Basis: Trailing twelve months (TTM). Source: stored company filings and market data; unavailable inputs remain N/A.
The forward PE ratio is 34.53.
Forward PE Ratio (34.53) = Close Price ($281.63) / Consensus Forward EPS ($8.16)
FORWARD PE RATIO
34.53
SECTOR MEDIAN · BASIC MATERIALS
19.59
median of 42 covered companies
CURRENT VS SECTOR MEDIAN
+76.22%
vs the sector median at left
Ecolab Inc.
Market Cap
$79.26B
Forward PE Ratio
34.53
| NAME | MARKET CAP | FORWARD PE RATIO |
|---|---|---|
| Ecolab Inc. (ECL) | $79.26B | 34.53 |
| Barrick Mining Corporation (B)vs › | $79.75B | 13.00 |
| The Sherwin-Williams Company (SHW)vs › | $84.14B | 28.68 |
| Johnson Controls International plc (JCI)vs › | $86.65B | 28.28 |
| Wheaton Precious Metals Corp. (WPM)vs › | $71.65B | 33.01 |
| Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. (APD)vs › | $67.94B | 22.73 |
| CRH plc (CRH)vs › | $63.53B | 16.06 |
| Vale S.A. (VALE)vs › | $62.22B | 8.04 |
| Nucor Corporation (NUE)vs › | $55.48B | 13.37 |
| Corteva, Inc. (CTVA)vs › | $54.70B | 21.80 |
Trailing P/E
37.8
reported TTM EPS
Forward P/E
34.5
consensus next-FY EPS
The gap between the two multiples is the consensus growth expectation: analysts' forward EPS of $8.16 implies +9.5% EPS growth vs the reported trailing $7.45.
At today's $281.63 close, each upcoming fiscal year's consensus EPS implies a different multiple — how quickly the price is "paid down" by expected earnings if the estimates hold.
| Fiscal year end | Consensus EPS | Estimate range | Analysts | Implied P/E |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-12-31 | $8.16 | $8.11 – $8.41 | 13 | 34.5x |
| 2027-12-31 | $9.40 | $8.96 – $9.82 | 13 | 30.0x |
| 2028-12-31 | $10.73 | $10.22 – $11.22 | 4 | 26.2x |
Source: FMP analyst consensus estimates, refreshed with the daily precompute. "n/m" = the consensus EPS is not positive, so a multiple is undefined. There is no forward P/E history chart here because charting one would require the estimates as they stood in the past, which we do not store — see the trailing P/E history for how the realized multiple has moved.
PE Ratio = Share Price / Diluted EPS (TTM)
The price-to-earnings ratio measures how much investors pay for each dollar of trailing earnings. A lower PE can indicate a cheaper valuation; a higher PE implies higher growth expectations.
Expanded definitions: Investopedia, Wikipedia, Corporate Finance Institute
