost2.47%2.23%
Share Price$618.54$618.54
Total Dividends$1,609$1,519
Final Value$25,047$24,118

Estimated Future Value + Dividends - ECL

NOTE: Above numbers are our estimate based on ECL's Dividend and Price CAGR over past 10 years. These numbers should only be considered as "potential future returns"! DRIP assumes reinvesting dividends; No-DRIP assumes collecting dividends as cash.

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Company Info

Ecolab Inc. (ECL) had its IPO on 1973-02-21, and is traded on NYSE stock exchange.

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.

ECL website: https://www.ecolab.com


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DCF Model — ECL

Value from:
Pay up to today
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vs current price $273.70
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Cash flow & implied price by year

FCF is negative or missing for this company (common for banks) — the model discounts EPS instead.

EPS is negative or missing for this company — Simple mode uses free cash flow per share instead.

Free cash flow today
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grows for the next years
Then mature
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every future dollar counted back to today
Pile of today-dollars
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÷ shares
Implied price path
YearFCFImplied price
Sensitivity — fair value: growth ↓ × target return →