Ecolab Inc.

Basic Materials · Chemicals - Specialty

Overall research band Mixed

Quality Mixed

Valuation Weak

Balance sheet Weak

Market confirmation Above average

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What the company 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, which offers water treatment, process applications, and cleaning and sanitizing solutions to industries such as manufacturing, food and beverage processing, transportation, chemicals, metals, mining, power generation, refining, petrochemicals, and pulp and paper; Global Institutional & Specialty, which supplies cleaning and sanitizing products to foodservice, healthcare, hospitality, lodging, government, education, and retail sectors; Global Pest Elimination, which delivers pest detection, prevention, and elimination services for commercial customers including restaurants, food processors, hotels, grocery stores, education, life sciences, and healthcare; and Global Life Sciences, which provides cleaning and contamination control solutions to pharmaceutical and personal care manufacturers.

The current research profile is Mixed Setup. This is a starting point for investigation, not a forecast or recommendation.

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ROIC13.9%Model input; read with the evidence status and period context.

Operating margin18.1%Model input; read with the evidence status and period context.

Revenue CAGR · 4 years6.0%Model input; read with the evidence status and period context.

FCF margin11.8%Model input; read with the evidence status and period context.

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