Ecolab Inc. (ECL)
Basic Materials · end-of-day data as of Oct 16, 2026
The average 12-month analyst price target for ECL is $322.71, 11.7% above the last close of $288.89 on Oct 16, 2026; targets range from $265.82 to $363.04. Rating consensus: Buy.
Snapshot
- P/E38.8x
- P/E vs sector+64.5%
- P/E vs own+4.2%
- Target upside+11.7%
- ConsensusBuy
- Market cap$80.98B
- FCF yield+2.3%
- Insiders-$6.22M
- Earnings in11d
- News0.00
Why it moved
Ecolab Inc. (ECL) fell 0.7% on Oct 16, 2026.
The market (SPY) fell 1.1%; Basic Materials stocks rose 0.4%. Most of the move came from its sector.
0 stories on the day (30-day average 0.4).
Market = SPY. Sector = equal-weight average of the tracked companies in the same sector, net of the market.
Price and events
Last close $288.89 · +7.9% over 1y · E earnings · D dividend · S split · A analyst rating change
Technicals
- Trendbullish
- Sector→ -3.0%
- MAs20▲ 50▲ 100▲ 200▲
- Above MAs4 of 4 above
- MA20×50Golden 0d ago
- RSI64
- Support-2.3%
- Resistance—
- Off 52w high-5.6%
- Off ATH-5.6%
- 52w range$288.89
- Bollingerupper half
- MACD1.49
- ATR+1.9%
- Volume2.7x
Analyst price targets
13 firms with a target in the last 12 months · last close $288.89 · as of Oct 16, 2026
Strong buy 5 · Buy 15 · Hold 4 · Sell 0 · Strong sell 0
Revenue and free cash flow
Q2 FY2026: Revenue +9.7% year over year, free cash flow 11.1% of revenue, operating margin 17.2%.
| Q2 FY2026 | Jun 30, 2026 | $4.42B | 1.90 | $489M | 44.1% | 17.2% | 12.1% |
| Q1 FY2026 | Mar 31, 2026 | $4.07B | 1.52 | $97.4M | 43.6% | 15.3% | 10.6% |
| Q4 FY2025 | Dec 31, 2025 | $4.2B | 1.98 | $758M | 44.0% | 18.7% | 13.4% |
| Q3 FY2025 | Sep 30, 2025 | $4.17B | 2.05 | $530M | 44.8% | 18.3% | 14.0% |
| Q2 FY2025 | Jun 30, 2025 | $4.03B | 1.84 | $485M | 44.8% | 17.6% | 13.0% |
| Q1 FY2025 | Mar 31, 2025 | $3.69B | 1.41 | $132M | 44.3% | 15.9% | 10.9% |
| Q4 FY2024 | Dec 31, 2024 | $4.01B | 1.66 | $407M | 43.4% | 17.1% | 11.8% |
| Q3 FY2024 | Sep 30, 2024 | $4B | 2.58 | $550M | 43.4% | 17.7% | 18.4% |
Peers
| 20D | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | $498.43 | +1.1% | -8.5% | +10.6% | 32.2 | $230B | |
| 2 |  | $335.20 | -0.5% | -9.4% | +13.8% | 30.9 | $81.37B | |
| 3 | | $288.89 | -0.7% | -5.6% | +11.7% | 38.8 | $80.98B | |
| 4 |  | $299.59 | +1.0% | -4.0% | +12.2% | — | $66.71B | |
| 5 |  | $107.39 | -0.4% | -16.9% | +20.6% | 15.4 | $23.86B | |
| 6 |  | $90.68 | +0.4% | 0.0% | +4.5% | 84.0 | $23.14B | |
| 7 |  | $64.01 | +2.1% | -20.7% | +8.4% | — | $20.68B | |
| 8 |  | $95.48 | -2.8% | -55.5% | +84.2% | — | $11.27B |
Data as of Oct 16, 2026 close.
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