ECL (Ecolab) Debt-to-Equity : 0.94 (As of Mar. 2025)

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What is Ecolab Debt-to-Equity?

Ecolab's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was $762 Mil. Ecolab's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was $7,596 Mil. Ecolab's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was $8,876 Mil. Ecolab's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was 0.94.

A high debt to equity ratio generally means that a company has been aggressive in financing its growth with debt. This can result in volatile earnings as a result of the additional interest expense.

The historical rank and industry rank for Ecolab's Debt-to-Equity or its related term are showing as below:

ECL' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.79 Med: 1.02 Max: 1.32
Current: 0.94

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of Ecolab was 1.32. The lowest was 0.79. And the median was 1.02.

ECL's Debt-to-Equity is ranked worse than
82.49% of 1399 companies
in the Chemicals industry
Industry Median: 0.36 vs ECL: 0.94

Ecolab Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for Ecolab's Debt-to-Equity can be seen below:

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Ecolab Debt-to-Equity Chart

Ecolab Annual Data

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Dec16

Dec17

Dec18

Dec19

Dec20

Dec21

Dec22

Dec23

Dec24

Debt-to-Equity

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1.15

1.27

1.25

1.09

0.95

Ecolab Quarterly Data
	Jun20	Sep20	Dec20	Mar21	Jun21	Sep21	Dec21	Mar22	Jun22	Sep22	Dec22	Mar23	Jun23	Sep23	Dec23	Mar24	Jun24	Sep24	Dec24	Mar25
Debt-to-Equity	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															0.99	0.98	0.97	0.95	0.94

Competitive Comparison of Ecolab's Debt-to-Equity

For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, Ecolab's Debt-to-Equity, along with its competitors' market caps and Debt-to-Equity data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.

Ecolab's Debt-to-Equity Distribution in the Chemicals Industry

For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, Ecolab's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

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Ecolab Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

Ecolab's Debt to Equity Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2024 is calculated as

Debt to Equity	=	Total Debt			/	Total Stockholders Equity
	=	(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation	+	Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation)	/	Total Stockholders Equity
	=	(758	+	7524.7)	/	8757.3
	=	0.95

Ecolab's Debt to Equity Ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 is calculated as

Debt to Equity	=	Total Debt			/	Total Stockholders Equity
	=	(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation	+	Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation)	/	Total Stockholders Equity
	=	(761.5	+	7596.4)	/	8875.8
	=	0.94

Ecolab (NYSE:ECL) Debt-to-Equity Explanation

In the calculation of Debt to Equity, we use the total of Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation and Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation divided by Total Stockholders Equity. In some calculations, Total Liabilities is used to for calculation.

Be Aware

Because a company can increase its ROE % by having more financial leverage, it is important to watch the leverage ratio when investing in high ROE % companies.

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Ecolab Business Description

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Address

1 Ecolab Place, Saint Paul, MN, USA, 55102

Website

https://www.ecolab.com

Ecolab produces and markets cleaning and sanitation products for the industrial manufacturing, hospitality, healthcare, and life sciences markets. The firm is the global market share leader in this category with a wide array of products and services, including dish and laundry washing systems, pest control, and infection control products. Additionally, Ecolab sells customized water management solutions across its end markets. The company has a strong hold on the US market and is growing its presence abroad.

Executives

Gregory B Cook	officer: EVP & PRES - INST GROUP	1 ECOLAB PLACE, SAINT PAUL MN 55102
David Maclennan	director	14701 CHARLSON ROAD, EDEN PRAIRIE MN 55347
Nicholas J. Alfano	officer: EVP & PRES - GLOBAL INDUSTRIAL	1 ECOLAB PLACE, SAINT PAUL MN 55102
Larry L Berger	officer: Chief Technical Officer & SVP	1 ECOLAB PLACE, SAINT PAUL MN 55102
Jennifer J Bradway	officer: SVP & CORPORATE CONTROLLER	1 ECOLAB PLACE, ST. PAUL MN 55102
Tracy B Mckibben	director	100 RIVERSIDE BOULEVARD, #3S, NEW YORK NY 10069
Arthur J Higgins	director	C/O ZIMMER, INC., P.O. BOX 708, WARSAW IN 46580
Machiel Duijser	officer: EVP & CSCO	1 ECOLAB PLACE, ST. PAUL MN 55102
Gates William H Iii	10 percent owner	2365 CARILLON POINT, KIRKLAND WA 98033
De Boo Alexander A.	officer: EVP & PRES - GLOBAL MARKETS	1 ECOLAB PLACE, SAINT PAUL MN 55102
Christophe Beck	officer: Executive V.P., Instit. NA	370 WABASHA STREET NORTH, SAINT PAUL MN 55102
Victoria Reich	director	UNITED STATIONERS SUPPLY CO, ONE PARKWAY NORTH BLVD SUITE 100, LAKE FOREST IL 60045
Laurie M Marsh	officer: Senior VP - Human Resources	1601 W. DIEHL ROAD, NAPERVILLE IL 60563
Angela M Busch	officer: SVP - Corporate Development	1 ECOLAB PLACE, SAINT PAUL MN 55102
Nicolas A Granucci	officer: EVP & PRES - GLOBAL PEST	1 ECOLAB PLACE, SAINT PAUL MN 55102