Ecolab Inc.

LSE:0IFA Stock Report

Market Cap: US$67.3b

Ecolab Valuation

Is 0IFA undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

1/6

Valuation Score 1/6

  • Below Fair Value

  • Significantly Below Fair Value

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Peers

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Industry

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Fair Value

What is the Fair Price of 0IFA when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: 0IFA ($237.31) is trading below our estimate of fair value ($265.76)

Significantly Below Fair Value: 0IFA is trading below fair value, but not by a significant amount.

Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for 0IFA?

Key metric: As 0IFA is profitable we use its Price-To-Earnings Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for 0IFA. This is calculated by dividing 0IFA's market cap by their current earnings.
What is 0IFA's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio32.9x
EarningsUS$2.04b
Market CapUS$67.32b

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does 0IFA's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for 0IFA vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average24x
CRDA Croda International
29x15.3%UK£4.7b
JMAT Johnson Matthey
4.2x-24.7%UK£2.2b
VCT Victrex
53.8x29.3%UK£925.2m
RIO Rio Tinto Group
8.9x0.9%UK£80.2b
0IFA Ecolab
32.9x6.4%US$67.3b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: 0IFA is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (32.9x) compared to the peer average (24x).

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does 0IFA's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the European Chemicals Industry?

1 CompanyPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
0IFA 32.9xIndustry Avg. 17.1xNo. of Companies11PE01224364860+
1 CompanyEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: 0IFA is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (32.9x) compared to the European Chemicals industry average (17.1x).

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is 0IFA's PE Ratio compared to its Fair PE Ratio? This is the expected PE Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

0IFA PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio32.9x
Fair PE Ratio19.1x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: 0IFA is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (32.9x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (19.1x).

Analyst Price Targets

What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?

The above table shows the analyst 0IFA forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
CurrentUS$237.31
US$275.96
+16.3%
9.7%US$310.00US$215.00n/a21
Dec ’25US$248.77
US$274.62
+10.4%
9.9%US$310.00US$215.00n/a21
Nov ’25US$245.04
US$272.72
+11.3%
9.8%US$310.00US$215.00n/a21
Oct ’25US$253.29
US$258.01
+1.9%
10.0%US$306.00US$215.00n/a21
Sep ’25US$249.97
US$253.73
+1.5%
8.0%US$291.00US$215.00n/a21
Aug ’25US$238.12
US$250.63
+5.3%
9.6%US$291.00US$200.00n/a21
Jul ’25US$235.37
US$241.44
+2.6%
7.1%US$270.00US$200.00n/a21
Jun ’25US$228.10
US$241.44
+5.8%
7.1%US$270.00US$200.00n/a21
May ’25US$225.65
US$236.19
+4.7%
9.5%US$269.00US$180.00n/a22
Apr ’25US$230.58
US$224.70
-2.6%
7.9%US$260.00US$180.00n/a20
Mar ’25US$226.00
US$226.70
+0.3%
7.7%US$260.00US$180.00n/a20
Feb ’25US$198.62
US$205.36
+3.4%
8.4%US$240.00US$180.00n/a21
Jan ’25US$198.27
US$200.35
+1.0%
7.5%US$240.00US$180.00n/a22
Dec ’24US$192.24
US$197.07
+2.5%
5.9%US$215.00US$180.00US$248.7722
Nov ’24US$168.27
US$195.65
+16.3%
5.6%US$215.00US$180.00US$245.0421
Oct ’24US$170.33
US$198.46
+16.5%
5.4%US$220.00US$180.00US$253.2921
Sep ’24US$182.79
US$198.16
+8.4%
6.3%US$220.00US$170.00US$249.9722
Aug ’24US$182.40
US$191.33
+4.9%
8.1%US$213.00US$165.00US$238.1221
Jul ’24US$186.45
US$182.95
-1.9%
7.0%US$213.00US$163.00US$235.3722
Jun ’24US$168.99
US$183.05
+8.3%
7.2%US$213.00US$163.00US$228.1021
May ’24US$167.20
US$172.38
+3.1%
8.2%US$210.00US$145.00US$225.6521
Apr ’24US$165.65
US$172.33
+4.0%
7.9%US$210.00US$145.00US$230.5821
Mar ’24US$159.93
US$171.68
+7.3%
7.9%US$210.00US$145.00US$226.0022
Feb ’24US$153.55
US$164.57
+7.2%
10.0%US$210.00US$135.00US$198.6221
Jan ’24US$147.17
US$164.05
+11.5%
10.3%US$210.00US$135.00US$198.2720
Dec ’23US$151.60
US$162.15
+7.0%
11.4%US$210.00US$135.00US$192.2420

Analyst Forecast: Target price is less than 20% higher than the current share price.

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/30 17:29
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/27 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

* example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.

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Analyst Sources

Ecolab Inc. is covered by 47 analysts. 22 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
John EadeArgus Research Company
Colin IsaacAtlantic Equities LLP
Andrew WittmannBaird