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Ecolab Inc.

Basic Materials · Chemicals - Specialty

$275.37

Up+$4.12 (+1.50%)

Updated Sep 25, 2026, 11:36 PM

SID Score

6.3/10

Composite research score

Smart Money

59/100

Neutral

Market cap
74.07B
P/E ratio
37.33
Dividend yield
1.21%
52-week range
$243.15 – $309.27
Volume
976.17K
Avg. volume
1.48M

Price performance

ECL price history

1M range · 20 trading sessions · Daily adjusted prices

ECL closed at $275.37 after 20 trading sessions, down 3.69% for the selected period.

Last close
$275.37
Period change
-3.69%
Period low
$269.46
Period high
$286.75
Daily close
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ECL OHLC price history, latest 40 sessions
DateOpenHighLowCloseVolume
Sep 24, 2026$276.07$278.14$273.7543$275.37976.17K
Sep 23, 2026$275.39$277.81$273.66$276.721.06M
Sep 22, 2026$272.84$277.11$271.00$276.221.2M
Sep 21, 2026$272.10$272.11$267.8289$269.98803.79K
Sep 18, 2026$269.97$271.64$267.9101$269.462.57M
Sep 17, 2026$276.98$276.98$271.67$271.68985.37K
Sep 16, 2026$275.59$278.15$272.25$274.081.27M
Sep 15, 2026$276.40$277.45$272.57$274.601.01M
Sep 14, 2026$276.56$277.115$273.83$275.51975.79K
Sep 11, 2026$274.21$277.55$273.04$276.181.29M
Sep 10, 2026$270.28$272.24$268.52$271.601.18M
Sep 9, 2026$276.00$277.165$272.21$272.211.05M
Sep 8, 2026$277.46$280.51$276.00$278.111.53M
Sep 4, 2026$275.87$280.50$275.25$279.281.02M
Sep 3, 2026$281.54$283.00$276.15$278.97929.12K
Sep 2, 2026$281.68$284.96$278.89$279.901.38M
Sep 1, 2026$282.71$284.21$279.32$280.251.36M
Aug 31, 2026$285.35$286.31$281.33$283.201.53M
Aug 28, 2026$287.73$289.99$285.16$286.75732.45K
Aug 27, 2026$287.38$288.745$284.425$285.911.38M

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Company profile

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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Consensus
Buy
Average target
$318.25
Implied upside
—
Analysts
17
ECL recent ratings
DateFirmRatingTarget
Jul 30, 2026Wells FargoEqual-Weight—
Jul 29, 2026MizuhoOutperform—
Jul 29, 2026BMO CapitalOutperform—
Jul 29, 2026JP MorganOverweight—
Jul 17, 2026OppenheimerOutperform—
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Yahoo · Sep 16, 2026

Ecolab (ECL) Stock May Be Fully Priced After Its 59% Run

Ecolab has delivered a strong share price outcome in recent years, and that kind of performance naturally raises a simple question for you as an investor. Is the current valuation still grounded in the cash flows that the business can generate, or has sentiment moved ahead of the underlying economics? The stock has returned 59.2% over the past 3 years, which puts real weight on whether the underlying cash generation justifies that kind of outcome when you buy in today. Ecolab’s model, built...

Yahoo · Sep 15, 2026

Ecolab Inc's Dividend Analysis

This article first appeared on GuruFocus. Ecolab Inc (NYSE:ECL) recently announced a total dividend of $0.73 per share, with the ex-dividend date set for 2026-09-15. This amount consists of a $0.73 per share cash dividend payable on 2026-10-15.

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