Ecolab Inc. (ECL)

Ecolab Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

The 16 analysts that cover Ecolab stock have a consensus rating of "Buy" and an average price target of $316.19, which forecasts a 5.22% increase in the stock price over the next year. The lowest target is $270 and the highest is $352.

Price Target: $316.19 (+5.22%)

Analyst Consensus: Buy

Target	Low	Average	Median	High
Price	$270	$316.19	$310	$352
Change	-10.15%	+5.22%	+3.16%	+17.14%

Analyst Ratings

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

Recommendation Trends

Rating	Sep '25	Oct '25	Nov '25	Dec '25	Jan '26	Feb '26
Strong Buy	4	3	3	3	3	4
Buy	7	7	8	8	7	8
Hold	5	5	5	5	5	5
Sell	0	0	0	0	0	0
Strong Sell	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	16	15	16	16	15	17

Latest Forecasts

Analyst	Firm	Rating	Rating	Action	Price Target	Upside	Date
John McNulty BMO Capital	BMO Capital	Buy Maintains $323 → $345	Buy	Maintains	$323 → $345	+14.81%	Feb 13, 2026
Seth Weber BNP Paribas	BNP Paribas	Buy Reiterates $330 → $345	Buy	Reiterates	$330 → $345	+14.81%	Feb 12, 2026
Laurence Alexander Jefferies	Jefferies	Strong Buy Maintains $315 → $352	Strong Buy	Maintains	$315 → $352	+17.14%	Feb 11, 2026
Jeffrey Zekauskas JP Morgan	JP Morgan	Hold Maintains $265 → $295	Hold	Maintains	$265 → $295	-1.83%	Feb 11, 2026
Joshua Spector UBS	UBS	Hold Maintains $295 → $312	Hold	Maintains	$295 → $312	+3.83%	Feb 11, 2026

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Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year

17.25B

Increased by 7.27%

from 16.08B

Revenue Next Year

18.09B

Increased by 4.83%

from 17.25B

EPS This Year

8.54

Increased by 17.31%

from 7.28

EPS Next Year

9.70

Increased by 13.58%

from 8.54

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	12.73B	14.19B	15.32B	15.74B	16.08B	17.25B	18.09B
Revenue Growth	8.00%	11.43%	7.98%	2.75%	2.16%	7.27%	4.83%
EPS	3.91	3.81	4.79	7.37	7.28	8.54	9.70
EPS Growth	-	-2.56%	25.72%	53.86%	-1.22%	17.31%	13.58%
Forward PE	-	-	-	-	-	35.19	30.98
No. Analysts	-	-	-	-	-	29	22

Historical EPS numbers are GAAP, while forecasted numbers may be non-GAAP.

Revenue Forecast

Revenue	2026	2027	2028	2029
High	18.4B	19.5B
Avg	17.3B	18.1B
Low	16.2B	16.9B

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth	2026	2027	2028	2029
High	14.7%	13.1%
Avg	7.3%	4.8%
Low	0.7%	-2.0%

EPS Forecast

EPS	2026	2027	2028	2029
High	9.07	10.76
Avg	8.54	9.70
Low	8.08	9.07

EPS Growth

EPS Growth	2026	2027	2028	2029
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.