Profitability
Weight: 20%
B-
68
- 5yr Avg ROIC 9.5%
- Operating Margin Trend +1.50 pp/yr
ECL
Ecolab Inc.
AlphaQuality composite grade, weighted for stable earnings power businesses.
Capital Efficiency
Weight: 15%
B+
78
- 5yr Avg ROE 15.9%
- 5yr Share-Count CAGR -0.3%
Growth Quality
Weight: 15%
A-
81
- 5yr Revenue CAGR 6.0%
- 5yr EPS CAGR 16.8%
- Revenue-Growth Years (5) 5/5
Cash Generation
Weight: 15%
A-
84
- 5yr FCF Margin 10.6%
- 5yr FCF/NI Conversion 1.04x
Balance Sheet
Weight: 20%
B+
77
- Net Debt / EBITDA 2.54x
- Interest Coverage (EBIT/Int) 11.57x
- Altman Z-Score 4.60
Stability
Weight: 15%
B-
69
- EPS Volatility (σ/μ) 0.28
- Piotroski F-Score 5
- Negative-Revenue Years (5) 0/5
Guru Flow
Curated superinvestor sentiment — not part of the AlphaQuality grade.4 of 4 gurus held; 2 added; 2 trimmed; 1 full exit.
- Holders
- 4
- Avg Δ position
- -7.1%
- New buys
- 0
- Full exits
- 1
- Laffont sold -100%
- Dalio decreased -28%
- Greenblatt increased +18%