Q1 Earnings Forecast for Ecolab Issued By Seaport Res Ptn

Ecolab Inc. (NYSE:ECL) – Stock analysts at Seaport Res Ptn issued their Q1 2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Ecolab in a note issued to investors on Wednesday, February 12th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst M. Harrison anticipates that the basic materials company will post earnings of $1.76 per share for the quarter. The consensus estimate for Ecolab’s current full-year earnings is $6.64 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for Ecolab’s Q2 2026 earnings at $2.17 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $2.29 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at $2.27 EPS.

Ecolab (NYSE:ECL) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 11th. The basic materials company reported $1.81 EPS for the quarter, hitting analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.81. Ecolab had a return on equity of 22.12% and a net margin of 13.05%.

ECL has been the topic of a number of other reports. Barclays boosted their price target on Ecolab from $260.00 to $300.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, November 18th. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price target on Ecolab from $295.00 to $313.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday. StockNews.com raised Ecolab from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, February 7th. UBS Group lifted their price objective on Ecolab from $257.00 to $280.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday. Finally, Piper Sandler reduced their price objective on Ecolab from $305.00 to $270.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, January 7th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and thirteen have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Ecolab has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $284.33.

Ecolab Stock Down 0.2 %

NYSE ECL opened at $264.99 on Friday. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $242.98 and its 200 day moving average is $246.45. The company has a current ratio of 1.30, a quick ratio of 0.97 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.81. Ecolab has a 12 month low of $213.94 and a 12 month high of $268.00. The stock has a market cap of $75.04 billion, a PE ratio of 37.17, a P/E/G ratio of 2.77 and a beta of 1.14.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Ecolab

Hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Coastline Trust Co bought a new position in Ecolab in the 3rd quarter valued at $26,000. Creative Financial Designs Inc. ADV lifted its holdings in shares of Ecolab by 134.8% in the 4th quarter. Creative Financial Designs Inc. ADV now owns 108 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $25,000 after buying an additional 62 shares during the period. Graney & King LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Ecolab in the 4th quarter worth $26,000. Midwest Capital Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Ecolab in the 4th quarter worth $28,000. Finally, Navigoe LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Ecolab in the 4th quarter worth $31,000. Institutional investors own 74.91% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity

In other Ecolab news, major shareholder William H. Gates III sold 83,873 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, November 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $245.96, for a total value of $20,629,403.08. Following the transaction, the insider now owns 29,534,868 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $7,264,396,133.28. This represents a 0.28 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. In the last 90 days, insiders have sold 260,415 shares of company stock valued at $63,544,899. 0.04% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Ecolab Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, January 15th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, December 17th were given a dividend of $0.65 per share. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, December 17th. This represents a $2.60 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.98%. This is an increase from Ecolab’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.57. Ecolab’s payout ratio is currently 36.47%.

Ecolab Company Profile

Ecolab Inc provides water, hygiene, and infection prevention solutions and services in the United States and internationally. The company operates through three segments: Global Industrial; Global Institutional & Specialty; and Global Healthcare & Life Sciences. The Global Industrial segment offers water treatment and process applications, and cleaning and sanitizing solutions to manufacturing, food and beverage processing, transportation, chemical, metals and mining, power generation, pulp and paper, commercial laundry, petroleum, refining, and petrochemical industries.