ECL

ECOLAB INC.

NYSE · Soap, Detergents, Cleang Preparations, Perfumes, Cosmetics · Inc. DE · CIK 0000031462
$265.41 +0.68% $74.7B
Insider Selling Cluster (2 insiders)31 New Institutional Positions19 Institutional ExitsCongressional Activity (1)
Vol
Market Cap$74.7B
Cap SizeLarge Cap
Analyst ConsensusStrong Buy (72%)
Inst. Holders50 funds
Inst. Value$35.6B
Inst. Activity31 buys / 19 sells
Insider Activity2B / 2S
Insider Net $-$2.4M
SEC Reports6
Congressional1 trades
Exchange NYSE·Sector Soap, Detergents, Cleang Preparations, Perfumes, Cosmetics·Inc. DE·CIK 0000031462·Prev Close $263.63

Recent Activity

Jun 9, 2026 Insider
Brown Darrell R acquired via exercise 10,000 shares
Co-COO - Global Markets @ $117.73 ($1.2M)
Jun 9, 2026 Insider
Brown Darrell R sold 10,000 shares
Co-COO - Global Markets @ $260.89 ($2.6M)
Jun 8, 2026 short_volume
Short Volume: ECL — 63.2% short (0.3M / 0.5M)
Short: 326,696 | Exempt: 1,175 | TRF Vol: 517,011 | Short Ratio: 63.2% | Off-exchange volume (dark p
Jun 5, 2026 SEC
Ecolab completed a $5.0B multi-tranche debt offering on May 29, 2026, issuing four series of senior unsecured notes (202
8-K — Impact 4/10
May 27, 2026 Insider
Vautrinot Suzanne M sold 1,004 shares
Director @ $264.98 ($266.0K)
May 20, 2026 SEC
Ecolab Inc. issued $5B in senior unsecured notes across four tranches (2029-2036) to partially fund its ~$4.75B acquisit
424B5 — Impact 6/10
May 19, 2026 SEC
Ecolab filed a preliminary 424B5 prospectus supplement for a multi-tranche debt offering to fund its pending $4.75B acqu
424B5 — Impact 5/10
Inst.
Capital Research Global Investors — DOUBLED
3,072,430 shares ($817.3M)

Price Targets

$317.14 +19.5% upside Buy
Current $265.41 Low $270.00 Median $325.00 High $345.00 21 analysts
$270.00 $345.00

Analyst Ratings

Buy72% buy · 32 analysts
8Strong Buy
15Buy
9Hold
0Sell
0Strong Sell
Recent Analyst Actions
DateFirmActionRating
Jun 10, 2026 Wells Fargo MAINTAIN Equal-Weight → Equal-Weight
May 27, 2026 UBS UPGRADE Neutral → Buy
May 27, 2026 RBC Capital REITERATE Outperform → Outperform
May 20, 2026 Jefferies MAINTAIN Buy → Buy
May 20, 2026 RBC Capital REITERATE Outperform → Outperform

Earnings Estimates

PeriodEPS Est.RangeGrowth#
Current Q $2.07 $2.04 — $2.10 10% YoY 19
Next Q $2.27 $2.16 — $2.38 10% YoY 15
Current FY $8.38 $8.13 — $8.55 11% YoY 17
Next FY $9.60 $9.15 — $10.00 15% YoY 17

Top Institutional Holders

FundValueMove
BlackRock, Inc.$6.1B
VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC$4.4B
STATE STREET CORP$3.0B
MORGAN STANLEY$2.1B
VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC$1.7B

Recent Insider Trades

DateInsiderTypeValue
Jun 9, 2026Brown DarrellM$1.2M
Jun 9, 2026Brown DarrellSELL$2.6M
May 27, 2026Vautrinot SuzanneSELL$266.0K
May 22, 2026Vautrinot SuzanneM$251.3K
May 22, 2026Vautrinot SuzanneF$251.3K

Congressional Trades

1 members: 1 buys, 0 sells
MemberPartyTypeAmount
Ro KhannaDBUY$1,001 - $15,000
50 institutional holders with $35.6B total value (134,029,365 shares) as of 2026-Q1. Top holders: BlackRock,, VANGUARD, STATE. Net buying activity: 31 institutions added/increased vs 19 reduced.

Top Institutional Holders — 2026-Q1

#FundSharesValue% of TrackedLast Move
1BlackRock, Inc.22,807,096$6.1B17.0%
2VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC16,522,569$4.4B12.3%
3STATE STREET CORP11,222,653$3.0B8.4%
4MORGAN STANLEY7,791,023$2.1B5.8%
5VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC6,319,029$1.7B4.7%
6GATES FOUNDATION TRUST5,218,044$1.4B3.9%
7Aristotle Capital Management, LLC3,708,479$986.5M2.8%
8ROYAL BANK OF CANADA3,496,925$930.3M2.6%
9Pictet Asset Management Holding SA3,259,055$866.8M2.4%
10Capital Research Global Investors3,072,430$817.3M2.3%DOUBLED +131.2%
11Invesco Ltd.2,601,641$692.1M1.9%
12FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC2,509,572$667.6M1.9%
13Amundi2,412,057$641.6M1.8%
14ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP2,243,825$596.9M1.7%ADD +58.8%
15GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC2,009,164$534.5M1.5%
16BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/1,967,290$523.3M1.5%
17Legal & General Group Plc1,940,930$516.3M1.4%
18FMR LLC1,800,313$478.9M1.3%
19DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank, Frankfurt am Main1,797,894$478.3M1.3%
20NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB1,759,281$457.7M1.3%

Recent Position Changes

FundActionPrev SharesCurr SharesChange %ValueQuarter
Capital Research Global InvestorsDOUBLED1,329,1563,072,430+131.2%$817.3M2026-Q1
ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIPADD1,413,0992,243,825+58.8%$596.9M2026-Q1
Capital World InvestorsTRIM3,894,3091,536,388-60.5%$408.7M2026-Q1
SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GROUPADD852,6751,169,673+37.2%$307.0M2026-Q1
Sustainable Growth Advisers, LPADD645,018847,258+31.4%$225.4M2026-Q1
BNP Paribas Asset Management Holding S.A.TRIM1,166,063670,784-42.5%$178.4M2026-Q1
Russell Investments Group, Ltd.ADD346,946491,616+41.7%$130.7M2026-Q1
VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLCDOUBLED155,828361,016+131.7%$95.9M2026-Q1
CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARDADD248,361322,765+30.0%$85.9M2026-Q1
RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLCNEW313,397$83.4M2026-Q1
HEALTHCARE OF ONTARIO PENSION PLAN TRUST FUNDDOUBLED10,077259,009+2470.3%$68.9M2026-Q1
FIFTH THIRD BANCORPADD171,130234,395+37.0%$62.4M2026-Q1
BROWN BROTHERS HARRIMAN & COADD169,806231,375+36.3%$61.6M2026-Q1
DANSKE BANK A/STRIM251,977179,375-28.8%$47.7M2026-Q1
Assenagon Asset Management S.A.DOUBLED12,474172,799+1285.3%$46.0M2026-Q1
NATIONAL BANK OF CANADA /FI/TRIM348,122132,779-61.9%$35.3M2026-Q1
Rockefeller Capital Management L.P.NEAR_EXIT1,720,113128,804-92.5%$34.3M2026-Q1
PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INCTRIM220,542123,869-43.8%$33.0M2026-Q1
Polar Capital Holdings PlcDOUBLED53,782120,875+124.7%$32.2M2026-Q1
FJARDE AP-FONDEN /FOURTH SWEDISH NATIONAL PENSION FUNDADD79,245117,159+47.8%$31.2M2026-Q1
ADAGE CAPITAL PARTNERS GP, L.L.C.TRIM230,125113,325-50.8%$30.1M2026-Q1
FULLER & THALER ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC.ADD83,713110,247+31.7%$29.3M2026-Q1
BALYASNY ASSET MANAGEMENT L.P.DOUBLED3,815108,501+2744.1%$28.9M2026-Q1
Erste Asset Management GmbHTRIM163,731103,751-36.6%$27.2M2026-Q1
NATIXISDOUBLED34,54894,372+173.2%$25.1M2026-Q1
20 unique insiders with 50 transactions. Net insider value: -$2.4M ($456.2K bought, $2.9M sold).

Insider Transactions

DateInsiderTitleTypeSharesPriceValue
Jun 9, 2026Brown Darrell RCo-COO - Global MarketsEXERCISE10,000$117.73$1.2M
Jun 9, 2026Brown Darrell RCo-COO - Global MarketsSELL10,000$260.89$2.6M
May 27, 2026Vautrinot Suzanne MDirectorSELL1,004$264.98$266.0K
May 22, 2026Vautrinot Suzanne MDirectorEXERCISE2,000$125.67$251.3K
May 22, 2026Vautrinot Suzanne MDirectorTAX W/H996$252.27$251.3K
May 15, 2026NOWELL LIONEL L IIIDirectorAWARD732
May 15, 2026LARSON MICHAELDirectorAWARD732
May 15, 2026MacLennan DavidDirectorAWARD732
May 15, 2026Ballard Shari LDirectorAWARD732
May 15, 2026Vautrinot Suzanne MDirectorAWARD732
May 15, 2026Doukeris Michel DDirectorAWARD732
May 15, 2026Green Eric MarkDirectorAWARD732
May 15, 2026Gross Marion K.DirectorAWARD732
May 15, 2026McKibben Tracy BDirectorAWARD732
May 15, 2026Althoff JudsonDirectorAWARD732
May 15, 2026Whalen JulieDirectorAWARD732
May 15, 2026Whalen JulieDirectorAWARD537
May 15, 2026ZILLMER JOHN JDirectorAWARD732
May 13, 2026MacLennan DavidDirectorBUY1,000$250.65$250.7K
May 4, 2026MacLennan DavidDirectorBUY800$256.91$205.5K
May 4, 2026Cook Gregory BCo-COO - Global BusinessesEXERCISE8,396
May 4, 2026Cook Gregory BCo-COO - Global BusinessesTAX W/H3,828.576$257.93$987.5K
Mar 31, 2026Althoff JudsonDirectorAWARD137.82
Mar 31, 2026Ballard Shari LDirectorAWARD137.82
Mar 31, 2026Doukeris Michel DDirectorAWARD137.82
Mar 31, 2026LARSON MICHAELDirectorAWARD137.82
Mar 31, 2026Green Eric MarkDirectorAWARD137.82
Mar 31, 2026Gross Marion K.DirectorAWARD137.82
Mar 31, 2026MacLennan DavidDirectorAWARD137.82
Mar 31, 2026McKibben Tracy BDirectorAWARD137.82
Mar 31, 2026NOWELL LIONEL L IIIDirectorAWARD137.82
Mar 31, 2026REICH VICTORIADirectorAWARD137.82
Mar 31, 2026Vautrinot Suzanne MDirectorAWARD137.82
Mar 31, 2026Whalen JulieDirectorAWARD137.82
Mar 31, 2026ZILLMER JOHN JDirectorAWARD137.82
Mar 27, 2026LARSON MICHAELDirectorEXERCISE2,300$115.08$264.7K
Mar 27, 2026LARSON MICHAELDirectorTAX W/H1,006$262.89$264.5K
Feb 26, 2026Cook Gregory BEVP & PRES - INST GROUPEXERCISE3,800$137.09$520.9K
Feb 25, 2026King MargeauxEVP - Human ResourcesEXERCISE1,662
Feb 25, 2026McKibben Tracy BDirectorEXERCISE2,300$115.08$264.7K
Feb 24, 2026Kirkland Scott DCHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICERGIFT404
Feb 24, 2026Beck ChristopheCHAIRMAN & CEOEXERCISE23,833$117.73$2.8M
Feb 18, 2026Hlila Alexandra M AEVP & GM - GLOBAL PESTAWARD508
Feb 18, 2026Hlila Alexandra M AEVP & GM - GLOBAL PESTTAX W/H214.518$303.15$65.0K
Feb 18, 2026Kirkland Scott DCHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICERAWARD9,740
Feb 18, 2026Kirkland Scott DCHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICERTAX W/H3,956.434$303.15$1.2M
Feb 18, 2026De Boo Alexander A.EVP & PRES - GLOBAL MARKETSAWARD2,371
Feb 18, 2026De Boo Alexander A.EVP & PRES - GLOBAL MARKETSTAX W/H125.664$303.15$38.1K
Feb 18, 2026Cook Gregory BEVP & PRES - INST GROUPAWARD3,388
Feb 18, 2026Cook Gregory BEVP & PRES - INST GROUPTAX W/H1,065.986$303.15$323.2K

No press releases analyzed yet. Press releases are collected from GlobeNewsWire and analyzed by the LLM pipeline.

Current analyst consensus: Buy (72% buy). Based on 32 analysts: 8 strong buy, 15 buy, 9 hold, 0 sell, 0 strong sell.

Analyst Price Targets

$317.14 mean target +19.5% upside Buy (1.74)
$270.00 Low $345.00 High
MetricValue
Current Price$265.41
Target Low$270.00
Target Mean$317.14
Target Median$325.00
Target High$345.00
# Analysts21
RecommendationBuy (1.74)

Earnings Estimates & Revisions

PeriodEPS AvgEPS LowEPS HighEPS Growth30d Rev.Up/DownRev. AvgRev. GrowthAnalysts
Current Q
2026-06-30
$2.07 $2.04 $2.10 9.8% +0.1% 3↑ 1↓ $4.4B 9.3% 19
Next Q
2026-09-30
$2.27 $2.16 $2.38 9.8% -0.3% 2↑ 1↓ $4.6B 10.8% 15
Current FY
2026-12-31
$8.38 $8.13 $8.55 11.3% -0.3% 2↑ 3↓ $17.7B 10.1% 17
Next FY
2027-12-31
$9.60 $9.15 $10.00 14.6% -0.1% 3↑ 1↓ $18.8B 6.4% 17

Current Quarter EPS Revision History

TimepointEPS EstimateChange
Current$2.075
7d ago$2.074+0.001
30d ago$2.073+0.002
60d ago$2.128-0.053
90d ago$2.140-0.065
12 analyst firms have rated this stock: 2 upgrades, 0 downgrades, 0 initiations.

Individual Analyst Actions

DateAnalyst FirmActionPrevious RatingNew Rating
Jun 10, 2026 Wells Fargo MAINTAIN Equal-Weight Equal-Weight
May 27, 2026 UBS UPGRADE Neutral Buy
May 27, 2026 RBC Capital REITERATE Outperform Outperform
May 20, 2026 Jefferies MAINTAIN Buy Buy
May 20, 2026 RBC Capital REITERATE Outperform Outperform
May 19, 2026 RBC Capital REITERATE Outperform Outperform
May 19, 2026 Wells Fargo MAINTAIN Equal-Weight Equal-Weight
Apr 30, 2026 Citigroup MAINTAIN Buy Buy
Apr 21, 2026 B of A Securities MAINTAIN Buy Buy
Apr 13, 2026 Citigroup MAINTAIN Buy Buy
Apr 9, 2026 UBS MAINTAIN Neutral Neutral
Mar 24, 2026 Baird MAINTAIN Outperform Outperform
Mar 24, 2026 JP Morgan UPGRADE Neutral Overweight
Mar 18, 2026 Wells Fargo MAINTAIN Equal-Weight Equal-Weight
Feb 18, 2026 Evercore ISI Group MAINTAIN Outperform Outperform
Feb 13, 2026 BMO Capital MAINTAIN Outperform Outperform
Feb 12, 2026 BNP Paribas REITERATE Outperform Outperform
Feb 11, 2026 Jefferies MAINTAIN Buy Buy
Feb 11, 2026 JP Morgan MAINTAIN Neutral Neutral
Feb 11, 2026 UBS MAINTAIN Neutral Neutral
Feb 11, 2026 RBC Capital MAINTAIN Outperform Outperform
Feb 11, 2026 Citigroup MAINTAIN Buy Buy
Feb 11, 2026 Stifel MAINTAIN Buy Buy
Feb 11, 2026 Wells Fargo MAINTAIN Equal-Weight Equal-Weight
Jan 21, 2026 Citigroup MAINTAIN Buy Buy
Jan 14, 2026 Wells Fargo MAINTAIN Equal-Weight Equal-Weight
Jan 7, 2026 UBS MAINTAIN Neutral Neutral
Dec 18, 2025 Citigroup MAINTAIN Buy Buy

Monthly Consensus History

PeriodStrong BuyBuyHoldSellStrong SellBuy %Distribution
Jun 1, 202681590072%
May 1, 2026814100069%
Apr 1, 2026713110065%
Mar 1, 2026811130059%
Feb 1, 2026811130059%
Jan 1, 2026810130058%
Strong BuyBuyHoldSellStrong Sell
1 members of Congress traded this stock: 1 buys, 0 sells.

Congressional Trades

DateMemberPartyChamberTypeAmountAssetDisclosed
Apr 13, 2026Ro KhannaDHOUSEBUY$1,001 - $15,000Ecolab IncMay 13, 2026 (31d)

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Jun 8, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: ECL — 63.2% short (0.3M / 0.5M)
Short: 326,696 | Exempt: 1,175 | TRF Vol: 517,011 | Short Ratio: 63.2% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
Jun 5, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: ECL — 65.7% short (0.4M / 0.6M)
Short: 391,087 | Exempt: 176 | TRF Vol: 595,128 | Short Ratio: 65.7% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
May 18, 2026
dark_pool
Dark Pool: ECL — 2.6M shares, 74,851 trades
Week starting 2026-05-18. Total ATS volume: 2,629,056 shares across 74,851 trades.
May 11, 2026
dark_pool
Dark Pool: ECL — 2.5M shares, 71,631 trades
Week starting 2026-05-11. Total ATS volume: 2,482,159 shares across 71,631 trades.
May 6, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: ECL — 55.6% short (0.4M / 0.7M)
Short: 408,177 | Exempt: 5,845 | TRF Vol: 733,789 | Short Ratio: 55.6% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
May 4, 2026
dark_pool
Dark Pool: ECL — 2.5M shares, 79,806 trades
Week starting 2026-05-04. Total ATS volume: 2,492,065 shares across 79,806 trades.
Apr 29, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: ECL — 57.8% short (0.3M / 0.6M)
Short: 325,269 | Exempt: 905 | TRF Vol: 562,440 | Short Ratio: 57.8% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
Apr 28, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: ECL — 68.2% short (0.6M / 0.8M)
Short: 577,094 | Exempt: 8,421 | TRF Vol: 846,583 | Short Ratio: 68.2% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
Apr 28, 2026
earnings_calendar
ECL Q1 2026 Earnings Before Market Open — 2026-04-28
Apr 27, 2026
dark_pool
Dark Pool: ECL — 2.1M shares, 77,300 trades
Week starting 2026-04-27. Total ATS volume: 2,123,183 shares across 77,300 trades.
Apr 20, 2026
dark_pool
Dark Pool: ECL — 1.5M shares, 53,623 trades
Week starting 2026-04-20. Total ATS volume: 1,474,083 shares across 53,623 trades.
Apr 17, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: ECL — 59.6% short (0.4M / 0.6M)
Short: 361,966 | Exempt: 1,836 | TRF Vol: 607,311 | Short Ratio: 59.6% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
Apr 13, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: ECL — 60.0% short (0.4M / 0.6M)
Short: 388,424 | Exempt: 878 | TRF Vol: 647,700 | Short Ratio: 60.0% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
Apr 13, 2026
dark_pool
Dark Pool: ECL — 1.9M shares, 69,436 trades
Week starting 2026-04-13. Total ATS volume: 1,936,657 shares across 69,436 trades.
Apr 10, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: ECL — 67.8% short (0.5M / 0.8M)
Short: 543,588 | Exempt: 373 | TRF Vol: 802,131 | Short Ratio: 67.8% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)