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Monday, February 12, 2007, 7:07PM ET - U.S. Markets Closed. Dow Down 0.22% Nasdaq Down 0.38%
Ecolab Inc. (ECL)At 4:01PM ET: 44.10  Up 0.17 (0.39%)  
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VALUATION MEASURES 
Market Cap (intraday):11.08B
Enterprise Value (12-Feb-07)3:N/A
Trailing P/E (ttm, intraday):32.31
Forward P/E (fye 31-Dec-07) 1:26.89
PEG Ratio (5 yr expected):2.19
Price/Sales (ttm):2.31
Price/Book (mrq):6.26
Enterprise Value/Revenue (ttm)3:NaN
Enterprise Value/EBITDA (ttm)3:N/A
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS 
Fiscal Year
Fiscal Year Ends:31-Dec
Most Recent Quarter (mrq):30-Sep-06
Profitability
Profit Margin (ttm):7.39%
Operating Margin (ttm):12.37%
Management Effectiveness
Return on Assets (ttm):9.41%
Return on Equity (ttm):20.67%
Income Statement
Revenue (ttm):4.77B
Revenue Per Share (ttm):18.827
Qtrly Revenue Growth (yoy):9.80%
Gross Profit (ttm):2.29B
EBITDA (ttm):853.87M
Net Income Avl to Common (ttm):352.12M
Diluted EPS (ttm):1.37
Qtrly Earnings Growth (yoy):12.70%
Balance Sheet
Total Cash (mrq):54.19M
Total Cash Per Share (mrq):0.216
Total Debt (mrq):732.96M
Total Debt/Equity (mrq):0.416
Current Ratio (mrq):1.227
Book Value Per Share (mrq):7.02
Cash Flow Statement
Operating Cash Flow (ttm):572.64M
Levered Free Cash Flow (ttm):276.06M
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TRADING INFORMATION 
Stock Price History
Beta:0.07
52-Week Change3:26.97%
S&P500 52-Week Change3:13.50%
52-Week High (21-Nov-06)3:46.40
52-Week Low (13-Feb-06)3:33.64
50-Day Moving Average3:44.27
200-Day Moving Average3:44.16
Share Statistics
Average Volume (3 month)3:695,490
Average Volume (10 day)3:715,856
Shares Outstanding:251.15M
Float:175.41M
% Held by Insiders4:29.09%
% Held by Institutions4:53.60%
Shares Short (as of 09-Jan-07)3:3.79M
Short Ratio (as of 09-Jan-07)3:4.8
Short % of Float (as of 09-Jan-07)3:1.50%
Shares Short (prior month)3:3.85M
Dividends & Splits
Forward Annual Dividend Rate5:0.46
Forward Annual Dividend Yield5:1.00%
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate3:0.42
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield3:0.90%
5 Year Average Dividend Yield5:1.10%
Payout Ratio5:30%
Dividend Date3:17-Apr-06
Ex-Dividend Date5:15-Dec-06
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 30-Sep-06)
ttm = Trailing Twelve Months (as of 30-Sep-06)
yoy = Year Over Year (as of 30-Sep-06)
lfy = Last Fiscal Year (as of 31-Dec-05)
fye = Fiscal Year Ending
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