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After finishing at $256.4 in the prior trading day, Ecolab, Inc (NYSE: ECL) closed at $257.45, up 0.41%. In other words, the price has increased by $0.41 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.93 million shares were traded. ECL stock price reached its highest trading level at $258.45 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $251.74.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of ECL by taking a closer look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 37.28 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 46.94. 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 0.91 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.89.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. 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 72919023616 and an Enterprise Value of 79255502848. 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 2.81. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 4.59 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 7.50. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 4.988 whereas that against EBITDA is 20.807.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for ECL is 1.08, which has changed by 0.038687468 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.18286073 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 -5.35%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -1.86%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 1.32M shares per day over the past 3-months and 1694570 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 283.24M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 253.59M. Insiders hold about 10.47% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 80.82% stake in the company. Shares short for ECL as of 1760486400 were 2263631 with a Short Ratio of 1.71, 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
In the trailing 12 months, ECL’s forward annual dividend rate was 2.6, compared to 2.60 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.010140405. 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
The firm’s stock currently is rated by 21.0 analysts. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $1.7, with high estimates of $1.77 and low estimates of $1.65.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $7.6 and $7.5 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $7.53. EPS for the following year is $8.48, with 25.0 analysts recommending between $8.65 and $8.25.
Revenue Estimates
17 analysts predict $4.19B in revenue for. The current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $4.25B to a low estimate of $4.06B. As of. The current estimate, Ecolab, Inc’s year-ago sales were $4.01BFor the next quarter, 17 analysts are estimating revenue of $3.91B. There is a high estimate of $4.02B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $3.78B.
A total of 22 analysts have provided revenue estimates for ECL’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $16.13B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $15.58B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $16.05B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $15.74BBased on 22 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $16.92B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $17.36B and the low estimate is $16.53B.
