Last Price$269.31.1%
Market Cap$76.7B
LTM Return on Capital Employed (ROCE)
13.8%
5Y avg
8.5%
Chemicals - Specialty industry
median
6.3%
Stock quality & Intrinsic value
6/10
(0.5%) overvalued
Ecolab Inc. Return on Capital Employed (ROCE)
Annual
Quarterly
LTM
Industry median
Company stand-alone
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| 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 | Dec'24 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on Capital Employed (ROCE) | 13.3% | 14.8% | 15.6% | 15.6% | 13.5% | 16.1% | 5.8% | 6.6% | 8.1% | 9.5% | 8.7% | 10.4% | 10.7% | 9.6% | 9.3% | 4.0% | 3.8% | 3.2% | 9.4% | 13.5% |
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Ecolab Inc. (ECL) Return on Capital Employed (ROCE) comparison analysis
General
LTM Return on Capital Employed (ROCE)
OTHER METRICS
Company name
Revenue growth
EPS growth
Net Income margin
Ecolab Inc.ECL
13.8%
2.7%
54.1%
13.4%
Median Peer Set
7.0%
(2.3%)
32.8%
8.4%
The Sherwin-Williams CompanySHW
18.0%
0.2%
14.2%
11.6%
RPM International Inc.RPM
13.8%
1.1%
22.5%
8.0%
Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.APD
9.9%
(4.0%)
66.9%
31.6%
Linde plcLIN
9.9%
(1.5%)
53.0%
18.9%
PPG Industries, Inc.PPG
9.0%
(13.2%)
9.7%
8.7%
LyondellBasell Industries N.V.LYB
4.9%
(2.0%)
(35.0%)
3.4%
International Flavors & Fragrances Inc.IFF
3.7%
(7.7%)
39.7%
(22.3%)
Avantor, Inc.AVTR
3.5%
(2.6%)
118.8%
10.5%
DuPont de Nemours, Inc.DD
3.2%
2.6%
97.9%
6.3%
Westlake CorporationWLK
3.0%
(3.2%)
25.8%
5.0%
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'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 | Dec'24 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
% growth | 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% | 15,741.4 2.7% |
| Cost of Goods Sold (COGS) | 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 | 8,899.7 |
% margin | 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% | 6,841.7 43.5% |
| Operating Expenses | 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 | 4,042.7 |
| Research & Development Expenses (R&D) | 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 | 0.0 |
| Selling, General & Administrative Expenses (SG&A) | 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 | 4,228.2 |
% margin | 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% | 2,802.4 17.8% |
| Interest Income | 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 | 0.0 |
| Interest Expense | 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 | 282.5 |
| Pre-tax Income | 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 | 2,571.2 |
% effective tax rate | 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% | 439.3 17.1% |
% margin | 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% | 2,112.4 13.4% |
| EPS | 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 | 7.43 |
| Diluted EPS | 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 | 7.37 |
% margin | 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% | 3,601.4 22.9% |
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FAQ
1) What is Ecolab Inc.'s Return on Capital Employed (ROCE)?
As of today, Microsoft Corp's last 12-month Return on Capital Employed (ROCE) is 13.8%, based on the financial report for Dec 31, 2024 (Q4’2024). The average annual Return on Capital Employed (ROCE) for Ecolab Inc. have been 8.4% over the past three years, and 8.9% over the past five years.
2) Is Ecolab Inc.'s Return on Capital Employed (ROCE) Good?
As of today, Ecolab Inc.'s Return on Capital Employed (ROCE) is 13.8%, which is higher than industry median of 6.3%. It indicates that Ecolab Inc.'s Return on Capital Employed (ROCE) is Good.