Ecolab Inc. (ECL) Stock Score, Valuation & Financial Research
Ecolab Inc. is in the Basic Materials sector and Chemicals - Specialty industry. It is reviewed using Wall Street Score's company-strength, valuation, growth and financial-health framework. The current Wall Street Score is 36/100.
Quick answer for ECL
Ecolab Inc. currently has a Wall Street Score of 36/100. The stored market price is $271.6. Its financial score is 26/100. Its valuation score is 10/100. These figures are a research snapshot, not a buy or sell recommendation.
What Ecolab Inc. does
Ecolab Inc. provides water, hygiene, and infection prevention solutions and services in the United States and internationally. The company operates through four segments: Global Water, Global Institutional & Specialty, Global Pest Elimination, and Global Life Sciences. The Global Water segment offers water treatment and process applications, and cleaning and sanitizing solutions to manufacturing, food and beverage processing, transportation, chemical, primary metals and mining, power generation, global refining, petrochemical, pulp and paper industries. The Global Institutional & Specialty segment provides cleaning and sanitizing products to the foodservice, healthcare, hospitality, lodging, government, education and retail industries. The Global Pest Elimination segment provides pest elimination services to detect, prevent, and eliminate pests comprising rodents and insects in full-serv
ECL financial snapshot
- Wall Street Score:
- 36/100
- Current price:
- $271.6
- Market capitalization:
- $76.44B
- Revenue:
- $16.84B
- Net income:
- $2.12B
- Free cash flow:
- $1.90B
- Cash:
- $5.14B
- Total debt:
- $13.75B
- EPS:
- 7.50
- P/E ratio:
- 36.2x
- Financial score:
- 26/100
- Valuation score:
- 10/100
- Revenue score:
- 17/100
What stands out
- Reported year-over-year revenue growth is +0.0%.
- Free cash flow is $1.90B, showing positive cash generation.
- The balance sheet shows $5.14B of cash versus $13.75B of total debt, so leverage deserves attention.
What the numbers mean
Its current valuation score is 10/100, which Wall Street Score classifies as weak within the model's valuation framework.
The financial score is 26/100. This is a starting point for reviewing liquidity, leverage and cash-flow strength rather than a stand-alone recommendation.
A strong company and an attractive stock price are not always the same thing. Revenue, earnings, free cash flow, debt, management quality, competitive advantage and valuation should be considered together. Wall Street Score organizes these inputs into a consistent research framework so investors can identify what deserves deeper review.
Data freshness: Financial data last refreshed 2026-09-07.
How to research ECL
Start by understanding how the company makes money. Then compare revenue and earnings trends, cash generation, debt, liquidity and valuation. Review the company's latest filings and earnings reports before acting on any score or model estimate.
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