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Ecolab Inc. ECL

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302.98 USD +2.12 +0.70%

At close · Oct 30

302.98 0.00 0.00%

After hours · Oct 30, 5:00 PM ET

Bid
302.83 × 160
Ask
303.11 × 280
300.71 Day range 305.71
245.73 52-week range 308.35
YTD
+15.41%
1 year
+17.85%
Open
301.84
Prev close
300.86
Mkt cap
84.93B
Vol
1.74M
Avg vol
1.36M
EPS
7.35
P/E
41.22
Div yield
0.97%
More statistics
Low
300.71
High
305.71
Forward P/E
32.21
Beta
0.88
Short ratio
4.04
Inst. own
94.30%
Dividend
2.92
Ex-div date
Sep 14, 2026
Earnings
Feb 9, 2027
50-d avg
281.53
200-d avg
275.81
1y target
330.57

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Events in this range
  • Sep 15, 2026Dividend: 0.73
  • Oct 5, 2026Rating: UBS · Buy → Buy
  • Oct 27, 2026Earnings: 2.18; estimate 2.18; surprise 0%
  • Oct 28, 2026Rating: JP Morgan · Overweight → Overweight
  • Oct 28, 2026Rating: Citigroup · Buy → Buy
  • Oct 28, 2026Rating: UBS · Buy → Buy
  • Oct 29, 2026Rating: Wells Fargo · Equal-Weight → Equal-Weight
Signals (19)
NameDateAgo
RSI: OverboughtOct 29, 20262 days ago
SMA: BullishOct 8, 20263 weeks ago
SMA: BearishOct 7, 20263 weeks ago
SMA: BullishOct 6, 20263 weeks ago
SMA: BullishOct 6, 20263 weeks ago
MACD: Buy SignalOct 5, 20263 weeks ago
MACD: Sell SignalOct 2, 20264 weeks ago
SMA: BearishSep 29, 20261 month ago
SMA: BearishSep 29, 20261 month ago
SMA: BullishSep 25, 20261 month ago
SMA: BullishSep 25, 20261 month ago
MACD: Buy SignalSep 25, 20261 month ago
SMA: BearishSep 8, 20261 month ago
SMA: BearishSep 1, 20262 months ago
MACD: Sell SignalSep 1, 20262 months ago
MACD: Buy SignalAug 24, 20262 months ago
SMA: BullishAug 18, 20262 months ago
SMA: BearishAug 13, 20262 months ago
MACD: Sell SignalAug 13, 20262 months ago

Key statistics

Market cap
84.91B
Enterprise value
97.44B
Trailing P/E
41.21
Forward P/E
32.21
PEG ratio
2.38
Price / sales
4.89
Price / book
8.15
EPS (TTM)
7.35
Beta
0.88
Dividend yield
0.97%
Payout ratio
38.12%
Profit margin
11.99%
Revenue (TTM)
17.37B
Revenue growth
12.70%
Free cash flow
0
Total cash
722.30M
Total debt
13.77B
Return on equity
20.77%
Shares outstanding
280.33M
Short % of float
1.97%
50-day average
281.53
200-day average
275.81

Analyst view

Consensus: strong buy

Strong buy
Price target (mean) 330.57 +9.1% upside
Target (low)
300.00
Target (mean)
330.57
Target (high)
360.00
Ratings (0m) 24 21 buy · 3 hold · 0 sell
  • Strong buy6
  • Buy15
  • Hold3
  • Sell0
  • Strong sell0

Next earnings

Feb 9, 2027

Expected Feb 9, 2027. Consensus EPS estimate 2.19.

Earnings history

Financials — quick view

All financials
ECL Revenue — quarterly 4.69B
2022-Q4 20222023-Q1 20232023-Q2 20232023-Q3 20232023-Q4 20232024-Q1 20242024-Q2 20242024-Q3 20242024-Q4 20242025-Q1 20252025-Q2 20252025-Q3 20252025-Q4 20252026-Q1 20262026-Q2 20262026-Q3 2026
ECL Net income — quarterly 551.30M
2022-Q4 20222023-Q1 20232023-Q2 20232023-Q3 20232023-Q4 20232024-Q1 20242024-Q2 20242024-Q3 20242024-Q4 20242025-Q1 20252025-Q2 20252025-Q3 20252025-Q4 20252026-Q1 20262026-Q2 20262026-Q3 2026
ECL EPS — quarterly 1.97
2022-Q4 20222023-Q1 20232023-Q2 20232023-Q3 20232023-Q4 20232024-Q1 20242024-Q2 20242024-Q3 20242024-Q4 20242025-Q1 20252025-Q2 20252025-Q3 20252025-Q4 20252026-Q1 20262026-Q2 20262026-Q3 2026

Earnings

ECL recent earnings
Report dateQuarter endingEPS estimateEPS reportedSurpriseSurprise %
Feb 9, 2027Dec 30, 20262.20———
Oct 27, 2026Sep 30, 20262.182.180.000.00%
Jul 28, 2026Jun 30, 20262.082.09+0.01+0.48%
Apr 28, 2026Mar 31, 20261.701.700.000.00%
Feb 10, 2026Dec 31, 20252.072.08+0.01+0.48%
Oct 28, 2025Sep 30, 20252.072.070.000.00%

Upgrades / downgrades

ECL analyst upgrades and downgrades
DateFirmActionFromTo
Oct 29, 2026Wells FargomainEqual-WeightEqual-Weight
Oct 28, 2026UBSmainBuyBuy
Oct 28, 2026CitigroupmainBuyBuy
Oct 28, 2026JP MorganmainOverweightOverweight
Oct 5, 2026UBSmainBuyBuy
Jul 30, 2026Wells FargomainEqual-WeightEqual-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

ECL insider holders
InsiderRelationLatest transactionDateShares held
BECK CHRISTOPHEChief Executive OfficerSaleAug 17, 202674,687
BROWN DARRELL ROfficerConversion of Exercise of derivative securityJun 8, 202632,733
GATES WILLIAM HENRY IIIBeneficial Owner of more than 10% of a Class of SecuritySaleNov 21, 20240
HIGGINS ARTHUR JDirectorStock Award(Grant)Mar 30, 202526,865
KIRKLAND SCOTT D.Chief Financial OfficerConversion of Exercise of derivative securityJul 29, 202619,001
LARSON MICHAEL JDirectorStock Award(Grant)Jun 29, 202619,166

Institution ownership

ECL institution ownership
Holder% heldSharesValueReported
Blackrock Inc.8.22%23,051,3636.98BJun 29, 2026
Vanguard Capital Management LLC5.90%16,537,2705.01BJun 29, 2026
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO5.22%14,619,4684.43BJun 29, 2026
State Street Corporation4.20%11,770,7143.57BJun 29, 2026
Morgan Stanley2.79%7,827,2912.37BJun 29, 2026
Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC2.25%6,300,9751.91BJun 29, 2026

Fund ownership

ECL fund ownership
Holder% heldSharesValueReported
VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS-Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund2.87%8,041,1242.44BJun 29, 2026
VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS-Vanguard 500 Index Fund2.34%6,562,7101.99BJun 29, 2026
iShares Trust-iShares Core S&P 500 ETF1.20%3,361,5731.02BSep 29, 2026
Fidelity Concord Street Trust-Fidelity 500 Index Fund1.17%3,287,986995.90MAug 30, 2026
SPDR S&P 500 ETF TRUST-State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust1.11%3,115,917943.78MSep 29, 2026
VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS-Vanguard Growth Index Fund1.03%2,881,625872.82MJun 29, 2026
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