Valuation models
price $302.98 · as of Nov 2, 2026
DCF · Perpetuity growth · 5yused96.97 – 154.66120.34152% overvaluedDCF · Perpetuity growth · 10y111.34 – 175.25137.24121% overvaluedDCF · EBITDA exit · 5y247.36 – 272.44259.5617% overvaluedDCF · EBITDA exit · 10y235.00 – 281.46257.1018% overvaluedP/E · peers179.77 – 334.01270.2812% overvaluedP/E · own history286.26 – 364.40319.105% undervaluedPEG—120.14152% overvaluedEV/EBITDA · peers132.32 – 251.07188.4161% overvaluedEV/Revenue · peers93.88 – 297.17192.2858% overvaluedEarnings power value37.53 – 67.7849.91507% overvaluedDividend discount43.04 – 107.2163.54377% overvaluedWall St. consensus target—332.509% belowCost of capital (WACC)—8.28%—
DCF · Perpetuity growth · 5y leads for mature & stable — positive operating income and three years of positive free cash flow. How the headline model is chosen. The price is 152% above the model value: the models see only the filed business, and a company priced on businesses with no revenue line yet is better taken apart, as Tesla is.
Model value · DCF · Perpetuity growth · 5y
120.34
Ecolab closed at $302.98 — overvalued by 152% vs model.
96.97the model's range154.66
DCF · Perpetuity growth · 5y leads for mature & stable — positive operating income and three years of positive free cash flow. From a five-year discounted cash flow.
Other models
49.91 – 319.10
Wall St. target
332.50 9% below
Above model, 1y
30 of 30 days
How it is valued
Valued asMature & Stable
Low/slowing growth (~2% recent)Moderate margins (13% net margin)Highly cyclical earnings
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