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Ecolab Inc. (ECL)At 1:54PM ET: 43.80  Down 0.25 (0.57%)  
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VALUATION MEASURES 
Market Cap (intraday):10.98B
Enterprise Value (13-Apr-07)3:11.62B
Trailing P/E (ttm, intraday):30.57
Forward P/E (fye 31-Dec-08) 1:23.30
PEG Ratio (5 yr expected):1.79
Price/Sales (ttm):2.26
Price/Book (mrq):6.59
Enterprise Value/Revenue (ttm)3:2.37
Enterprise Value/EBITDA (ttm)3:13.204
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS 
Fiscal Year
Fiscal Year Ends:31-Dec
Most Recent Quarter (mrq):31-Dec-06
Profitability
Profit Margin (ttm):7.53%
Operating Margin (ttm):12.49%
Management Effectiveness
Return on Assets (ttm):9.31%
Return on Equity (ttm):22.14%
Income Statement
Revenue (ttm):4.90B
Revenue Per Share (ttm):19.418
Qtrly Revenue Growth (yoy):11.30%
Gross Profit (ttm):2.48B
EBITDA (ttm):880.21M
Net Income Avl to Common (ttm):368.61M
Diluted EPS (ttm):1.43
Qtrly Earnings Growth (yoy):23.30%
Balance Sheet
Total Cash (mrq):484.03M
Total Cash Per Share (mrq):1.931
Total Debt (mrq):1.07B
Total Debt/Equity (mrq):0.634
Current Ratio (mrq):1.233
Book Value Per Share (mrq):6.685
Cash Flow Statement
Operating Cash Flow (ttm):627.56M
Levered Free Cash Flow (ttm):221.86M
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TRADING INFORMATION 
Stock Price History
Beta:0.23
52-Week Change3:15.92%
S&P500 52-Week Change3:12.31%
52-Week High (21-Nov-06)3:46.40
52-Week Low (22-May-06)3:37.00
50-Day Moving Average3:42.93
200-Day Moving Average3:44.19
Share Statistics
Average Volume (3 month)3:881,060
Average Volume (10 day)3:676,388
Shares Outstanding:250.63M
Float:175.04M
% Held by Insiders4:29.10%
% Held by Institutions4:56.30%
Shares Short (as of 12-Mar-07)3:3.16M
Short Ratio (as of 12-Mar-07)3:3.3
Short % of Float (as of 12-Mar-07)3:1.30%
Shares Short (prior month)3:2.96M
Dividends & Splits
Forward Annual Dividend Rate5:0.46
Forward Annual Dividend Yield5:1.10%
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate3:0.43
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield3:0.10%
5 Year Average Dividend Yield5:1.00%
Payout Ratio5:28%
Dividend Date3:16-Apr-07
Ex-Dividend Date5:16-Mar-07
Last Split Factor (new per old)2:2:1
Last Split Date3:09-Jun-03


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Abbreviation Guide: K = Thousands; M = Millions; B = Billions
mrq = Most Recent Quarter (as of 31-Dec-06)
ttm = Trailing Twelve Months (as of 31-Dec-06)
yoy = Year Over Year (as of 31-Dec-06)
lfy = Last Fiscal Year (as of 31-Dec-06)
fye = Fiscal Year Ending
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