Ecolab Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

According to 27 analysts polled by S&P Global, Ecolab stock has a consensus rating of "Buy" and an average price target of $317.38. The average 1-year stock price forecast is 11.89% higher than the current stock price, while the lowest is $270 (-4.81%) and the highest is $345 (+21.63%).

Price Target: $317.38 (+11.89%)

Analyst Consensus: Buy

Target	Low	Average	Median	High
Price	$270	$317.38	$325	$345
Change	-4.81%	+11.89%	+14.58%	+21.63%

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	Jan '26	Feb '26	Mar '26	Apr '26	May '26	Jun '26
Strong Buy	11	11	12	13	14	14
Buy	4	4	6	6	6	6
Hold	11	12	9	8	7	7
Sell	1	0	0	0	0	0
Strong Sell	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	27	27	27	27	27	27

Latest Forecasts

Analyst	Firm	Rating	Rating	Action	Price Target	Upside	Date
Patrick Cunningham Citi	Citi	Buy Reiterates $330	Buy	Reiterates	$330	+16.34%	Jun 24, 2026
Joshua Spector UBS	UBS	Buy Upgrades n/a	Buy	Upgrades	n/a	n/a	Jun 15, 2026
Jason Haas CFA Wells Fargo	Wells Fargo	Hold Reiterates $260 → $275	Hold	Reiterates	$260 → $275	-3.05%	Jun 10, 2026
Manav Patnaik Barclays	Barclays	Buy Reiterates $300	Buy	Reiterates	$300	+5.76%	Jun 3, 2026
Tim Mulrooney William Blair	William Blair	Buy Maintains n/a	Buy	Maintains	n/a	n/a	Jun 2, 2026

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Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year

17.70B

from 16.08B

10.08%

from 16.08B

Revenue Next Year

18.83B

from 17.70B

6.38%

from 17.70B

EPS This Year

8.38

from 7.53

11.27%

from 7.53

EPS Next Year

9.60

from 8.38

14.62%

from 8.38

Fiscal Year	FY 2021	FY 2022	FY 2023	FY 2024	FY 2025	FY 2026
Period Ending	Dec 31, 2021	Dec 31, 2022	Dec 31, 2023	Dec 31, 2024	Dec 31, 2025	Dec 31, 2026
Revenue	12.73B	14.19B	15.32B	15.74B	16.08B	17.70B
Revenue Growth	8.00%	11.43%	7.98%	2.75%	2.16%	10.08%
Gross Profit	5.21B	5.43B	6.19B	6.85B	7.16B	7.90B
Gross Margin	40.93%	38.25%	40.39%	43.50%	44.51%	44.62%
Operating Income	1.87B	1.85B	2.19B	2.67B	2.95B	3.30B
Net Income	1.13B	1.09B	1.37B	2.11B	2.08B	2.27B
EPS	-	-	-	-	7.53	8.38
EPS Growth	-	-	-	-	13.23%	11.27%
Forward PE	41.55	30.79	33.54	32.26	31.74	33.85
Dividend / Share	1.95	2.06	2.16	2.36	2.68	2.92
Dividend Growth	-	5.64%	4.85%	9.26%	13.56%	8.90%
Free Cash Flow	1.10B	1.31B	1.56B	1.93B	1.64B	1.87B
No. Analysts	-	-	-	-	-	14

EPS and Forward PE are based on non-GAAP adjusted numbers.

Revenue Forecast

Revenue	2026	2027	2028
High	18.1B
Avg	17.7B
Low	16.9B

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth	2026	2027	2028
High	12.6%
Avg	10.1%
Low	5.3%

EPS Forecast

EPS	2026	2027	2028
High	8.55
Avg	8.38
Low	8.13

EPS Growth

EPS Growth	2026	2027	2028
High	13.5%
Avg	11.3%
Low	8.0%