Ecolab Inc. (ECL) is a Chemicals - Specialty company in the Basic Materials sector, currently trading at $273.13. It has a SharesGrow Score of 70/100, indicating a above average investment profile with 4 out of 7 criteria passed.
SharesGrow calculates the intrinsic value of ECL = $289.80 (+6.1% from the current price, the stock appears fairly valued). Analyst consensus target is ECL = $326 (+19.5% upside).
Valuation: ECL trades at a trailing Price-to-Earnings (P/E) of 36.8 (S&P 500 average ~25) with a forward Price/Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) of 2.58.
Financials: revenue is $16.1B, +4.3%/yr average growth. Net income is $2.1B, growing at +26%/yr. Net profit margin is 12.9% (healthy). Gross margin is 44.5% (+6.7 pp trend).
Balance sheet: total debt is $9.4B against $9.8B equity (Debt-to-Equity (D/E) ratio 0.97, moderate). Current ratio is 1.08 (adequate). Debt-to-assets is 38.2%. Total assets: $24.7B.
Analyst outlook: 26 / 37 analysts rate ECL as buy (70%) — strong consensus.
SharesGrow 7-Criteria breakdown: Value 41/100 (Partial), Growth 73/100 (Pass), Past 100/100 (Pass), Health 67/100 (Partial), Moat 77/100 (Pass), Future 79/100 (Pass), Income 55/100 (Partial).
