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Ecolab (ECL): analyst forecast and price target
Analyst consensus
Strong Buy14 Buy2 Hold0 Sell
Ratings of 16 analysts in the last 3 months12-month forecast
Based on 16 price targets given in the last 3 months, the average target is $323, the highest $360, the lowest $295. The average is +11.8% from the last price of $289.
Analyst ratings 23
| Analyst | Firm | Price target | Rating | Upside | Action | Date | Move vs SPY | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick Cunningham★★★★★★★★★★#4783 · hits 54% · avg +2.3% | Citi | $330 | Buy | +14.2% | Reiterated | 16.10.26on TipRanks 06:35 | +0.4% | ↗ |
| Ashish Sabadra★★★★★★★★★★#6262 · hits 53% · avg +0.6% | RBC Capital | $337 | Buy | +16.7% | Reiterated | 14.10.26on TipRanks Oct 15 21:45 | +1.8%next day +0.8% | ↗ |
| Joshua Spector★★★★★★★★★★#3207 · hits 53% · avg +3.3% | UBS | $342 → $344+0.6% | Buy | +19.1% | Reiterated | 05.10.26on TipRanks 06:01 | +0.6%next day +0.8% · 5 days +2.2% | ↗ |
| Vincent Andrews★★★★★★★★★★#3768 · hits 62% · avg +2.7% | Morgan Stanley | $330 | Buy | +14.2% | Assigned | 29.09.26on TipRanks 08:30 | −0.7%next day −1.0% · 5 days −0.9% | ↗ |
| Tim Mulrooney★★★★★★★★★★#2624 · hits 56% · avg +7.3% | William Blair | — | Buy | — | Reiterated | 28.09.26on TipRanks 07:55 | +1.0%next day −0.7% · 5 days −2.3% | ↗ |
| Matthew DeYoe★★★★★★★★★★#2749 · hits 62% · avg +7.2% | Bank of America Securities | — | Buy | — | Reiterated | 24.09.26on TipRanks 14:15 | −0.4%next day +1.0% · 5 days −1.1% | ↗ |
| Jason Haas CFA★★★★★★★★★★#2012 · hits 51% · avg +7.5% | Wells Fargo | $295 | Hold | +2.1% | Assigned | 16.09.26on TipRanks Sep 15 06:11 | +0.4%next day +0.3% · 5 days −1.8% | ↗ |
| Manav Patnaik★★★★★★★★★★#4393 · hits 56% · avg +1.6% | Barclays | $300 | Buy | +3.8% | Reiterated | 26.08.26on TipRanks 04:15 | +0.3%next day −2.3% · 5 days −3.6% | ↗ |
| AI PerPlexity Chemicals - SpecialtyPerPlexity SonarPro | TipRanks - PerPlexity | $321 | Buy | +11.1% | Reiterated | 20.08.26on TipRanks Aug 19 23:05 | — | |
| AI Google Chemicals - SpecialtyGemini 3.1Pro | TipRanks - Google | $308 → $324+5.2% | Buy | +12.2% | Reiterated | 06.08.26on TipRanks 10:09 | — | |
| AI xAi Chemicals - SpecialtyxAI Grok-4 | TipRanks - xAI | $312 → $323+3.5% | Buy | +11.8% | Reiterated | 06.08.26on TipRanks 10:09 | — | |
| AI Anthropic Chemicals - SpecialtyAnthropic Opus-4.6 | TipRanks - Anthropic | $289 → $308+6.6% | Hold | +6.6% | Reiterated | 06.08.26on TipRanks 10:09 | — | |
| AI DeepSeek Chemicals - SpecialtyDeepSeek V3.2-Speciale | TipRanks - DeepSeek | $311 → $321+3.2% | Buy | +11.1% | Reiterated | 06.08.26on TipRanks 10:09 | — | |
| AI OpenAI Chemicals - SpecialtyOpenAI 5.2 | TipRanks - OpenAI | $300 → $323+7.7% | Buy | +11.8% | Reiterated | 06.08.26on TipRanks 10:09 | — | |
| John Eade★★★★★★★★★★#268 · hits 66% · avg +15.0% | Argus Research | $310 | Buy | +7.3% | Reiterated | 04.08.26on TipRanks Aug 5 08:10 | −0.5%next day +1.0% · 5 days +0.6% | ↗ |
| Unknown Analyst | Raymond James | — | Hold | — | Reiterated | 31.07.26on TipRanks Aug 5 08:10 | −1.3%next day −0.8% · 5 days −0.8% | ↗ |
| John McNulty★★★★★★★★★★#2310 · hits 54% · avg +4.6% | BMO Capital | $345 → $360+4.3% | Buy | +24.6% | Reiterated | 29.07.26on TipRanks 08:09 | +1.8%next day −3.2% · 5 days −4.9% | ↗ |
| Scott Schneeberger★★★★★★★★★★#706 · hits 57% · avg +10.6% | Oppenheimer | $320 | Buy | +10.8% | Reiterated | 29.07.26on TipRanks 07:48 | +1.8%next day −3.2% · 5 days −4.9% | ↗ |
| Shlomo Rosenbaum★★★★★★★★★★#2540 · hits 54% · avg +4.7% | Stifel Nicolaus | $337 | Buy | +16.7% | Reiterated | 29.07.26on TipRanks 07:41 | +1.8%next day −3.2% · 5 days −4.9% | ↗ |
| Andrew Wittmann★★★★★★★★★★#346 · hits 67% · avg +14.3% | Robert W. Baird | $290 → $305+5.2% | Buy | +5.6% | Reiterated | 29.07.26on TipRanks 07:21 | +1.8%next day −3.2% · 5 days −4.9% | ↗ |
| Jeffrey Zekauskas★★★★★★★★★★#2991 · hits 53% · avg +3.3% | J.P. Morgan | $295 → $305+3.4% | Buy | +5.6% | Assigned | 29.07.26on TipRanks 07:21 | +1.8%next day −3.2% · 5 days −4.9% | ↗ |
| John Roberts CFA★★★★★★★★★★#651 · hits 62% · avg +10.3% | Mizuho Securities | $325 → $327+0.6% | Buy | +13.2% | Reiterated | 28.07.26on TipRanks 11:30 | +4.0%next day +1.8% · 5 days −4.0% | ↗ |
| David Begleiter★★★★★★★★★★#4870 · hits 52% · avg +1.4% | Deutsche Bank | $325 → $335+3.1% | Buy | +16.0% | Reiterated | 09.07.26on TipRanks 08:50 | −1.2%next day 0.0% · 5 days +1.1% | ↗ |
| Laurence Alexander★★★★★★★★★★#5965 · hits 50% · avg +0.8% | Jefferies | $352 → $345−2.0% | Buy | +19.4% | Reiterated | 20.05.26on TipRanks 13:25 | +0.2%next day +0.4% · 5 days +2.9% | ↗ |
| Eric Boyes★★★★★★★★★★#5799 · hits 57% · avg +3.2% | Evercore ISI | $312 | Buy | +8.0% | Reiterated | 29.04.26on TipRanks 09:55 | −3.9%next day +0.6% · 5 days −0.5% | ↗ |
| Andres Castanos-Mollor★★★★★★★★★★#10808 · hits 39% · avg −3.9% | Berenberg Bank | $326 → $321−1.5% | Buy | +11.1% | Reiterated | 27.03.26on TipRanks Mar 30 01:31 | +0.6%next day +0.8% · 5 days −1.8% | ↗ |
| Chris Parkinson★★★★★★★★★★#1612 · hits 59% · avg +6.3% | Wolfe Research | — | Hold | — | Reiterated | 20.03.26on TipRanks 14:06 | +0.6%next day +0.8% · 5 days +4.1% | ↗ |
| Michael Harrison CFA★★★★★★★★★★#4322 · hits 56% · avg +2.8% | Seaport Global | $325 → $340+4.6% | Buy | +17.7% | Reiterated | 12.02.26on TipRanks 09:40 | +0.6%next day −0.6% · 5 days 0.0% | ↗ |
| Hans Engel★★★★★★★★★★#1835 · hits 58% · avg +11.1% | Erste Group | — | Hold | — | Downgrade | 23.01.26on TipRanks 12:45 | +0.1%next day +0.1% · 5 days −0.4% | ↗ |
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The latest rating of each analyst in the last 12 months, as TipRanks lists them. Every rating kept, earlier ones included
Best analysts covering Ecolab
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How the average price target moved
The average target of all analysts (their ratings of the 3 months before) on each day, the top analysts’ dashed, against the price; the site keeps this record since 1 October 2026. On 01.10.26: target $323 at a price of $275 (+17.7%); now: $323 at $289 (+11.8%).
PriceAverage targetTop analysts’ target
Recommendation trend
Strong BuyBuyHoldSell
| Rating | 05.26 | 06.26 | 07.26 | 08.26 | 09.26 | 10.26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strong Buy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Buy | 37 | 26 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 13 |
| Hold | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| Sell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Earnings and sales forecast
Next report: 27.10.26 (Q3 2026, date not confirmed)
Earnings per share
Next quarter’s EPS estimate — $2.17 (from $2.14 to $2.20). Last quarter: $2.09.
Sales
Next quarter’s sales estimate — $4.7B (from $4.7B to $4.8B). Last quarter: $4.4B.
Best top-analyst consensus in the sector · Basicmaterials
About Ecolab
- CEO: Christophe Beck
- Employees: 48,000
- 1 Ecolab Place, Saint Paul, MN, 55102-2233, US
- www.ecolab.com
Ecolab Inc. provides water, hygiene, and infection prevention solutions and services in the United States and internationally. The company operates through four segments: Global Water, Global Institutional & Specialty, Global Pest Elimination, and Global Life Sciences. The Global Water segment offers water treatment and process applications, and cleaning and sanitizing solutions to manufacturing, food and beverage processing, transportation, chemical, primary metals and mining, power generation, global refining, petrochemical, pulp and paper industries. The Global Institutional & Specialty segment provides cleaning and sanitizing products to the foodservice, healthcare, hospitality, lodging, government, education and retail industries. The Global Pest Elimination segment provides pest elimination services to detect, prevent, and eliminate pests comprising rodents and insects in full-service and quick-service restaurants, food and beverage processors, hotels, grocery operations, and other commercial segments, including education, life sciences, and healthcare. The Global Life Sciences segment provides cleaning and contamination control solutions to pharmaceutical and personal care manufacturers. It offers its products under the Ecolab, Kay, Purolite, and Bioquell brand names. The company sells its products through field sales and corporate account personnel, distributors, and dealers. Ecolab Inc. was founded in 1923 and is headquartered in Saint Paul, Minnesota.
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