ECOLAB AS
Score · fiscal year 2023
66of 100
How to read this: the company is ahead of 76 % of medium-sized companies in the same sector in 2023. What does this mean?
Rank: 7,903 of 34,736 · Handel
Profile
Lion · Leader
High profitability, high solidity
Position against comparable companies in 2023, not a verdict on the company. Based on profitability 58 and solidity 71 out of 100 among medium-sized companies in the same sector in 2023. Methodology
Against the sector
ECOLAB AS is 17 points above the median for medium-sized companies in the same sector in 2023.
Median score 49 among 1,875 companies.
Against medium-sized companies in the same sector in 2023: operating margin 4.6% (median 3.2%) and equity ratio 49.6% (median 32.2%).
The numbers behind the score
| Measure | Company | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Operating revenue | 301 MNOK | 177 MNOK |
| Operating margin | 4.6% | 3.2% |
| Profit margin | 4.7% | 3.1% |
| Return on assets | 11.7% | 11.4% |
| Equity ratio | 49.6% | 32.2% |
| Debt-to-equity | 1.01 | 2.06 |
| Current ratio | 1.51 | 1.39 |
| Revenue growth | – | 4.2% |
| Revenue per employee | 5.47 MNOK | 6.27 MNOK |
The median and “ahead of” refer to medium-sized companies in the same sector in 2023. The bar shows the share of companies the figure is ahead of.
With an index of 66, ECOLAB AS does better than 76% of medium-sized companies in the same sector (1,875 companies) in 2023.
Score 2023–2025
- ECOLAB AS
- Median: medium-sized companies in the same sector
What the numbers say
ECOLAB AS had an operating margin of 4.6% and an equity ratio of 49.6% in 2023, and ranks 7,903 of 34,736 in Handel.
This text is generated automatically from the 2023 accounts.
Three simple methods
The methods give between 61 MNOK and 116 MNOK.
| Method | Multiple | Estimate |
|---|---|---|
| P/E | 10.0 | 109 MNOK |
| EV/EBIT | 8.0 | 116 MNOK |
| P/B | 1.0 | 61 MNOK |
A mechanical estimate from public accounts, not advice. Mechanical estimate from public accounts with fixed multiples. Not a valuation and not advice to buy or sell. The multiples are provisional default values and must be adjusted per sector before the figures are used for anything. See the calculation
Worth a closer look
No rules were triggered for this year.
Indications based on the latest annual accounts from open data. Not investment or financial advice.
Financial costs were 0.5% of the debt in 2023. The policy rate averaged 3.54 % the same year. This is a plain description of what the debt cost, not a model of interest sensitivity.
Data quality
No anomalies found in the figures.
Scenario analysis: the sector's weakest year
We have no accounts for 2017, the sector's weakest year, for this company.
The sector's weakest year was 2017, with a median operating margin of −65.6%. Based on the 11 fiscal years we have. The analysis grows as more years are fetched or imported. Methodology
What the score is made of
| Profitability | 58 | weight 30% |
|---|---|---|
| Solidity | 71 | weight 25% |
| Liquidity | 58 | weight 15% |
| Growth | – | no data, left out |
| Consistency | 83 | weight 15% |
Index version 2. Data completeness 85%: the share of the weights that had data.
Questions and answers
How profitable is ECOLAB AS?
The operating margin was 4.6% in 2023, against a median of 3.2% among medium-sized companies in the same sector. Return on assets was 11.7%.
How solid is ECOLAB AS?
The equity ratio was 49.6% in 2023 (median 32.2%). Debt-to-equity was 1.01 (median 2.06).
What is the liquidity of ECOLAB AS like?
The current ratio was 1.51 in 2023 (median 1.39).
How does ECOLAB AS compare in Handel?
ECOLAB AS ranks 7,903 of 34,736 in Handel for 2023. Among companies of the same size (medium-sized companies) it ranks 443 of 1,875.
Group accounts
The company is registered as part of a group, but we have no group accounts for it. Group accounts are filed by the parent company, and open data does not say which company that is.
Read the figures with care: a company in a group can look strong because of group contributions, or weak because dividends go up to the parent. The figures are indications, not the full picture.
We do not show the group structure, because open data does not say who owns whom.
From the Central Coordinating Register
- Org. no.
- 916070276
- Legal form
- AS · part of a group
- Sector
- Handel (46.850)
- Size tier
- medium
- Employees
- 55 registered 10 June 2026
- Founded
- 17 February 1960 66 years in operation
- Share capital
- 2.10 MNOK
- Business address
- C/O Spaces, Nydalsveien 33, 0484 OSLO
- Municipality
- Oslo rank 63–221 of 357 in Norway
- Latest accounts filed
- 2025
- Website
- www.ecolab.com
- LEI
- 549300QYXZ8KE8NY6H35 not renewed (lapsed)
Source: Central Coordinating Register, Brønnøysund Register Centre. The employee count is reported by the company and may be older than the accounts. See the company at the Brønnøysund Register Centre
Ownership and roles
- Chief executive
- Rune Sparbo
- Chair of the board
- Rune Sparbo
- Board member
- Chikita Mette Jørgensen
- Auditor
- PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS AS
- Accountant
- DEEL NORWAY AS
- Accountant
- KPMG ACCOUNTING AS
- Accountant
- AZETS INSIGHT AS
Source: Central Coordinating Register, fetched 29 October 2026. Only names are shown.
Owners and shareholdings will appear here once the shareholder data extract is in place.
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Figures last fetched 26 October 2026.
Year by year · 2023–2025
| Key figure | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Index | 66 | 59 | 51 | |
| Rank | 7,903 | 11,485 | 18,920 | |
| Operating margin | 4.6% | 5.9% | 3.5% | |
| Return on assets | 11.7% | 15.3% | 8.4% | |
| Equity ratio | 49.6% | 45.0% | 47.6% | |
| Current ratio | 1.51 | 1.39 | 1.47 | |
| Revenue growth | – | 4.3% | −3.8% |
Accounts
From the Brønnøysund Register Centre, in the company's reporting currency (NOK).
| Key figure | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating revenue | 301.0 MNOK | 314.1 MNOK | 302.1 MNOK |
| Operating profit | 13.9 MNOK | 18.6 MNOK | 10.5 MNOK |
| Profit before tax | 14.0 MNOK | 19.1 MNOK | 11.1 MNOK |
| Net profit | 10.9 MNOK | 14.8 MNOK | 8.6 MNOK |
| Financial expenses | 0.3 MNOK | 0.5 MNOK | 0.6 MNOK |
| Total assets | 122.1 MNOK | 127.6 MNOK | 138.6 MNOK |
| Current assets | 92.8 MNOK | 97.2 MNOK | 106.2 MNOK |
| Equity | 60.6 MNOK | 57.4 MNOK | 66.0 MNOK |
| Retained earnings | 58.5 MNOK | 55.3 MNOK | 63.9 MNOK |
| Total liabilities | 61.5 MNOK | 70.2 MNOK | 72.6 MNOK |
| Current liabilities | 61.3 MNOK | 69.9 MNOK | 72.4 MNOK |
Source: Brønnøysund Register Centre (Register of Company Accounts), fetched 26 October 2026, accounts id 5182849.
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