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Ecolab

ECL · NYSE

$288.16+$2.22 (+0.78%)TodayMarket closed ·
Prev close $285.94

About ECL

Ecolab, Inc. engages in providing products and services in the field of water, hygiene, and energy. The company is headquartered in Saint Paul, Minnesota and currently employs 48,000 full-time employees. The Company’s Global Industrial segment provides water treatment and process applications, and cleaning and sanitizing solutions primarily to large industrial customers within the manufacturing, food and beverage processing, transportation, chemical, primary metals and mining, power generation, global refining, petrochemical, pulp and paper industries. Its Global Institutional & Specialty segment provides specialized cleaning and sanitizing products to the foodservice, hospitality, lodging, government and education and retail industries. Its Global Healthcare & Life Sciences segment provides specialized cleaning and sanitizing products to the healthcare, personal care, and pharmaceutical industries. Its Global Pest Elimination segment provides services designed to detect, prevent, and eliminate pests, such as rodents and insects.

Employees
48,000
Headquarters
Saint Paul, Minnesota
Listed
Jan 1, 1957
Sector
Materials
Industry
Chemicals
Website
ecolab.com

ECL key statistics

Market cap
80.78B
Price-earnings ratio
38.38
Dividend yield
0.99%
Average volume
1.31M
Volume
1.84M
Open price
$285.95
High today
$288.61
Low today
$283.74
52 Week high
$309.27
52 Week low
$243.15

Ecolab (ECL) at a glance

As of Oct 20, 2026, Ecolab (ECL) shares are priced at $288.16, giving the company a market cap of 80.78B, a price-to-earnings ratio of 38.38 and a dividend yield of 0.99%.

Today the stock has traded between $283.74 and $288.61. The current price is 1.6% above the day's low and 0.2% below its high.

Volume so far is 1.84M shares, above the average of 1.31M shares a day.

Over the past year Ecolab has ranged from $243.15 to $309.27, and now sits 68% of the way up that range.

Ecolab met or beat analyst EPS estimates in 1 of the last 8 quarters. In Q2 FY26 it reported $2.09 per share against an estimate of $2.10.

The average analyst price target is $330.05, 14.5% above the current price, from 16 recent ratings.

Analyst ratings

Latest rating from each analyst over the past 12 months

94%of 16 analyst ratings say Buy
  • Buy93.8%
  • Hold6.3%
  • Sell0.0%
Price target · 24 analystsAvg $330.05
Low
$272.70
Now
$288.16
High
$378.00

ECL earnings

Earnings per share, reported against the analyst estimate

Beat the estimate in 1 of the last 8 quarters, by 0.4% on average.

  1. Q3 FY24: reported $1.83 per share against an estimate of $1.84
  2. Q4 FY24: reported $1.81 per share against an estimate of $1.80
  3. Q1 FY25: reported $1.50 per share against an estimate of $1.51
  4. Q2 FY25: reported $1.89 per share against an estimate of $1.92
  5. Q3 FY25: reported $2.07 per share against an estimate of $2.09
  6. Q4 FY25: reported $2.08 per share against an estimate of $2.09
  7. Q1 FY26: reported $1.70 per share against an estimate of $1.71
  8. Q2 FY26: reported $2.09 per share against an estimate of $2.10

ECL news

  • Piero Cingari

    This Water Stock Is Ready to Become an AI Leader, Bank of America Says

  • Press releaseBusiness Wire

    Ecolab Schedules Webcast and Conference Call on October 27, 2026

  • Press releasePRNewswire

    U.S. Sec. of State Marco Rubio at NYSE with UNGA in Focus: NYSE Content Update

  • Press releaseBusiness Wire

    Ecolab to Host 2026 Investor Day at SC26 Supercomputing Conference

  • Press releaseBusiness Wire

    Ecolab Declares Cash Dividend

  • Kaustubh Bagalkote

    Ecolab Flexes Pricing Muscle, Lifts 2026 Outlook

  • Press releaseBusiness Wire

    Ecolab Delivers Accelerated Sales Growth and Double-Digit EPS Growth; Reported Diluted EPS $1.90; Adjusted Diluted EPS $2.09, +11%; Raises 2026 Adjusted Diluted EPS Outlook: $8.05 - $8.25, +7% - 10%

  • Caroline Ryan

    Deal Dispatch: Blackstone Buys Dresser Utility, EcoLab Takes Over CoolIT For $4.75B, Whitewater Amphitheater Bankruptcy

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