Ecolab Inc. cash flow to debt ratio of 31.31% indicates that the company generates enough cash to cover its debts. This level indicates strong financial health.

Ecolab Inc.'s free cash flow has increased 4.67% from $1.82B last year to $1.90B, signaling increasing performance

Ecolab Inc.'s debt to equity ratio is 1.37, which means that the company's assets are unhealthy financed, signaling financial risk.

Ecolab Inc.'s debt has increased relative to shareholder equity from 0.95 last year to 1.37 today, signaling weakened financials

Ecolab Inc. has a net debt to EBITDA ratio of 2.54x, which is below the 3.00x threshold, indicating healthy leverage and financial stability

Ecolab Inc.'s interest coverage ratio of 9.66 indicates that earnings with good margin can cover interest payments on company debt

Ecolab Inc.'s profit margin has decreased (6.36%) in the last year from 13.42% to 12.57%, signaling decreasing performance

Ecolab Inc.'s short-term assets of $5.96B exceed its short-term liabilities of $5.53B

Ecolab Inc.'s return on assets of 7.07% is higher than the 5.00% threshold, indicating efficient asset utilization

Ecolab Inc.'s return on equity of 21.41%, is higher than 15.00%, indicating good performance

Ecolab Inc.'s operating cash flow exceeds its net income, indicating high-quality earnings backed by actual cash generation

Ecolab Inc. had positive net income in 5 out of 5 years, indicating stable and consistent earnings

Ecolab Inc. has positive free cash flow, indicating the company generates cash after capital expenditures

Ecolab Inc. has a free cash flow yield of 2.38%, which is above the 2.00% threshold, indicating strong cash generation relative to market value

Ecolab Inc.'s yearly earnings has decreased 1.74% since last year from $2.11B to $2.08B, signaling decreasing performance

Ecolab Inc.'s yearly revenue has increased 2.16% since last year from $15.74B to $16.08B, signaling increasing performance

ROIC 9.42% (Source: FMP key-metrics). In the 5–10% partial-credit band. Score: 1 of 2. This band sits within the typical US weighted-average cost of capital range. Methodology choice can change the conclusion: under FMP's invested-capital definition the company is at or near its cost of capital; under narrower operating-capital definitions the same company may score higher. Invested capital here includes equity, non-current liabilities, and short-term debt. Cash is not subtracted. See methodology.

Ecolab Inc.'s 3-year revenue CAGR of 4.26% is positive, indicating growing revenue over the past 3 years

Ecolab Inc. had revenue growth in 5 out of 5 years, indicating consistent revenue performance

Ecolab Inc. had positive ROE in 5 out of 5 years, indicating consistent and reliable returns on equity

Ecolab Inc. is overvalued relative to its fair value price of 73.91 based on Discounted Cash Flow model

Ecolab Inc. has an earnings yield of 2.65%, which is below the 4.00% threshold, indicating the stock may be expensive relative to its earnings

Ecolab Inc. is overvalued relative to its fair value price of 54.70 based on EBITDA multiple model

Ecolab Inc. has an EV/EBITDA ratio of 25.66x, which exceeds the 20.00x threshold, indicating the stock may be overvalued relative to its operating earnings

Ecolab Inc. is overvalued relative to its fair value price of 142.27 based on Earnings Fair Value model

Ecolab Inc. had non-positive diluted EPS five years ago; the PEG ratio is not meaningful and the check fails.

Ecolab Inc. has a price-to-book ratio of 7.93x, which exceeds the 5.00x threshold, indicating the stock may be overvalued relative to its book value

Ecolab Inc. has a price-to-sales ratio of 4.75x, which is below the 8.00x threshold, indicating reasonable valuation relative to its revenue