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ECL Stock Chart & Stats
$290.60
$2.73(1.02%)
At close: 4:00 PM EDT
$290.60
$2.73(1.02%)
Day’s Range― - ―
52-Week Range$243.15 - $309.27
Previous CloseN/A
Volume965.59K
Average Volume (3M)1.34M
Market Cap
$84.98B
Enterprise Value$90.71B
Total Cash (Recent Filing)$722.30M
Total Debt (Recent Filing)$13.77B
Price to Earnings (P/E)40.9
Beta0.49
Next Earnings
Feb 16, 2027EPS Estimate
2.19Next Dividend Ex-DateN/A
Dividend Yield0.96%
Share Statistics
EPS (TTM)7.41
Shares Outstanding280,328,600
10 Day Avg. Volume1,687,468
30 Day Avg. Volume1,341,827
Financial Highlights & Ratios
PEG Ratio-26.61
Price to Book (P/B)7.61
Price to Sales (P/S)4.62
P/FCF Ratio39.05
Enterprise Value/Market Cap1.07
Enterprise Value/Revenue5.22
Enterprise Value/Gross Profit11.88
Enterprise Value/Ebitda24.96
Forecast
1Y Price Target
$328.00Price Target Upside12.87% Upside
Rating ConsensusStrong Buy
Number of Analyst Covering13
EPS Forecast (FY)8.16
Revenue Forecast (FY)$17.92B
Bulls Say, Bears Say
Bulls Say
Recurring Integrated ModelEcolab’s combination of recurring consumables, installed equipment, digital monitoring, and field service can support durable customer retention and repeat revenue. Long relationships with large multi-site operators also create opportunities to standardize programs and expand wallet share.
Margin ResilienceThe ability to preserve gross margin during elevated commodity inflation demonstrates pricing execution and operational discipline. If maintained, this supports more durable profitability because customer value-based pricing can offset cost pressure without relying solely on volume growth.
Multiple Structural Growth EnginesGrowth across Life Sciences, Digital, and High-Tech gives Ecolab several expansion avenues beyond mature cleaning markets. These businesses address water efficiency, connected services, bioprocessing, and data-center cooling, supporting a broader and potentially faster-growing portfolio.
Bears Say
Higher LeverageThe sharp increase in debt reduces balance-sheet flexibility and makes Ecolab more sensitive to interest rates and refinancing conditions. Higher leverage can also constrain investment, acquisitions, or shareholder returns if management prioritizes deleveraging over other capital uses.
Weaker Cash ConversionAlthough operating cash generation remains substantial, weaker free-cash-flow conversion and a year-over-year decline make reported earnings less fully supported by cash. Persistent pressure could limit debt reduction capacity and reduce flexibility to fund expansion internally.
Institutional Volume PressureInstitutional pressure affects a core customer channel and indicates that pricing alone is not solving the growth challenge. Reaccelerating the business requires share gains through volume and value initiatives, which may demand greater sales investment and could temper near-term operating leverage.
Ecolab News
ECL FAQ
What was Ecolab Inc’s price range in the past 12 months?
Ecolab Inc lowest stock price was $243.15 and its highest was $309.27 in the past 12 months.
What is Ecolab Inc’s market cap?
Ecolab Inc’s market cap is $84.98B.
When is Ecolab Inc’s upcoming earnings report date?
Ecolab Inc’s upcoming earnings report date is Feb 16, 2027 which is in 108 days.
How were Ecolab Inc’s earnings last quarter?
Ecolab Inc released its earnings results on Oct 27, 2026. The company reported $2.18 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.176 by $0.004.
Is Ecolab Inc overvalued?
According to Wall Street analysts Ecolab Inc’s price is currently Undervalued.
Does Ecolab Inc pay dividends?
Ecolab Inc pays a Quarterly dividend of $0.73 which represents an annual dividend yield of 0.96%. See more information on Ecolab Inc dividends here
What is Ecolab Inc’s EPS estimate?
Ecolab Inc’s EPS estimate is 2.19.
How many shares outstanding does Ecolab Inc have?
Ecolab Inc has 280,328,600 shares outstanding.
What happened to Ecolab Inc’s price movement after its last earnings report?
Ecolab Inc reported an EPS of $2.18 in its last earnings report, beating expectations of $2.176. Following the earnings report the stock price went up 0.824%.
Which hedge fund is a major shareholder of Ecolab Inc?
Currently, no hedge funds are holding shares in ECL
What is the TipRanks Smart Score and how is it calculated?
Smart Score combines eight research factors - such as analyst recommendations, hedge fund trends, and technical indicators - to measure a stock’s outlook. These signals are unified into a single score that reflects bullish or bearish momentum. See detailed methodology
Ecolab Stock Smart Score
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Analyst Consensus
Strong Buy
Average Price Target:
$328.00 (12.87% Upside)
$328.00 (12.87% Upside)
Blogger Sentiment
Bullish
ECL Sentiment 64%
Sector Average 68%
Sector Average 68%
Hedge Fund Trend
Increased
By 196.8K Shares
Last Quarter.
Last Quarter.
Insider Transactions
Sold Shares
Worth $7.2M over
the Last 3 Months
the Last 3 Months
Crowd Wisdom
Very Positive
Last 7 Days ▲ 2.1%
Last 30 Days ▲ 3.2%
Last 30 Days ▲ 3.2%
News Sentiment
Very Bullish
Bullish news 94%
Bearish news 6%
Bearish news 6%
Technicals
SMA
Positive
20 days / 200 days
Momentum
19.13%
12-Months-Change
Fundamentals
Return on Equity
20.70%
Trailing 12-Months
Asset Growth
30.17%
Trailing 12-Months
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Company Description
Ecolab Inc
Ecolab Inc. provides water, hygiene, and infection prevention solutions and services in the United States and internationally. The company operates through four segments: Global Water, Global Institutional & Specialty, Global Pest Elimination, and Global Life Sciences. The Global Water segment offers water treatment and process applications, and cleaning and sanitizing solutions to manufacturing, food and beverage processing, transportation, chemical, primary metals and mining, power generation, global refining, petrochemical, pulp and paper industries. The Global Institutional & Specialty segment provides cleaning and sanitizing products to the foodservice, healthcare, hospitality, lodging, government, education and retail industries. The Global Pest Elimination segment provides pest elimination services to detect, prevent, and eliminate pests comprising rodents and insects in full-service and quick-service restaurants, food and beverage processors, hotels, grocery operations, and other commercial segments, including education, life sciences, and healthcare. The Global Life Sciences segment provides cleaning and contamination control solutions to pharmaceutical and personal care manufacturers. It offers its products under the Ecolab, Kay, Purolite, and Bioquell brand names. The company sells its products through field sales and corporate account personnel, distributors, and dealers. Ecolab Inc. was founded in 1923 and is headquartered in Saint Paul, Minnesota.
ECL Company Deck
ECL Earnings Call
Q3 2026
0:00 / 0:00
Earnings Call Sentiment|Positive
The call was strongly positive. Ecolab reported accelerating organic sales and operating income growth, broad-based business outperformance, strong momentum in Life Sciences, Digital, Pest and Global High-Tech, and confidence in achieving its 2027 growth and margin commitments. The principal challenges were persistent commodity inflation, a declining Institutional market, Middle East-related headwinds, M&A-related amortization and interest costs, and variability in near-term margins and High-Tech quarterly growth.View all ECL earnings summariesECL Net sales Breakdown
47.76% Global Water
37.07% Global Institutional & Specialty
4.39% Global Life Sciences
7.58% Global Pest Elimination
0.00% Corporate
3.20% Effect of foreign currency translation
ECL Stock 12 Month Forecast
Average Price Target
$328.00
▲(12.87% Upside)
Technical Analysis
Ownership Overview
0.12% Insiders
16.87% Mutual Funds
4.50% Other Institutional Investors
54.18% Public Companies and Individual Investors