Ecolab Inc. provides water, hygiene, and infection prevention solutions and services in the United States and internationally. The company operates through four reportable segments: Global Industrial, Global Institutional & Specialty, Global Healthcare & Life Sciences, and Global Pest Elimination. The Global Industrial segment offers water treatment and process applications, and cleaning and sanitizing solutions to manufacturing, food and beverage processing, transportation, chemical, metals and mining, power generation, refining, pulp and paper, and petrochemical industries. The Global Institutional & Specialty segment provides cleaning and sanitizing products to the foodservice, hospitality, lodging, government and education, and retail industries. The Global Healthcare & Life Sciences segment offers cleaning and sanitizing products, such as infection prevention, and end-to-end cleaning and contamination control solutions to the healthcare, personal care, and pharmaceutical industries under the Ecolab, Bioquell, Purolite, and Anios brand names. 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. It 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.
Digital Innovation | Explore Ecolab's strategic focus on digital solutions, enhancing customer value and operational efficiency across water treatment and hygiene sectors |
Market Leadership | Delve into Ecolab's strong positioning in water, hygiene, and infection prevention, with a $74 billion market cap and robust pricing powe |
Growth Prospects | Learn about Ecolab's expansion into high-growth areas like data centers and life sciences, targeting 12-15% EPS growth and 20% adjusted operating margin by 2027 |
Analyst Outlook | Discover varied analyst perspectives, with price targets ranging from $240 to $307, reflecting confidence in Ecolab's strategy amid market challenges |
Metrics to compare | ECL | Sector Sector - Average of metrics from a broad group of related Basic Materials sector companies | Relationship RelationshipECLPeersSector | |
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P/E Ratio | 36.5x | 24.8x | 2.7x | |
PEG Ratio | 1.00 | −0.17 | 0.00 | |
Price/Book | 8.6x | 1.2x | 1.6x | |
Price / LTM Sales | 4.9x | 0.6x | 1.3x | |
Upside (Analyst Target) | 2.6% | 10.0% | 18.5% | |
Fair Value Upside | Unlock | 17.2% | 0.9% | Unlock |