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Ecolab Inc. (ECL)

Basic Materials | Specialty Chemicals | Saint Paul, United States | NYSE
290.81 USD +3.10 (1.077%) ⇧ (Oct. 15, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
Short-term:★★★⯪☆Long-term:★★★⯪☆Dividends:★★⯪☆☆
Hot Take ↕ | Oct. 10, 2026, 2:20 a.m. EDT

Ecolab presents a compelling long-term case built on robust fundamentals, yet the valuation leaves little room for error in the short term. The business generates a 22% return on equity and is expanding into high-growth areas like AI data center cooling, supported by accelerating pricing power. However, the stock trades at a premium multiple of nearly 38x trailing earnings, which compresses the margin of safety. While analyst consensus targets a 15% upside, the price is already near its 52-week high, and the statistical forecast model sees no immediate directional edge. The options market reflects this tension, with traders placing heavy bets on a floor around 260 while capping upside near 300. Without access to the multi-year price trajectory to confirm whether the market has fully priced in the growth, the investment thesis relies heavily on the assumption that the current valuation premium is justified by the quality of earnings and the strategic pivot into technology sectors. For investors seeking capital appreciation, the setup is constructive but requires patience; for income seekers, the yield is modest.
Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoETS ✓0.026036
AutoARIMA0.026595
AutoTheta0.026810
MSTL0.028211

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoETS

Forecast Reliability
Score 56%
H-stat 0.32
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.405
Excess Kurtosis -0.56
Attribute Value
Sector Basic Materials
Ex Dividend Date 2026-09-14
Last Dividend Date 2026-09-14
Debt to Equity Ratio 138.023
Revenue per Share 59.672
Market Cap 81,522,360,320
Trailing P/E 39.03
Forward P/E 30.92
Beta 0.88
Profit Margins 12.57%
Website https://www.ecolab.com

As of Oct. 10, 2026, 2:20 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning for a range-bound move with a bullish bias. Call open interest is concentrated at the 300 strike, suggesting a resistance level near the 52-week high, while put open interest is heavy at the 260 strike, indicating a defined downside floor. Implied volatility remains elevated around 30-35%, reflecting uncertainty ahead of earnings. A notable volume spike in far-dated calls (Jan 2027 at 410 strike) hints at long-term bullish conviction despite near-term hedging.

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.27% 1.08% 1.03% 1.12%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-09-15 0.730000 0.265841
2026-06-16 0.730000 0.266550
2026-03-17 0.730000 0.267801
2025-12-16 0.730000 0.281278
2025-09-16 0.650000 0.246156
2025-06-17 0.650000 0.248718
2025-03-18 0.650000 0.256208
2024-12-17 0.650000 0.264045
2024-09-17 0.570000 0.227581
2024-06-18 0.570000 0.234288
2024-03-18 0.570000 0.249868
2023-12-18 0.570000 0.289708
2023-09-18 0.530000 0.301513
2023-06-16 0.530000 0.291145
2023-03-20 0.530000 0.339113
2022-12-19 0.530000 0.375328
2022-09-19 0.510000 0.319149
2022-06-17 0.510000 0.344199
2022-03-14 0.510000 0.309035
2021-12-13 0.510000 0.220359
2021-09-13 0.480000 0.213847
2021-06-14 0.480000 0.225098
2021-03-15 0.480000 0.222872
2020-12-14 0.480000 0.221198
2020-09-14 0.470000 0.229391
2020-06-15 0.470000 0.235129
2020-03-16 0.470000 0.282928
2019-12-16 0.470000 0.252715
2019-09-16 0.460000 0.239446
2019-06-17 0.460000 0.241546
2019-03-18 0.460000 0.262632
2018-12-17 0.460000 0.307404
2018-09-17 0.410000 0.262417
2018-06-18 0.410000 0.282895
2018-03-19 0.410000 0.300410
2017-12-18 0.410000 0.301826
2017-09-18 0.370000 0.283460
2017-06-16 0.370000 0.275544
2017-03-17 0.370000 0.295032
2016-12-16 0.370000 0.307641
2016-09-16 0.350000 0.298304
2016-06-17 0.350000 0.295110
2016-03-11 0.350000 0.329071
2015-12-11 0.350000 0.311416
2015-09-11 0.330000 0.300027
2015-06-12 0.330000 0.288815
2015-03-06 0.330000 0.287732
2014-12-12 0.330000 0.322486
2014-09-12 0.275000 0.238157
2014-06-13 0.275000 0.254276
2014-03-07 0.275000 0.250364
2013-12-13 0.275000 0.268083
2013-09-13 0.230000 0.240359
2013-06-14 0.230000 0.273712
2013-03-01 0.230000 0.299596
2012-12-14 0.230000 0.326149
2012-09-14 0.200000 0.311915
2012-06-15 0.200000 0.298418
2012-03-02 0.200000 0.335852
2011-12-16 0.200000 0.365497
2011-09-16 0.175000 0.337252
2011-06-17 0.175000 0.324374
2011-03-04 0.175000 0.361944
2010-12-17 0.175000 0.349511
2010-09-17 0.155000 0.309011
2010-06-11 0.155000 0.333764
2010-03-05 0.155000 0.359629
2009-12-11 0.155000 0.343148
2009-09-11 0.140000 0.318182
2009-06-12 0.140000 0.361851
2009-03-06 0.140000 0.468227
2008-12-12 0.140000 0.393701
2008-09-12 0.130000 0.268706
2008-06-13 0.130000 0.283905
2008-03-07 0.130000 0.288889
2007-12-14 0.130000 0.252968
2007-09-14 0.115000 0.269069
2007-06-15 0.115000 0.263580
2007-03-16 0.115000 0.272770
2006-12-15 0.115000 0.256868
2006-09-15 0.100000 0.238209
2006-06-16 0.100000 0.258532
2006-03-10 0.100000 0.254777
2005-12-16 0.100000 0.280112
2005-09-16 0.088000 0.269939
2005-06-17 0.088000 0.267966
2005-03-11 0.088000 0.271437
2004-12-17 0.088000 0.256410
2004-09-17 0.080000 0.255673
2004-06-14 0.080000 0.259740
2004-03-12 0.080000 0.287666
2003-12-19 0.080000 0.298063
2003-09-12 0.073000 0.279693
2003-06-13 0.073000 0.274436
2003-03-14 0.072500 0.297619
2002-12-19 0.072500 0.308708
2002-09-13 0.067500 0.309278
2002-06-14 0.067500 0.299800
2002-03-15 0.067500 0.290198
2001-12-14 0.067500 0.369357
2001-09-17 0.065000 0.371429
2001-09-10 0.130000 0.669241
2001-06-15 0.065000 0.320671
2001-03-16 0.065000 0.310041
2000-12-15 0.065000 0.317557
2000-09-15 0.060000 0.331606
2000-06-16 0.060000 0.324051
2000-03-17 0.060000 0.348457
1999-12-29 0.060000 0.310178
1999-09-17 0.052500 0.300537
1999-06-11 0.052500 0.240688
1999-03-12 0.052500 0.262911
1998-12-24 0.052500 0.300000
1998-09-11 0.047500 0.333333
1998-06-12 0.047500 0.310838
1998-03-13 0.047500 0.337029
1997-12-23 0.047500 0.350230
1997-09-12 0.040000 0.334204
1997-06-13 0.040000 0.361582
1997-03-14 0.040000 0.419672
1996-12-24 0.040000 0.421053
1996-09-13 0.035000 0.448000
1996-06-14 0.035000 0.432432
1996-03-15 0.035000 0.455285
1995-12-27 0.035000 0.472574
1995-09-15 0.031250 0.471698
1995-06-23 0.031250 0.512821
1995-03-08 0.031250 0.526316
1994-12-23 0.031250 0.641026
1994-09-14 0.027500 0.486188
1994-06-15 0.027500 0.500000
1994-03-09 0.027500 0.508671
1993-12-21 0.027500 0.483516
1993-09-15 0.023750 0.429379
1993-06-09 0.023750 0.470588
1993-03-10 0.023750 0.506667
1992-12-22 0.023750 0.522337
1992-09-09 0.021875 0.507246
1992-06-10 0.021875 0.544747
1992-03-11 0.021875 0.530303
1991-12-20 0.021875 0.642202
1991-09-11 0.021875 0.573770
1991-06-12 0.021875 0.666667
1991-03-13 0.021875 0.679612
1990-12-12 0.021875 0.823529
1990-09-12 0.020625 0.745763
1990-06-13 0.020625 0.613953
1990-03-14 0.020625 0.676923
1989-12-13 0.020625 0.613953
1989-09-13 0.020625 0.528000
1989-06-14 0.020625 0.584071
1989-03-15 0.020625 0.578947
1988-12-14 0.019375 0.620000
1988-09-14 0.019375 0.645833
1988-06-15 0.019375 0.673913
1988-03-16 0.019375 0.576744
1987-12-16 0.019375 0.704545
1987-09-16 0.019375 0.496000
1987-06-17 0.018125 0.487395
1987-03-18 0.018125 0.465863
1986-12-17 0.018125 0.659091
Additional Data
dividendYield 1.0
exDividendDate 2026-09-15
trailingAnnualDividendRate 2.84
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.009871051
lastDividendValue 0.73
lastDividendDate 2026-09-15
dividendDate 2026-10-15

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.05080402
Address1 1 Ecolab Place
All Time High 309.27
All Time Low 1.0
Ask 299.99
Ask Size 120
Audit Risk 6
Average Analyst Rating 1.5 - Buy
Average Daily Volume10 Day 1,147,560
Average Daily Volume3 Month 1,295,004
Average Volume 1,295,004
Average Volume10Days 1,147,560
Beta 0.879
Bid 280.19
Bid Size 80
Board Risk 7
Book Value 35.87
City Saint Paul
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 2
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 290.81
Current Ratio 1.841
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,790,726,400
Day High 295.95
Day Low 290.38
Debt To Equity 138.023
Display Name Ecolab
Dividend Date 1,792,022,400
Dividend Yield 1.0
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,793,131,200
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,793,131,200
Earnings Growth 0.033
Earnings Quarterly Growth 0.02
Earnings Timestamp 1,793,104,200
Earnings Timestamp End 1,793,104,200
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,793,104,200
Ebitda 4,135,699,968
Ebitda Margins 0.24555
Enterprise To Ebitda 21.843
Enterprise To Revenue 5.364
Enterprise Value 90,334,765,056
Eps Current Year 8.16232
Eps Forward 9.4063
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 7.45
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,789,430,400
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 20
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fax 651 225 3098
Fifty Day Average 279.625
Fifty Day Average Change 11.184998
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.03999999
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 5.080402
Fifty Two Week High 309.27
Fifty Two Week High Change -18.459991
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.05968892
Fifty Two Week Low 243.15
Fifty Two Week Low Change 47.660004
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.19601071
Fifty Two Week Range 243.15 - 309.27
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 99,153,000,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 1.05
Float Shares 279,745,520
Forward Eps 9.4063
Forward P E 30.916515
Free Cashflow 1,474,824,960
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Full Time Employees 48,000
Fullday Change 3.25
Fullday Change Percent 1.1296097
Fullday Price 290.81
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,790,812,800
Gross Margins 0.44210997
Gross Profits 7,446,300,160
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.00154
Held Percent Institutions 0.94167
Implied Shares Outstanding 280,328,603
Industry Specialty Chemicals
Industry Disp Specialty Chemicals
Industry Key specialty-chemicals
Ir Website http://investor.ecolab.com/
Is Earnings Date Estimate 0
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,789,430,400
Last Dividend Value 0.73
Last Fiscal Year End 1,767,139,200
Last Split Date 1,055,116,800
Last Split Factor 2:1
Long Business Summary 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.
Long Name Ecolab Inc.
Market us_market
Market Cap 81,522,360,320
Market State PRE
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_268799
Most Recent Quarter 1,782,777,600
Net Income To Common 2,116,400,000
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 77,572,531,022
Number Of Analyst Opinions 21
Open 292.15
Operating Cashflow 3,056,800,000
Operating Margins 0.18521999
Overall Risk 3
Payout Ratio 0.3812
Peg Ratio 2.59
Phone 800 232 6522
Previous Close 287.71
Price Eps Current Year 35.62835
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 8.107332
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 4.8402767
Profit Margins 0.12566
Quick Ratio 1.501
Quote Source Name Delayed Quote
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key buy
Recommendation Mean 1.54167
Region US
Regular Market Change 3.10001
Regular Market Change Percent 1.07748
Regular Market Day High 295.95
Regular Market Day Low 290.38
Regular Market Day Range 290.38 - 295.95
Regular Market Open 292.15
Regular Market Previous Close 287.71
Regular Market Price 290.81
Regular Market Time 1,792,094,432
Regular Market Volume 1,940,590
Return On Assets 0.07233
Return On Equity 0.21956
Revenue Growth 0.097
Revenue Per Share 59.672
Sand P52 Week Change 0.16207206
Sector Basic Materials
Sector Disp Basic Materials
Sector Key basic-materials
Share Holder Rights Risk 2
Shares Outstanding 280,328,603
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0191
Shares Short 5,367,992
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,788,134,400
Shares Short Prior Month 4,734,079
Short Name Ecolab Inc.
Short Percent Of Float 0.0219
Short Ratio 4.42
Source Interval 15
State MN
Symbol ECL
Target High Price 360.0
Target Low Price 295.0
Target Mean Price 325.0476
Target Median Price 330.0
Total Cash 5,135,300,096
Total Cash Per Share 18.319
Total Debt 13,918,799,872
Total Revenue 16,842,500,096
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 2.84
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.009871051
Trailing Eps 7.45
Trailing P E 39.0349
Trailing Peg Ratio 2.4937
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 274.68945
Two Hundred Day Average Change 16.120544
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.058686435
Type Disp Equity
Volume 1,940,590
Website https://www.ecolab.com
Zip 55,102-2233