Basis: Latest reported fiscal year. Source: stored company filings and market data; unavailable inputs remain N/A.
The forward PE ratio is 34.62 as of Thursday, July 30, 2026.
Forward PE Ratio (34.62) = Close Price ($283.70) / Consensus Forward EPS ($8.19)
FORWARD PE RATIO
34.62
SECTOR MEDIAN · BASIC MATERIALS
18.31
median of 40 covered companies
CURRENT VS SECTOR MEDIAN
+89.08%
vs the sector median at left
Ecolab Inc.
Market Cap
$79.84B
Forward PE Ratio
34.62
| NAME | MARKET CAP | FORWARD PE RATIO |
|---|---|---|
| Ecolab Inc. (ECL) | $79.84B | 34.62 |
| The Sherwin-Williams Company (SHW)vs › | $84.81B | 30.13 |
| Johnson Controls International plc (JCI)vs › | $85.06B | 28.62 |
| Freeport-McMoRan Inc. (FCX)vs › | $86.24B | 21.15 |
| CRH plc (CRH)vs › | $66.63B | 16.82 |
| Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. (APD)vs › | $65.53B | 22.25 |
| Newmont Corporation (NEM)vs › | $96.24B | 9.63 |
| Vale S.A. (VALE)vs › | $62.48B | 7.55 |
| Barrick Mining Corporation (B)vs › | $60.92B | 10.04 |
| Corteva, Inc. (CTVA)vs › | $60.55B | 23.63 |
Trailing P/E
38.1
reported TTM EPS
Forward P/E
34.6
consensus next-FY EPS
The gap between the two multiples is the consensus growth expectation: analysts' forward EPS of $8.19 implies +9.9% EPS growth vs the reported trailing $7.45.
At today's $283.70 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 | $8.19 | $8.10 – $8.46 | 12 | 34.6x |
| 2027-12-31 | $9.40 | $9.02 – $9.88 | 14 | 30.2x |
| 2028-12-31 | $10.72 | $10.11 – $11.06 | 5 | 26.5x |
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
