ECL (Ecolab) Price-to-Operating-Cash-Flow : 29.83 (As of Jun. 14, 2025)

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What is Ecolab Price-to-Operating-Cash-Flow?

As of today (2025-06-14), Ecolab's share price is $264.21. Ecolab's Cash Flow from Operations per share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2025 was $8.86. Hence, Ecolab's Price-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is 29.83.

The historical rank and industry rank for Ecolab's Price-to-Operating-Cash-Flow or its related term are showing as below:

ECL' s Price-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 14.2 Med: 23.63 Max: 37.04
Current: 29.83

During the past 13 years, Ecolab's highest Price-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Ratio was 37.04. The lowest was 14.20. And the median was 23.63.

ECL's Price-to-Operating-Cash-Flow is ranked worse than
74.72% of 1234 companies
in the Chemicals industry
Industry Median: 14.425 vs ECL: 29.83

Ecolab's Cash Flow from Operations per share for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was $1.30. Its Cash Flow from Operations per share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2025 was $8.86.

During the past 12 months, the average Operating Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate of Ecolab was -11.20% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Operating Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 11.20% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Operating Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 4.50% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Operating Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 2.90% per year.

During the past 13 years, Ecolab's highest 3-Year average Operating Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 28.00% per year. The lowest was -10.50% per year. And the median was 9.20% per year.

Ecolab Price-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Historical Data

The historical data trend for Ecolab's Price-to-Operating-Cash-Flow can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Ecolab Price-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Chart

Ecolab Annual Data

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Price-to-Operating-Cash-Flow

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33.76

32.89

23.33

23.56

23.87

Ecolab Quarterly Data
	Jun20	Sep20	Dec20	Mar21	Jun21	Sep21	Dec21	Mar22	Jun22	Sep22	Dec22	Mar23	Jun23	Sep23	Dec23	Mar24	Jun24	Sep24	Dec24	Mar25
Price-to-Operating-Cash-Flow	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															23.14	23.56	25.26	23.87	28.63

Competitive Comparison of Ecolab's Price-to-Operating-Cash-Flow

For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, Ecolab's Price-to-Operating-Cash-Flow, along with its competitors' market caps and Price-to-Operating-Cash-Flow 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 Price-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Distribution in the Chemicals Industry

For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, Ecolab's Price-to-Operating-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:

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Ecolab Price-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Calculation

Ecolab's Price-to-Operating-Cash-Flow ratio for today is calculated as

Price-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Ratio	=	Share Price	/	Cash Flow from Operations per share (TTM)
	=	264.21	/	8.856
	=	29.83

Ecolab's Share Price of today is $264.21.
Ecolab's Cash Flow from Operations per share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2025 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $8.86.

Note: Cash Flow from Operations per share is calculated as Cash Flow from Operations divided by Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average).

It can also be calculated from the numbers for the whole company:

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Ecolab Business Description

Industry

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Comparable Companies

Traded in Other Exchanges

ECL:Mexico 1ECL:Italy 0IFA:UK ECJ:Germany ECJ:Germany E1CL34:Brazil ECL:Austria

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