Last 47 quarters of trend data · Basic Materials · Chemicals - Specialty
Quarterly valuation ratios — annualised for comparability. YoY Δ shows same-quarter-prior-year change.
| Metric | TTM | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 | Q3 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P/E Ratio → | 39.68 | 36.66 | 43.75 | 33.15 | 33.40 | 36.61 | 44.95 | 35.29 | 24.74 | 34.80 | 40.37 | 35.17 | 30.04 | 40.58 | 50.47 | 39.13 | 29.84 | 35.59 | 73.57 | 56.39 | 46.57 |
| — | +0.1% | -2.7% | -6.1% | +35.0% | +5.2% | +11.4% | +0.3% | -17.6% | -14.3% | -20.0% | -10.1% | +0.7% | +14.0% | -31.4% | -30.6% | -35.9% | -25.3% | -7.9% | +8.4% | -20.8% | |
| P/S Ratio | 5.06 | 4.46 | 4.64 | 4.45 | 4.69 | 4.78 | 4.89 | 4.18 | 4.57 | 4.28 | 4.43 | 3.61 | 3.07 | 3.47 | 3.31 | 2.83 | 2.82 | 3.08 | 3.89 | 5.05 | 4.54 |
| — | -6.6% | -5.2% | +6.4% | +2.8% | +11.5% | +10.5% | +15.6% | +48.7% | +23.5% | +33.7% | +27.6% | +9.0% | +12.7% | -14.9% | -43.9% | -38.0% | -34.6% | -27.3% | -0.9% | -4.8% | |
| P/B Ratio | 8.40 | 7.82 | 7.52 | 7.61 | 8.01 | 8.22 | 8.12 | 7.62 | 8.52 | 8.22 | 8.08 | 7.05 | 6.21 | 7.05 | 6.43 | 5.73 | 5.83 | 6.19 | 7.16 | 9.36 | 8.67 |
| — | -5.0% | -7.4% | -0.1% | -5.9% | +0.0% | +0.6% | +8.0% | +37.1% | +16.6% | +25.7% | +23.1% | +6.5% | +13.9% | -10.2% | -38.8% | -32.7% | -29.9% | -26.8% | -7.0% | -9.0% | |
| P/FCF | 42.70 | 40.26 | 193.71 | 24.61 | 36.89 | 39.63 | 137.51 | 41.12 | 33.17 | 41.23 | 37.09 | 24.13 | 19.56 | 33.29 | 482.91 | 15.84 | 42.33 | 71.72 | 594.24 | 40.26 | 33.93 |
| — | +1.6% | +40.9% | -40.2% | +11.2% | -3.9% | +270.7% | +70.4% | +69.6% | +23.8% | -92.3% | +52.3% | -53.8% | -53.6% | -18.7% | -60.6% | +24.7% | +73.4% | +642.8% | +34.9% | -19.9% | |
| EV / EBITDA | 25.13 | 28.51 | 23.79 | 21.61 | 27.58 | 22.05 | 24.16 | 20.07 | 21.36 | 20.94 | 23.70 | 19.18 | 16.63 | 20.70 | 21.90 | 16.00 | 19.74 | 22.41 | 27.84 | 31.93 | 24.48 |
| — | +29.3% | -1.5% | +7.7% | +29.1% | +5.3% | +1.9% | +4.6% | +28.4% | +1.2% | +8.2% | +19.9% | -15.7% | -7.6% | -21.3% | -49.9% | -19.4% | -5.6% | -7.7% | +28.0% | +21.5% | |
| EV / EBIT | 30.93 | 28.51 | 34.33 | 28.77 | 27.70 | 28.51 | 34.15 | 30.17 | 18.65 | 28.35 | 33.49 | 25.56 | 23.69 | 30.63 | 37.61 | 31.50 | 25.87 | 29.52 | 53.76 | 48.32 | 33.53 |
| — | +0.0% | +0.5% | -4.6% | +48.5% | +0.6% | +2.0% | +18.0% | -21.3% | -7.4% | -10.9% | -18.9% | -8.4% | +3.8% | -30.1% | -34.8% | -22.8% | -16.3% | +3.8% | +26.3% | -25.8% |
Quarterly margins and returns. Watch for margin compression across consecutive quarters.
| Metric | TTM | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 | Q3 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin | 44.5% | 44.1% | 43.6% | 44.0% | 44.8% | 44.8% | 44.3% | 43.4% | 43.4% | 43.8% | 43.3% | 42.1% | 41.2% | 39.5% | 38.2% | 38.7% | 37.7% | 38.3% | 38.1% | 39.9% | 41.0% |
| — | -1.6% | -1.7% | +1.5% | +3.2% | +2.3% | +2.3% | +3.1% | +5.3% | +10.7% | +13.4% | +8.7% | +9.5% | +3.3% | +0.1% | -2.8% | -8.1% | -8.2% | -7.8% | -5.0% | -1.4% | |
| Operating Margin | 18.1% | 17.2% | 15.3% | 18.7% | 18.3% | 17.6% | 15.9% | 17.1% | 17.7% | 16.9% | 14.6% | 15.6% | 15.8% | 13.5% | 11.3% | 14.9% | 11.0% | 10.0% | 9.3% | 11.4% | 14.0% |
| — | -2.7% | -3.7% | +9.4% | +3.2% | +4.5% | +9.0% | +9.9% | +12.2% | +25.3% | +28.6% | +4.9% | +43.5% | +34.8% | +22.0% | +29.8% | -21.5% | -34.3% | -22.7% | -26.4% | -27.7% | |
| Net Margin | 12.9% | 12.1% | 10.6% | 13.4% | 14.0% | 13.0% | 10.9% | 11.8% | 18.4% | 12.3% | 11.0% | 10.3% | 10.2% | 8.6% | 6.5% | 7.2% | 9.5% | 8.6% | 5.3% | 8.9% | 9.8% |
| — | -7.0% | -2.3% | +13.8% | -23.7% | +5.7% | -0.8% | +14.8% | +80.5% | +43.9% | +68.1% | +42.9% | +7.9% | -0.6% | +24.2% | -19.5% | -3.2% | -12.4% | -21.6% | -8.7% | +19.8% |
| Metric | TTM | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 | Q3 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROE | 22.3% | 5.3% | 4.4% | 5.8% | 6.1% | 5.7% | 4.5% | 5.4% | 8.7% | 5.9% | 5.1% | 5.1% | 5.2% | 4.4% | 3.2% | 3.7% | 4.9% | 4.3% | 2.4% | 4.2% | 4.7% |
| — | -7.4% | -4.1% | +5.9% | -29.8% | -3.3% | -10.0% | +6.8% | +66.3% | +34.6% | +58.4% | +38.3% | +7.4% | +1.8% | +33.3% | -13.0% | +3.1% | -8.9% | -22.6% | -13.6% | +14.9% | |
| ROA | 8.8% | 1.9% | 1.7% | 2.3% | 2.5% | 2.3% | 1.8% | 2.1% | 3.4% | 2.3% | 1.9% | 1.9% | 1.9% | 1.5% | 1.1% | 1.2% | 1.6% | 1.5% | 0.8% | 1.5% | 1.8% |
| — | -14.4% | -3.3% | +9.2% | -27.4% | -1.0% | -5.8% | +14.6% | +81.3% | +48.7% | +74.8% | +49.0% | +13.4% | +5.7% | +34.4% | -19.1% | -7.6% | -13.7% | -23.7% | -7.2% | +30.8% | |
| ROIC | 12.7% | 3.0% | 2.5% | 3.3% | 3.4% | 3.3% | 2.8% | 3.3% | 3.4% | 3.2% | 2.6% | 2.9% | 2.9% | 2.4% | 1.9% | 2.6% | 1.9% | 1.7% | 1.4% | 2.0% | 2.8% |
| — | -7.5% | -9.5% | +0.6% | +1.2% | +3.6% | +6.8% | +13.3% | +14.8% | +30.5% | +34.9% | +11.6% | +55.0% | +46.0% | +35.5% | +27.4% | -32.9% | -43.2% | -33.9% | -30.7% | -21.2% |
Quarterly solvency trend — watch for debt spikes or covenant pressure.
| Metric | TTM | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 | Q3 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debt / Equity | 0.96 | 1.36 | 0.92 | 0.96 | 0.97 | 0.96 | 0.94 | 0.94 | 0.97 | 0.98 | 0.99 | 1.08 | 1.17 | 1.20 | 1.23 | 1.24 | 1.26 | 1.29 | 1.29 | 1.26 | 0.91 |
| — | +42.2% | -1.6% | +2.1% | -0.2% | -1.8% | -4.7% | -12.9% | -17.2% | -18.3% | -20.0% | -13.0% | -7.3% | -7.3% | -4.4% | -1.5% | +38.9% | +22.1% | +14.2% | +10.1% | -25.2% | |
| Debt / EBITDA | 2.63 | 17.94 | 10.47 | 9.77 | 12.15 | 9.42 | 10.16 | 8.99 | 8.86 | 8.94 | 10.37 | 10.35 | 10.73 | 12.12 | 14.19 | 11.55 | 14.08 | 15.50 | 17.00 | 15.24 | 9.42 |
| — | +90.4% | +3.1% | +8.7% | +37.1% | +5.4% | -2.1% | -13.1% | -17.4% | -26.2% | -26.9% | -10.4% | -23.8% | -21.8% | -16.5% | -24.3% | +49.4% | +49.5% | +34.0% | +46.7% | +1.7% | |
| Current Ratio | 1.08 | 1.84 | 0.99 | 1.08 | 1.70 | 1.44 | 1.32 | 1.26 | 1.30 | 1.50 | 1.41 | 1.30 | 1.26 | 1.22 | 1.17 | 1.30 | 1.35 | 1.29 | 1.27 | 1.32 | 1.72 |
| — | +27.7% | -24.9% | -14.4% | +30.6% | -3.6% | -6.3% | -3.2% | +3.2% | +22.9% | +19.9% | -0.5% | -6.9% | -5.6% | -7.4% | -1.1% | -21.5% | -32.4% | -29.8% | -24.4% | +7.2% | |
| Quick Ratio | 0.81 | 1.57 | 0.73 | 0.81 | 1.33 | 1.12 | 0.98 | 0.95 | 0.97 | 1.10 | 0.99 | 0.95 | 0.92 | 0.85 | 0.79 | 0.88 | 0.87 | 0.84 | 0.83 | 0.90 | 1.25 |
| — | +39.6% | -25.4% | -15.2% | +37.8% | +1.6% | -0.1% | -0.3% | +4.4% | +30.1% | +24.7% | +8.5% | +5.8% | +1.4% | -4.9% | -2.2% | -29.9% | -40.8% | -37.7% | -31.2% | +4.6% | |
| Interest Coverage | 11.57 | 10.49 | 8.43 | 8.74 | 10.42 | 9.66 | 8.07 | 7.79 | 12.49 | 8.40 | 5.88 | 6.60 | 6.46 | 5.99 | 4.56 | 5.27 | 6.67 | 7.42 | 4.78 | 283.50 | 5.58 |
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Ecolab Inc.'s current P/E is 39.7x. The average P/E over the last 4 quarters is 36.7x. Quarterly P/E ratios can vary due to seasonal revenue patterns and one-time charges.
Ecolab Inc.'s current operating margin is 18.1%. Margins have been compressing over recent quarters. Quarterly margins are particularly useful for identifying trend inflections that annual data smooths over.
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