ECL

ECOLAB INC.

NYSE · Soap, Detergents, Cleang Preparations, Perfumes, Cosmetics · Inc. DE · CIK 0000031462
$264.44 +2.73% $72.4B
Insider Selling Cluster (2 insiders)Congressional Activity (1)
Vol
Market Cap$72.4B
Cap SizeLarge Cap
Analyst ConsensusStrong Buy (72%)
Inst. Holders9 funds
Inst. Value$11.6B
Inst. Activity2 buys / 2 sells
Insider Activity2B / 1S
Insider Net $$190.1K
SEC Reports6
Congressional1 trades
Exchange NYSE·Sector Soap, Detergents, Cleang Preparations, Perfumes, Cosmetics·Inc. DE·CIK 0000031462·Prev Close $257.41

Recent Activity

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 22, 2026 Insider
Vautrinot Suzanne M sold 2,000 shares
Director @ $125.67 ($251.3K)
May 22, 2026 Insider
Vautrinot Suzanne M sold 996 shares
Director @ $252.27 ($251.3K)
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.
NORGES BANK — NEW
3,354,053 shares ($880.5M)

Price Targets

$316.43 +19.7% upside Buy
Current $264.44 Low $260.00 Median $325.00 High $345.00 21 analysts
$260.00 $345.00

Analyst Ratings

Buy72% buy · 32 analysts
8Strong Buy
15Buy
9Hold
0Sell
0Strong Sell
Recent Analyst Actions
DateFirmActionRating
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

Earnings Estimates

PeriodEPS Est.RangeGrowth#
Current Q $2.07 $2.04 — $2.10 10% YoY 19
Next Q $2.28 $2.18 — $2.38 10% YoY 16
Current FY $8.39 $8.13 — $8.55 11% YoY 18
Next FY $9.61 $9.15 — $10.00 15% YoY 18

Top Institutional Holders

FundValueMove
VANGUARD GROUP INC$6.6B
MORGAN STANLEY$2.1B
NORGES BANK$880.5MNEW
BANK OF AMERICA CORP$587.2M
FMR LLC$459.3MTRIM

Recent Insider Trades

DateInsiderTypeValue
May 27, 2026Vautrinot SuzanneSELL$266.0K
May 22, 2026Vautrinot SuzanneM$251.3K
May 22, 2026Vautrinot SuzanneF$251.3K
May 22, 2026Vautrinot SuzanneM$0.00
May 15, 2026NOWELL LIONELA$0.00

Congressional Trades

1 members: 1 buys, 0 sells
MemberPartyTypeAmount
Ro KhannaDBUY$1,001 - $15,000
9 institutional holders with $11.6B total value (44,025,126 shares) as of 2025-Q4. Top holders: VANGUARD, MORGAN, NORGES.

Top Institutional Holders — 2025-Q4

#FundSharesValue% of TrackedLast Move
1VANGUARD GROUP INC25,327,693$6.6B57.5%
2MORGAN STANLEY7,883,084$2.1B17.9%
3NORGES BANK3,354,053$880.5M7.6%NEW
4BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/2,236,747$587.2M5.1%
5FMR LLC1,749,603$459.3M4.0%TRIM -34.7%
6WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN1,626,041$426.9M3.7%
7CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC1,506,491$395.5M3.4%NEW
8TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP340,458$89.4M0.8%ADD +47.1%
9Cullen Capital Management, LLC956$251.0K0.0%TRIM -44.4%

Recent Position Changes

FundActionPrev SharesCurr SharesChange %ValueQuarter
NORGES BANKNEW3,354,053$880.5M2025-Q4
FMR LLCTRIM2,680,0751,749,603-34.7%$459.3M2025-Q4
TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LPADD231,461340,458+47.1%$89.4M2025-Q4
RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLCEXIT104,1420-100.0%$0.002025-Q4
TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LPADD163,885231,461+41.2%$63.4M2025-Q3
RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLCTRIM376,297104,142-72.3%$28.5M2025-Q3
CANTILLON CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLCNEAR_EXIT1,095,15078,513-92.8%$21.5M2025-Q3
NORGES BANKEXIT3,145,5750-100.0%$0.002025-Q3
NORGES BANKNEW3,145,575$847.5M2025-Q2
RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLCTRIM838,197376,297-55.1%$101.4M2025-Q2
TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LPTRIM406,261163,885-59.7%$44.2M2025-Q2
UBS Group AGADD932,7601,617,944+73.5%$410.2M2025-Q1
RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLCDOUBLED311,497838,197+169.1%$212.5M2025-Q1
CITADEL ADVISORS LLCTRIM637,535330,546-48.2%$83.8M2025-Q1
Cullen Capital Management, LLCTRIM1,434797-44.4%$202.1K2025-Q1
NORGES BANKEXIT2,225,1560-100.0%$0.002025-Q1
CITADEL ADVISORS LLCDOUBLED185,115637,535+244.4%$149.4M2024-Q4
RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLCDOUBLED155,297311,497+100.6%$73.0M2024-Q4
CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INCNEW1,403,088$358.3M2024-Q3
18 unique insiders with 3 transactions. Net insider value: $190.1K ($456.2K bought, $266.0K sold).

Insider Transactions

DateInsiderTitleTypeSharesPriceValue
May 27, 2026Vautrinot Suzanne MDirectorSELL1,004$264.98$266.0K
May 22, 2026Vautrinot Suzanne MDirectorM2,000$125.67$251.3K
May 22, 2026Vautrinot Suzanne MDirectorF996$252.27$251.3K
May 22, 2026Vautrinot Suzanne MDirectorM2,000$0.00$0.00
May 15, 2026NOWELL LIONEL L IIIDirectorA732$0.00$0.00
May 15, 2026LARSON MICHAELDirectorA732$0.00$0.00
May 15, 2026MacLennan DavidDirectorA732$0.00$0.00
May 15, 2026Ballard Shari LDirectorA732$0.00$0.00
May 15, 2026Vautrinot Suzanne MDirectorA732$0.00$0.00
May 15, 2026Doukeris Michel DDirectorA732$0.00$0.00
May 15, 2026Green Eric MarkDirectorA732$0.00$0.00
May 15, 2026Gross Marion K.DirectorA732$0.00$0.00
May 15, 2026McKibben Tracy BDirectorA732$0.00$0.00
May 15, 2026Althoff JudsonDirectorA732$0.00$0.00
May 15, 2026Whalen JulieDirectorA732$0.00$0.00
May 15, 2026Whalen JulieDirectorA537$0.00$0.00
May 15, 2026ZILLMER JOHN JDirectorA732$0.00$0.00
May 13, 2026MacLennan DavidDirectorBUY1,000$250.65$250.7K
May 4, 2026MacLennan DavidDirectorBUY800$256.91$205.5K
May 4, 2026Cook Gregory BCo-COO - Global BusinessesM8,396$0.00$0.00
May 4, 2026Cook Gregory BCo-COO - Global BusinessesF3,828.576$257.93$987.5K
May 4, 2026Cook Gregory BCo-COO - Global BusinessesM8,396$0.00$0.00
Mar 31, 2026Althoff JudsonDirectorA137.82$0.00$0.00
Mar 31, 2026Ballard Shari LDirectorA137.82$0.00$0.00
Mar 31, 2026Doukeris Michel DDirectorA137.82$0.00$0.00
Mar 31, 2026LARSON MICHAELDirectorA137.82$0.00$0.00
Mar 31, 2026Green Eric MarkDirectorA137.82$0.00$0.00
Mar 31, 2026Gross Marion K.DirectorA137.82$0.00$0.00
Mar 31, 2026MacLennan DavidDirectorA137.82$0.00$0.00
Mar 31, 2026McKibben Tracy BDirectorA137.82$0.00$0.00
Mar 31, 2026NOWELL LIONEL L IIIDirectorA137.82$0.00$0.00
Mar 31, 2026REICH VICTORIADirectorA137.82$0.00$0.00
Mar 31, 2026Vautrinot Suzanne MDirectorA137.82$0.00$0.00
Mar 31, 2026Whalen JulieDirectorA137.82$0.00$0.00
Mar 31, 2026ZILLMER JOHN JDirectorA137.82$0.00$0.00
Mar 27, 2026LARSON MICHAELDirectorM2,300$115.08$264.7K
Mar 27, 2026LARSON MICHAELDirectorF1,006$262.89$264.5K
Mar 27, 2026LARSON MICHAELDirectorM2,300$0.00$0.00
Feb 26, 2026Cook Gregory BEVP & PRES - INST GROUPM3,800$0.00$0.00
Feb 26, 2026Cook Gregory BEVP & PRES - INST GROUPM3,800$137.09$520.9K
Feb 25, 2026King MargeauxEVP - Human ResourcesM1,662$0.00$0.00
Feb 25, 2026McKibben Tracy BDirectorM2,300$0.00$0.00
Feb 25, 2026McKibben Tracy BDirectorM2,300$115.08$264.7K
Feb 25, 2026King MargeauxEVP - Human ResourcesM1,662$0.00$0.00
Feb 24, 2026Kirkland Scott DCHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICERG404$0.00$0.00
Feb 24, 2026Beck ChristopheCHAIRMAN & CEOM23,833$0.00$0.00
Feb 24, 2026Beck ChristopheCHAIRMAN & CEOM23,833$117.73$2.8M
Feb 18, 2026Hlila Alexandra M AEVP & GM - GLOBAL PESTA508$0.00$0.00
Feb 18, 2026Hlila Alexandra M AEVP & GM - GLOBAL PESTF214.518$303.15$65.0K
Feb 18, 2026Kirkland Scott DCHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICERA9,740$0.00$0.00

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

$316.43 mean target +19.7% upside Buy (1.74)
$260.00 Low $345.00 High
MetricValue
Current Price$264.44
Target Low$260.00
Target Mean$316.43
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
$2.28 $2.18 $2.38 10.1% -0.0% 2↑ 1↓ $4.6B 10.8% 16
Current FY
2026-12-31
$8.39 $8.13 $8.55 11.4% -0.2% 2↑ 3↓ $17.7B 10.1% 18
Next FY
2027-12-31
$9.61 $9.15 $10.00 14.6% -0.1% 6↑ 6↓ $18.8B 6.3% 18

Current Quarter EPS Revision History

TimepointEPS EstimateChange
Current$2.074
7d ago$2.073+0.001
30d ago$2.073+0.001
60d ago$2.130-0.056
90d ago$2.153-0.079
12 analyst firms have rated this stock: 2 upgrades, 0 downgrades, 0 initiations.

Individual Analyst Actions

DateAnalyst FirmActionPrevious RatingNew Rating
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
earnings_calendar
ECL Q1 2026 Earnings Before Market Open — 2026-04-28
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 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)