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Ecolab Inc. (ECL)On Feb 5: 43.37  Up 0.21 (0.49%)  
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VALUATION MEASURES 
Market Cap (intraday)5:10.30B
Enterprise Value (7-Feb-10)3:11.17B
Trailing P/E (ttm, intraday):27.31
Forward P/E (fye 31-Dec-10) 1:19.19
PEG Ratio (5 yr expected):1.63
Price/Sales (ttm):1.76
Price/Book (mrq):5.23
Enterprise Value/Revenue (ttm)3:1.92
Enterprise Value/EBITDA (ttm)3:10.621
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS 
Fiscal Year
Fiscal Year Ends:31-Dec
Most Recent Quarter (mrq):30-Sep-09
Profitability
Profit Margin (ttm):6.56%
Operating Margin (ttm):12.43%
Management Effectiveness
Return on Assets (ttm):8.95%
Return on Equity (ttm):18.19%
Income Statement
Revenue (ttm):5.82B
Revenue Per Share (ttm):24.516
Qtrly Revenue Growth (yoy):-4.90%
Gross Profit (ttm):3.00B
EBITDA (ttm):1.05B
Net Income Avl to Common (ttm):381.50M
Diluted EPS (ttm):1.59
Qtrly Earnings Growth (yoy):14.90%
Balance Sheet
Total Cash (mrq):107.50M
Total Cash Per Share (mrq):0.453
Total Debt (mrq):971.00M
Total Debt/Equity (mrq):N/A
Current Ratio (mrq):1.405
Book Value Per Share (mrq):8.26
Cash Flow Statement
Operating Cash Flow (ttm):788.50M
Levered Free Cash Flow (ttm):540.14M
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TRADING INFORMATION 
Stock Price History
Beta:0.73
52-Week Change3:21.21%
S&P500 52-Week Change3:22.75%
52-Week High (18-Sep-09)3:47.88
52-Week Low (06-Mar-09)3:29.27
50-Day Moving Average3:45.09
200-Day Moving Average3:44.43
Share Statistics
Average Volume (3 month)3:1,160,610
Average Volume (10 day)3:1,622,520
Shares Outstanding5:237.55M
Float:236.96M
% Held by Insiders1:12.39%
% Held by Institutions1:82.10%
Shares Short (as of 15-Jan-10)3:3.51M
Short Ratio (as of 15-Jan-10)3:3.4
Short % of Float (as of 15-Jan-10)3:1.50%
Shares Short (prior month)3:2.77M
Dividends & Splits
Forward Annual Dividend Rate4:0.62
Forward Annual Dividend Yield4:1.40%
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate3:0.57
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield3:1.30%
5 Year Average Dividend Yield4:1.20%
Payout Ratio4:35%
Dividend Date3:14-Jan-10
Ex-Dividend Date4:11-Dec-09
Last Split Factor (new per old)2:2:1
Last Split Date3:09-Jun-03


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