Ecolab Inc., headquartered in St. Paul, Minnesota, is an American corporation that develops and offers services, technology and systems that specialize in water treatment, purification, cleaning and hygiene in a wide variety of applications. It helps organizations both private market as well as public treat their water, not only for drinking directly, but also for use in food, healthcare, hospitality related safety and industry.
| Revenue (TTM) | $17.37B |
| Gross Profit (TTM) | $7.65B |
| EBITDA | $4.28B |
| Operating Margin | 19.20% |
| Return on Equity | 20.80% |
| Return on Assets | 7.29% |
| Revenue/Share (TTM) | $61.73 |
| Book Value | $37.17 |
| Price-to-Book | 8.23 |
| Price-to-Sales (TTM) | 4.85 |
| EV/Revenue | 5.7 |
| EV/EBITDA | 24.34 |
| Quarterly Earnings Growth (YoY) | -4.90% |
| Quarterly Revenue Growth (YoY) | 12.70% |
| Shares Outstanding | $280.47M |
| Float | $279.88M |
| % Insiders | 0.16% |
| % Institutions | 94.26% |
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Ecolab NYSE: ECL said its third-quarter results marked an “inflection point,” as its core operations strengthened and its growth businesses accelerated, driving 7% organic sales growth and 11% organic operating-income growth.
Ecolab Inc. ( ECL ) Q3 2026 Earnings Call October 27, 2026 1:00 PM EDT Company Participants Andy Hedberg - Vice President of Investor Relations Christophe Beck - CEO, President & Chairman of the Board Scott Kirkland - Chief Financial Officer Conference Call Participants Timothy Mulrooney - William Blair & Company L.L.C., Research Division John Ronan Kennedy - Barclays Bank PLC, Research Division Ashish Sabadra - RBC Capital Markets, Research Division John McNulty - BMO Capital Markets Equity Research David Begleiter - Deutsche Bank AG, Research Division Seth Weber - BNP Paribas, Research Division Laurence Alexander - Jefferies LLC, Research Division Vincent Andrews - Morgan Stanley, Research Division Patrick Cunningham - Citigroup Inc., Research Division Eric Boyes - Evercore ISI Institutional Equities, Research Division John Ezekiel Roberts - Mizuho Securities USA LLC, Research Division Jeffrey Zekauskas - JPMorgan Chase & Co, Research Division Matthew DeYoe - BofA Securities, Research Division Joshua Spector - UBS Investment Bank, Research Division Michael Harrison - Seaport Research Partners Andrew J.
ECL's Q3 earnings increase 5% to $2.18 per share, while revenues jump 13%, driven by strong Water and Life Sciences growth and accelerating digital sales.
Although the revenue and EPS for Ecolab (ECL) give a sense of how its business performed in the quarter ended September 2026, it might be worth considering how some key metrics compare with Wall Street estimates and the year-ago numbers.
Ecolab (ECL) came out with quarterly earnings of $2.18 per share, in line with the Zacks Consensus Estimate . This compares to earnings of $2.07 per share a year ago.
ST. PAUL, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Ecolab Inc. (NYSE: ECL): THIRD QUARTER HIGHLIGHTS Strong execution drove broad-based acceleration, with reported sales growth of 13% and organic sales growth accelerating to 7%. Volume growth improved to 2% despite ongoing Middle East disruptions, while pricing accelerated to 5%. Growth in Ecolab's core businesses strengthened, led by accelerating growth in Food & Beverage and Light Water. Heavy Water and Paper both returned to solid growth. Ecolab's growth.
Besides Wall Street's top-and-bottom-line estimates for Ecolab (ECL), review projections for some of its key metrics to gain a deeper understanding of how the company might have fared during the quarter ended September 2026.
ECL gears up for Q3 earnings with strong growth prospects in AI infrastructure, Life Sciences and pricing, but rising costs could pressure margins.
Ecolab (ECL) doesn't possess the right combination of the two key ingredients for a likely earnings beat in its upcoming report. Get prepared with the key expectations.
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