What is ECL's House Rating?

ECL scores 52 out of 100 (grade C) as of 2026-10-16, ranking #12 of 57 Materials stocks we cover.

What do analysts say about ECL?

ThetaGrade's analyst-sentiment pillar for ECL scores 83/100 against its sector peers, which we read as positive. This is our own derived score; we do not republish individual analyst ratings, counts or targets.

When does ECL report earnings next?

ECL's next earnings report is estimated for about 2026-10-27 (window 2026-10-24 to 2026-10-30), based on its past SEC 8-K earnings filings. This is an estimate, not a company-confirmed date.

ThetaGrade does not give personal advice. The House Rating is an educational, rules-based summary of public data; see the methodology for how it is built.

ECL Ecolab

Materials · Specialty Chemicals · close $288.89 (2026-10-16) · latest quarter in EDGAR: 2026-06-30

#12/57 in sector · #158/964 overall

Ecolab (ECL) has a ThetaGrade House Rating of 52/100 (grade C), ranking #12 of 57 in Materials. Its strongest pillars are analyst sentiment (83) and balance sheet (69); its weakest is valuation (15). TTM revenue growth is 7.1% and operating margin 16.9%.

Data as of 2026-10-16.

Analyst sentiment

weight 7.5% · 83

Consensus score (1–5) (3.8%)	derived	75
90-day net rating shift (3.8%)	derived	69

Growth

weight 30.83% · 38

Revenue growth YoY (TTM) (12.3%)	7.1%	46
EPS growth YoY (TTM) (12.3%)	-0.5%	33
Revenue acceleration (6.2%)	-0.3%	34

Profitability

weight 18.5% · 66

Operating margin (9.9%)	16.9%	71
4Q gross-margin change (8.6%)	0.2%	60

Balance sheet

weight 18.5% · 69

Net debt / EBITDA (9.9%)	0.29×	83
Current ratio (4.9%)	1.84	45
Interest coverage (3.7%)	9.31×	62

Cash flow

weight 12.33% · 58

FCF margin (6.2%)	11.8%	73
FCF yield (6.2%)	2.4%	42

Valuation

weight 12.33% · 15

P/E (inverted) (6.2%)	38.78×	15
EV/Sales (inverted) (6.2%)	4.87×	16

Technicals (EOD)

RSI(14)	63.4
EMA 9 / 21	284.97 / 281.41
200-day SMA	274.81
Volume vs 20d avg	2.79×
20-day return	6.3%

Exit-rule monitor

EXITRating break: House Rating below 60

Data source per metric (SEC XBRL tag or derivation): Revenue: RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax · Gross profit: Revenue − CostOfGoodsAndServicesSold · Operating income: OperatingIncomeLoss · Interest expense: InterestExpense · D&A: Depreciation · EPS: EarningsPerShareDiluted · Market cap: SEC shares (dei EntityCommonStockSharesOutstanding (cover page)) × EOD close · P/E: EOD close ÷ SEC TTM EPS (EarningsPerShareDiluted).

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FAQ

What is ECL's House Rating?: ECL scores 52 out of 100 (grade C) as of 2026-10-16, ranking #12 of 57 Materials stocks we cover.
What do analysts say about ECL?: ThetaGrade's analyst-sentiment pillar for ECL scores 83/100 against its sector peers, which we read as positive. This is our own derived score; we do not republish individual analyst ratings, counts or targets.
When does ECL report earnings next?: ECL's next earnings report is estimated for about 2026-10-27 (window 2026-10-24 to 2026-10-30), based on its past SEC 8-K earnings filings. This is an estimate, not a company-confirmed date.
Is ECL a buy?: ThetaGrade does not give personal advice. The House Rating is an educational, rules-based summary of public data; see the methodology for how it is built.

Sources: SEC EDGAR filings (fetched 2026-10-18), Finnhub recommendation trends, Massive EOD prices. Scores are sector percentiles; a factor without usable data is a data gap: it is left out and the remaining weights are renormalized (nothing is imputed). Educational only. Methodology