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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.
Market Dynamics | Delve into Ecolab's navigation of industry trends, geopolitical risks, and competitive pressures, with analyst price targets ranging from $240 to $307 |
Digital Transformation | Explore Ecolab's digital innovation strategy, enhancing operational efficiency and customer value through initiatives like the One Ecolab program |
Financial Resilience | Despite challenges, Ecolab projects 12-15% EPS growth for FY2025, with analyst estimates ranging from $7.34 to $7.60 for FY2025 and $8.12 to $8.65 for FY2026 |
Water Tech Titan | Ecolab's strategic acquisition of Ovivo's Electronics ultra-pure water business positions it as a key player in the critical microelectronics secto |

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 | 36.8x | 21.1x | 3.4x | |
PEG Ratio | −30.43 | 0.08 | 0.00 | |
Price / Book | 7.8x | 3.2x | 1.6x | |
Price / LTM Sales | 4.7x | 1.5x | 1.4x | |
Upside (Analyst Target) | 19.0% | 0.0% | 24.3% | |
Fair Value Upside | Unlock | 21.2% | −1.3% | Unlock |