Shares of Consumer Discretionary sector company Ecolab moved 0.1% today, and are now trading at a price of $261.74. The Large-Cap stock's daily volume was 197,656 compared to its average volume of 1,398,137. The S&P 500 index returned a 2.0% performance.
Ecolab Inc. provides water, hygiene, and infection prevention solutions and services in the United States and internationally. The company is based in Saint Paul and has 48,000 full time employees. Its market capitalization is $74,234,560,512. Ecolab currently offers its equity investors a dividend that yields 1.0% per year.
Over the last year, ECL's share price has increased by 7.4%, which represents a difference of -4.2% when compared to the S&P 500. The stock's 52 week high is $286.04 per share whereas its 52 week low is $221.62. With average free cash flows of $1.5 Billion that have been growing at an average rate of 3.5% over the last 5 years, Ecolab is in a position to continue its strong stock performance trend.
| Date Reported | Cash Flow from Operations ($ k) | Capital expenditures ($ k) | Free Cash Flow ($ k) | YoY Growth (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2,813,900 | 994,500 | 1,819,400 | 11.14 |
| 2023 | 2,411,800 | 774,800 | 1,637,000 | 52.19 |
| 2022 | 1,788,400 | 712,800 | 1,075,600 | -24.19 |
| 2021 | 2,061,900 | 643,000 | 1,418,900 | 3.48 |
| 2020 | 1,860,200 | 489,000 | 1,371,200 | -18.84 |
| 2019 | 2,420,700 | 731,300 | 1,689,400 |
