XNYS · Specialty Chemicals
Last stored close · Nov 10, 2026
Close · Nov 10, 2026
$306.03-0.23%
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TickerWhale Score
58/100
Positive
Score components
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Ecolab scores 58 out of 100 overall, which we rate positive. Technical is its strongest area and Risk its weakest.
What helps
- Technical
- Quality & growth
- Sentiment Signal
What to watch
- Valuation
- Risk
Quality & growth
30%86Strong
- Revenue growth 7.1%
- EPS growth -0.5%
Valuation
25%18Weak
- P/E 40.8
- EV/Sales 5.6
Ecolab produces and markets cleaning and sanitation products for the industrial manufacturing, data center, 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 and cooling solutions across its end markets. The company has a strong hold on the US market and is growing its presence abroad.
#160 by market cap in our coverage · ~48,000 employees · Listed 1972-06-01 · www.ecolab.com
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Market intelligence
Peer position
#23 / 78sector rank by TickerWhale Score
TickerWhale Score 58 vs sector average 48.8 (+9.2)
Revenue growth (industry)Top 30%
Gross margin (industry)Top 20%
Return on equity (industry)Top 15%
P/E (industry)Pricier than 73%
Technical analysis
our read · what classic indicators sayTickerWhale technical read
88/100Strong vs universe
Ranks 88th of 100 covered names on our technical composite — the composite itself scores 79/100 · 25% of the TickerWhale Score
Classic chart indicators
Strong Buy
5 buy · 0 sell · 3 neutral of 8 votes
TickerWhale rates ECL's technical setup strong — 88th percentile of the covered universe. Classic chart indicators lean buy, pointing the same way.
Moving averages
9 / 9constructive
- vs 200-day+10.5%
- vs 50-day+7.4%
Momentum
Mixed
- RSI (14)61 · neutral
- Stochasticbuy
- CCIneutral
- Williams %Rneutral
Trend
Constructive
- ADX (14) trend strength50· trending
- MACD (12,26,9)buy(histogram 0.575)
How the classic verdict is reached
Moving averages (9) agree on buy — 9 buy vs 0 sell — and carry one vote between them.
Oscillators (7) vote individually: 4 buy · 0 sell · 3 neutral.
Result — 5 buy vs 0 sell of 8 votes = Strong Buy. Neutral votes never decide the verdict.
Fundamentals & valuation
2026-11-10 · revised_latestValuation multiples
- P/E (TTM)40.8
- P/S (TTM)5.1
- P/B8.6
- EV/EBITDA—
- EV/Sales5.6
- PEG—
Profitability & returns
- Gross margin44.1%
- Net margin12.6%
- ROE21.1%
- Debt/Equity1.31
Growth
- Revenue growth (YoY)7.1%
- EPS growth (YoY)-0.5%
Green favourable · red stretched — multiples and D/E vs industry peers, margins and growth vs absolute thresholds.
Market capitalisation — $86.4B
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Peers
| Company | Score | Pulse | P/E | P/E fwd | P/B | EV/Sales | Price | Chg | Estimate | Upside | Rev. gr. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ECLCurrentEcolab | 58 | 79 | 40.8 | — | 8.6 | 5.6 | $306.03 | -0.23% | +7.1% | ||
| RGLDRoyal Gold | 78 | 80 | 31.6 | — | 3.1 | 15.2 | $274.57 | -2.86% | +93.5% | ||
| PPGPPG Industries | 75 | 80 | 17.7 | — | 3.3 | 2.0 | $124.42 | -0.71% | +5.0% | ||
| CFCF Industries Holdings | 73 | 63 | 9.0 | — | 3.3 | 2.5 | $122.36 | +2.58% | +20.0% | ||
| AEMAgnico Eagle Mines | 71 | 55 | 16.3 | — | 3.3 | 6.4 | $190.46 | -5.15% | +50.3% | ||
| NEMNewmont | 70 | 63 | 14.9 | — | 3.6 | 4.8 | $119.96 | -4.15% | +25.2% |
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