Ecolab Inc. (ECL)
NYSE: ECL · Real-Time Price · USD
271.00
+3.75 (1.40%)
Sep 26, 2025, 4:00 PM EDT - Market closed

Ecolab Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

According to 15 professional analysts, the 12-month price target for Ecolab stock ranges from a low of $255 to a high of $315. The average analyst price target of $291.87 forecasts a 7.70% increase in the stock price over the next year.

Price Target: $291.87 (+7.70%)
Analyst Consensus: Buy
Target Low Average Median High
Price $255 $291.87 $295 $315
Change -5.90% +7.70% +8.86% +16.24%

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 Apr '25May '25Jun '25Jul '25Aug '25Sep '25
Strong Buy 555544
Buy 666777
Hold 555455
Sell 000000
Strong Sell 000000
Total 161616161616

Latest Forecasts

Analyst Firm Rating Rating Action Price Target Upside Date
BMO Capital
BMO Capital
Buy
Maintains
$307$310
Buy Maintains $307$310 +14.39% Sep 8, 2025
Baird
Baird
Buy
Maintains
$300$306
Buy Maintains $300$306 +12.92% Sep 5, 2025
Raymond James
Raymond James
Hold
Initiates
n/a
Hold Initiates n/a n/a Aug 26, 2025
UBS
UBS
Hold
Maintains
$293$295
Hold Maintains $293$295 +8.86% Aug 14, 2025
Citigroup
Citigroup
Strong Buy
Maintains
$320$315
Strong Buy Maintains $320$315 +16.24% Jul 30, 2025
More Analyst Ratings

Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year
16.20B
from 15.74B
Increased by 2.89%
Revenue Next Year
17.10B
from 16.20B
Increased by 5.59%
EPS This Year
7.61
from 7.37
Increased by 3.25%
EPS Next Year
8.60
from 7.61
Increased by 13.07%
Fiscal Year FY 2020 FY 2021 FY 2022 FY 2023 FY 2024 FY 2025 FY 2026
Period Ending Dec 31, 2020 Dec 31, 2021 Dec 31, 2022 Dec 31, 2023 Dec 31, 2024 Dec 31, 2025 Dec 31, 2026
Revenue
11.79B12.73B14.19B15.32B15.74B16.20B17.10B
Revenue Growth
-6.14%8.00%11.43%7.98%2.75%2.89%5.59%
EPS
-4.153.913.814.797.377.618.60
EPS Growth
---2.56%25.72%53.86%3.25%13.07%
Forward PE
-----35.6131.50
No. Analysts
-----2727
Historical EPS numbers are GAAP, while forecasted numbers may be non-GAAP.

Revenue Forecast

Revenue 20252026202720282029
High 17.0B 18.3B
Avg 16.2B 17.1B
Low 15.4B 16.0B

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth 20252026202720282029
High
7.7%
13.0%
Avg
2.9%
5.6%
Low
-2.1%
-0.9%

EPS Forecast

EPS 20252026202720282029
High 8.00 9.35
Avg 7.61 8.60
Low 7.30 8.08

EPS Growth

EPS Growth 20252026202720282029
High
8.6%
22.8%
Avg
3.2%
13.1%
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.