ECOLAB INC. (ECL) Financial Ratio Screen
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Calculation date: 2026-08-31. Financial period used: December 2025. The ratios are automated proxies inspired by published methodologies; they are not official index determinations.
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Revenue segments: Not yet checked against an SEC annual filing.
Profile description reviewed: 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-service and quick-service restaurants, food and beverage processors, hotels, grocery operations, and other commercial segments, including education, life sciences, and healthcare. The Global Life Sciences segment provides cleaning and contamination control solutions to pharmaceutical and personal care manufacturers. It offers its products under the Ecolab, Kay, Purolite, and Bioquell brand names. The company sells its products through field sales and corporate account personnel, distributors, and dealers. Ecolab Inc. was founded in 1923 and is headquartered in Saint Paul, Minnesota.
Sources to verify: Secondary company profile and classification · Issuer website · SEC issuer filings
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Published-ratio reproductions (not certifications)
The table shows implemented MSCI and FTSE/Yasaar-style asset-based models plus a provisional S&P-style leverage reconstruction where a complete 36-month denominator exists. These are independent calculations, not official index results or Shariah determinations. See formulas, sources and limitations.
Based on financial data from December 2025
| Standard | Debt Ratio | Cash Ratio | Receivables | Income | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MSCI | 36.4% / 30% | 2.6% / 30% | 17.2% / 30% | 0.4% / 5% | RATIOS FAIL* |
| FTSE | 36.4% / 33% | 2.6% / 33% | 17.2% / 50% | 0.4% / 5% | RATIOS FAIL* |
Financial Highlights
Profitability
| Gross Margin | 44.2% | |
| Operating Margin | 18.5% | |
| Net Margin | 12.6% | |
| Return on Equity (ROE) | 22.0% | |
| Return on Assets (ROA) | 7.2% |
Cash Flow & Balance Sheet
| Operating Cash Flow | $3.0B |
| Free Cash Flow | $1.9B |
| Total Debt | $9.0B |
| Debt-to-Equity | 138.0 |
| Current Ratio | 1.8 |
| Total Assets | $24.7B |
Price & Trading
| Last Close | $281.48 |
| 50-Day MA | $276.08 |
| 200-Day MA | $271.58 |
| Avg Volume | 1.5M |
| Beta | 0.9 |
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52-Week Range
$243.15
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Financial data provenance and verification
The displayed fields were imported from yfinance on 2026-08-24 for the financial period December 2025. This is a secondary data feed and can differ from amended or newly filed statements.
- Issuer website — use its investor-relations filings to verify the figures.
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Verification rule: check debt, cash, receivables, revenue and interest income against the latest primary filing before relying on an automated ratio.
About ECOLAB INC. (ECL)
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-service and quick-service restaurants, food and beverage processors, hotels, grocery operations, and other commercial segments, including education, life sciences, and healthcare. The Global Life Sciences segment provides cleaning and contamination control solutions to pharmaceutical and personal care manufacturers. It offers its products under the Ecolab, Kay, Purolite, and Bioquell brand names. The company sells its products through field sales and corporate account personnel, distributors, and dealers. Ecolab Inc. was founded in 1923 and is headquartered in Saint Paul, Minnesota.
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Is ECOLAB INC. (ECL) halal to invest in?
The current automated result is Financial criteria not met or an activity exclusion was detected. It uses available public financial fields and simplified methodology proxies. It is not a fatwa or an official determination by AAOIFI, DJIM, MSCI, S&P, or FTSE.
What is ECOLAB INC.'s debt ratio?
ECOLAB INC.'s debt ratio is 36.4% in the MSCI new-inclusion reproduction: total debt divided by total assets, against a 30% threshold. See the methodology page for the official source and limitations.
What are ECOLAB INC.'s key financial metrics?
ECOLAB INC. has a market capitalization of USD 78949M in its listing currency, trailing P/E ratio of 37.8, and revenue of $16.1B. The company maintains a gross margin of 44.2% and a net margin of 12.6%. Return on equity stands at 22.0%.
How often is the screening data updated?
Calculation date: 2026-08-31. Financial period: December 2025. These dates are shown separately because regenerating this page does not refresh the underlying data.
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