Insider buying last 90 days
$1.02Min 2 open-market purchases
| Filed | Insider | Type | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 14 | Green Eric Mark director | Purchase | $932K |
| Sep 14 | Green Eric Mark director | Purchase | $89K |
From Form 4 filings, dated to when each was filed.
Gekko Brief
AI summaryNov 4 closeEcolab's stock drew attention this week as its Chief Sustainability Officer linked the growth of AI infrastructure to the need for water and energy efficiency, framing it as a potential growth area for the company. Shares also pushed into price discovery after setting a new 52-week and all-time high near $309.51, extending a recovery from a 52-week low near $247.32, even as one session saw the stock underperform peers and snap a six-day winning streak.
ECL closes at $315.01, up 3.4% on the day, trading above both its 50-day average of $283.37 and its 200-day average of $276.45, consistent with a sustained uptrend. The stock sits in the GekkoIndex's Distribution zone with a score of 42.4, down 7 points over the past five readings, while price remains 17.6% above Gekko Fair Value of $267.81.
The next earnings report is scheduled for 9 February 2027, 96 days away, placing it outside a typical 20-trading-day holding window. Over the last 90 days, insiders made 2 open-market purchases and members of Congress reported 2 buys with no sales. Seasonality for this point in the calendar shows an average 20-trading-day return of 4.3% over 5 years, with gains in 4 of those years. Among 12 analysts, 11 rate the stock a buy and 1 a hold, with a consensus price target of $330.57, implying 4.9% upside from current levels.
Written by AI from the Nov 4, 2026 close and checked automatically against the figures on this page.
Ecolab price vs fair value
Close $315.01200-day averageGekko Fair Value $267.81
Ecolab quick facts
- Market cap
- $88.35B
- P/E ratio
- 41.2
- Forward P/E
- 32.5
- EPS, TTM
- $7.48
- Revenue, TTM
- $17.37B
- Profit margin
- 12%
- Dividend yield
- 0.96%
- Beta
- 0.86
- Volume
- 2.74M avg 1.54M
- 1-year return
- +22.4%
- Typical daily move
- ±2.1%
- Typical 20-day move
- ±4.4%
- 50-day average
- $283.37
- 200-day average
- $276.45
- Next earnings
- Feb 9
- Shares outstanding
- 280.5M
Ecolab swing-trade checklist
Ecolab scores 4 supportive, 0 mixed and 2 headwinds across the 6 checklist items with data.
Six things swing traders check before a 20-day hold, read from the latest data.
4 supportive0 mixed2 headwinds
- Trendsupportive
Above 50 and 200-day
Close $315.01 is above the 50-day ($283.37) and 200-day ($276.45) averages, and the 50-day is above the 200-day.
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42.4, Distribution
Reading 42.4 is in the Distribution zone.
See the GekkoIndex - Fair valueheadwind
17.6% above
Price is 17.6% above Gekko Fair Value (more than 5% above).
See fair value - Smart moneysupportive
Leans bullish
Last 90 days: 2 open-market insider purchases; Congress 2 buys / 0 sales.
See smart money - Earnings risksupportive
Reports in 96 days
Next report Feb 9, 2027, 96 days away — outside a typical 20-trading-day hold.
See earnings - Seasonalitysupportive
+4.3% on average
From this point in the calendar, the next 20 trading days averaged +4.3% over 5 years, rising in 4 of them.
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Ecolab stock chart and price history
Ecolab closed at $315.01 on Nov 4, 2026, +22.4% over the past year, inside a 52-week range of $243.15 to $315.58.
Close50-day average200-day averageVolume
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Performance Breakdown
- 1 month
- +12.2%
- 3 months
- +11.1%
- 6 months
- +19.6%
- 1 year
- +22.4%
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About Ecolab
Ecolab supplies water treatment, cleaning, sanitizing, and pest control solutions to businesses across the United States and other countries. It is widely recognized for its work helping manufacturing, foodservice, healthcare, and hospitality operations manage water use, hygiene standards, and contamination risks.
The company runs its business through four segments. One focuses on water treatment for industries such as food and beverage processing, transportation, mining, power generation, and paper production. Another supplies cleaning and sanitizing products to foodservice, healthcare, hospitality, education, and retail customers. A third handles pest elimination services for restaurants, hotels, grocery businesses, and similar commercial settings. The fourth serves pharmaceutical and personal care manufacturers with contamination control products. Its offerings are marketed under names including Ecolab, Kay, Purolite, and Bioquell, and reach customers through direct sales teams as well as distributors and dealers.
Founded in 1923, Ecolab is headquartered in Saint Paul, Minnesota. Its shares are listed on the NYSE under the ticker ECL.
- Listed
- NYSE
- Sector
- Process industries
- Industry
- Chemicals: specialty
- Website
- ecolab.com
Ecolab GekkoIndex: the smart money zone
Ecolab’s GekkoIndex — Gekko’s 0 to 100 smart money score — reads 42.4, in the Distribution zone, down 7 points over five sessions.
42.4Distribution
Down 7 points over five sessions, from the Neutral zone.
Reading for Nov 4, 2026
What followed past readings in each zone
| Zone | Readings | 5 days | 20 days | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buying | 14 | +1.3% | +6.5% | ||
| Accumulation | 197 | +0.6% | +2.7% | ||
| Neutral | 445 | +0.1% | +0.5% | ||
| Distribution (current zone) | 37 | +0.6% | −1.1% | ||
| Selling | 4 | Too few readings yet | |||
Average ECL share-price change over the trading days after each daily reading in its GekkoIndex history. Across every stock Gekko tracks, Distribution readings averaged +1.2% over 20 days. Past behaviour doesn’t guarantee future results.
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Is Ecolab stock overvalued? Gekko Fair Value
Ecolab trades 17.6% above Gekko Fair Value of $267.81, so the shares are overvalued on Gekko’s estimate.
Gekko’s own estimate of what Ecolab shares are worth, recalculated every trading day.
$267.81
Gekko Fair Value, Nov 4, 2026
17.6% Overvalued
At the end of Aug 2026 the price was 5.2% above the estimate.
Gekko Fair ValueShare price, month end
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Ecolab insider and Congress trading
Insiders filed 2 open-market purchases in Ecolab worth $1.02M, and members of Congress disclosed 2 purchases and 0 sales, in the last 90 days.
Plus buybacks, unusual options and fund positions, each dated to when it became public.
Congress trades last 90 days
2trades disclosed: 2 purchases and 0 sales.
| Member | Amount | Disclosed |
|---|---|---|
| Ro Khanna House, CA, purchase | $1,001 - $15,000 | Oct 9 traded Sep 25 |
| Ro Khanna House, CA, purchase | $1,001 - $15,000 | Oct 9 traded Sep 11 |
From congressional disclosures, which report amounts as ranges.
Buybacks
Ecolab has been buying back its own shares.
- Bought back, quarter ended Sep 30, 2026
- $2.80M
- As a share of market cap
- 0.00%
- Trailing four quarters
- $1.00B
From company filings.
Hedge funds and billionaires quarter ended Jun 30
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Ecolab earnings: next date and track record
Ecolab reports on Feb 9, 2027 (96 days away), and beat the EPS estimate in 3 of its last 8 reports.
Next earnings report
Feb 9, 2027
96 days away
- EPS estimate
- $2.19
- Revenue estimate
- $4.75B
3 of 8reports beat the EPS estimate
±4.7%average move across the report
5 of 8reports followed by a gain
Share-price move across each report
Last earnings call, Oct 27, 2026 AI summary
- What they said
- Ecolab reported 7% organic sales growth in Q3 2026, with organic OI margin expanding to 19.6% and organic OI growth accelerating to 11%. Food & Beverage grew 8% organically, Life Sciences surged 17%, while Light Water grew 5%. Pro forma results including CoolIT and Ovivo acquisitions showed high single-digit sales growth and mid-teens adjusted EPS growth. One Ecolab strategy generated over $400 million in sales growth with top 35 customers.
- Guidance
- Management expects commodity costs to remain elevated but plans to offset impacts through continued pricing execution and supply chain discipline. Institutional & Specialty segment will expand field sales and solution penetration to drive faster growth despite declining restaurant foot traffic.
| Reported | EPS | Revenue | Move |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 27, 2026 | $2.18 est $2.18 | $4.69B est $4.70B | +1.2% |
| Jul 28, 2026 | $2.09 est $2.08 | $4.42B est $4.38B | +4.5% |
| Apr 28, 2026 | $1.70 est $1.71 | $4.07B est $4.03B | −4.2% |
| Feb 10, 2026 | $2.08 est $2.07 | $4.19B est $4.19B | +5.3% |
| Oct 28, 2025 | $2.07 est $2.07 | $4.17B est $4.12B | −8.0% |
| Jul 29, 2025 | $1.89 est $1.90 | $4.03B est $4.02B | −2.5% |
| Apr 29, 2025 | $1.50 est $1.50 | $3.70B est $3.70B | +5.2% |
| Feb 11, 2025 | $1.81 est $1.80 | $4.01B est $3.99B | +6.5% |
“Move” is the close of the first session after the report compared with the close of the last session before it, so it reads the same whether the company reported before the open or after the close.
Ecolab stock forecast and analyst price targets
Analysts’ average 12-month price target for Ecolab is $330.57, +4.9% from the last close, from 12 firms rating the stock in the last 90 days.
$330.57consensus 12-month target, +4.9% from the last close
Now $315.01Avg $330.57
Low $295High $360
Each firm’s latest rating in the last 90 days: 12 firms.
Latest analyst actions
| Date | Firm | Target | vs price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 28 | Bank of America Securities | $355 | +12.7% |
| Oct 28 | Citi | $345 | +9.5% |
| Oct 28 | Robert W. Baird | $317 | +0.6% |
| Oct 28 | J.P. Morgan | $310 | −1.6% |
| Oct 28 | UBS | $357 | +13.3% |
−1.1%average 20-day move after past Distribution readings
+4.3%average move over the next 20 trading days in the last 5 years
±2.1%typical daily move, from the 14-day average range
Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions. These are analyst targets and historical base rates, which don’t guarantee future results.
Ecolab seasonality: the next 20 trading days
Over the next 20 trading days from Nov 4, Ecolab averaged +4.3% across the last 5 years, rising in 4 of them.
Next 20 trading days, by year
Average move and hit rate
| Window | Average | Years higher |
|---|---|---|
| Next 5 trading days | +4.6% | 5 of 5 |
| Next 10 trading days | +3.2% | 4 of 5 |
| Next 15 trading days | +4.4% | 4 of 5 |
| Next 20 trading days | +4.3% | 4 of 5 |
| Next 30 trading days | +3.6% | 4 of 5 |
For scale, ECL’s typical 20-trading-day move in either direction is about 4.4%.
Ecolab market cap and key statistics
Ecolab’s market cap is $88.35B, with a P/E ratio of 41.2 and revenue of $17.37B over the last twelve months.
Valuation
- Market cap
- $88.35B
- P/E ratio
- 41.2
- Forward P/E
- 32.5
- EPS, TTM
- $7.48
- Gekko Fair Value
- $267.81
Trading
- Volume
- 2.74M
- Avg volume, 20 days
- 1.54M
- 52-week high
- $315.58
- 52-week low
- $243.15
- Shares outstanding
- 280.5M
Financials
- Revenue, TTM
- $17.37B
- Profit margin
- 12%
- Return on equity
- 20.8%
- Quarterly earnings growth, YoY
- −4.9%
Risk and income
- Beta
- 0.86
- Typical daily move
- ±2.1%
- Typical 20-day move
- ±4.4%
- Dividend yield
- 0.96%
Ecolab stock news this week
Coverage of Ecolab this week reads positive: 14 positive, 3 neutral and 2 negative headlines.
- Ecolab stock highlights water efficiency in AI infrastructuread-hoc-news.de, Nov 4
- Here’s How Much You Would Have Made Owning Ecolab Stock In The Last 20 YearsBenzinga, Nov 3
- Ecolab Inc. (ECJ.F) Seasonal Returns Chart - Yahoo FinanceYahoo! Finance Canada, Nov 3
- Ecolab Inc. (ECJ.F) Seasonal returns chartYahoo Finance Australia, Nov 3
- Ecolab Inc. stock underperforms Tuesday when compared to competitorsMarketWatch, Nov 3
- Ecolab stock reaches all-time high at 309.51 USD By Investing.comInvesting.com Australia, Nov 3
Ecolab peers
Ecolab’s 6 largest industry peers by market value, with today’s move, GekkoIndex zone and gap to Gekko Fair Value.
| Stock | GekkoIndex zone | vs Fair Value |
|---|---|---|
| LINLinde | Neutral | 3.6% above |
| APDAir Products and Chemicals | Distribution | 1.6% above |
| DOWDow | Neutral | 27.3% below |
| LYBLyondellBasell Industries | Neutral | 11.0% below |
| ALBAlbemarle | Accumulation | 25.3% below |
| WLKWestlake | Neutral | 19.3% below |
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Ecolab stock FAQ
What is Ecolab’s market cap?
Ecolab’s market cap is $88.35B at the Nov 4, 2026 close of $315.01, with 280.5M shares outstanding. The shares trade on a P/E ratio of 41.2.
What is the Ecolab stock forecast?
The consensus analyst 12-month price target for Ecolab is $330.57, +4.9% from the last close. Of the 12 firms that rated the stock in the last 90 days, 11 rate it a buy, 1 a hold and 0 a sell. Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions of its own.
Is Ecolab stock overvalued or undervalued?
On Gekko’s estimate Ecolab is overvalued: the Nov 4, 2026 close of $315.01 is 17.6% above Gekko Fair Value of $267.81. Gekko Fair Value is recalculated every trading day, and a gap inside 5% either way counts as about fair value.
When does Ecolab report earnings next?
Ecolab is expected to report on Feb 9, 2027 (96 days away). Analysts expect earnings of $2.19 per share on revenue of $4.75B. Ecolab beat the earnings estimate in 3 of its last 8 reports, moving 4.7% on average across the report.
What is Ecolab’s 52-week high and low?
Ecolab’s 52-week high is $315.58 and its 52-week low is $243.15; it closed at $315.01 on Nov 4, 2026, +22.4% over the past year.
Is Ecolab stock a buy right now?
Gekko describes the data; it does not make buy or sell recommendations. On the swing-trade checklist, 4 of the 6 items with data read as supportive (trend, smart money, earnings risk and seasonality) and 2 as headwinds (gekkoindex and fair value). The checklist is a description of current data, not a recommendation.
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