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Ecolab Inc. (ECL)On Aug 27: 47.62   0.00 (0.00%)  
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VALUATION MEASURES 
Market Cap (intraday)5:11.11B
Enterprise Value (Aug 30, 2010)3:11.69B
Trailing P/E (ttm, intraday):23.48
Forward P/E (fye Dec 31, 2011)1:18.75
PEG Ratio (5 yr expected):1.56
Price/Sales (ttm):1.83
Price/Book (mrq):5.98
Enterprise Value/Revenue (ttm)3:1.93
Enterprise Value/EBITDA (ttm)3:10.18
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS 
Fiscal Year
Fiscal Year Ends:Dec 31
Most Recent Quarter (mrq):Jun 30, 2010
Profitability
Profit Margin (ttm):8.01%
Operating Margin (ttm):13.21%
Management Effectiveness
Return on Assets (ttm):10.44%
Return on Equity (ttm):26.52%
Income Statement
Revenue (ttm):6.06B
Revenue Per Share (ttm):25.72
Qtrly Revenue Growth (yoy):5.50%
Gross Profit (ttm):2.92B
EBITDA (ttm):1.15B
Net Income Avl to Common (ttm):485.60M
Diluted EPS (ttm):2.03
Qtrly Earnings Growth (yoy):30.50%
Balance Sheet
Total Cash (mrq):121.30M
Total Cash Per Share (mrq):0.52
Total Debt (mrq):963.70M
Total Debt/Equity (mrq):N/A
Current Ratio (mrq):1.30
Book Value Per Share (mrq):7.96
Cash Flow Statement
Operating Cash Flow (ttm):760.60M
Levered Free Cash Flow (ttm):456.74M
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TRADING INFORMATION 
Stock Price History
Beta:0.76
52-Week Change3:13.22%
S&P500 52-Week Change3:3.47%
52-Week High (Jul 26, 2010)3:49.77
52-Week Low (Feb 12, 2010)3:40.66
50-Day Moving Average3:48.21
200-Day Moving Average3:46.04
Share Statistics
Avg Vol (3 month)3:1,971,540
Avg Vol (10 day)3:1,450,120
Shares Outstanding5:233.30M
Float:231.44M
% Held by Insiders1:0.24%
% Held by Institutions1:83.80%
Shares Short (as of Aug 13, 2010)3:6.11M
Short Ratio (as of Aug 13, 2010)3:3.20
Short % of Float (as of Aug 13, 2010)3:2.70%
Shares Short (prior month)3:5.97M
Dividends & Splits
Forward Annual Dividend Rate4:0.62
Forward Annual Dividend Yield4:1.30%
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield3:0.61
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield3:1.30%
5 Year Average Dividend Yield4:1.20%
Payout Ratio4:30.00%
Dividend Date3:Oct 14, 2010
Ex-Dividend Date4:Sep 17, 2010
Last Split Factor (new per old)2:2:1
Last Split Date3:Jun 9, 2003

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Abbreviation Guide: K = Thousands; M = Millions; B = Billions
mrq = Most Recent Quarter (as of Jun 30, 2010)
ttm = Trailing Twelve Months (as of Jun 30, 2010)
yoy = Year Over Year (as of Jun 30, 2010)
lfy = Last Fiscal Year (as of Dec 31, 2009)
fye = Fiscal Year Ending
1 Data provided by Thomson
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.