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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.

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Pollution & Treatment Controls is Zen Rated D and is the 103rd 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
ZWS	ZURN ELKAY WATER SOLUTIONS CORP	$51.02	$13.17	287.31%	31.11x	28.73x	4.77x	5.10x	3.30x	$378.50M	4.44%	$1.66B	9.93	$8.63B	18.18
VLTO	VERALTO CORP	$96.67	$32.19	200.30%	24.17x	22.28x	4.16x	7.61x	2.55x	$1.05B	4.42%	$3.10B	12.63	$24.83B	17.81
ATMU	ATMUS FILTRATION TECHNOLOGIES INC	$49.80	$22.14	124.96%	18.94x	16.57x	2.14x	8.93x	1.78x	$190.40M	4.68%	$454.80M	5.57	$4.80B	13.35
FSS	FEDERAL SIGNAL CORP	$126.31	$37.41	237.64%	26.93x	25.18x	3.14x	5.11x	2.91x	$339.20M	4.41%	$1.51B	24.76	$8.13B	16.82
CECO	CECO ENVIRONMENTAL CORP	$75.83	N/A	N/A	-111.51x	38.97x	3.64x	2.14x	N/A	-$21.53M	-0.66%	$2.08B	47.93	$5.14B	279.53
ARQ	ARQ INC	$2.30	N/A	N/A	-1.81x	125.00x	0.78x	0.60x	N/A	-$5.63M	-5.83%	$168.22M	4.00	$130.24M	-3.60
FTEK	FUEL TECH INC	$1.47	N/A	N/A	-13.36x	-12.01x	1.68x	1.23x	N/A	-$1.18M	-2.59%	$37.37M	1.20	$38.80M	-14.32
ERII	ENERGY RECOVERY INC	$7.78	$5.92	31.43%	27.79x	127.12x	3.32x	2.30x	0.55x	$38.61M	9.64%	$172.48M	3.35	$335.69M	16.39
ADUR	ADURO CLEAN TECHNOLOGIES INC	$15.33	N/A	N/A	-35.89x	N/A	3,065.00x	17.64x	N/A	-$11.33M	-2.24%	$29.22M	0.89	$486.98M	-38.38
PCT	PURECYCLE TECHNOLOGIES INC	$7.17	N/A	N/A	-5.39x	-7.11x	95.60x	92.92x	N/A	-$212.25M	-16.07%	$15.50M	0.08	$1.77B	-14.12
LIQT	LIQTECH INTERNATIONAL INC	$0.61	N/A	N/A	-0.66x	-0.75x	0.37x	0.79x	N/A	-$7.13M	-119.28%	$7.63M	0.77	$16.20M	-2.63
CLWT	EURO TECH HOLDINGS CO LTD	$1.64	N/A	N/A	82.05x	N/A	0.94x	0.78x	N/A	-$1.42M	-11.40%	$15.62M	2.05	$6.84M	148.69
SCWO	374WATER INC	$2.32	N/A	N/A	-1.73x	-56.86x	178.46x	11.09x	N/A	-$15.29M	-37.76%	$3.66M	0.21	$41.80M	-2.00
RAIN	RAIN ENHANCEMENT TECHNOLOGIES HOLDCO INC	$1.07	N/A	N/A	-0.86x	N/A	1,070.00x	-0.61x	N/A	-$3.68M	-43.55%	-$14.35M	-1.82	$20.37M	-2.24
CHNR	CHINA NATURAL RESOURCES INC	$4.08	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0.40x	N/A	-$834.56k	-16.27%	$12.70M	10.11	$5.06M	-28.04
CLIR	CLEARSIGN TECHNOLOGIES CORP	$4.13	N/A	N/A	-3.83x	-4.38x	4.63x	2.93x	N/A	-$4.97M	-21.38%	$7.62M	1.36	$14.78M	-2.77
BCHT	BIRCHTECH CORP	$1.48	N/A	N/A	-9.87x	-8.06x	1.73x	3.49x	N/A	-$2.67M	-8.31%	$11.17M	0.51	$24.44M	-11.11
ZONE	CLEANCORE SOLUTIONS INC	$0.15	N/A	N/A	-0.09x	N/A	9.06x	0.53x	N/A	-$14.97M	-47.59%	$60.34M	0.28	$15.44M	-0.10
TOMZ	TOMI ENVIRONMENTAL SOLUTIONS INC	$1.68	N/A	N/A	-2.67x	-3.66x	2.00x	22,095.02x	N/A	-$635.90k	-5.54%	$550.00	0.00	$15.40M	-4.65

Pollution & Treatment Control Stocks FAQ

What are the best pollution & treatment control stocks to buy right now in Aug 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 19 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: B, Safety: B, Financials: A, and AI: B.

Zurn Elkay Water Solutions (NYSE:ZWS) has a Due Diligence Score of 45, which is 17 points higher than the pollution & treatment control industry average of 28.

ZWS passed 17 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Zurn Elkay Water Solutions has seen its stock return 12.65% over the past year, overperforming other pollution & treatment control stocks by 13 percentage points.

Zurn Elkay Water Solutions has an average 1 year price target of $58.50, an upside of 14.66% from Zurn Elkay Water Solutions's current stock price of $51.02.

Zurn Elkay Water Solutions stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 4 analysts covering Zurn Elkay Water Solutions, 50% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 50% 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 19 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: C, Safety: A, Financials: B, and AI: B.

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 lose -11.16% over the past year, underperforming other pollution & treatment control stocks by -11 percentage points.

Veralto has an average 1 year price target of $111.57, an upside of 15.41% from Veralto's current stock price of $96.67.

Veralto stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 7 analysts covering Veralto, 42.86% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 14.29% have issued a Buy, 42.86% 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 19 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: B, 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 13.28% over the past year, overperforming other pollution & treatment control stocks by 13 percentage points.

Atmus Filtration Technologies has an average 1 year price target of $62.67, an upside of 25.84% from Atmus Filtration Technologies's current stock price of $49.80.

Atmus Filtration Technologies stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 3 analysts covering Atmus Filtration Technologies, 33.33% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 33.33% have issued a Buy, 33.33% 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. Federal Signal (NYSE:FSS)

Federal Signal (NYSE:FSS) has an annual dividend yield of 0.46%, which is the same as the pollution & treatment control industry average of 0.43%. 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 12.4% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

2. Atmus Filtration Technologies (NYSE:ATMU)

Atmus Filtration Technologies (NYSE:ATMU) has an annual dividend yield of 0.44%, which is the same as the pollution & treatment control industry average of 0.43%.

Atmus Filtration Technologies's dividend payout ratio of 8.4% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

3. Zurn Elkay Water Solutions (NYSE:ZWS)

Zurn Elkay Water Solutions (NYSE:ZWS) has an annual dividend yield of 0.43%, which is the same as the pollution & treatment control industry average of 0.43%. 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 25.6% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Why are pollution & treatment control stocks down?

Pollution & treatment control stocks were down -0.69% in the last day, and down -0.97% over the last week. Liqtech International was the among the top losers in the pollution & treatment controls industry, dropping -13.29% yesterday.

LiqTech International shares are trading lower after the company reported worse-than-expected Q2 sales results and lowered its FY2026 sales guidance below estimates.

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 0, which is -10 points higher than the pollution & treatment control industry average of 10. It passed 0 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Atmus Filtration Technologies's stock has gained 13.28% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the pollution & treatment control industry by 13 percentage points.

2. Veralto (NYSE:VLTO)

Veralto (NYSE:VLTO) 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.

Veralto has a valuation score of 0, which is -10 points higher than the pollution & treatment control industry average of 10. It passed 0 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Veralto's stock has dropped -11.16% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the pollution & treatment control industry by -11 percentage points.

3. Zurn Elkay Water Solutions (NYSE:ZWS)

Zurn Elkay Water Solutions (NYSE:ZWS) 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.

Zurn Elkay Water Solutions has a valuation score of 14, which is 4 points higher than the pollution & treatment control industry average of 10. It passed 1 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Zurn Elkay Water Solutions's stock has gained 12.65% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the pollution & treatment control industry by 13 percentage points.

Are pollution & treatment control stocks a good buy now?

58.33% of pollution & treatment control stocks rated by analysts are a buy right now. On average, analysts expect pollution & treatment control stocks to rise by 27.87% 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), 20% are rated D (Sell), and 10% 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 11.91x.

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Pollution & Treatment Control Stocks FAQ

1. Zurn Elkay Water Solutions (NYSE:ZWS)

2. Veralto (NYSE:VLTO)

3. Atmus Filtration Technologies (NYSE:ATMU)

1. Federal Signal (NYSE:FSS)

2. Atmus Filtration Technologies (NYSE:ATMU)

3. Zurn Elkay Water Solutions (NYSE:ZWS)

1. Atmus Filtration Technologies (NYSE:ATMU)

2. Veralto (NYSE:VLTO)

3. Zurn Elkay Water Solutions (NYSE:ZWS)

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