Ecolab (ECL)
What the price implies
A reverse DCF: instead of guessing a fair value, it asks what growth today's price already assumes. How it works.
At a market value of $77.8B, Ecolab's free cash flow of $1.9B (fiscal 2025) would need to grow about 14% a year for the stock to be worth today's price. That is faster than the company has grown its free cash flow over the last 9 years.
Assumes a 9% discount rate and 3% growth after year 10, on free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capital spending) from Ecolab's SEC filings. Change any assumption, or model revenue and margins instead, in the Modeling tab, or try your own numbers in the reverse DCF calculator.
Fundamental grade
Five factors scored 1 to 9 from ECL's latest numbers, weighted into one grade. It describes the business, not whether the stock is a buy.
Key numbers
Results from SEC filings
Fiscal years, from Ecolab's 10-K filings. The deep dive has 15+ years, quarters and every line.
| Fiscal year | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $12.7B | $14.2B | $15.3B | $15.7B | $16.1B |
| Net income | $1.1B | $1.1B | $1.4B | $2.1B | $2.1B |
| Free cash flow | $1.4B | $1.1B | $1.6B | $1.8B | $1.9B |
| EPS (diluted) | $3.91 | $3.81 | $4.79 | $7.37 | $7.28 |
| Operating margin | 12.6% | 11.0% | 13.0% | 17.8% | 17.0% |
Where the revenue comes from
Revenue by segments, fiscal 2025.
Superinvestors who own ECL
From each investor's latest 13F filing (what a 13F shows). 6 of the investors we track hold it.
| Investor | Last quarter | Value | % of portfolio | Quarter |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hersh Cohen ClearBridge Investments |
Trimmed | $126M | 0.10% | Q2 2026 |
| Cliff Asness AQR Capital Management |
Trimmed | $116M | 0.04% | Q2 2026 |
| Tom Gayner Markel Group Inc. |
Held | $76M | 0.58% | Q2 2026 |
| Joel Greenblatt Gotham Asset Management |
Added | $54M | 0.13% | Q2 2026 |
| Mario Gabelli GAMCO Investors |
Trimmed | $12M | 0.11% | Q2 2026 |
| Boykin Curry Eagle Capital Management |
Held | $6M | 0.02% | Q2 2026 |
Insider buying
Open-market purchases by Ecolab's executives and directors in the last 12 months, from SEC Form 4 filings. What insider buying tells you.
| Date | Insider | Shares | Price | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 11, 2026 | Eric Mark Green Director |
3,370 | $276.58 | $932,064 |
| Sep 11, 2026 | Eric Mark Green Director |
320 | $277.29 | $88,733 |
| Mar 23, 2026 | Ro Khanna |
0 | $261.68 | — |
| Mar 23, 2026 | Ro Khanna |
0 | $261.68 | — |
| Dec 8, 2025 | David Maclennan |
750 | $257.60 | $193,200 |
| Oct 30, 2025 | Lisa C. Mcclain |
0 | $256.80 | — |
| Oct 30, 2025 | Lisa C. Mcclain |
0 | $256.80 | — |
| Oct 7, 2025 | Ro Khanna |
0 | $278.80 | — |
| Oct 7, 2025 | Ro Khanna |
0 | $278.80 | — |
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In the full deep dive
Questions
What growth does Ecolab's stock price imply?
At a market value of $77.8B, Ecolab would need its free cash flow to grow about 14% a year for 10 years (discounted at 9%, 3% growth after that) to be worth today's price. Over the last 9 years its free cash flow grew 6% a year.
Are Ecolab insiders buying the stock?
9 open-market insider purchases of ECL in the last 12 months, from SEC Form 4 filings.
Which superinvestors own Ecolab?
6 of the superinvestors Investingly tracks hold ECL in their latest 13F, including Hersh Cohen, Cliff Asness, Tom Gayner.
Prices and ratios as of Oct 7, 2026; statements from SEC filings. Information only, not investment advice. Superinvestor holdings come from 13F filings, which are filed up to 45 days after each quarter ends.