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Ecolab Inc. (ECL)

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83.02 Up 0.79(0.96%) Apr 22, 4:01PM EDT

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Data provided by Capital IQ, except where noted.
Valuation Measures 
Market Cap (intraday)5:24.49B
Enterprise Value (Apr 23, 2013)3:29.64B
Trailing P/E (ttm, intraday):35.33
Forward P/E (fye Dec 31, 2014)1:20.15
PEG Ratio (5 yr expected)1:1.46
Price/Sales (ttm):2.05
Price/Book (mrq):3.99
Enterprise Value/Revenue (ttm)3:2.50
Enterprise Value/EBITDA (ttm)6:13.21
Financial Highlights 
Fiscal Year
Fiscal Year Ends:Dec 30
Most Recent Quarter (mrq):Dec 31, 2012
Profitability
Profit Margin (ttm):5.94%
Operating Margin (ttm):12.91%
Management Effectiveness
Return on Assets (ttm):5.35%
Return on Equity (ttm):11.79%
Income Statement
Revenue (ttm):11.84B
Revenue Per Share (ttm):40.47
Qtrly Revenue Growth (yoy):65.10%
Gross Profit (ttm):5.36B
EBITDA (ttm)6:2.24B
Net Income Avl to Common (ttm):703.60M
Diluted EPS (ttm):2.35
Qtrly Earnings Growth (yoy):160.90%
Balance Sheet
Total Cash (mrq):1.16B
Total Cash Per Share (mrq):3.93
Total Debt (mrq):6.54B
Total Debt/Equity (mrq):106.20
Current Ratio (mrq):1.60
Book Value Per Share (mrq):20.62
Cash Flow Statement
Operating Cash Flow (ttm):1.20B
Levered Free Cash Flow (ttm):889.05M
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Income Statement - Balance Sheet - Cash Flow

Trading Information 
Stock Price History
Beta:0.58
52-Week Change3:33.82%
S&P500 52-Week Change3:14.31%
52-Week High (Apr 22, 2013)3:83.40
52-Week Low (Apr 23, 2012)3:61.21
50-Day Moving Average3:79.89
200-Day Moving Average3:73.71
Share Statistics
Avg Vol (3 month)3:1,076,870
Avg Vol (10 day)3:1,096,960
Shares Outstanding5:294.95M
Float:265.81M
% Held by Insiders1:9.61%
% Held by Institutions1:77.60%
Shares Short (as of Mar 28, 2013)3:3.09M
Short Ratio (as of Mar 28, 2013)3:2.80
Short % of Float (as of Mar 28, 2013)3:1.20%
Shares Short (prior month)3:3.02M
Dividends & Splits
Forward Annual Dividend Rate4:0.92
Forward Annual Dividend Yield4:1.10%
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield3:0.86
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield3:1.10%
5 Year Average Dividend Yield4:1.40%
Payout Ratio4:35.00%
Dividend Date3:Apr 14, 2013
Ex-Dividend Date4:Mar 1, 2013
Last Split Factor (new per old)2:2:1
Last Split Date3:Jun 9, 2003

See Key Statistics Help for definitions of terms used.
Abbreviation Guide: K = Thousands; M = Millions; B = Billions
mrq = Most Recent Quarter (as of Dec 31, 2012)
ttm = Trailing Twelve Months (as of Dec 31, 2012)
yoy = Year Over Year (as of Dec 31, 2012)
lfy = Last Fiscal Year (as of Dec 31, 2012)
fye = Fiscal Year Ending
1 Data provided by Thomson Reuters
2 Data provided by EDGAR Online
3 Data derived from multiple sources or calculated by Yahoo! Finance
4 Data provided by Morningstar, Inc.
5 Shares outstanding is taken from the most recently filed quarterly or annual report and Market Cap is calculated using shares outstanding.
6 EBITDA is calculated by Capital IQ using methodology that may differ from that used by a company in its reporting

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