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As of close of business last night, Ecolab, Inc’s stock clocked out at $257.47, down -4.03% from its previous closing price of $268.28. In other words, the price has decreased by -$4.03 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.54 million shares were traded. ECL stock price reached its highest trading level at $267.04 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $256.74.
Ratios:
To gain a deeper understanding of ECL’s stock, we examine its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 37.34 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 46.40. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.33 and its Current Ratio is at 1.70. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.89 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.89.
Robert W. Baird Upgraded its Neutral to Outperform on July 30, 2025, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $300.
Insider Transactions:
Investing in insider trades can also provide an investor with insight into how management views future stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Aug 19 ’25 when Vautrinot Suzanne M sold 1,354 shares for $283.16 per share. The transaction valued at 383,401 led to the insider holds 11,199 shares of the business.
Vautrinot Suzanne M bought 1,354 shares of ECL for $383,395 on Aug 19 ’25. On Aug 13 ’25, another insider, MacLennan David, who serves as the Director of the company, bought 600 shares for $278.51 each. As a result, the insider paid 167,108 and bolstered with 20,253 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, ECL now has a Market Capitalization of 73024905216 and an Enterprise Value of 79261220864. As of this moment, Ecolab,’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 37.03, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 30.34. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.79. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 4.60 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 7.84. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 4.988 whereas that against EBITDA is 20.808.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for ECL is 1.07, which has changed by 0.047775984 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.20772064 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, ECL has reached a high of $286.04, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $221.62. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -5.91%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -1.74%.
Shares Statistics:
It appears that ECL traded 1.33M shares on average per day over the past three months and 1728580 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 283.62M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 253.91M. Insiders hold about 10.48% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 81.04% stake in the company. Shares short for ECL as of 1760486400 were 2263631 with a Short Ratio of 1.70, compared to 1757894400 on 2098626. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 2263631 and a Short% of Float of 0.91.
Dividends & Splits
With its trailing 12-month dividend rate of 0.65, ECL has a forward annual dividend rate of 2.60. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0024228417. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.04. The current Payout Ratio is 32.02% for ECL, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-09-16 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-09-16. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2003-06-09 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
Investors are keenly observing as 21.0 analysts analyze and rate. The current performance of Ecolab, Inc (ECL) in the stock market.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $1.72, with high estimates of $1.78 and low estimates of $1.68.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $7.56 and $7.43 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $7.53. EPS for the following year is $8.47, with 25.0 analysts recommending between $8.65 and $8.04.
Revenue Estimates
In. The current quarter, 16 analysts expect revenue to total $4.2B. It ranges from a high estimate of $4.26B to a low estimate of $4.14B. As of. The current estimate, Ecolab, Inc’s year-ago sales were $4.01BFor the next quarter, 16 analysts are estimating revenue of $3.94B. There is a high estimate of $4.02B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $3.84B.
A total of 19 analysts have provided revenue estimates for ECL’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $16.15B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $16.03B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $16.09B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $15.74BBased on 22 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $16.9B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $17.44B and the low estimate is $16.19B.
