Equites Radar

ECL · Ecolab Inc.

Specialty ChemicalsUnited StatesAnalyst view: Buy

$268.75

+4.24% last session

End-of-day data · updated 2026-07-28

Neutral2 bullish · 2 bearish technical signals
Consensus: Buy (1.65 from 21 analysts)
To mean target: +18.9%

Market cap

$76B

Enterprise value

$84B

Trailing P/E

36.7

Forward P/E

29.0

Dividend yield

1.0%

Beta

0.90

Avg volume

2M

Employees

48K

2D change

5D change

3.13%

10D change

-0.53%

30D change

-4.33%

60D change

6.30%

MTD change

-2.51%

YTD change

3.93%

Analyst Outlook

Consensus ratingBuy
Recommendation mean (1–5)1.65
Covering analysts21
Mean price target$319.43
Low price target$275.00
Upside to mean target+18.9%

Analyst estimates change daily — follow the shifts on the Estimate Trends page.

Technical Analysis

RSI (14)61.0
50-day MA$265.77
200-day MA$269.48
Price vs 50-day MA+6.5%
Price vs 200-day MA+5.0%
MACD histogram-0.34
Volume vs 3-month avg1.1×
52w low $245.0652w high $306.69

Analyst sentiment over time — ECL

Rec Mean (blue, left — higher = more bullish) vs. price targets (right).

Investment Bank Ratings as of 2026-07-17

Latest call per bank · past 12 months

Deutsche Bank

Buy

$335

+24.7% vs price
▲ raised from $325Maintains · 2026-07-09

RBC Capital

Outperform

$337

+25.4% vs price
Reiterates · 2026-07-07

Citigroup

Buy

$330

+22.8% vs price
▲ raised from $325Maintains · 2026-06-24

Wells Fargo

Equal-Weight

$275

+2.3% vs price
▲ raised from $260Maintains · 2026-06-10

UBS

Buy

$325

+20.9% vs price
▲ raised from $293Upgrade · 2026-05-27

Jefferies

Buy

$345

+28.4% vs price
▼ cut from $352Maintains · 2026-05-20

Bank of America

Buy

$345

+28.4% vs price
▲ raised from $337Maintains · 2026-04-21

JP Morgan

Overweight

$295

+9.8% vs price
Upgrade · 2026-03-24

Barclays

Overweight

$300

+11.6% vs price
▲ raised from $275Maintains · 2025-10-29

Recent rating actions

DateFirmActionRatingPrice target
2026-07-17OppenheimerUpgradePerformOutperform$0.00 $320
2026-07-09Deutsche BankMaintainsBuy$325 $335
2026-07-07RBC CapitalReiteratesOutperform$337
2026-06-24CitigroupMaintainsBuy$325 $330
2026-06-10Wells FargoMaintainsEqual-Weight$260 $275
2026-05-27UBSUpgradeNeutralBuy$293 $325
2026-05-27RBC CapitalReiteratesOutperform$337
2026-05-20JefferiesMaintainsBuy$352 $345

Ratings and price targets are the published opinions of the issuing banks, compiled from Yahoo Finance rating actions — not investment advice.

Signal Summary as of 2026-07-28

  • RSI (14): RSI is 61 — neutral momentum, neither overbought nor oversold.
  • Price vs 50-day MA: Trading 6.5% above the 50-day MA ($265.77).
  • Price vs 200-day MA: Trading 5.0% above the 200-day MA ($269.48).
  • MA cross: The 50-day MA sits below the 200-day MA (death-cross regime) — the longer-term trend points down.
  • MACD (12,26,9): MACD histogram is negative (-0.34) — short-term momentum is fading.
  • 52-week range: Price sits between the 52-week low ($245.06) and high ($306.69).

ECL Price Chart

Loading chart for ECL

Fundamentals

Revenue (TTM)$16B
EBITDA$4.0B
Free cash flow$2.0B
Operating cash flow$3.0B
Book value / share$35.55
Net debt / EBITDA2.2
WACC10.0%
Revenue growth10.00%
Earnings growth8.00%

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.

More in Specialty Chemicals

Screen ECL against the full market on the Radar →

Data is sourced from end-of-day snapshots and refreshed daily before the US market open — nothing on this page is real-time. Figures can contain vendor errors. This page is for information only and is not investment advice.