NYSE · ECL · Specialty Chemicals
Ecolab (ECL) stock analysis
- ECL gained 4.3% over the past month versus 0.0% for the S&P 500, ranking 201st of 497 S&P 500 stocks.
- Over 12 months it returned +3.4%, 12.4 points behind the S&P 500, and trades 6.3% below its 52-week high.
- In the last 30 days 0 analysts raised earnings estimates and 2 cut; forward EPS moved −0.1% (−0.6% over 90 days).
- It sits in the Specialty chemicals segment of the Chemicals & Basic Materials, where the 1-month median return is +2.2%.
- The daily chart reads Intermediate uptrend · Trend advance (since Oct 21, 2026).
One-year price with 50- and 200-day averages
Performance vs the market
Total price return against the S&P 500 (SPY) and the median of US stocks in the same sector.
Chart structure
Read by our daily-bar structure engine from swing highs, swing lows and moving averages.
Holding since Oct 21, 2026
- Close above EMA20 above EMA50
- EMA50 rose over the last ten sessions
- Some swings conflict with the averages
84 occurrences in 10 years. The median move over the next 20 sessions was +0.2%, positive 51% of the time, against +1.0% for any day in the same period.
Analyst earnings revisions
Changes to the consensus forward-EPS estimate. Rising estimates mean analysts see more profit ahead.
21 analysts cover the stock
Where it sits in the supply chain
Chemicals & Basic Materials · Specialties & packaging
Functional materials, treatment, flavors and coatings serve distinct customers.
Also on: Water, Environment & Facility Services
Figures are each company's 1-month return; the segment shows its median · Doubler daily batch · company chain maps
Risk profile
Themes
- Specialty Chemicals3M rank 18 / 73
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