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title: "Ecolab Inc. (ECL) stock analysis"
url: https://portfolio-terminal.com/analyse/ecl
publisher: "Portfolio Terminal"
as_of: 2026-09-29
ticker: ECL
sector: "Basic Materials"
data: "Daily prices from Yahoo Finance; averages, volatility and levels computed by Portfolio Terminal"
---

# Ecolab Inc. (ECL) stock analysis

> **Source:** Portfolio Terminal, "Ecolab Inc. (ECL) stock analysis", 2026-09-29. https://portfolio-terminal.com/analyse/ecl
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## Key facts

- As of September 29, 2026, Ecolab Inc. (ECL) trades at $277.87, up 1.8% over the past year.
- Its 52-week range runs from $243.15 to $309.27; the price is 10.2% below that high.
- It sits 1.5% above its 200-day average of $273.67, the usual sign of a long-term uptrend.
- Its 30-day volatility is 15.4% annualized, which we rate medium risk.
- It has a trailing P/E of 37.2 and a dividend yield of 1.04%.

## About Ecolab Inc.

Ecolab Inc. (ECL) is a basic materials company operating in specialty chemicals. The company operates in the specialty chemicals segment and is benchmarked against listed peers. Follow price action, market risk, and comparative valuation signals to support portfolio decisions.

## What the chart is saying

Slipped under its 50-day average inside a longer uptrend.

- Price is 0.2% below its 50-day average and 1.5% above its 200-day.
- The 50-day crossed above the 200-day on 2026-08-07 (a “golden cross”).
- RSI at 51 is neither stretched nor washed out.
- The nearest ceiling is $288.38 (+3.8%), the nearest floor $267.85 (-3.6%).

### Support and resistance

- Resistance near $307.89, 10.8% above the last close (the price turned there 2 times in the last year).
- Resistance near $288.38, 3.8% above the last close (the price turned there 2 times in the last year).
- Support near $267.85, 3.6% below the last close (the price turned there 7 times in the last year).
- Support near $259.93, 6.5% below the last close (the price turned there 3 times in the last year).

Interactive chart, fundamentals and peers: https://portfolio-terminal.com/analyse/ecl