William Blair analyst Tim Mulrooney has maintained their bullish stance on ECL stock, giving a Buy rating today.
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Tim Mulrooney has given his Buy rating due to a combination of factors, including Ecolab’s consistent ability to slightly exceed expectations on both revenue and earnings. He highlights that the company’s recent quarter delivered mid‑teens adjusted EPS growth and meaningful margin expansion, aided in part by foreign exchange tailwinds that were broadly anticipated.
He also points to management’s reaffirmed long‑term earnings framework, targeting double‑digit EPS growth of roughly 12%–15% in 2026, as a key support for the valuation. While recent organic volume growth was flat, he notes that temporary headwinds in paper, basic industries, and distributor inventory levels should ease, allowing underlying demand in life sciences, digital offerings, pest control, and high‑tech water to drive sequential volume improvement.
Mulrooney covers the Industrials sector, focusing on stocks such as WillScot Mobile Mini Holdings, Cintas, and Tetra Tech. According to TipRanks, Mulrooney has an average return of 16.4% and a 75.00% success rate on recommended stocks.
In another report released today, Mizuho Securities also maintained a Buy rating on the stock with a $335.00 price target.