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Ecolab return on equity (ROE)

Ecolab's return on equity is 20.13%: net income of 2.10B USD over the last twelve months on shareholders' equity of 10.42B USD.

Today
20.13%
Average, 5 years
19.20%
Low, 5 years
15.32%
High, 5 years
24.34%

ROE (return on equity) = net income (last 12 months) ÷ shareholders' equity = 2.10B ÷ 10.42B = 20.13%

ROE (return on equity)
Net income
Shareholders' equity

Each quarter's net income over its last four quarters, over the shareholders' equity at the quarter end.

Why is Ecolab's return on equity so high?

Net margin
12.9%
profit on each dollar of sales
Asset turnover
0.65×
sales on each dollar of assets
Equity multiplier
2.53×
assets on each dollar of equity
Return on equity
21.2%
FY2025
  • FY202512.9% × 0.65 × 2.53 = 21.2%
  • FY202413.4% × 0.70 × 2.56 = 24.1%
  • FY20239.0% × 0.70 × 2.72 = 17.1%
  • FY20227.7% × 0.66 × 2.97 = 15.1%
  • FY20218.9% × 0.60 × 2.94 = 15.6%

The DuPont breakdown, on each year-end's assets and equity, as the return on equity elsewhere on this page. A high equity multiplier means a small equity base: debt, or buybacks that return the equity to shareholders, lift the return on what is left.

ROE (return on equity) by year and by quarter

Fiscal yearPeriod endingROE (return on equity)Net incomeShareholders' equity
Today20.13%2.10B10.42B
FY202531 Dec 202521.42%2.09B9.77B
FY202431 Dec 202424.34%2.13B8.76B
FY202331 Dec 202317.06%1.37B8.04B
FY202231 Dec 202215.32%1.11B7.24B
FY202131 Dec 202115.84%1.14B7.22B
FY202031 Dec 2020-19.22%-1.19B6.17B
FY201931 Dec 201916.61%1.44B8.69B
FY201831 Dec 201818.00%1.44B8.00B
FY201731 Dec 201719.98%1.52B7.62B
FY201631 Dec 201618.07%1.25B6.90B
FY201531 Dec 201514.72%1.02B6.91B
FY201431 Dec 201416.71%1.22B7.32B
FY201331 Dec 201313.26%973.60M7.34B
FY201231 Dec 201211.54%701.30M6.08B
FY201131 Dec 20118.18%463.30M5.67B
FY201031 Dec 201024.94%531.10M2.13B
FY200931 Dec 200920.93%418.70M2.00B
FY200831 Dec 200828.51%448.10M1.57B
FY200731 Dec 200722.07%427.20M1.94B
FY200631 Dec 200621.94%368.62M1.68B
FY200531 Dec 200519.37%319.48M1.65B
FY200431 Dec 200419.87%310.49M1.56B
FY200331 Dec 200321.41%277.35M1.30B
FY200231 Dec 200219.07%209.77M1.10B
FY200131 Dec 200121.37%188.17M880.35M
FY200031 Dec 200027.55%208.56M757.01M
FY199931 Dec 199923.07%175.80M762.00M
FY199831 Dec 199822.38%154.50M690.50M
FY199731 Dec 199724.29%134.00M551.70M
FY199631 Dec 199621.77%113.20M520.00M
FY199531 Dec 199521.72%99.20M456.70M
FY199431 Dec 199418.32%84.60M461.80M
FY199331 Dec 199320.28%75.90M374.30M
FY199231 Dec 199218.72%64.30M343.50M
FY199131 Dec 1991-73.44%-219.00M298.20M
FY199031 Dec 199011.86%53.70M452.60M
FY198931 Dec 19890.60%3.10M515.60M
FY198831 Dec 198810.18%44.10M433.30M
FY198731 Dec 198735.97%141.80M394.20M
FY198631 Dec 198616.70%43.70M261.60M

Figures in USD. A quarter's revenue, net income and dividends are those of its last four quarters.

See also:P/E ratio,Market cap,P/S ratio,Dividend yield,Debt to equity,Current ratio,All ratios

Common questions about Ecolab's ROE

Source: Financial Modeling Prep