NASDAQ · ECL
Basic Materials · Chemicals - Specialty
$273.70
Up+$2.44 (+0.90%)
Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:40 PM
SID Score
5.8/10
Composite research score
Smart Money
54/100
Neutral
Price performance · ECL
1M range · 19 trading sessions · Daily adjusted prices
Prices through Oct 2, 2026
ECL closed at $273.70 after 19 trading sessions, down 1.59% for the selected period.
| Date | Open | High | Low | Close | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | $273.31 | $275.31 | $271.17 | $273.70 | 1.23M |
| Oct 1, 2026 | $272.69 | $273.60 | $267.46 | $271.26 | 1.68M |
| Sep 30, 2026 | $278.13 | $278.13 | $274.58 | $274.58 | 1.51M |
| Sep 29, 2026 | $279.20 | $280.82 | $276.72 | $277.87 | 1.11M |
| Sep 28, 2026 | $277.57 | $281.27 | $277.00 | $280.23 | 954.06K |
| Sep 25, 2026 | $276.36 | $280.66 | $273.14 | $279.49 | 1.01M |
| Sep 24, 2026 | $276.07 | $278.14 | $273.7543 | $275.37 | 976.17K |
| Sep 23, 2026 | $275.39 | $277.81 | $273.66 | $276.72 | 1.06M |
| Sep 22, 2026 | $272.84 | $277.11 | $271.00 | $276.22 | 1.2M |
| Sep 21, 2026 | $272.10 | $272.11 | $267.8289 | $269.98 | 803.79K |
| Sep 18, 2026 | $269.97 | $271.64 | $267.9101 | $269.46 | 2.57M |
| Sep 17, 2026 | $276.98 | $276.98 | $271.67 | $271.68 | 985.37K |
| Sep 16, 2026 | $275.59 | $278.15 | $272.25 | $274.08 | 1.27M |
| Sep 15, 2026 | $276.40 | $277.45 | $272.57 | $274.60 | 1.01M |
| Sep 14, 2026 | $276.56 | $277.115 | $273.83 | $275.51 | 975.79K |
| Sep 11, 2026 | $274.21 | $277.55 | $273.04 | $276.18 | 1.29M |
| Sep 10, 2026 | $270.28 | $272.24 | $268.52 | $271.60 | 1.18M |
| Sep 9, 2026 | $276.00 | $277.165 | $272.21 | $272.21 | 1.05M |
| Sep 8, 2026 | $277.46 | $280.51 | $276.00 | $278.11 | 1.53M |
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Ecolab produces and markets cleaning and sanitation products for the industrial manufacturing, hospitality, healthcare, and life sciences markets. The firm is the global market share leader in this category with a wide array of products and services, including dish and laundry washing systems, pest control, and infection control products. Additionally, Ecolab sells customized water management solutions across its end markets. The company has a strong hold on the US market and is growing its presence abroad.
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| Date | Firm | Rating | Target |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 30, 2026 | Wells Fargo | Equal-Weight | — |
| Jul 29, 2026 | Mizuho | Outperform | — |
| Jul 29, 2026 | BMO Capital | Outperform | — |
| Jul 29, 2026 | JP Morgan | Overweight | — |
| Jul 17, 2026 | Oppenheimer | Outperform | — |
Generated Oct 5, 2026, 11:07 AM
Ecolab Inc. gained 0.90% today as the market digests the company's candid assessment of artificial intelligence's practical limitations in physical-world operations. The modest rally suggests investors are appreciating management's realistic approach to technology adoption rather than chasing speculative AI hype.
Bottom line: Ecolab's modest gain reflects investor appreciation for management candor about AI's real-world constraints, positioning the company as disciplined rather than hype-driven. While this realism protects against implementation disappointments, it also suggests margin improvement expectations should be moderated, making near-term earnings catalysts less obvious.
Yahoo · Oct 2, 2026
Honeywell CTO Suresh Venkatarayalu said customers “really demand 99.9999%” accuracy, while frontier models “could be at 85%.”
Yahoo · Oct 2, 2026
Ecolab (ECL) drew fresh attention after a recent pullback, with the share price closing at US$271.26. Investors are now weighing that valuation against the company’s current earnings profile and long run return record. The recent dip sits against a mild gain in year-to-date share price return of 3.3%, while Ecolab’s longer record shows a 66.1% total shareholder return over three years and 32.5% over five, which indicates that momentum has cooled in the near term. Compare Ecolab’s recent...
Benzinga · Sep 24, 2026
Three sectors are higher and eight are lower in Thursday’s regular session, with growth, cyclical and defensive sectors each represented among the top three. The leaders are separated rather than
Benzinga · Sep 24, 2026
Bank of America says Ecolab's CoolIT and Ovivo deals could turn the water company into an AI growth play, with volumes rising over 5% a year.
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