/ECL
Ecolab Inc.
ECL • NYSEECL • NYSE • Basic Materials
$297.88-0.19%-0.58
$297.88-0.19%(-0.58)Basic Materials
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Valuation
50Fair Value
Sentiment
69Bullish
Risk
81Low Risk
Momentum
71Positive
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Financial Statements
Margin Trends
Gross
44.5%▲1.0pp
Revenue after COGS
Operating
18.1%▲1.5pp
After operating expenses
Net
12.9%▼0.5pp
Bottom-line profitability
Gross Margin
Operating Margin
Net Margin
Valuation Snapshot
P/E Ratio
35.8
Price vs earnings
EV/EBITDA
24.0
Enterprise value
FCF Yield
2.6%
Cash generation
Earnings Yield
2.8%
Inverse of P/E
Capital Efficiency
14
GoAI Quality ScoreFair
ROEReturn on Equity
21.2%Strong
ROAReturn on Assets
8.4%Strong
ROICReturn on Invested Capital
11.9%Strong
Financial Health
Current RatioAdequate
1.08
Short-term solvency (>1.5)
Net Debt / EBITDAManageable
2.54x
Debt repayment capacity (<3x)
Income QualityStrong
1.41
Cash backs earnings (>1)
Revenue & Profitability
Revenue
Net Income
Net Loss
Income Statement
| Metric | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $16.08B | $15.74B | $15.32B | $14.19B | $12.73B |
| Gross Profit | $7.16B | $6.84B | $6.18B | $5.42B | $5.22B |
| Gross Margin | 44.5% | 43.5% | 40.3% | 38.2% | 41.0% |
| Operating Income | $2.91B | $2.61B | $2.16B | $1.61B | $1.68B |
| Net Income | $2.08B | $2.11B | $1.37B | $1.09B | $1.13B |
| Net Margin | 12.9% | 13.4% | 9.0% | 7.7% | 8.9% |
| EPS | $7.33 | $7.43 | $4.82 | $3.83 | $3.95 |
Average Price Target
$326.30▲ 9.5% Upside
Past 12 Months
12 Month Forecast
Based on 50 Wall Street analysts offering 12 month price targets for Ecolab Inc., the average price target is $326.30, with a high forecast of $345.00 and a low forecast of $300.00. The average price target represents a 9.5% increase from the current price of $297.88.
Highest
$345.00
Average
$326.30
Lowest
$300.00
Rating Distribution
Strong Buy
0
0%
Buy
25
68%
Hold
11
30%
Sell
1
3%
Strong Sell
0
0%
Recent Analyst Ratings
FirmActionRatingDate
Evercore ISI Group● Maintain
Outperform
2026-02-18BMO Capital● Maintain
Outperform
2026-02-13BNP Paribas● Maintain
Outperform
2026-02-12Exane BNP Paribas● Maintain
Outperform
2026-02-12RBC Capital● Maintain
Outperform
2026-02-11Citigroup● Maintain
Buy
2026-02-11UBS● Maintain
Neutral
2026-02-11JP Morgan● Maintain
Neutral
2026-02-11Jefferies● Maintain
Buy
2026-02-11Wells Fargo● Maintain
Equal Weight
2026-02-11Earnings History & Surprises
BEAT RATE
56%
Last 18 quarters
AVG SURPRISE
+0.9%
EPS vs Estimate
BEATS / MISSES
10/3
5 met exactly
LATEST EPS
$2.08
Q1 '26
QUARTERLY EPS TREND
Estimated
Beat
Miss
QUARTERLY DETAIL
Q1 '26
+0.5%
$2.08 vs $2.07
Q4 '25
$2.07 vs $2.07
Q3 '25
-0.5%
$1.89 vs $1.90
Q2 '25
$1.50 vs $1.50
Q1 '25
$1.81 vs $1.81
Q4 '24
+0.5%
$1.83 vs $1.82
Q3 '24
+0.6%
$1.68 vs $1.67
Q2 '24
$1.34 vs $1.34
Q1 '24
+0.6%
$1.55 vs $1.54
Q4 '23
+1.3%
$1.54 vs $1.52
Q3 '23
+2.5%
$1.24 vs $1.21
Q2 '23
+2.3%
$0.88 vs $0.86
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