What is William Blair’s Estimate for Ecolab FY2025 Earnings?

Ecolab Inc. (NYSE:ECL) – Equities research analysts at William Blair cut their FY2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Ecolab in a report released on Tuesday, July 29th. William Blair analyst T. Mulrooney now forecasts that the basic materials company will earn $7.51 per share for the year, down from their prior forecast of $7.52. The consensus estimate for Ecolab’s current full-year earnings is $7.54 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for Ecolab’s Q4 2025 earnings at $2.09 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $8.43 EPS.

Ecolab (NYSE:ECL) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, July 29th. The basic materials company reported $1.89 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.90 by ($0.01). The firm had revenue of $4.03 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.03 billion. Ecolab had a net margin of 13.59% and a return on equity of 22.52%.

A number of other equities research analysts have also weighed in on ECL. UBS Group upgraded shares of Ecolab from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Wednesday. Robert W. Baird upgraded shares of Ecolab from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating and lifted their target price for the stock from $273.00 to $300.00 in a research report on Wednesday. Seaport Res Ptn upgraded shares of Ecolab from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Monday, April 21st. Baird R W upgraded Ecolab from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Wednesday. Finally, Barclays lowered their target price on Ecolab from $300.00 to $275.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, April 17th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, twelve have assigned a buy rating and four have issued a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Ecolab currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $290.71.

Ecolab Stock Down 0.4%

Shares of ECL opened at $260.80 on Friday. Ecolab has a 1 year low of $221.62 and a 1 year high of $274.17. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.80, a current ratio of 1.44 and a quick ratio of 0.98. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $266.76 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $256.47. The firm has a market cap of $73.97 billion, a P/E ratio of 34.82, a P/E/G ratio of 2.68 and a beta of 1.06.

Ecolab Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, July 15th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, June 17th were given a $0.65 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, June 17th. This represents a $2.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.0%. Ecolab’s dividend payout ratio is currently 34.71%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Ecolab

In other Ecolab news, Director David Maclennan purchased 500 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, May 7th. The stock was bought at an average cost of $251.75 per share, with a total value of $125,875.00. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 19,465 shares in the company, valued at approximately $4,900,313.75. The trade was a 2.64% increase in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. 0.04% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Ecolab

Several large investors have recently made changes to their positions in ECL. St. Johns Investment Management Company LLC increased its position in Ecolab by 1.3% during the 2nd quarter. St. Johns Investment Management Company LLC now owns 2,995 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $807,000 after buying an additional 38 shares in the last quarter. Wedmont Private Capital increased its holdings in shares of Ecolab by 1.3% during the second quarter. Wedmont Private Capital now owns 3,000 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $805,000 after acquiring an additional 39 shares in the last quarter. Eads & Heald Wealth Management raised its position in shares of Ecolab by 0.5% in the 2nd quarter. Eads & Heald Wealth Management now owns 7,534 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $2,030,000 after purchasing an additional 39 shares during the last quarter. Forum Financial Management LP boosted its stake in Ecolab by 2.8% in the 1st quarter. Forum Financial Management LP now owns 1,449 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $367,000 after purchasing an additional 40 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Belpointe Asset Management LLC grew its position in Ecolab by 1.5% during the 4th quarter. Belpointe Asset Management LLC now owns 2,980 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $755,000 after purchasing an additional 43 shares during the last quarter. 74.91% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

About Ecolab

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.