Ecolab Inc.
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Analyst consensus
24 analysts covering ECLAnalyst Price Target Disagreement for Ecolab Inc.
Wall Street's bull case implies +34% from the current price; the bear case implies +9%. Analysts are relatively aligned on ECL's range.
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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,…
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Is ECL a buy right now?
Wall Street's consensus rating on Ecolab Inc. is Buy across 24 analysts, with a mean price target of $324.95 (+21% vs. the current $269.46). Ratings are a starting point — run the DCF and check the financial-health readings above before deciding.
Is ECL overvalued?
ECL trades at 36.2x trailing earnings, against a DCF fair value of $128 per share. The current price implies 16% annual free-cash-flow growth for a decade. Open the DCF or reverse-DCF tool to change the assumptions and see the range.
When is ECL's next earnings date?
Ecolab Inc. is next scheduled to report earnings around Oct 27, 2026. A full ECL research report from Basis Report covers the setup into that print — estimates, the beat/miss record, and what would move the thesis.
What is the analyst price target disagreement for Ecolab Inc.?
Analysts covering Ecolab Inc. (ECL) range from a bear-case target of $295.00 to a bull-case high of $360.00, with a mean consensus target of $324.95 across 21 analysts. The spread of $65.00 (24% of the current price) indicates moderate disagreement on the outlook. Run the DCF calculator to build your own estimate independent of street consensus.
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