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$288.53 -3.77 (-1.29%) At close · Oct 23
Market Cap
$80.88B
Shares
280.33M
Volume · Oct 23 994.82K Avg daily vol (3M) 1.35M

ECL metrics

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Market overview

2 metrics
Share price
$288.53
Market cap
$80.88B

Price action

20 metrics
Price change (1W)
-0.1%
Price change (30D)
+3.2%
Price change (3M)
+7.4%
Price change (6M)
+7.1%
Price change (YTD)
+9.9%
Price change (1Y)
+4.9%
Trailing year
Price change (5Y)
+30.3%
52-week high
$308.35
52-week low
$245.73
Change from 52-week high
-6.4%
Change from 52-week low
+17.4%
Annualized volatility
21.8%
Annualized volatility (3M)
18.7%
Beta
0.5
RSI (14D)
58.4
Price vs SMA 50
+2.9%
Price vs SMA 200
+4.8%
Avg volume (3M)
1.35M
Relative volume
0.7
Average dollar volume
$379.69M

Company

3 metrics
Sector
Basic Materials
Industry
Specialty Chemicals
Shares outstanding
280.33M

Valuation

12 metrics
P / E (TTM)
38.7
Trailing earnings · reciprocal yield 2.6%
PEG ratio
11.9
EV / revenue
5.3×
reciprocal yield 18.9%
EV / EBITDA
74.5×
reciprocal yield 1.3%
EV / EBIT
31.2×
reciprocal yield 3.2%
P / sales
4.8×
reciprocal yield 20.8%
P / book
8.0
reciprocal yield 12.4%
FCF yield
2.3%
TTM · current market cap
Buyback yield
1.6%
P / FCF
43.1
reciprocal yield 2.3%
P / operating cash flow
26.5
reciprocal yield 3.8%
Earnings yield
2.6%

Historical valuation

8 metrics
P / E historical average (3Y)
38.4×
reciprocal yield 2.6%
P / E historical average (5Y)
40.6×
reciprocal yield 2.5%
EV / revenue historical average (3Y)
4.9×
reciprocal yield 20.4%
EV / revenue historical average (5Y)
4.6×
reciprocal yield 21.6%
EV / EBIT historical average (3Y)
30.7×
reciprocal yield 3.3%
EV / EBIT historical average (5Y)
32.6×
reciprocal yield 3.1%
EV / EBITDA historical average (3Y)
—
EV / EBITDA historical average (5Y)
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Dividends & buybacks

7 metrics
Dividend yield
1.0%
Trailing 12 months
Payout ratio
37.7%
Shareholder yield
2.5%
Dividend / share (TTM)
$2.92
Dividend growth YoY
+12.3%
Dividend growth streak
5+
Stored dividend history starts 2020
Last ex-dividend
2026-09-15

Earnings calendar

2 metrics
Next earnings
2026-10-27
Last earnings
2026-07-28

Profitability

9 metrics
Gross margin
44.1%
Operating margin
16.9%
Trailing 12 months
Net margin
12.6%
Gross profit (TTM)
$7.43B
Operating profit (TTM)
$2.85B
Net income (TTM)
$2.12B
Trailing 12 months
Diluted EPS (TTM)
$7.45
FCF margin
11.1%
Effective tax rate
18.9%

Per share

11 metrics
Revenue per diluted share (TTM)
$59.31
Gross profit per diluted share (TTM)
$26.16
Operating profit per diluted share (TTM)
$10.04
EBITDA per diluted share (TTM)
$4.77
Net income per diluted share (TTM)
$7.45
Operating cash flow per diluted share (TTM)
$10.76
Free cash flow per diluted share (TTM)
$6.60
Capital expenditures per diluted share (TTM)
$4.16
R&D per diluted share (TTM)
—
Stock compensation per diluted share (TTM)
$0.48
Book value per share
$35.87

Growth

11 metrics
Revenue growth YoY
+9.7%
Year over year
Net income growth YoY
+2.0%
Revenue (TTM)
$16.84B
Trailing 12 months
EPS growth YoY
+3.3%
Shares change YoY
-1.1%
Year over year · fewer shares
Revenue CAGR (3Y)
+4.3%
Revenue CAGR (5Y)
+6.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y)
+24.1%
EPS CAGR (5Y)
—
FCF CAGR (3Y)
+21.0%
FCF CAGR (5Y)
+6.8%

Quality

14 metrics
Return on equity
21.0%
Return on assets
7.1%
Debt / equity
1.3
Current ratio
1.8
EBITDA (TTM)
$1.15B
Free cash flow (TTM)
$1.87B
Quick ratio
1.6
Interest coverage
8.7
Net debt / EBITDA
4.2
Return on invested capital
12.8%
Trailing 12 months
Net cash
−$8.04B
Latest balance sheet
Cash & equivalents
$5.14B
Total assets
$29.93B
Total debt
$13.17B

Cash flow & spend

7 metrics
Operating cash flow (TTM)
$3.06B
Capital expenditures (TTM)
$1.18B
R&D (TTM)
—
SG&A (TTM)
$4.38B
Stock compensation (TTM)
$135.80M
R&D / revenue
—
Stock compensation / revenue
0.8%

Ownership (13F)

9 metrics
13F filers
1,720
13F filer change QoQ
+6
Institutional ownership
80.8%
Conviction holders (share of 13F filers)
1.1%
Crowding (high-turnover and private-fund holders)
10.4%
Private-fund adviser ownership
10.2%
Active holders' share change QoQ
-0.2%
Holder tenure
18.9
Price vs estimated holder cost
+13.0%

Ownership (registered funds)

1 metrics
Index-fund ownership
16.2%

Short interest

3 metrics
Short interest
1.9%
Latest settlement · 4.4 days to cover
Days to cover
4.4d
Short-squeeze score
65 / 100

Insider activity

2 metrics
Net insider buying (90D)
−$6.21M
Insider-sentiment score
28 / 100

Risk flags

1 metrics
Going concern
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Key facts CIK 31462 CUSIP 278865100 13F (30d) 469 filings 460 filers Visit website Investor relations