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As of close of business last night, Ecolab, Inc’s stock clocked out at $264.33, down -2.42% from its previous closing price of $270.89. In other words, the price has decreased by -$2.42 from its previous closing price. On the day, 2.42 million shares were traded. ECL stock price reached its highest trading level at $272.87 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $264.22.
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 38.28 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 48.20. 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:
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 Nov 24 ’25 when De Boo Alexander A. sold 1,422 shares for $268.25 per share. The transaction valued at 381,452 led to the insider holds 5,726 shares of the business.
Alexander A. De Boo bought 1,422 shares of ECL for $379,774 on Nov 24 ’25. On Nov 12 ’25, another insider, Beck Christophe, who serves as the CHAIRMAN & CEO of the company, sold 21,714 shares for $261.41 each. As a result, the insider received 5,676,233 and left with 72,644 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 74970562560 and an Enterprise Value of 81223180288. As of this moment, Ecolab,’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 38.02, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 31.15. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.88. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 4.71 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 7.70. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 5.111 whereas that against EBITDA is 21.323.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for ECL is 1.00, which has changed by 0.092386484 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.12415576 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 -1.48%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 0.25%.
Shares Statistics:
It appears that ECL traded 1.46M shares on average per day over the past three months and 1568330 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 283.24M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 253.65M. Insiders hold about 10.45% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 81.18% stake in the company. Shares short for ECL as of 1763078400 were 2788517 with a Short Ratio of 1.91, compared to 1760486400 on 2263631. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 2788517 and a Short% of Float of 1.1199999999999999.
Dividends & Splits
With its trailing 12-month dividend rate of 2.6, ECL has a forward annual dividend rate of 2.60. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.009597991. 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
A detailed examination of Ecolab, Inc (ECL) is currently in progress, with 21.0 analysts providing valuable insights into its market dynamics.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $1.69, with high estimates of $1.73 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 24.0 analysts recommending between $8.65 and $8.25.
Revenue Estimates
In. The current quarter, 17 analysts expect revenue to total $4.19B. 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 $3.89B. There is a high estimate of $3.98B 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 21 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $16.89B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $17.3B and the low estimate is $16.53B.
