Ecolab sells water treatment, cleaning, and pest control services to businesses like restaurants, hotels, and factories, acting as a behind-the-scenes hygiene and efficiency partner.
Ecolab earns recurring revenue from service contracts and consumables, with a gross margin around 44% and net margin near 13%, driven by high-margin specialty chemicals and ongoing customer relationships.
Ecolab's moat is solid due to its vast field sales force, proprietary chemistry, and deep integration into customer operations, making switching costly. Competitors like Solenis and Diversey face high barriers in replicating this service model.
Hold (sector percentile 36) — value D, growth C, profitability B, momentum C+, revisions B+. Updated daily, sector-relative, identical for every user.
