Basis: FMP quote price / unrounded FMP forward EPS in the trading currency, available after its recorded retrieval time. Source: stored company filings and market data; unavailable inputs remain N/A.
The forward PE ratio is 33.87 as of 2026-09-13T22:42:10.271Z.
Consensus retrieved: 2026-09-13T22:41:59.871Z. This records retrieval, including cache reads, rather than vendor publication. The calculation uses the separately dated price and estimate available at its as-of time.
Calculation as of: 2026-09-13T22:42:10.271Z.
Quote observation: 2026-09-11T20:00:02.000Z. Amounts in USD. The price header may show a later quote.
FMP input reference: 099a18503e4d8306517ac365505177f609e23908d2ca9138c3f0622227d20b51
Forward PE Ratio (33.87) = Dated Quote Price ($276.18) / Consensus Forward EPS ($8.16)
FORWARD PE RATIO
33.87
SECTOR MEDIAN · BASIC MATERIALS
18.30
median of 48 covered companies
CURRENT VS SECTOR MEDIAN
+85.03%
vs the sector median at left
Ecolab Inc.
Market Cap
$77.73B
Forward PE Ratio
33.87
| NAME | MARKET CAP | FORWARD PE RATIO |
|---|---|---|
| Ecolab Inc. (ECL) | $77.73B | 33.87 |
| The Sherwin-Williams Company (SHW)vs › | $78.49B | 26.70 |
| Barrick Mining Corporation (B)vs › | $73.19B | 12.08 |
| Wheaton Precious Metals Corp. (WPM)vs › | $69.99B | 32.25 |
| Johnson Controls International plc (JCI)vs › | $88.44B | 28.79 |
| Vale S.A. (VALE)vs › | $64.95B | 8.45 |
| Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. (APD)vs › | $64.90B | 21.68 |
| CRH plc (CRH)vs › | $59.17B | N/A |
| Nucor Corporation (NUE)vs › | $59.08B | 13.75 |
| Corteva, Inc. (CTVA)vs › | $56.12B | 22.36 |
Trailing P/E
37.1
reported TTM EPS
Forward P/E
33.9
consensus EPS · fiscal year ending 2026-12-31
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 the dated quote price of $276.18, 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 | 33.9x |
| 2027-12-31 | $9.40 | $8.96 – $9.82 | 13 | 29.4x |
| 2028-12-31 | $10.73 | $10.22 – $11.22 | 4 | 25.7x |
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
