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Best Pollution & Treatment Control Stocks to Buy Now (2025)
Top pollution & treatment control stocks in 2025 ranked by overall Zen Rating. "A" Rated stocks have returned an average of +32.52% per year, and are the best pollution & treatment control stocks to buy now. Learn More.

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Pollution & Treatment Controls is Zen Rated C and is the 81st ranked industry out of 145 stock market industries

Ticker	Company	Price	Graham Fair Value	Graham Fair Value %	P/E	Forward P/E	P/S	P/B	PEG	Free Cash Flow	Free Cash Flow Yield	Book Value	BVPS	EV	EV/EBITDA
FSS	FEDERAL SIGNAL CORP	$125.03	$37.54	233.08%	34.35x	31.12x	3.84x	6.02x	3.05x	$226.50M	2.99%	$1.26B	20.83	$7.83B	20.82
ZWS	ZURN ELKAY WATER SOLUTIONS CORP	$47.21	$13.70	244.49%	46.28x	32.82x	4.93x	5.06x	2.38x	$281.50M	3.54%	$1.56B	9.29	$8.25B	23.57
ATMU	ATMUS FILTRATION TECHNOLOGIES INC	$45.83	$24.27	88.83%	20.64x	17.81x	2.29x	14.28x	1.60x	$91.90M	2.42%	$265.30M	3.20	$4.19B	14.05
CECO	CECO ENVIRONMENTAL CORP	$49.05	N/A	N/A	32.70x	42.84x	2.64x	5.81x	N/A	-$16.99M	-0.98%	$298.36M	8.46	$1.96B	17.32
ERII	ENERGY RECOVERY INC	$14.60	$6.86	112.86%	34.76x	26.07x	5.59x	4.19x	1.29x	$20.23M	2.55%	$185.21M	3.41	$719.65M	22.26
VLTO	VERALTO CORP	$106.74	$32.05	233.07%	29.57x	28.25x	4.94x	9.98x	3.93x	$943.00M	3.56%	$2.65B	10.69	$27.60B	20.83
FTEK	FUEL TECH INC	$3.05	N/A	N/A	-30.50x	-61.00x	3.76x	2.33x	N/A	$443.00k	0.46%	$40.66M	1.32	$84.81M	-33.21
DEVS	DEVVSTREAM CORP	$2.73	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	-6.04x	N/A	N/A	N/A	-$15.13M	-0.52	$95.49M	N/A
ARQ	ARQ INC	$7.19	N/A	N/A	-179.75x	719.00x	2.54x	1.42x	N/A	-$54.41M	-18.23%	$216.77M	5.22	$328.69M	29.89
ADUR	ADURO CLEAN TECHNOLOGIES INC	$13.13	N/A	N/A	-40.65x	N/A	2,188.33x	45.50x	N/A	-$7.55M	-2.12%	$8.55M	0.31	$383.90M	-45.68
ZONE	CLEANCORE SOLUTIONS INC	$2.62	N/A	N/A	-3.32x	N/A	10.83x	19.97x	N/A	-$2.37M	-10.57%	$1.47M	0.17	$33.22M	-5.37
PCT	PURECYCLE TECHNOLOGIES INC	$13.18	N/A	N/A	-7.80x	-11.82x	732.22x	24.01x	N/A	-$195.28M	-8.25%	$98.87M	0.55	$2.51B	-12.91
TOMZ	TOMI ENVIRONMENTAL SOLUTIONS INC	$1.03	N/A	N/A	-4.48x	-10.30x	3.32x	7.78x	N/A	-$356.56k	-1.75%	$2.66M	0.13	$23.47M	-6.14
CLIR	CLEARSIGN TECHNOLOGIES CORP	$0.51	N/A	N/A	-4.62x	-3.63x	9.41x	2.56x	N/A	-$3.50M	-12.40%	$10.41M	0.19	$14.50M	-2.50
SCWO	374WATER INC	$0.34	N/A	N/A	-3.09x	N/A	42.50x	5.76x	N/A	-$14.36M	-29.12%	$8.92M	0.06	$49.85M	-3.29
LIQT	LIQTECH INTERNATIONAL INC	$2.60	N/A	N/A	-1.94x	-3.21x	1.62x	1.79x	N/A	-$7.47M	-29.88%	$13.93M	1.45	$29.72M	-3.91
CLWT	EURO TECH HOLDINGS CO LTD	$1.37	$0.60	128.33%	13.70x	N/A	0.69x	0.67x	N/A	$776.00k	7.37%	$15.74M	2.04	$3.59M	3.76
CHNR	CHINA NATURAL RESOURCES INC	$5.09	N/A	N/A	-13.98x	N/A	N/A	0.44x	N/A	-$1.02M	-19.19%	$12.15M	11.60	$4.91M	-12.53

Pollution & Treatment Control Stocks FAQ

What are the best pollution & treatment control stocks to buy right now in Sep 2025?

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. Federal Signal (NYSE:FSS)

Federal Signal (NYSE:FSS) 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 +19.88% per year. Learn more.

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

Federal Signal (NYSE:FSS) has a Due Diligence Score of 44, which is 15 points higher than the pollution & treatment control industry average of 29.

FSS passed 16 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Federal Signal has seen its stock return 40.58% over the past year, overperforming other pollution & treatment control stocks by 48 percentage points.

Federal Signal has an average 1 year price target of $123.00, a downside of -1.62% from Federal Signal's current stock price of $125.03.

Federal Signal stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 4 analysts covering Federal Signal, 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.

2. Zurn Elkay Water Solutions (NYSE:ZWS)

Zurn Elkay Water Solutions (NYSE:ZWS) is the #2 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 +19.88% per year. Learn more.

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

Zurn Elkay Water Solutions (NYSE:ZWS) has a Due Diligence Score of 42, which is 13 points higher than the pollution & treatment control industry average of 29.

ZWS passed 16 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Zurn Elkay Water Solutions has seen its stock return 39.67% over the past year, overperforming other pollution & treatment control stocks by 47 percentage points.

Zurn Elkay Water Solutions has an average 1 year price target of $44.50, a downside of -5.74% from Zurn Elkay Water Solutions's current stock price of $47.21.

Zurn Elkay Water Solutions stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 4 analysts covering Zurn Elkay Water Solutions, 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 B. Stocks with a rating of B have had an average return of +19.88% per year. Learn more.

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

Atmus Filtration Technologies (NYSE:ATMU) has a Due Diligence Score of 39, which is 10 points higher than the pollution & treatment control industry average of 29.

ATMU passed 15 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Atmus Filtration Technologies has seen its stock return 27.77% over the past year, overperforming other pollution & treatment control stocks by 35 percentage points.

Atmus Filtration Technologies has an average 1 year price target of $42.25, a downside of -7.81% from Atmus Filtration Technologies's current stock price of $45.83.

Atmus Filtration Technologies stock has a consensus Hold recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 4 analysts covering Atmus Filtration Technologies, 0% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 25% have issued a Buy, 75% 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 0.57%, which is the same as the pollution & treatment control industry average of 0.39%. 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 34.3% 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 0.43%, which is the same as the pollution & treatment control industry average of 0.39%. 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 14.3% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

3. Atmus Filtration Technologies (NYSE:ATMU)

Atmus Filtration Technologies (NYSE:ATMU) has an annual dividend yield of 0.34%, which is the same as the pollution & treatment control industry average of 0.39%.

Atmus Filtration Technologies's dividend payout ratio of 6.8% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Why are pollution & treatment control stocks down?

Pollution & treatment control stocks were down -0.95% in the last day, and up 0.69% over the last week.

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

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

Atmus Filtration Technologies's stock has gained 27.77% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the pollution & treatment control industry by 35 percentage points.

2. Devvstream (NASDAQ:DEVS)

Devvstream (NASDAQ:DEVS) 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.

Devvstream has a valuation score of 0, which is -16 points higher than the pollution & treatment control industry average of 16. It passed 0 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Devvstream's stock has dropped -97.68% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the pollution & treatment control industry by -91 percentage points.

3. Energy Recovery (NASDAQ:ERII)

Energy Recovery (NASDAQ:ERII) 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.

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

Energy Recovery's stock has dropped -11.25% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the pollution & treatment control industry by -4 percentage points.

Are pollution & treatment control stocks a good buy now?

66.67% of pollution & treatment control stocks rated by analysts are a buy right now. On average, analysts expect pollution & treatment control stocks to rise by 10.97% over the next year.

0% of pollution & treatment control stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 25% of pollution & treatment control stocks are rated B (Buy), 50% are rated C (Hold), 16.67% are rated D (Sell), and 8.33% 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 28.6x.

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Pollution & Treatment Control Stocks FAQ

1. Federal Signal (NYSE:FSS)

2. Zurn Elkay Water Solutions (NYSE:ZWS)

3. Atmus Filtration Technologies (NYSE:ATMU)

1. Zurn Elkay Water Solutions (NYSE:ZWS)

2. Federal Signal (NYSE:FSS)

3. Atmus Filtration Technologies (NYSE:ATMU)

1. Atmus Filtration Technologies (NYSE:ATMU)

2. Devvstream (NASDAQ:DEVS)

3. Energy Recovery (NASDAQ:ERII)

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