Ecolab Inc. (ECL)
NYSE: ECL · Real-Time Price · USD
273.56
-1.38 (-0.50%)
At close: Sep 5, 2025, 4:00 PM
273.56
0.00 (0.00%)
After-hours: Sep 5, 2025, 7:00 PM EDT

Ecolab Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

The 15 analysts that cover Ecolab stock have a consensus rating of "Buy" and an average price target of $291.53, which forecasts a 6.57% increase in the stock price over the next year. The lowest target is $255 and the highest is $315.

Price Target: $291.53 (+6.57%)
Analyst Consensus: Buy
TargetLowAverageMedianHigh
Price$255$291.53$295$315
Change-6.78%+6.57%+7.84%+15.15%

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

RatingApr '25May '25Jun '25Jul '25Aug '25Sep '25
Strong Buy555544
Buy666777
Hold555455
Sell000000
Strong Sell000000
Total161616161616

Latest Forecasts

AnalystFirmRatingRatingActionPrice TargetUpsideDate
Baird
Baird
Buy
Maintains
$300$306
BuyMaintains$300$306+11.86%Sep 5, 2025
Raymond James
Raymond James
Hold
Initiates
n/a
HoldInitiatesn/an/aAug 26, 2025
UBS
UBS
Hold
Maintains
$293$295
HoldMaintains$293$295+7.84%Aug 14, 2025
Citigroup
Citigroup
Strong Buy
Maintains
$320$315
Strong BuyMaintains$320$315+15.15%Jul 30, 2025
Baird
Baird
Buy
Upgrades
$273$300
BuyUpgrades$273$300+9.67%Jul 30, 2025
More Analyst Ratings

Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year
16.20B
from 15.74B
Increased by 2.91%
Revenue Next Year
17.05B
from 16.20B
Increased by 5.23%
EPS This Year
7.60
from 7.37
Increased by 3.17%
EPS Next Year
8.59
from 7.60
Increased by 12.99%
Fiscal YearFY 2020FY 2021FY 2022FY 2023FY 2024FY 2025FY 2026
Period EndingDec 31, 2020Dec 31, 2021Dec 31, 2022Dec 31, 2023Dec 31, 2024Dec 31, 2025Dec 31, 2026
Revenue
11.79B12.73B14.19B15.32B15.74B16.20B17.05B
Revenue Growth
-6.14%8.00%11.43%7.98%2.75%2.91%5.23%
EPS
-4.153.913.814.797.377.608.59
EPS Growth
---2.56%25.72%53.86%3.17%12.99%
Forward PE
-----35.9831.84
No. Analysts
-----2626
Historical EPS numbers are GAAP, while forecasted numbers may be non-GAAP.

Revenue Forecast

Revenue20252026202720282029
High17.0B18.2B
Avg16.2B17.0B
Low15.4B16.0B

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth20252026202720282029
High
7.7%
12.6%
Avg
2.9%
5.2%
Low
-2.1%
-0.9%

EPS Forecast

EPS20252026202720282029
High8.009.35
Avg7.608.59
Low7.308.08

EPS Growth

EPS Growth20252026202720282029
High
8.6%
22.9%
Avg
3.2%
13.0%
Low
-0.9%
6.3%
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.