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Best Pollution & Treatment Control Stocks to Buy Now (2026)
Top pollution & treatment control stocks in 2026 ranked by overall Zen Rating. "A" Rated stocks have returned an average of +28.50% per year, and are the best pollution & treatment control stocks to buy now. Learn More.

Industry: Pollution & Treatment Con...
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Zen RatingPriceValueGrowthFinancialsMomentumSentimentForecastDividendsDue Diligence
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Pollution & Treatment Controls is Zen Rated D and is the 104th ranked industry out of 145 stock market industries
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Ticker
Company
Exchange
Industry
Zen Rating
Market Cap
Price
1d %
EBITDA
P/E
D/E
Country
DD Score
ZWS
ZURN ELKAY WATER SOLUTIONS CORP
NYSE
Pollution & Treatment Controls
$7.50B$45.44-0.09%$495.20M26.11x0.66
United States
VLTO
VERALTO CORP
NYSE
Pollution & Treatment Controls
$28.88B$118.770.47%$1.37B29.11x1.55
United States
ATMU
ATMUS FILTRATION TECHNOLOGIES INC
NYSE
Pollution & Treatment Controls
$4.59B$56.482.21%$375.80M20.92x2.81
United States
ARQ
ARQ INC
NASDAQ
Pollution & Treatment Controls
$137.87M$3.125.76%-$32.48M-2.62x0.36
United States
FSS
FEDERAL SIGNAL CORP
NYSE
Pollution & Treatment Controls
$7.11B$116.541.20%$505.60M23.88x0.56
United States
ADUR
ADURO CLEAN TECHNOLOGIES INC
NASDAQ
Pollution & Treatment Controls
$382.40M$10.715.41%-$13.08M-25.20x0.23
Canada
FTEK
FUEL TECH INC
NASDAQ
Pollution & Treatment Controls
$42.45M$1.36-0.73%-$3.26M-10.46x0.16
United States
ERII
ENERGY RECOVERY INC
NASDAQ
Pollution & Treatment Controls
$372.09M$7.330.00%$6.34M81.44x0.16
United States
PCT
PURECYCLE TECHNOLOGIES INC
NASDAQ
Pollution & Treatment Controls
$402.00M$2.00-6.10%-$91.33M-1.75x33.35
United States
ZONE
ZONE FRONTIER INC
NYSEMKT
Pollution & Treatment Controls
$28.07M$3.3121.25%-$174.04M-0.05x0.02
United States
RAIN
RAIN ENHANCEMENT TECHNOLOGIES HOLDCO INC
NASDAQ
Pollution & Treatment Controls
$5.97M$0.516.25%-$11.07M-0.34x-1.20
United States
SCWO
374WATER INC
NASDAQ
Pollution & Treatment Controls
$40.40M$2.28-1.72%-$18.83M-1.92x3.35
United States
TOMZ
TOMI ENVIRONMENTAL SOLUTIONS INC
NASDAQ
Pollution & Treatment Controls
$20.52M$2.52-4.18%-$2.44M-5.04x4.87
United States
LIQT
LIQTECH INTERNATIONAL INC
NASDAQ
Pollution & Treatment Controls
$10.25M$0.313.32%-$6.99M-0.37x0.47
Denmark
CLWT
EURO TECH HOLDINGS CO LTD
NASDAQ
Pollution & Treatment Controls
$9.01M$1.214.31%$46.00k60.50x0.30
Hong Kong
CHNR
CHINA NATURAL RESOURCES INC
NASDAQ
Pollution & Treatment Controls
$4.90M$3.90-0.76%-$180.29kN/A1.86
Hong Kong
BCHT
BIRCHTECH CORP
NYSEMKT
Pollution & Treatment Controls
$28.94M$1.100.00%-$3.67M-6.88x1.38
United States
CLIR
CLEARSIGN TECHNOLOGIES CORP
NASDAQ
Pollution & Treatment Controls
$16.20M$2.381.28%-$4.98M-2.38x0.24
United States
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Pollution & Treatment Control Stocks FAQ

What are the best pollution & treatment control stocks to buy right now in Nov 2026?

According to Zen Ratings, our proprietary rating system that evaluates 115 factors proven to drive growth in stocks and assigns each stock in our system an overall letter grade as well as 7 individual Component Grades for Value, Growth, Momentum, Sentiment, Safety, Financials, and proprietary AI algorithms, the 3 best pollution & treatment control stocks to buy right now are:

1. Zurn Elkay Water Solutions (NYSE:ZWS)


Zurn Elkay Water Solutions (NYSE:ZWS) is the #1 top pollution & treatment control stock out of 18 with a Zen Rating of B. Stocks with a rating of B have had an average return of +17.17% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Zurn Elkay Water Solutions (NYSE:ZWS) is: Value: C, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: B, Financials: B, and AI: B.

Zurn Elkay Water Solutions (NYSE:ZWS) has a Due Diligence Score of 48, which is 20 points higher than the pollution & treatment control industry average of 28.

ZWS passed 18 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Zurn Elkay Water Solutions has seen its stock lose -5.51% over the past year, overperforming other pollution & treatment control stocks by 1 percentage points.

Zurn Elkay Water Solutions has an average 1 year price target of $56.25, an upside of 23.79% from Zurn Elkay Water Solutions's current stock price of $45.44.

Zurn Elkay Water Solutions stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 4 analysts covering Zurn Elkay Water Solutions, 50% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 25% have issued a Buy, 25% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

2. Veralto (NYSE:VLTO)


Veralto (NYSE:VLTO) is the #2 top pollution & treatment control stock out of 18 with a Zen Rating of C. Stocks with a rating of C have had an average return of +5.11% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Veralto (NYSE:VLTO) is: Value: C, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: A, Financials: A, and AI: C.

Veralto (NYSE:VLTO) has a Due Diligence Score of 41, which is 13 points higher than the pollution & treatment control industry average of 28.

VLTO passed 17 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Veralto has seen its stock return 21.33% over the past year, overperforming other pollution & treatment control stocks by 28 percentage points.

Veralto has an average 1 year price target of $120.25, an upside of 1.25% from Veralto's current stock price of $118.77.

Veralto stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 8 analysts covering Veralto, 25% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 25% have issued a Buy, 50% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

3. Atmus Filtration Technologies (NYSE:ATMU)


Atmus Filtration Technologies (NYSE:ATMU) is the #3 top pollution & treatment control stock out of 18 with a Zen Rating of C. Stocks with a rating of C have had an average return of +5.11% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Atmus Filtration Technologies (NYSE:ATMU) is: Value: C, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: A, and AI: B.

Atmus Filtration Technologies (NYSE:ATMU) has a Due Diligence Score of 40, which is 12 points higher than the pollution & treatment control industry average of 28.

ATMU passed 17 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Atmus Filtration Technologies has seen its stock return 12.98% over the past year, overperforming other pollution & treatment control stocks by 20 percentage points.

Atmus Filtration Technologies has an average 1 year price target of $60.00, an upside of 6.23% from Atmus Filtration Technologies's current stock price of $56.48.

Atmus Filtration Technologies stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Atmus Filtration Technologies, 100% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 0% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

What are the pollution & treatment control stocks with highest dividends?

Out of 4 pollution & treatment control stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 pollution & treatment control stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

1. Zurn Elkay Water Solutions (NYSE:ZWS)


Zurn Elkay Water Solutions (NYSE:ZWS) has an annual dividend yield of 0.73%, which is the same as the pollution & treatment control industry average of 0.52%. Zurn Elkay Water Solutions's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% one times in the last 10 years. Zurn Elkay Water Solutions's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Zurn Elkay Water Solutions's dividend payout ratio of 25.3% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

2. Federal Signal (NYSE:FSS)


Federal Signal (NYSE:FSS) has an annual dividend yield of 0.51%, which is the same as the pollution & treatment control industry average of 0.52%. Federal Signal's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Federal Signal's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Federal Signal's dividend payout ratio of 12.1% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

3. Veralto (NYSE:VLTO)


Veralto (NYSE:VLTO) has an annual dividend yield of 0.44%, which is the same as the pollution & treatment control industry average of 0.52%.

Veralto's dividend payout ratio of 12.7% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Why are pollution & treatment control stocks up?

Pollution & treatment control stocks were up 1.13% in the last day, and up 2.69% over the last week.

We couldn't find a catalyst for why pollution & treatment control stocks are up.

What are the most undervalued pollution & treatment control stocks?

Based on the Valuation rating, one of the 7 components of a stocks overall Zen Ratings grade, which evaluates factors including estimated earnings yield, earnings before interest and taxes/enterprise value, cash flow yield, free cash flow to price, and price-to-earnings growth (PEG ratio), the 3 most undervalued pollution & treatment control stocks right now are:

1. Atmus Filtration Technologies (NYSE:ATMU)


Atmus Filtration Technologies (NYSE:ATMU) is the most undervalued pollution & treatment control stock based on its Valuation Rating of C. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Atmus Filtration Technologies has a valuation score of 14, which is 1 points higher than the pollution & treatment control industry average of 13. It passed 1 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Atmus Filtration Technologies's stock has gained 12.98% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the pollution & treatment control industry by 20 percentage points.

2. Zurn Elkay Water Solutions (NYSE:ZWS)


Zurn Elkay Water Solutions (NYSE:ZWS) is the second most undervalued pollution & treatment control stock based on its Valuation Rating of C. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Zurn Elkay Water Solutions has a valuation score of 29, which is 16 points higher than the pollution & treatment control industry average of 13. It passed 2 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Zurn Elkay Water Solutions's stock has dropped -5.51% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the pollution & treatment control industry by 1 percentage points.

3. Federal Signal (NYSE:FSS)


Federal Signal (NYSE:FSS) is the third most undervalued pollution & treatment control stock based on its Valuation Rating of C. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Federal Signal has a valuation score of 29, which is 16 points higher than the pollution & treatment control industry average of 13. It passed 2 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Federal Signal's stock has gained 5.49% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the pollution & treatment control industry by 12 percentage points.

Are pollution & treatment control stocks a good buy now?

44.44% of pollution & treatment control stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect pollution & treatment control stocks to rise by 15.88% over the next year.

0% of pollution & treatment control stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 10% of pollution & treatment control stocks are rated B (Buy), 60% are rated C (Hold), 0% are rated D (Sell), and 30% are rated F (Strong Sell).

What is the average p/e ratio of the pollution & treatment controls industry?

The average P/E ratio of the pollution & treatment controls industry is 20.83x.
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