Ecolab (ECL) Financial Ratios: P/E, ROE & More

Ecolab (ECL) Financial Ratios

For fiscal 2025 (fiscal year ended Dec 31, 2025), Ecolab had a P/E ratio of 35.82 (up from 31.41), return on equity of 22.5% (down from 25.3%), debt-to-equity of 0.92 (down from 0.94) and a current ratio of 1.08 (down from 1.26). A current ratio of 1.08 means current assets exceed current liabilities. Its dividend yield was 1.02% with a payout ratio of 36.3%.

Ecolab Financial Ratios Analysis

Valuation, profitability, leverage, and liquidity ratios

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Breakdown	FY 2025	FY 2024	FY 2023	FY 2022	FY 2021	FY 2020
Period ending	Dec 2025	Dec 2024	Dec 2023	Dec 2022	Dec 2021	Dec 2020
Valuation Ratios
P/E Ratio	35.82	31.41	41.21	37.98	59.50	-
Forward P/E	31.74	32.26	33.54	30.79	41.55	43.40
P/S Ratio	4.62	4.21	3.69	2.92	5.28	5.24
P/B Ratio	7.58	7.55	7.01	5.71	9.27	9.96
Price/FCF	39.05	36.47	34.55	38.55	47.38	45.04
Price/OCF	25.18	23.58	23.45	23.18	32.60	33.20
PEG Ratio	2.38	2.07	2.32	2.30	2.80	4.12
Enterprise Value Ratios
EV/Revenue	5.05	4.66	4.22	3.55	5.71	5.78
EV/EBITDA	20.69	20.36	20.82	18.06	26.83	27.28
EV/EBIT	27.53	27.50	29.61	27.23	38.95	40.44
EV/FCF	42.67	40.35	39.54	46.79	51.23	49.67
Profitability & Returns
Return on Equity (ROE)	22.52%	25.29%	18.17%	15.28%	17.01%	13.20%
Return on Assets (ROA)	7.84%	7.55%	6.31%	5.41%	5.93%	5.40%
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)	14.28%	13.97%	10.99%	9.61%	10.74%	10.39%
Return on Capital Employed (ROCE)	15.40%	15.20%	12.50%	10.70%	10.60%	11.10%
Leverage & Solvency Ratios
Debt/Equity	0.92	0.94	1.08	1.24	1.26	1.15
Debt/EBITDA	2.16	2.17	2.63	3.03	3.17	2.65
Debt/FCF	4.72	4.55	5.33	8.39	6.45	5.19
Liquidity Ratios
Current Ratio	1.08	1.26	1.30	1.30	1.32	1.75
Quick Ratio	0.77	0.89	0.91	0.83	0.84	1.26
Efficiency Ratios
Asset Turnover	0.68	0.71	0.71	0.67	0.65	0.60
Inventory Turnover	6.04	6.00	5.55	5.33	5.42	5.79
Yield & Distribution Ratios
Earnings Yield	2.79%	3.18%	2.43%	2.63%	1.68%	-1.95%
FCF Yield	2.56%	2.74%	2.89%	2.59%	2.11%	2.22%
Dividend Yield	1.02%	1.01%	1.09%	1.41%	0.83%	0.92%
Payout Ratio	36.31%	31.45%	44.98%	55.22%	50.13%	-
Buyback Yield	0.49%	-0.03%	0.04%	0.87%	0.41%	0.75%
Total Return	1.51%	0.97%	1.13%	2.28%	1.24%	1.68%

Source: Company financial statements from annual and quarterly filings. Data as of Jun 30, 2026. Data sources and methodology

Frequently Asked Questions About Ecolab Financial Ratios

What is Ecolab's P/E ratio?

Ecolab's P/E ratio was 35.82 for fiscal 2025 (period ended Dec 31, 2025). It was 31.41 a year earlier.

What is Ecolab's return on equity?

Ecolab's return on equity (ROE) was 22.5% for fiscal 2025 (period ended Dec 31, 2025). It was 25.3% a year earlier.

What is Ecolab's debt-to-equity ratio?

Ecolab's debt-to-equity ratio was 0.92 for fiscal 2025 (period ended Dec 31, 2025). It was 0.94 a year earlier.

What is return on equity (ROE)?

Return on equity is net income divided by shareholders' equity. It measures how much profit a company generates from the capital its shareholders have invested. Full definition