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Ecolab ECL

US equityMarket cap rank #216Specialty ChemicalsDividend Aristocrats
$275.51
−$1.22 (-0.44%)
Market open · Sep 24, 1:10 pm ET
After hours $276.72 0.00%
Open$275.89
Prev close$276.72
Day range$273.75 – $278.14
Volume330.2K
Market cap$77.23B
P/E (TTM)37.0
Dividend yield1.03%

Valuation

Multiples measured against the stock's own five-year history

Price / earnings37.1x
CheapRich

Below its usual level · 26th percentile, 5-year average 41.7x

#2289 of 2977 stocks by PE (1 = cheapest)

Price / book7.7x
CheapRich

Around its usual level · 50th percentile, 5-year average 7.6x

#4682 of 5304 stocks by PB (1 = cheapest)

Price / sales4.6x
CheapRich

Above its usual level · 67th percentile, 5-year average 4.2x

#3728 of 5143 stocks by PS (1 = cheapest)

P/E over five years

30x41x52x64xSep '21Mar '24Sep '26

Dashed line is the 5-year average; the shaded band is one standard deviation either side.

Morningstar fair value estimate

Fair value$305.00
Price vs. fair value-9.7%Trading below the estimate
Star rating★★★☆☆
Economic moatWide
UncertaintyMedium
MultipleCurrent5y averagePercentile vs. own historyIndustry rank
PB 7.70 7.57 50% (cheaper than usual) #4682 of 5304 (1 = cheapest)
PE 37.07 41.71 26% (cheaper than usual) #2289 of 2977 (1 = cheapest)
PS 4.60 4.18 67% (pricier than usual) #3728 of 5143 (1 = cheapest)

Percentile is against this stock’s own 5-year valuation range: higher means it’s trading rich relative to its own history, lower means cheap relative to its own history — it is not a comparison against other companies.

Morningstar view

Star rating★★★
Fair value estimate$305.00
Economic moatWide
UncertaintyMedium
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