Why did Ecolab (ECL) stock move recently?

On 7/28/2026, Ecolab moved +4.2% — Ecolab rose after reporting Q2 results with adjusted EPS of $2.09 (beat vs $2.08 expected), 10% sales growth (organic +5%, accelerated), and a raised full-year 2026 adjusted EPS outlook to $8.05-$8.25 (+7-10%). This is MarketChacha's decoded reason from filings and credible news; it is education, not buy/sell advice.

Is Ecolab (ECL) overvalued or fairly valued?

MarketChacha shows Ecolab's valuation in context — a trailing P/E of about 39.4, a forward P/E of about 30.4, a price-to-book of about 8.0 — alongside its revenue and profit growth and whether reported profit converts into operating cash, so you can judge value for yourself. MarketChacha does not issue ratings, price targets, or buy/sell advice.

Does Ecolab's reported profit turn into cash?

Over 3 years, operating cash flow fully covered reported profit — earnings are backed by real cash. MarketChacha computes this cash-conversion check (1.47×) from reported figures — education, not a rating.

What is Ecolab's revenue?

Ecolab reported revenue of $16.1B for FY2025, with net profit of $2.1B, per official filings.

What is the share price of Ecolab (ECL)?

Ecolab last traded at $288.16 (+0.8% on the day), as of 10/20/2026 — a delayed quote shown for education, not investment advice.

Ecolab

ECL · NYSE · Materials · United States

Snapshot

TickerECL

ExchangeNYSE

SectorMaterials

IndustrySpecialty Chemicals

CountryUnited States

Employees48,000

HeadquartersSaint Paul, United States

Websitewww.ecolab.com

Filings tracked19

About Ecolab

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. The Global Water segment offers water treatment and process applications, and cleaning and sanitizing solutions to manufacturing, food and beverage processing, transportation, chemical, primary metals and mining, power generation, global refining, petrochemical, pulp and paper industries. The Global Institutional & Specialty segment provides cleaning and sanitizing products to the foodservice, healthcare, hospitality, lodging, government, education and retail industries. The Global Pest Elimination segment provides pest elimination services to detect, prevent, and eliminate pests comprising rodents and insects in full-service and quick-service restaurants, food and beverage processors, hotels, grocery operations, and other commercial segments, including education, life sciences, and healthcare. The Global Life Sciences segment provides cleaning and contamination control solutions to pharmaceutical and personal care manufacturers. It offers its products under the Ecolab, Kay, Purolite, and Bioquell brand names. The company sells its products through field sales and corporate account personnel, distributors, and dealers. Ecolab Inc. was founded in 1923 and is headquartered in Saint Paul, Minnesota.

Who owns it

Insiders0.2%
Institutions94.2%
Public & other5.7%

2,302 institutional holders

Ownership breakdown from public market data.

Top holders

Blackrock Inc.8.22%
Vanguard Capital Management LLC5.90%
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO5.22%
State Street Corporation4.20%
Morgan Stanley2.79%
Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC2.25%
Geode Capital Management, LLC2.14%
Gates Foundation Trust1.86%

Largest institutional holders — last updated 6/30/2026.

Forensic scorecard

No major accounting red flags in the fundamentals we have — profit is backed by cash and returns look healthy.

Cash conversion1.47×

Over 3 years, operating cash flow fully covered reported profit — earnings are backed by real cash.

Net margin trend9.0% → 12.9%

Margin has expanded by about 3.9 points — the business is getting more profitable.

Return on equity21.2%

Latest ROE of 21.2% — capital is generating a healthy return.

Growth qualityrev 2% · PAT 23%

Profit growth is broadly tracking revenue growth — the earnings trend looks operational rather than one-off.

Computed by MarketChacha from reported figures (SEC XBRL). Education, not a rating or recommendation.

What's expected next

Next quarter

Rev $4.7B · EPS 2.22

Est. earnings growth +6.5%

Next fiscal year

Rev $19.3B · EPS 9.40

Est. earnings growth +15.1%

Analyst consensus estimates — not the company's own guidance.

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Financials at a glance

Source: SEC XBRL

Annual

Quarterly · last 8

Revenue (FY2025)

$16.1B

Net margin

12.9%

ROE

21.2%

Revenue CAGR (2y)

+2.5%

Profit CAGR (2y)

+23.0%

EPS (FY2025)

7.28

Net profit (FY2025)

$2.1B

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Why it moved

Jul 28, 2026
Ecolab rose after reporting Q2 results with adjusted EPS of $2.09 (beat vs $2.08 expected), 10% sales growth (organic +5%, accelerated), and a raised full-year 2026 adjusted EPS outlook to $8.05-$8.25 (+7-10%).
source 1 ↗source 2 ↗source 3 ↗· confidence: high

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Financials

Yearly

Period	Revenue	Net profit	EPS	Net margin	ROE
FY2025	$16.1B	$2.1B	7.28	12.9%	21.2%
FY2024	$15.7B	$2.1B	7.37	13.4%	24.1%
FY2023	$15.3B	$1.4B	4.79	9.0%	17.1%

Quarterly

Period	Revenue	Net profit	EPS	Net margin
2026Q2	$4.4B	$534.9M	1.90	12.1%
2026Q1	$4.1B	$432.6M	1.52	10.6%
2025Q3	$4.2B	$585.0M	2.05	14.0%
2025Q2	$4.0B	$524.2M	1.84	13.0%
2025Q1	$3.7B	$402.5M	1.41	10.9%
2024Q4	$4.0B	—	1.66	—
2024Q3	$4.0B	$736.5M	2.58	18.4%
2024Q2	$4.0B	$490.9M	1.71	12.3%
2024Q1	$3.8B	$412.1M	1.43	11.0%
2023Q4	$3.9B	—	1.41	—
2023Q3	$4.0B	$404.0M	1.41	10.2%
2023Q2	$3.9B	$329.7M	1.15	8.6%
2023Q1	$3.6B	$233.4M	0.82	6.5%

Figures as reported, in reporting currency. Source: SEC XBRL.

Filings & announcements

2026

10-Q filing
SEC8/6/2026
8-K — Results of operations, Exhibits
SEC7/28/2026material
8-K — Other events, Exhibits
SEC5/29/2026material
8-K — Executive/director change, Shareholder vote results
SEC5/11/2026material
10-Q filing
SEC5/7/2026
8-K — Results of operations, Exhibits
SEC4/28/2026material
8-K — Material agreement, Material financial obligation, Exhibits
SEC4/15/2026material
8-K — Results of operations, Exhibits
SEC3/27/2026material
8-K — Results of operations, Exhibits
SEC3/20/2026material
8-K — Executive/director change, Exhibits
SEC2/25/2026material
10-K filing
SEC2/23/2026
8-K — Executive/director change
SEC2/23/2026material
8-K — Results of operations, Costs from exit/disposal, Exhibits
SEC2/10/2026material

2025

10-Q filing
SEC10/30/2025
8-K — Results of operations, Exhibits
SEC10/28/2025material
8-K — Other events, Exhibits
SEC8/27/2025material
10-Q filing
SEC8/7/2025
8-K — Executive/director change, Reg FD disclosure, Exhibits
SEC8/6/2025material
8-K — Results of operations, Exhibits
SEC7/29/2025material

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