ECL

NYSE

ECOLAB INC.

Materials, Specialty Chemicals

$285.17

close 7 Aug 2026

+4.27%

52-week change

$79.93B

market cap

$243.15

$309.27

52-week range

Expected price

$276.45 – $337.88

Current price

$285.17

Signal

Appears fairly valued

A historical-multiple reference, never a fair-value claim. The band uses only data public at each date and ends at the latest month — no forward estimates.

Current multiples

P/E (TTM)38.28x

P/S (TTM)4.75x

P/B7.95x

EV/EBITDA (TTM)24.75x

FCF yield (TTM)2.35%

PEG (TTM, GAAP)1.59

Context

P/E, own 5-year average41.81x

P/E, sector median31.36x*

Price at 5-year median P/E$308.37*

Indicated dividend yield1.02%

Forward — analyst consensus

Forward P/E (FY2026)34.90x*

Forward P/E (FY2027)30.28x

Forward PEG2.29*

Consensus EPS FY2026 (21 analysts)$8.17

EPS growth (FY2026→FY2027)15.27%

Revenue growth (FY2026)11.62%

Street view

Price target (mean)$324.67*

Target upside13.85%

Ratings (buy / hold / sell)20 / 6 / 0

FY2026 EPS revisions, 30d (up / down)1 / 8

5-year history

Dashed line: average of month-end values

P/E (TTM)

P/S (TTM)

P/B

FCF yield (TTM)

Dividend yield

period to 30 Jun 2026, filed 6 Aug 2026, close 7 Aug 2026

Discounted cash flow

Ten projected years plus a perpetuity, prefilled from filings — a model to argue with, never a fair-value claim.

Free cash flow, last ten years and TTM

5Y CAGR +6.79%10Y CAGR +4.48%

Assumptions

Growth rate, years 1–10%

Perpetual growth%Discount rate%

Base FCF$M

As filed — not assumptions

Current price$285.17

Cash & equivalents$5.14B

Total debt$13.17B

Shares outstanding280.30M

Result

DCF price per share$145.57

Current price$285.17

Margin of safety-48.95%

PV of years 1–10$17.63B

PV of terminal value$31.21B

Equity value$40.80B

Market-implied growth+14.36%

Projected FCF, years 1–10

Hover for PV and growth

Projection detail

Override growth for any year; blank years use the uniform rate

Year	2026	2027	2028	2029	2030	2031	2032	2033	2034	2035	Terminal
Growth, %											2.5
FCF	$2.00B	$2.14B	$2.28B	$2.44B	$2.60B	$2.78B	$2.97B	$3.17B	$3.39B	$3.62B	$67.38B
PV	$1.85B	$1.83B	$1.81B	$1.79B	$1.77B	$1.75B	$1.73B	$1.71B	$1.69B	$1.67B	$31.21B

period to 30 Jun 2026, filed 6 Aug 2026, close 7 Aug 2026