ECL Earnings Predictions — 2026-07-28

Ticker Report or Guide KPI Prediction Answer Confidence
ECL Report Adjusted EPS (Q2 2026) BEAT pred ~$2.11 vs. cons $2.08 MEDIUM
ECL Report Total Revenue (Q2 2026) IN-LINE pred ~$4.43B vs. cons $4.40B MEDIUM
ECL Report Adjusted Operating Income Margin (Q2 2026) MISS pred ~18.4% vs. cons 18.6% LOW
ECL Guide FY2026 Adjusted EPS Guidance UNCHANGED guide ~$8.43-$8.63 (mid $8.53) vs. cons $8.53 (FY2026) HIGH
ECL Guide H2 2026 Organic Sales Growth Guidance UNCHANGED guide ~6-7% vs. cons ~6.5% (H2 2026) HIGH
ECL Guide CoolIT Close Timing / Dilution Guidance UNCHANGED guide ~Q3 2026 close, ~$0.20/qtr dilution vs. cons ~Q3 2026 close, ~$0.20/qtr dilution (H2 2026) MEDIUM
ECL Return Day-1 residual (stock − beta × S&P 500) +1.2% MEDIUM
ECL Return 5-day cumulative residual -0.3% (FADE) Initial relief from an EPS print inside/above the guided $2.02-$2.12 range and a reaffirmed FY26 EPS/H2 organic growth algorithm likely triggers short-covering given depressed positioning (negative Zacks rank, stock down from $283 to $271 into the print). But with adjusted operating margin likely landing at the low end (surcharge realization still ramping, gross margin only just troughing) and FY guidance merely reiterated rather than raised, sell-side models keep H2 estimates roughly flat-to-cautious on the back-half acceleration assumption; at ~33x forward earnings there's little room for anything less than clean execution, so the initial pop fades over the week as analysts probe pricing/cost offset durability and CoolIT dilution math rather than upgrade numbers. LOW