Last Price$269.80.3%
Market Cap$76.9B
P/BV LTM
7.8x
5Y avg
7.7x
Chemicals - Specialty industry
median
1.5x
Stock quality & Intrinsic value
6/10
(0.5%) overvalued
Ecolab Inc. P/BV LTM
Annual
Quarterly
Daily
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| Dec'04 | Dec'05 | Dec'06 | Dec'07 | Dec'08 | Dec'09 | Dec'10 | Dec'11 | Dec'12 | Dec'13 | Dec'14 | Dec'15 | Dec'16 | Dec'17 | Dec'18 | Dec'19 | Dec'20 | Dec'21 | Dec'22 | Dec'23 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P/BV LTM | 6.1x | 5.6x | 6.4x | 7.5x | 3.6x | 5.4x | 6.0x | 6.8x | 3.5x | 4.6x | 4.1x | 5.0x | 4.9x | 5.3x | 5.2x | 6.4x | 10.2x | 9.6x | 5.8x | 7.2x |
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Ecolab Inc. (ECL) P/BV LTM comparison analysis
General
LTM P/BV LTM
OTHER METRICS
Company name
Revenue growth
EPS growth
Net Income margin
Ecolab Inc.ECL
8.8x
8.0%
25.8%
9.0%
Median Peer Set
2.9x
(3.3%)
31.1%
8.4%
The Sherwin-Williams CompanySHW
14.1x
0.2%
12.8%
11.6%
RPM International Inc.RPM
5.8x
1.1%
22.5%
8.0%
Linde plcLIN
5.7x
(1.5%)
53.0%
18.9%
PPG Industries, Inc.PPG
3.8x
(13.2%)
9.7%
8.7%
Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.APD
3.8x
(4.0%)
66.9%
31.6%
LyondellBasell Industries N.V.LYB
1.9x
(18.5%)
(45.3%)
5.1%
Avantor, Inc.AVTR
1.9x
(2.6%)
118.8%
10.5%
DuPont de Nemours, Inc.DD
1.4x
2.6%
97.9%
6.3%
Westlake CorporationWLK
1.3x
(20.6%)
(78.7%)
3.8%
International Flavors & Fragrances Inc.IFF
1.2x
(7.7%)
39.7%
(22.3%)
ECL key stats
USD
Millions
Billions
Annual
Quarterly
Trailing
Key stats
Income statement
Balance sheet
Cash Flow Statement
Valuation
Ratios
Per share
Per employee
Dividends & Yields
| Dec'04 | Dec'05 | Dec'06 | Dec'07 | Dec'08 | Dec'09 | Dec'10 | Dec'11 | Dec'12 | Dec'13 | Dec'14 | Dec'15 | Dec'16 | Dec'17 | Dec'18 | Dec'19 | Dec'20 | Dec'21 | Dec'22 | Dec'23 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
% growth | 4,184.9 0.0% | 4,534.8 8.4% | 4,895.8 8.0% | 5,469.6 11.7% | 6,137.5 12.2% | 5,900.6 (3.9%) | 6,089.7 3.2% | 6,798.5 11.6% | 11,838.7 74.1% | 13,253.4 11.9% | 14,280.5 7.7% | 13,545.1 (5.1%) | 13,152.8 (2.9%) | 13,835.9 5.2% | 14,668.2 6.0% | 12,562.0 (14.4%) | 11,790.2 (6.1%) | 12,733.1 8.0% | 14,187.8 11.4% | 15,320.2 8.0% |
| Cost of Goods Sold (COGS) | 2,031.3 | 2,248.8 | 2,416.1 | 2,691.7 | 3,141.6 | 2,978.0 | 3,013.8 | 3,475.6 | 6,483.5 | 7,240.1 | 7,679.1 | 7,223.5 | 6,898.9 | 8,099.8 | 8,625.9 | 7,045.8 | 6,905.8 | 7,615.8 | 8,831.0 | 9,132.4 |
% margin | 2,153.7 51.5% | 2,286.0 50.4% | 2,479.8 50.7% | 2,777.9 50.8% | 2,995.9 48.8% | 2,922.6 49.5% | 3,075.9 50.5% | 3,322.9 48.9% | 5,355.2 45.2% | 6,013.3 45.4% | 6,601.4 46.2% | 6,321.6 46.7% | 6,253.9 47.5% | 5,736.1 41.5% | 6,042.3 41.2% | 5,516.2 43.9% | 4,884.4 41.4% | 5,117.3 40.2% | 5,356.8 37.8% | 6,187.8 40.4% |
| Operating Expenses | 1,619.5 | 1,743.6 | 1,868.1 | 2,110.6 | 2,283.4 | 2,174.2 | 2,261.6 | 2,438.1 | 3,920.2 | 4,281.4 | 4,577.6 | 4,345.5 | 4,299.4 | 3,789.7 | 3,968.6 | 3,550.8 | 3,309.1 | 3,416.1 | 3,653.8 | 4,195.5 |
| Research & Development Expenses (R&D) | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 183.0 | 188.0 | 197.0 | 191.0 | 189.0 | 201.0 | 216.0 | 190.0 | 185.0 | 186.0 | 190.0 | 192.0 |
| Selling, General & Administrative Expenses (SG&A) | 1,615.1 | 1,743.6 | 1,868.1 | 2,090.9 | 2,257.5 | 2,174.2 | 2,261.6 | 2,438.1 | 3,920.2 | 4,281.4 | 4,577.6 | 4,345.5 | 4,299.4 | 3,789.7 | 3,968.6 | 3,550.8 | 3,309.1 | 3,416.1 | 3,653.8 | 4,004.4 |
% margin | 534.1 12.8% | 542.4 12.0% | 611.6 12.5% | 667.3 12.2% | 712.5 11.6% | 681.3 11.5% | 806.8 13.2% | 753.8 11.1% | 1,289.3 10.9% | 1,560.6 11.8% | 1,955.0 13.7% | 1,561.3 11.5% | 1,915.0 14.6% | 1,950.1 14.1% | 1,947.0 13.3% | 1,845.2 14.7% | 818.5 6.9% | 892.0 7.0% | 788.8 5.6% | 1,992.3 13.0% |
| Interest Income | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 9.2 | 6.3 | 6.5 | 7.9 | 8.9 | 10.5 | 11.4 | 10.1 | 20.8 | 19.6 | 14.9 | 23.7 | 14.6 | 12.3 | 8.5 | 52.2 |
| Interest Expense | 49.8 | 44.2 | 44.4 | 70.7 | 87.5 | 61.2 | 59.1 | 82.1 | 276.7 | 262.3 | 256.6 | 243.6 | 264.6 | 255.0 | 222.3 | 214.4 | 290.2 | 218.3 | 243.6 | 348.9 |
| Pre-tax Income | 488.8 | 498.2 | 567.2 | 616.3 | 650.9 | 620.1 | 747.7 | 679.6 | 1,012.6 | 1,298.3 | 1,698.4 | 1,317.7 | 1,650.4 | 1,762.4 | 1,804.6 | 1,731.5 | 1,161.4 | 1,414.2 | 1,343.4 | 1,755.5 |
% effective tax rate | 178.3 36.5% | 178.7 35.9% | 198.6 35.0% | 189.1 30.7% | 202.8 31.2% | 201.4 32.5% | 216.6 29.0% | 216.3 31.8% | 311.3 30.7% | 324.7 25.0% | 476.2 28.0% | 300.5 22.8% | 403.3 24.4% | 243.8 13.8% | 364.3 20.2% | 288.6 16.7% | 176.6 15.2% | 270.2 19.1% | 234.5 17.5% | 362.5 20.6% |
% margin | 310.5 7.4% | 319.5 7.0% | 368.6 7.5% | 427.2 7.8% | 448.1 7.3% | 417.3 7.1% | 530.3 8.7% | 462.5 6.8% | 703.6 5.9% | 967.8 7.3% | 1,202.8 8.4% | 1,002.1 7.4% | 1,229.6 9.3% | 1,504.6 10.9% | 1,429.1 9.7% | 1,558.9 12.4% | 984.8 8.4% | 1,129.9 8.9% | 1,091.7 7.7% | 1,372.3 9.0% |
| EPS | 1.10 | 1.25 | 1.46 | 1.73 | 1.83 | 1.76 | 2.27 | 1.95 | 2.41 | 3.23 | 4.01 | 3.38 | 4.20 | 5.20 | 4.95 | 5.41 | 3.43 | 3.95 | 3.83 | 4.82 |
| Diluted EPS | 1.09 | 1.23 | 1.43 | 1.70 | 1.80 | 1.74 | 2.23 | 1.91 | 2.35 | 3.16 | 3.93 | 3.32 | 4.14 | 5.12 | 4.88 | 5.33 | 3.43 | 3.91 | 3.81 | 4.79 |
% margin | 736.8 17.6% | 799.4 17.6% | 880.2 18.0% | 978.9 17.9% | 1,056.4 17.2% | 1,013.2 17.2% | 1,167.1 19.2% | 1,149.7 16.9% | 1,983.7 16.8% | 2,591.3 19.6% | 2,910.1 20.4% | 2,419.7 17.9% | 2,870.2 21.8% | 2,922.7 21.1% | 3,017.0 20.6% | 2,863.3 22.8% | 2,496.8 21.2% | 2,709.3 21.3% | 2,786.7 19.6% | 3,033.8 19.8% |
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FAQ
1) What is Ecolab Inc.'s P/BV LTM?
As of today, Microsoft Corp's last 12-month P/BV LTM is 7.8x, based on the financial report for Dec 30, 2024 (Q4’2024). The average annual P/BV LTM for Ecolab Inc. have been 7.5x over the past three years, and 8.0x over the past five years.
2) Is Ecolab Inc.'s P/BV LTM Good?
As of today, Ecolab Inc.'s P/BV LTM is 7.8x, which is higher than industry median of 1.5x. It indicates that Ecolab Inc.'s P/BV LTM is Bad.