Ecolab Inc. ECL
At closeNov 3, 2026, 5:14 PM EST
After hours · Nov 3, 5:14 PM ET
- YTD
- +16.06%
- 1 year
- +18.35%
- Market cap
- 85.45B
- Revenue (ttm)
- 17.37B
- Profit margin
- 11.99%
- EPS (ttm)
- 7.35
- Shares out
- 280.47M
- P/E ratio
- 41.45
- Forward P/E
- 32.39
- Dividend
- 2.92 (0.95%)
- Ex-dividend date
- Sep 14, 2026
- YTD return
- +16.06%
- 1-year return
- +18.35%
- Volume
- 1.24M
- Avg volume
- 1.36M
- Open
- 307.60
- Previous close
- 308.38
- Day's range
- 303.58 – 307.88
- 52-week range
- 243.15 – 310.00
- Beta
- 0.86
- Analysts
- Strong Buy
- Price target
- 330.57 (+8.5%)
- Earnings date
- Feb 9, 2027
2Y +60.18 (+24.61%)
Key statistics
- Enterprise value
- 99.74B
- PEG ratio
- 2.45
- Price / sales
- 4.92
- Price / book
- 8.20
- Dividend yield
- 0.95%
- Payout ratio
- 39.73%
- Revenue growth
- 12.70%
- Free cash flow
- 1.44B
- Total cash
- 722.30M
- Total debt
- 13.94B
- Return on equity
- 20.77%
- Short % of float
- 1.97%
- 50-day average
- 282.50
- 200-day average
- 276.10
Analyst view
Consensus: strong buy
- Target (low)
- 300.00
- Target (mean)
- 330.57
- Target (high)
- 360.00
- Strong buy5
- Buy15
- Hold4
- Sell0
- Strong sell0
Next earnings
Feb 9, 2027
Expected Feb 9, 2027. Consensus EPS estimate 2.19.
Financials — quick view
Earnings
| Report date | Quarter ending | EPS estimate | EPS reported | Surprise | Surprise % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 9, 2027 | Dec 30, 2026 | 2.19 | — | — | — |
| Oct 27, 2026 | Sep 30, 2026 | 2.18 | 2.18 | 0.00 | 0.00% |
| Jul 28, 2026 | Jun 30, 2026 | 2.08 | 2.09 | +0.01 | +0.48% |
| Apr 28, 2026 | Mar 31, 2026 | 1.70 | 1.70 | 0.00 | 0.00% |
| Feb 10, 2026 | Dec 31, 2025 | 2.07 | 2.08 | +0.01 | +0.48% |
| Oct 28, 2025 | Sep 30, 2025 | 2.07 | 2.07 | 0.00 | 0.00% |
Upgrades / downgrades
| Date | Firm | Action | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 29, 2026 | Wells Fargo | main | Equal-Weight | Equal-Weight |
| Oct 28, 2026 | UBS | main | Buy | Buy |
| Oct 28, 2026 | Citigroup | main | Buy | Buy |
| Oct 28, 2026 | JP Morgan | main | Overweight | Overweight |
| Oct 5, 2026 | UBS | main | Buy | Buy |
| Jul 30, 2026 | Wells Fargo | main | Equal-Weight | Equal-Weight |
About 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.
- Sector
- Basic Materials
- Industry
- Specialty Chemicals
- Country
- United States
- Website
- ecolab.com
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Insider holders
| Insider | Relation | Latest transaction | Date | Shares held |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BECK CHRISTOPHE | Chief Executive Officer | Sale | Aug 17, 2026 | 74,687 |
| BROWN DARRELL R | Officer | Conversion of Exercise of derivative security | Jun 8, 2026 | 32,733 |
| GATES WILLIAM HENRY III | Beneficial Owner of more than 10% of a Class of Security | Sale | Nov 21, 2024 | 0 |
| HIGGINS ARTHUR J | Director | Stock Award(Grant) | Mar 30, 2025 | 26,865 |
| KIRKLAND SCOTT D. | Chief Financial Officer | Conversion of Exercise of derivative security | Jul 29, 2026 | 19,001 |
| LARSON MICHAEL J | Director | Stock Award(Grant) | Jun 29, 2026 | 19,166 |
Institution ownership
| Holder | % held | Shares | Value | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blackrock Inc. | 8.22% | 23,051,363 | 7.02B | Jun 29, 2026 |
| Vanguard Capital Management LLC | 5.90% | 16,537,270 | 5.04B | Jun 29, 2026 |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | 5.21% | 14,619,468 | 4.45B | Jun 29, 2026 |
| State Street Corporation | 4.20% | 11,770,714 | 3.59B | Jun 29, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | 2.79% | 7,827,291 | 2.38B | Jun 29, 2026 |
| Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC | 2.25% | 6,300,975 | 1.92B | Jun 29, 2026 |
Fund ownership
| Holder | % held | Shares | Value | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS-Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund | 2.87% | 8,041,124 | 2.45B | Jun 29, 2026 |
| VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS-Vanguard 500 Index Fund | 2.34% | 6,562,710 | 2.00B | Jun 29, 2026 |
| iShares Trust-iShares Core S&P 500 ETF | 1.20% | 3,361,573 | 1.02B | Sep 29, 2026 |
| Fidelity Concord Street Trust-Fidelity 500 Index Fund | 1.17% | 3,287,986 | 1.00B | Aug 30, 2026 |
| SPDR S&P 500 ETF TRUST-State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust | 1.11% | 3,115,917 | 949.39M | Sep 29, 2026 |
| VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS-Vanguard Growth Index Fund | 1.03% | 2,881,625 | 878.00M | Jun 29, 2026 |