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Ecolab (ECL) Stock Forecast, Price Target & Predictions

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ECL Stock Forecast

Ecolab stock forecast is as follows: an average price target of $253.25 (represents a 3.27% upside from ECL’s last price of $245.24) and a rating consensus of 'Buy', based on 21 wall street analysts offering a 1-year stock forecast.

ECL Price Target

The average price target for Ecolab (ECL) is $253.25 based on 1-year price targets from 21 Wall Street analysts in the past 3 months, with a price target range of $310.00 to $189.00. This represents a potential 3.27% upside from ECL's last price of $245.24.

ECL Analyst Ratings

Buy

According to 21 Wall Street analysts, Ecolab's rating consensus is 'Buy'. The analyst rating breakdown for ECL stock is 0 'Strong Buy' (0.00%), 11 'Buy' (52.38%), 9 'Hold' (42.86%), 1 'Sell' (4.76%), and 0 'Strong Sell' (0.00%).

Ecolab Price Target by Analyst

DateAnalystCompanyPrice TargetPrice when PublishedPrice Target/Price when PublishedPrice Target/Last Closing Price
Nov 04, 2024Joshua SpectorUBS$276.00$244.5012.88%12.54%
Oct 30, 2024John McNultyBMO Capital$279.00$254.469.64%13.77%
Oct 29, 2024Pat CunninghamCitigroup$292.00$253.7615.07%19.07%
Oct 29, 2024Vincent AndrewsMorgan Stanley$240.00$254.25-5.61%-2.14%
Oct 18, 2024Laurence AlexanderJefferies$310.00$257.1020.58%26.41%
Oct 07, 2024Jason HaasWells Fargo$295.00$251.0217.52%20.29%
Sep 26, 2024Charles NeivertPiper Sandler$305.00$254.8219.69%24.37%
Sep 16, 2024Ashish SabadraRBC Capital$306.00$250.5422.14%24.78%
Sep 03, 2024John RobertsMizuho Securities$291.00$250.8716.00%18.66%
Aug 12, 2024Jason HaasWells Fargo$270.00$237.2413.81%10.10%
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The latest Ecolab stock forecast, released on Nov 04, 2024 by Joshua Spector from UBS, set a price target of $276.00, which represents a 12.88% increase from the stock price at the time of the forecast ($244.50), and a 12.54% increase from ECL last price ($245.24).

Ecolab Price Target by Period

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# Anlaysts4921
Avg Price Target$271.75$288.22$274.05
Last Closing Price$245.24$245.24$245.24
Upside/Downside10.81%17.53%11.75%

In the current month, the average price target of Ecolab stock is $271.75, according to 4 Wall Street analysts offering twelve months forecast. The average price target represents a 10.81% increase as opposed to Ecolab's last price of $245.24. This month's average price target is down -5.71% compared to last quarter, and down -0.84% compared to last year.

Analyst Ratings Upgrades/Downgrades

DateCompanyPrevious RatingNew RatingRating Change
Oct 30, 2024BMO CapitalMarket PerformMarket PerformHold
Oct 29, 2024CitigroupBuyBuyHold
Oct 29, 2024Morgan StanleyMixedMixedHold
Oct 29, 2024Wolfe ResearchNeutralNeutralHold
Oct 18, 2024Wells FargoMarket PerformMarket PerformHold
Oct 07, 2024Wells FargoOverweightOverweightHold
Oct 02, 2024Raymond JamesOutperformOutperformHold
Sep 30, 2024BMO CapitalMarket PerformMarket PerformHold
Sep 26, 2024Wells FargoBuyBuyHold
Sep 26, 2024Piper SandlerOverweightOverweightHold
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Ecolab's last stock rating was published by BMO Capital on Oct 30, 2024. The company gave ECL a "Market Perform" rating, the same as its previous rate.

Ecolab Financial Forecast

Ecolab Revenue Forecast

Dec 27Sep 27Jun 27Mar 27Dec 26Sep 26Jun 26Mar 26Dec 25Sep 25Jun 25Mar 25Dec 24Sep 24Jun 24Mar 24Dec 23Sep 23Jun 23Mar 23Dec 22Sep 22Jun 22Mar 22Dec 21Sep 21Jun 21Mar 21Dec 20Sep 20
Revenue----------------$3.94B$3.96B$3.85B$3.57B$3.67B$3.67B$3.58B$3.27B$3.36B$3.32B$3.16B$2.88B$3.07B$3.02B
Avg Forecast$4.74B$4.79B$4.61B$4.29B$4.45B$4.43B$4.33B$4.02B$4.22B$4.18B$4.10B$3.83B$4.00B$4.03B$4.03B$3.74B$3.94B$4.01B$3.86B$3.48B$3.70B$3.66B$3.49B$3.19B$3.36B$3.27B$3.11B$2.88B$3.12B$3.00B
High Forecast$4.87B$4.93B$4.74B$4.41B$4.57B$4.55B$4.45B$4.13B$4.34B$4.30B$4.21B$3.96B$4.09B$4.05B$4.03B$3.74B$3.99B$4.10B$3.97B$3.57B$3.81B$3.66B$3.49B$3.19B$3.36B$3.27B$3.11B$2.88B$3.12B$3.00B
Low Forecast$4.67B$4.73B$4.55B$4.23B$4.38B$4.36B$4.27B$3.96B$4.16B$4.12B$4.04B$3.78B$3.94B$4.02B$4.03B$3.74B$3.85B$3.91B$3.81B$3.43B$3.65B$3.66B$3.49B$3.19B$3.36B$3.27B$3.11B$2.88B$3.12B$3.00B
# Analysts744764464379137548159913131313777799
Surprise %----------------1.00%0.99%1.00%1.03%0.99%1.00%1.03%1.02%1.00%1.01%1.02%1.00%0.98%1.01%

Ecolab's average Quarter revenue forecast for Mar 24 based on 4 analysts is $3.74B, with a low forecast of $3.74B, and a high forecast of $3.74B. ECL's average Quarter revenue forecast represents a -4.92% decrease compared to the company's last Quarter revenue of $3.94B (Dec 23).

Ecolab EBITDA Forecast

Dec 27Sep 27Jun 27Mar 27Dec 26Sep 26Jun 26Mar 26Dec 25Sep 25Jun 25Mar 25Dec 24Sep 24Jun 24Mar 24Dec 23Sep 23Jun 23Mar 23Dec 22Sep 22Jun 22Mar 22Dec 21Sep 21Jun 21Mar 21Dec 20Sep 20
# Analysts744764464379137548159913131313777799
EBITDA----------------$590.00M$566.00M$484.70M$389.20M$486.10M$495.10M$448.90M$297.40M$677.80M$693.90M$674.40M$544.40M$696.20M$674.70M
Avg Forecast$995.96M$1.01B$970.09M$902.36M$935.19M$931.32M$911.32M$845.72M$887.71M$880.05M$861.69M$805.51M$842.28M$848.16M$848.68M$613.83M$828.30M$842.57M$812.61M$558.03M$663.10M$602.60M$574.33M$507.30M$553.68M$539.60M$512.66M$528.70M$513.38M$494.18M
High Forecast$1.02B$1.04B$997.26M$927.64M$961.39M$957.41M$936.85M$869.41M$912.58M$904.71M$885.83M$832.77M$861.23M$851.08M$848.68M$736.60M$838.76M$862.60M$835.37M$669.64M$795.72M$602.60M$574.33M$608.76M$553.68M$539.60M$512.66M$634.44M$513.38M$494.18M
Low Forecast$981.72M$994.16M$956.22M$889.46M$921.82M$918.01M$898.29M$833.63M$875.02M$867.47M$849.37M$795.02M$829.65M$845.25M$848.68M$491.07M$809.48M$822.21M$800.99M$446.42M$530.48M$602.60M$574.33M$405.84M$553.68M$539.60M$512.66M$422.96M$513.38M$494.18M
Surprise %----------------0.71%0.67%0.60%0.70%0.73%0.82%0.78%0.59%1.22%1.29%1.32%1.03%1.36%1.37%

4 analysts predict ECL's average Quarter EBITDA for Mar 24 to be $613.83M, with a high of $736.60M and a low of $491.07M. This is 4.04% upper than Ecolab's previous annual EBITDA (Dec 23) of $590.00M.

Ecolab Net Income Forecast

Dec 27Sep 27Jun 27Mar 27Dec 26Sep 26Jun 26Mar 26Dec 25Sep 25Jun 25Mar 25Dec 24Sep 24Jun 24Mar 24Dec 23Sep 23Jun 23Mar 23Dec 22Sep 22Jun 22Mar 22Dec 21Sep 21Jun 21Mar 21Dec 20Sep 20
# Analysts744764464379137548159913131313777799
Net Income----------------$405.20M$404.00M$329.70M$233.40M$264.40M$347.10M$308.30M$171.90M$305.30M$324.50M$310.80M$193.60M$300.30M$246.20M
Avg Forecast$766.48M$775.06M$717.86M$572.00M$664.69M$668.09M$620.17M$498.12M$585.39M$583.20M$541.70M$434.63M$516.80M$520.89M$478.51M$208.00M$440.23M$435.66M$345.75M$189.09M$328.49M$376.67M$313.37M$171.90M$375.46M$372.33M$346.95M$193.60M$358.16M$321.04M
High Forecast$794.39M$803.29M$744.00M$592.83M$688.90M$692.42M$642.75M$516.26M$606.71M$604.44M$561.43M$471.81M$528.28M$521.07M$478.52M$249.60M$448.81M$447.12M$348.12M$226.91M$394.19M$382.52M$322.38M$206.28M$375.46M$379.80M$346.95M$232.32M$358.16M$321.04M
Low Forecast$752.24M$760.66M$704.52M$561.37M$652.34M$655.68M$608.64M$488.87M$574.51M$572.36M$531.63M$420.34M$496.70M$520.70M$478.49M$166.40M$425.94M$429.93M$343.37M$151.27M$262.79M$370.82M$304.37M$137.52M$375.46M$364.87M$346.95M$154.88M$358.16M$321.04M
Surprise %----------------0.92%0.93%0.95%1.23%0.80%0.92%0.98%1.00%0.81%0.87%0.90%1.00%0.84%0.77%

Ecolab's average Quarter net income forecast for Mar 24 is $208.00M, with a range of $166.40M to $249.60M. ECL's average Quarter net income forecast represents a -48.67% decrease compared to the company's last Quarter net income of $405.20M (Dec 23).

Ecolab SG&A Forecast

Dec 27Sep 27Jun 27Mar 27Dec 26Sep 26Jun 26Mar 26Dec 25Sep 25Jun 25Mar 25Dec 24Sep 24Jun 24Mar 24Dec 23Sep 23Jun 23Mar 23Dec 22Sep 22Jun 22Mar 22Dec 21Sep 21Jun 21Mar 21Dec 20Sep 20
# Analysts744764464379137548159913131313777799
SG&A----------------$1.03B$1.02B$1.01B$990.30M$922.10M$876.90M$940.10M$914.70M$867.90M$832.00M$853.30M$862.90M$809.60M$802.60M
Avg Forecast$1.28B$1.30B$1.25B$1.16B$1.20B$1.20B$1.17B$1.09B$1.14B$1.13B$1.11B$1.03B$1.08B$1.09B$1.09B$1.11B$1.06B$1.08B$1.04B$1.01B$947.17M$979.19M$933.25M$914.70M$899.70M$876.83M$833.05M$862.90M$834.21M$803.02M
High Forecast$1.31B$1.33B$1.28B$1.19B$1.23B$1.23B$1.20B$1.12B$1.17B$1.16B$1.14B$1.07B$1.11B$1.09B$1.09B$1.33B$1.08B$1.11B$1.07B$1.21B$1.14B$979.19M$933.25M$1.10B$899.70M$876.83M$833.05M$1.04B$834.21M$803.02M
Low Forecast$1.26B$1.28B$1.23B$1.14B$1.18B$1.18B$1.15B$1.07B$1.12B$1.11B$1.09B$1.02B$1.07B$1.09B$1.09B$885.43M$1.04B$1.06B$1.03B$804.94M$757.74M$979.19M$933.25M$731.76M$899.70M$876.83M$833.05M$690.32M$834.21M$803.02M
Surprise %----------------0.97%0.95%0.97%0.98%0.97%0.90%1.01%1.00%0.96%0.95%1.02%1.00%0.97%1.00%

Ecolab's average Quarter SG&A projection for Mar 24 is $1.11B, based on 4 Wall Street analysts, with a range of $885.43M to $1.33B. The forecast indicates a 6.96% rise compared to ECL last annual SG&A of $1.03B (Dec 23).

Ecolab EPS Forecast

Dec 27Sep 27Jun 27Mar 27Dec 26Sep 26Jun 26Mar 26Dec 25Sep 25Jun 25Mar 25Dec 24Sep 24Jun 24Mar 24Dec 23Sep 23Jun 23Mar 23Dec 22Sep 22Jun 22Mar 22Dec 21Sep 21Jun 21Mar 21Dec 20Sep 20
# Analysts744764464379137548159913131313777799
EPS----------------$1.42$1.42$1.16$0.82$0.93$1.22$1.08$0.60$1.06$1.13$1.09$0.68$1.05$0.86
Avg Forecast$2.68$2.71$2.51$2.00$2.32$2.34$2.17$1.74$2.05$2.04$1.89$1.52$1.81$1.82$1.67$1.34$1.54$1.52$1.21$0.86$1.25$1.31$1.09$0.83$1.31$1.30$1.21$0.81$1.25$1.12
High Forecast$2.78$2.81$2.60$2.07$2.41$2.42$2.25$1.81$2.12$2.11$1.96$1.65$1.85$1.82$1.67$1.34$1.57$1.56$1.22$0.89$1.30$1.33$1.12$0.83$1.31$1.32$1.21$0.81$1.25$1.12
Low Forecast$2.63$2.66$2.46$1.96$2.28$2.29$2.13$1.71$2.01$2.00$1.86$1.47$1.74$1.82$1.67$1.34$1.49$1.50$1.20$0.85$1.23$1.29$1.06$0.83$1.31$1.27$1.21$0.81$1.25$1.12
Surprise %----------------0.92%0.93%0.96%0.95%0.74%0.93%0.99%0.73%0.81%0.87%0.90%0.84%0.84%0.77%

According to 4 Wall Street analysts, Ecolab's projected average Quarter EPS for Mar 24 is $1.34, with a low estimate of $1.34 and a high estimate of $1.34. This represents a -5.91% decrease compared to ECL previous annual EPS of $1.42 (Dec 23).

Ecolab Peer Comparison by Price Target

TickerCompanyLast Closing PriceAvg Price TargetUpside/DownsideAvg Rating
ALBAlbemarle$103.53$184.5578.26%Buy
PPGPPG Industries$122.53$160.6531.11%Buy
IFFInternational Flavors & Fragrances$86.14$109.4627.07%Buy
WLKWestlake$126.66$159.6726.06%Hold
LYBLyondellBasell Industries$82.65$101.6522.99%Hold
ECLEcolab$245.24$253.253.27%Buy
CBTCabot$108.81$108.67-0.13%Hold
APDAir Products and Chemicals$317.10$315.87-0.39%Buy
LINLinde$449.10$426.24-5.09%Buy
SHWSherwin-Williams Company$378.99$354.89-6.36%Buy
RPMRPM$135.25$123.91-8.38%Hold

ECL Forecast FAQ

Is Ecolab a good buy?

Yes, according to 21 Wall Street analysts, Ecolab (ECL) is considered a 'Buy'. The rating consensus is based on 0 'Strong Buy' and 11 'Buy' recommendations, accounting for 52.38% of ECL's total ratings.

What is ECL's price target?

Ecolab (ECL) average price target is $253.25 with a range of $189 to $310, implying a 3.27% from its last price of $245.24. The data is based on 21 Wall Street analysts who provided a twelve-month price target estimate in the last three months.

Will Ecolab stock go up soon?

According to Wall Street analysts' prediction for ECL stock, the company can go up by 3.27% (from the last price of $245.24 to the average price target of $253.25), up by 26.41% based on the highest stock price target, and down by -22.93% based on the lowest stock price target.

Can Ecolab stock reach $400?

ECL's average twelve months analyst stock price target of $253.25 does not support the claim that Ecolab can reach $400 in the near future.

What is Ecolab's current price target trend?

4 Wall Street analysts forecast a $271.75 price target for Ecolab (ECL) this month, up 10.81% from its last price of $245.24. Compared to the last 3 and 12 months, the average price target increased by 17.53% and increased by 11.75%, respectively.

What are Ecolab's analysts' financial forecasts?

Ecolab's analysts financial forecasts for the fiscal year (Dec 2026) are as follows: average revenue is $17.23B (high $17.71B, low $16.98B), average EBITDA is $3.62B (high $3.73B, low $3.57B), average net income is $2.45B (high $2.54B, low $2.41B), average SG&A $4.65B (high $4.78B, low $4.59B), and average EPS is $8.57 (high $8.88, low $8.41). ECL's analysts financial forecasts for the fiscal year (Dec 2027) are as follows: average revenue is $18.43B (high $18.95B, low $18.17B), average EBITDA is $3.88B (high $3.99B, low $3.82B), average net income is $2.83B (high $2.93B, low $2.78B), average SG&A $4.98B (high $5.12B, low $4.91B), and average EPS is $9.9 (high $10.26, low $9.72).

Did the ECL's actual financial results beat the analysts' financial forecasts?

Based on Ecolab's last annual report (Dec 2023), the company's revenue was $15.32B, beating the average analysts forecast of $15.28B by 0.24%. Apple's EBITDA was $1.99B, missing the average prediction of $3.04B by -34.50%. The company's net income was $1.37B, missing the average estimation of $1.41B by -2.72%. Apple's SG&A was $4.06B, missing the average forecast of $4.2B by -3.19%. Lastly, the company's EPS was $4.82, missing the average prediction of $5.13 by -6.12%. In terms of the last quarterly report (Dec 2023), Ecolab's revenue was $3.94B, beating the average analysts' forecast of $3.94B by 0.01%. The company's EBITDA was $590M, missing the average prediction of $828.3M by -28.77%. Ecolab's net income was $405.2M, missing the average estimation of $440.23M by -7.96%. The company's SG&A was $1.03B, missing the average forecast of $1.06B by -2.71%. Lastly, the company's EPS was $1.42, missing the average prediction of $1.54 by -7.75%