Ecolab Inc. (ECL)
NYSE: ECL · Real-Time Price · USD
303.46
-4.89 (-1.59%)
Mar 2, 2026, 4:00 PM EST - Market closed

Ecolab Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

The 15 analysts with 12-month price forecasts for Ecolab stock have an average target of 317.4, with a low estimate of 270 and a high estimate of 352. The average target predicts an increase of 4.59% from the current stock price of 303.46.

Analyst Consensus: Buy
Target Low Average Median High
Price $270 $317.4 $312 $352
Change -11.03% +4.59% +2.81% +16.00%

Analyst Ratings

The average analyst rating for Ecolab stock from 16 stock analysts is "Buy". This means that analysts believe this stock is likely to outperform the market over the next twelve months.

Recommendation Trends

Rating Sep '25Oct '25Nov '25Dec '25Jan '26Feb '26
Strong Buy 433334
Buy 778877
Hold 555555
Sell 000000
Strong Sell 000000
Total 161516161516

Latest Forecasts

Analyst Firm Rating Rating Action Price Target Upside Date
Evercore ISI Group
Evercore ISI Group
Buy
Maintains
$300$312
Buy Maintains $300$312 +2.81% Feb 18, 2026
BMO Capital
BMO Capital
Buy
Maintains
$323$345
Buy Maintains $323$345 +13.69% Feb 13, 2026
BNP Paribas
BNP Paribas
Buy
Reiterates
$330$345
Buy Reiterates $330$345 +13.69% Feb 12, 2026
Jefferies
Jefferies
Strong Buy
Maintains
$315$352
Strong Buy Maintains $315$352 +16.00% Feb 11, 2026
JP Morgan
JP Morgan
Hold
Maintains
$265$295
Hold Maintains $265$295 -2.79% Feb 11, 2026
More Analyst Ratings

Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year
17.41B
from 16.08B
Increased by 8.26%
Revenue Next Year
18.25B
from 17.41B
Increased by 4.83%
EPS This Year
8.54
from 7.28
Increased by 17.31%
EPS Next Year
9.70
from 8.54
Increased by 13.58%
Fiscal Year FY 2021 FY 2022 FY 2023 FY 2024 FY 2025 FY 2026 FY 2027
Period Ending Dec 31, 2021 Dec 31, 2022 Dec 31, 2023 Dec 31, 2024 Dec 31, 2025 Dec 31, 2026 Dec 31, 2027
Revenue
12.73B14.19B15.32B15.74B16.08B17.41B18.25B
Revenue Growth
8.00%11.43%7.98%2.75%2.16%8.26%4.83%
EPS
3.913.814.797.377.288.549.70
EPS Growth
--2.56%25.72%53.86%-1.22%17.31%13.58%
Forward PE
-----35.5331.28
No. Analysts -----2922
Historical EPS numbers are GAAP, while forecasted numbers may be non-GAAP.

Revenue Forecast

Revenue 2026202720282029
High 18.5B 19.5B
Avg 17.4B 18.2B
Low 16.2B 16.9B

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth 2026202720282029
High
14.7%
12.0%
Avg
8.3%
4.8%
Low
0.7%
-2.9%

EPS Forecast

EPS 2026202720282029
High 9.07 10.76
Avg 8.54 9.70
Low 8.08 9.07

EPS Growth

EPS Growth 2026202720282029
High
24.6%
26.0%
Avg
17.3%
13.6%
Low
11.1%
6.1%
Sources: Price targets and analyst ratings provided by Benzinga. Revenue and EPS forecast data provided by Finnhub. The data is sourced from Wall Street analysts. Data disclaimer.