1ECL Stock Chart & Stats
€238.00
€1.30(0.55%)
At close: 4:00 PM EDT
€238.00
€1.30(0.55%)
Day’s Range― - ―
52-Week Range€196.00 - €390.00
Previous CloseN/A
Volume0.00
Average Volume (3M)1.00
Market Cap
€73.40B
Enterprise Value€90.54B
Total Cash (Recent Filing)€5.14B
Total Debt (Recent Filing)€13.75B
Price to Earnings (P/E)39.3
Beta0.45
Next Earnings
Feb 16, 2027EPS Estimate
1.97Next Dividend Ex-DateN/A
Dividend YieldN/A
Share Statistics
EPS (TTM)7.50
Shares Outstanding280,328,600
10 Day Avg. Volume4
30 Day Avg. Volume1
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 CapN/A
Enterprise Value/RevenueN/A
Enterprise Value/Gross ProfitN/A
Enterprise Value/EbitdaN/A
Forecast
1Y Price Target
€295.47Price Target Upside24.15% Upside
Rating ConsensusStrong Buy
Number of Analyst Covering15
EPS Forecast (FY)7.33
Revenue Forecast (FY)€16.08B
Bulls Say, Bears Say
Bulls Say
Recurring, Integrated Customer ModelEcolab combines recurring consumable demand with installed equipment, digital monitoring and field service. This integrated model can deepen customer relationships, support retention and improve revenue durability as customers rely on ongoing sanitation, water treatment and compliance programs.
Strong Profitability And Cash GenerationHealthy gross and operating margins show that Ecolab converts specialized solutions and service expertise into meaningful profitability. Positive free cash flow provides internal funding for investment, integration and shareholder needs, supporting resilience across the next several quarters.
Multiple Structural Growth EnginesGrowth is increasingly supported by Life Sciences, Global High-Tech, Digital and other specialized businesses rather than one market alone. Their exposure to bioprocessing, data-center cooling and connected services can broaden Ecolab’s growth base and support sustained margin expansion.
Bears Say
Higher Financial LeverageThe substantial increase in debt reduces financial flexibility and makes Ecolab more sensitive to slower growth or higher financing costs. Although profitability remains strong, elevated leverage can constrain investment choices and complicate integration or deleveraging priorities over the medium term.
Institutional Market And Volume PressureInstitutional & Services faces a weakening end market and must gain share through volume and value initiatives to accelerate. Continued volume pressure could limit growth in an important customer segment and require greater commercial effort before improvement becomes durable.
Acquisition-related Earnings BurdenRecent acquisitions add strategic growth opportunities but currently impose meaningful amortization and interest costs. These charges can suppress reported earnings and margins while integration proceeds, and they increase the importance of successful execution and management’s stated deleveraging efforts.
1ECL FAQ
What was Ecolab Inc’s price range in the past 12 months?
Ecolab Inc lowest stock price was €196.00 and its highest was €390.00 in the past 12 months.
What is Ecolab Inc’s market cap?
Ecolab Inc’s market cap is €73.40B.
When is Ecolab Inc’s upcoming earnings report date?
Ecolab Inc’s upcoming earnings report date is Feb 16, 2027 which is in 111 days.
How were Ecolab Inc’s earnings last quarter?
Ecolab Inc released its earnings results on Oct 27, 2026. The company reported €1.96 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of €1.956 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 does not currently pay dividends.
What is Ecolab Inc’s EPS estimate?
Ecolab Inc’s EPS estimate is 1.97.
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 €1.96 in its last earnings report, beating expectations of €1.956. Following the earnings report the stock price went up 1.278%.
Which hedge fund is a major shareholder of Ecolab Inc?
Currently, no hedge funds are holding shares in IT:1ECL
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:
€295.47 (24.15% Upside)
€295.47 (24.15% Upside)
Blogger Sentiment
Bullish
IT:1ECL Sentiment 64%
Sector Average 69%
Sector Average 69%
Insider Transactions
Sold Shares
Worth €6.4M over
the Last 3 Months
the Last 3 Months
News Sentiment
Very Bullish
Bullish news 86%
Bearish news 14%
Bearish news 14%
Technicals
SMA
Positive
20 days / 200 days
Momentum
5.26%
12-Months-Change
Fundamentals
Return on Equity
20.70%
Trailing 12-Months
Asset Growth
26.08%
Trailing 12-Months
Learn more about TipRanks Smart Score
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.
1ECL Company Deck
1ECL 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 IT:1ECL earnings summaries1ECL 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

1ECL Stock 12 Month Forecast
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