Ecolab (ECL) Projected to Post Quarterly Earnings on Tuesday

Ecolab (NYSE:ECL) is anticipated to issue its Q3 2025 results before the market opens on Tuesday, October 28th. Analysts expect the company to announce earnings of $2.07 per share and revenue of $4.1172 billion for the quarter. Ecolab has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 2.020-2.120 EPS. FY 2025 guidance at 7.420-7.620 EPS.Interested persons may review the information on the company’s upcoming Q3 2025 earningreport for the latest details on the call scheduled for Tuesday, October 28, 2025 at 1:00 PM ET.

Ecolab (NYSE:ECL) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, July 29th. The basic materials company reported $1.89 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates 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 return on equity of 22.52% and a net margin of 13.59%. On average, analysts expect Ecolab to post $8 EPS for the current fiscal year and $9 EPS for the next fiscal year.

Ecolab Trading Up 0.8%

Shares of ECL stock opened at $277.35 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $78.66 billion, a P/E ratio of 37.03, a P/E/G ratio of 2.85 and a beta of 1.09. Ecolab has a twelve month low of $221.62 and a twelve month high of $286.04. The company has a quick ratio of 1.12, a current ratio of 1.44 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.80. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $274.37 and its 200 day simple moving average is $265.25.

Ecolab Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, October 15th. Investors of record on Tuesday, September 16th were given a dividend of $0.65 per share. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, September 16th. This represents a $2.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.9%. Ecolab’s payout ratio is currently 34.71%.

Insider Activity

In other news, Director David Maclennan purchased 600 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, August 13th. The shares were acquired at an average cost of $278.51 per share, with a total value of $167,106.00. Following the purchase, the director owned 20,253 shares in the company, valued at $5,640,663.03. This represents a 3.05% increase in their ownership of the stock. The acquisition was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, SVP Jennifer J. Bradway sold 807 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, August 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $279.28, for a total value of $225,378.96. Following the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 4,326 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,208,165.28. This trade represents a 15.72% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 0.04% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Institutional Trading of Ecolab

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. AQR Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Ecolab by 115.6% in the second quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 727,370 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $193,753,000 after acquiring an additional 389,981 shares during the period. Man Group plc boosted its holdings in shares of Ecolab by 66.3% in the second quarter. Man Group plc now owns 542,380 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $146,139,000 after acquiring an additional 216,273 shares during the period. Lazard Asset Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Ecolab by 420.1% in the second quarter. Lazard Asset Management LLC now owns 219,757 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $59,209,000 after acquiring an additional 177,505 shares during the period. Balyasny Asset Management L.P. raised its position in shares of Ecolab by 72.3% in the second quarter. Balyasny Asset Management L.P. now owns 226,725 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $61,089,000 after buying an additional 95,137 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Canada Pension Plan Investment Board raised its position in shares of Ecolab by 230.0% in the second quarter. Canada Pension Plan Investment Board now owns 119,480 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $32,193,000 after buying an additional 83,270 shares in the last quarter. 74.91% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of brokerages recently weighed in on ECL. Raymond James Financial began coverage on Ecolab in a research report on Tuesday, August 26th. They set a “market perform” rating on the stock. Citigroup reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of Ecolab in a research report on Monday, October 6th. Mizuho upped their price target on Ecolab from $285.00 to $305.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 15th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Ecolab in a research report on Friday. Finally, Baird R W upgraded Ecolab from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 30th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have given a Buy rating and five have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $290.92.

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.