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Ecolab

NYQ:ECL US2788651006
30
  • Value
    1
  • Growth
    95
  • Safety
    Safety
    44
  • Combined
    34
  • Sentiment
    17
  • 360° View
    360° View
    30
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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: With an Obermatt 360° View of 30 (better than 30% 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 three out of four indicators below average for Ecolab. The consolidated Growth Rank has a good rank of 95, 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. It ranks higher than 95% of competitors in the same industry. The other indicators are below average, namely the Value, Safety, and Sentiment Ranks.The Value Rank at 1 means that the share price of Ecolab is on the high side compared with its peers regarding revenues, profits, and invested capital. The stock price is higher than for 99% of alternative stocks in the same industry. The consolidated Safety Rank has a riskier rank of 44, which means that the company has a riskier financing structure than 56% comparable companies when looking at the amount of its debt, its refinancing requirements, and its ability to service debt. The consolidated Sentiment Rank also has a low rank of 17, indicating professional investors are more pessimistic about the stock than for 83% of alternative investment opportunities. ...read more

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Strongest Rank Value
Weakest Rank Growth
Country USA
Industry Specialty Chemicals
Size X-Large
Website ecolab.com
Index
S&P 500
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Last update: 13-Mar-2026.

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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
1 3 4 9
Growth
95 97 97 35
Safety
Safety
44 21 13 38
Sentiment
17 100 51 39
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30 62 22 17
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Analyst Opinions
32 64 29 16
Opinions Change
32 77 50 75
Pro Holdings
n/a 93 78 53
Market Pulse
32 92 44 34
Sentiment
17 100 51 39
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
1 3 4 9
Growth
95 97 97 35
Safety Safety
44 21 13 38
Combined
34 19 16 14
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Price vs. Sales (P/S)
9 6 9 15
Price vs. Earnings (P/E)
5 7 3 10
Price vs. Book (P/B)
11 8 6 11
Dividend Yield
43 27 32 47
Value
1 3 4 9
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Revenue Growth
81 73 65 66
Profit Growth
89 72 82 38
Capital Growth
75 41 72 49
Stock Returns
53 87 91 29
Growth
95 97 97 35
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Leverage
45 37 28 40
Refinancing
11 16 13 21
Liquidity
90 57 50 64
Safety Safety
44 21 13 38

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The only positive is high growth. The stock is expensive (low Value Rank), risky to finance, and carries critical professional sentiment. This is a risky proposition. Avoid unless you have exceptional conviction that the growth alone will overcome the price and financial risks.

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