Ecolab Inc. (ECL)
Ecolab Inc.
Scored against other Basic Materials stocks, not a fixed scale.
The quick read
Ecolab is right in the middle: the good and the not-so-good roughly cancel out.
- What's working
- The stock has been climbing and sits near the top of its range for the year.
- Worth watching
- Its price is high compared with other materials companies, given its sales and profits.
Analyst price target
~12-month · 21 analystsPublished targets from Wall Street analysts (public data) — what analysts expect over roughly a year. This is not a StockGlow forecast and not a recommendation. Analyst targets are frequently wrong.
About Ecolab Inc.
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…
- Sector
- Basic Materials
- Industry
- Specialty Chemicals
- Employees
- 48,000
- Headquarters
- Saint Paul, MN
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What’s behind the score
Valuation
P/E 38.8 — lower than 0% of Basic Materials peers
P/B 8.1 — lower than 10% of Basic Materials peers
P/S 4.8 — lower than 30% of Basic Materials peers
EV/EBITDA 21.7 — lower than 0% of Basic Materials peers
EV/Revenue 5.3 — lower than 20% of Basic Materials peers
PEG 2.6 — lower than 33% of Basic Materials peers
FCF yield 1.8% — higher than 50% of Basic Materials peers
Profitability & quality
Gross margin 44.2% — higher than 70% of Basic Materials peers
Operating margin 18.5% — higher than 60% of Basic Materials peers
Net margin 12.6% — higher than 80% of Basic Materials peers
ROE 22.0% — higher than 80% of Basic Materials peers
ROA 7.2% — higher than 60% of Basic Materials peers
Free cash flow is 70% of reported net income
Financial health
Debt/equity 1.4 — lower than 10% of Basic Materials peers
Current ratio 1.84 — higher than 60% of Basic Materials peers
Quick ratio 1.50 — higher than 80% of Basic Materials peers
Cash/debt 0.37 — higher than 60% of Basic Materials peers
Debt/EBITDA 3.37 — lower than 20% of Basic Materials peers
Growth
Revenue growth 9.7% YoY — higher than 70% of Basic Materials peers
Earnings growth 3.3% YoY — higher than 25% of Basic Materials peers
Ownership & investor activity
Payout ratio 38.1% — typical for Basic Materials peers
Net insider buying, +2.4% of insider shares
Institutions net sold, -10.9% of shares held
Insiders hold 0.2% of shares outstanding
2.2% of float sold short
Momentum
Above its 50- & 200-day averages
69% of the way from its 52-week low to high