ECL Ecolab (ECL) Insider Trading, Ownership & Congress Trades
Consumer Goods · Soap, detergents, cleang preparations, perfumes, cosmetics · CIK 0000031462
Cluster · 4 insidersC-suite buying · 1Congress · 1Form 144 · 4
Funds added, last quarter
769
13F, latest reported quarter
Conversions, 180 days
5
Codes C/M, not in net · $1.9M priced
What the filings say about ECL
Insiders, 180 days
-$6.4M net sold
4 buyers · 5 sellers · 0% of sales under a 10b5-1 plan
Congress, 1 year
1 bought · 1 sold
Latest: sale, 2025-10-31
Planned sales (Form 144), 90 days
$7.7M
4 notices
Ecolab insider trades (Form 4)
Form 4 buys and sells (codes P and S). Grants, option exercises
and conversions excluded.
Over the last 180 days, ECOLAB INC. insiders sold a net $6.4M of stock across 173 Form 4 purchases and sales, with 4 insiders buying. Source: SEC Form 4 filings, as of 2026-10-27.
Insider
Filed
Shares
Value
Since filing
Context
- First Form 4 purchase or sale (code P or S) here by this insider on our record.
- The trade is 44.2% of the 7,627 shares held after it.
- No other insider bought within 30 days.
- 769 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Director Green Eric Mark bought about $932.1K of ECL on Sep 11, 2026; 769 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.Context
- First Form 4 purchase or sale (code P or S) here by this insider on our record.
- The trade is 4.0% of the 7,947 shares held after it.
- No other insider bought within 30 days.
- 769 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Director Green Eric Mark bought about $88.7K of ECL on Sep 11, 2026; 769 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.Context
- 11 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (11 sales), the last on Feb 24, 2026.
- The trade is 24.5% of the 72,932 shares held after it.
- 2 other insiders sold within 30 days.
- 769 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: CHAIRMAN, PRESIDENT & CEO Beck Christophe sold about $5.0M of ECL on Aug 18, 2026; 2 other insiders sold within 30 days and 769 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.Context
- 3 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (3 sales), the last on Feb 26, 2026.
- The trade is 39.1% of the 11,673 shares held after it.
- 2 other insiders sold within 30 days.
- 769 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Co-COO - Global Businesses Cook Gregory B sold about $1.3M of ECL on Aug 11, 2026; 2 other insiders sold within 30 days and 769 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.Context
- 1 earlier Form 4 trade (code P or S) here by this insider (1 sale), the last on Aug 5, 2021.
- The trade is 19.2% of the 17,524 shares held after it.
- 2 other insiders sold within 30 days.
- 769 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Kirkland Scott D sold about $929.8K of ECL on Jul 30, 2026; 2 other insiders sold within 30 days and 769 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.173 transactions on record
Since filing: total return from the first close after the filing to the latest close, dividend-adjusted. Not a forecast.
Context lines are counts over the filings above and returns from our own price history, never a price level. Not investment advice.
Seven facts, ranked against the sector ·
Rank is not a forecast
Insiders
net -$6.4M over 180 days
-$6.2M over 90 days
below 77% of Consumer Goods
Congress
1 member bought in the last year
the lowest in Consumer Goods
Funds
769 funds bought in last quarter
more than 97% of Consumer Goods
Revenue
+2.2% year over year
more than 51% of Consumer Goods
Margin
12.9% net margin
more than 91% of Consumer Goods
Buybacks
$669.3M repurchased, FY to 2026-06-30
more than 95% of Consumer Goods
Short interest
1.9% of the float short (float per yahoo 2026-10-26) · 4.4 days to cover · settled 2026-09-30
below 56% of Consumer Goods
What changed in the last 30 days
Nothing new filed in the last 30 days
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The year, with the filings on it
Total return over 12 months. Each marker is a filing; hover or tap one for the detail.
+5.4%12M
Insider buyInsider sellForm 144 (planned sale)
Indexed to 100, dividend-adjusted, not a price chart.
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Who owns ECL: institutional holders (13F)
13F holdings, latest reported quarter
23,051,363 sh
$6.4B
16,537,270 sh
$4.6B
14,619,468 sh
$4.1B
11,770,714 sh
$3.3B
7,827,291 sh
$2.2B
Congress trades in ECL
STOCK Act disclosures, US House only, filed up to 45 days after the trade
Sold 2025-10-31 · disclosed 21 days later
$1,001 - $15,000
Bought 2025-10-30 · disclosed 22 days later
$1,001 - $15,000
Sold 2025-10-30 · disclosed 22 days later
$1,001 - $15,000
Sold 2025-05-08 · disclosed 45 days later
$100,001 - $250,000
Bought 2025-04-07 · disclosed 31 days later
$100,001 - $250,000
Activist and 5% holders (13D/13G)
No 5%+ ownership filings
Nobody has filed for crossing 5%. That is a fact, not missing data.
ECL planned insider sales (Form 144)
Notice of intent to sell, filed before any sale
Christophe Beck
Filed 2026-08-18
$4.9M
Cook Gregory B
Filed 2026-08-11
$1.3M
BRADWAY JENNIFER J.
Filed 2026-08-07
$500.3K
KIRKLAND SCOTT D.
Filed 2026-07-30
$952.4K
ECL mutual fund holders (N-PORT)
Funds ranked by the share of their own portfolio in this stock (N-PORT).
Invesco Global Water ETF
$23.2M position · as of 2026-07-31
8.5%
Invesco Water Resources ETF
$164.5M position · as of 2026-07-31
8.2%
VanEck Environmental Services ETF
$8.3M position · as of 2026-06-30
8.2%
Tortoise Global Water ETF
$3.8M position · as of 2026-05-31
7.1%
VIP Materials Portfolio
$5.6M position · as of 2026-06-30
6.6%
iShares U.S. Basic Materials ETF
$74.7M position · as of 2026-07-31
6.4%
SEC N-PORT, monthly, about 60 days late · funds ≥ $10M ·
% is the share of the fund's own portfolio
Corporate PAC
The company's PAC: committee totals only, never individual donors (FEC).
Ecolab Inc. Political Action Committee
Cycle 2026 · $190K spent
$222.2K
Federal Election Commission, matched by the PAC's connected organisation
Executive pay vs shareholder return · Christophe Beck
CEO pay, headline and as actually paid, against the company's
return and its chosen peers' (DEF 14A).
FY
CEO total
Actually paid
Other execs, avg
TSR
Peer TSR
2023
$15.5M
$22.7M
$5.0M
+7%
+52%
2022
$8.7M
$2.6M
$4.0M
-22%
+34%
2021
$8.4M
$10.1M
$3.1M
+24%
+52%
2020
$16.9M
$18.1M
$5.4M
+13%
+19%
Tagged by the company under SEC Item 402(v). Returns are
cumulative from the start of the disclosure period. Green where the company beat its own peer group.
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Why this name is on the desk
4 insiders reported buying shares.
The record shows a net $6.4M sold by insiders over 180 days, 769 funds added last quarter, 1 House member(s) bought in 12 months, disclosed weeks after the trade, $7.7M in planned Form 144 sales. Each figure is a federal filing, dated the day it went public.
ECL financials
Revenue growth
+2.2%
XBRL, annual
Net margin
12.9%
Ratios from the company's XBRL filings, latest filings
Revenue, TTM
$16.8B
four quarters, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30
Revenue, TTM ECL
| FY Dec 2025 | $16.1B |
| FY Dec 2024 | $15.7B |
| FY Dec 2023 | $15.3B |
| FY Dec 2022 | $14.2B |
| FY Dec 2021 | $12.7B |
| Jun 2026 | $4.4B |
| Mar 2026 | $4.1B |
| Dec 2025 | $4.2B |
| Sep 2025 | $4.2B |
| Jun 2025 | $4.0B |
| Mar 2025 | $3.7B |
| Dec 2024 | $4.0B |
| Sep 2024 | $4.0B |
At each fiscal year end
Single quarter
Net margin, TTM
+12.6%
net income over revenue, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30
Net margin, TTM ECL
| FY Dec 2025 | +12.9% |
| FY Dec 2024 | +13.4% |
| FY Dec 2023 | +9.0% |
| FY Dec 2022 | +7.7% |
| FY Dec 2021 | +8.9% |
| Jun 2026 | +12.1% |
| Mar 2026 | +10.6% |
| Dec 2025 | +13.4% |
| Sep 2025 | +14.0% |
| Jun 2025 | +13.0% |
| Mar 2025 | +10.9% |
| Dec 2024 | +11.8% |
| Sep 2024 | +18.4% |
At each fiscal year end
Single quarter
Free cash flow, TTM
$1.9B
operating cash flow minus capex, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30
Free cash flow, TTM ECL
| FY Dec 2025 | $1.9B |
| FY Dec 2024 | $1.8B |
| FY Dec 2023 | $1.6B |
| FY Dec 2022 | $1.1B |
| FY Dec 2021 | $1.4B |
| Jun 2026 | $489.4M |
| Mar 2026 | $97.4M |
| Dec 2025 | $758.0M |
| Sep 2025 | $529.7M |
| Jun 2025 | $485.1M |
| Mar 2025 | $131.5M |
| Dec 2024 | $407.0M |
| Sep 2024 | $550.3M |
At each fiscal year end
Single quarter
Debt to equity
1.31x
long-term 2026-06-30 plus current 2026-06-30; equity 2026-06-30
Debt to equity ECL
| FY Dec 2025 | 0.84x |
| FY Dec 2024 | 0.86x |
| FY Dec 2023 | 1.02x |
| FY Dec 2022 | 1.19x |
| FY Dec 2021 | 1.21x |
| Jun 2026 | 1.31x |
| Mar 2026 | 0.85x |
| Dec 2025 | 0.84x |
| Sep 2025 | 0.83x |
| Jun 2025 | 0.88x |
| Mar 2025 | 0.86x |
| Dec 2024 | 0.86x |
| Sep 2024 | 0.89x |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
Cash flow to debt
0.23x
TTM operating cash flow over long-term 2026-06-30 plus current 2026-06-30
Cash flow to debt ECL
| FY Dec 2025 | 0.36x |
| FY Dec 2024 | 0.37x |
| FY Dec 2023 | 0.29x |
| FY Dec 2022 | 0.21x |
| FY Dec 2021 | 0.24x |
| Jun 2026 | 0.23x |
| Mar 2026 | 0.36x |
| Dec 2025 | 0.36x |
| Sep 2025 | 0.33x |
| Jun 2025 | 0.32x |
| Mar 2025 | 0.33x |
| Dec 2024 | 0.37x |
| Sep 2024 | 0.38x |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
Return on equity
+21.8%
TTM net income over average of 2025-06-30 and 2026-06-30
Return on equity ECL
| FY Dec 2025 | +22.4% |
| FY Dec 2024 | +25.1% |
| FY Dec 2023 | +18.0% |
| FY Dec 2022 | +15.1% |
| FY Dec 2021 | +16.9% |
| Jun 2026 | +21.8% |
| Mar 2026 | +22.3% |
| Dec 2025 | +22.4% |
| Sep 2025 | +21.7% |
| Jun 2025 | +24.3% |
| Mar 2025 | +24.6% |
| Dec 2024 | +25.1% |
| Sep 2024 | +25.0% |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
Return on assets
+7.9%
TTM net income over average of 2025-06-30 and 2026-06-30
Return on assets ECL
| FY Dec 2025 | +8.8% |
| FY Dec 2024 | +9.6% |
| FY Dec 2023 | +6.3% |
| FY Dec 2022 | +5.1% |
| FY Dec 2021 | +5.7% |
| Jun 2026 | +7.9% |
| Mar 2026 | +8.9% |
| Dec 2025 | +8.8% |
| Sep 2025 | +8.6% |
| Jun 2025 | +9.5% |
| Mar 2025 | +9.6% |
| Dec 2024 | +9.6% |
| Sep 2024 | +9.3% |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
Return on invested capital
+12.0%
operating income after a 18.9% effective tax rate, over long-term 2026-06-30 plus current 2026-06-30 plus average of 2025-06-30 and 2026-06-30 minus cash
Return on invested capital ECL
| FY Dec 2025 | +13.6% |
| FY Dec 2024 | +15.6% |
| FY Dec 2023 | +10.5% |
| FY Dec 2022 | +8.4% |
| FY Dec 2021 | +8.8% |
| Jun 2026 | +12.0% |
| Mar 2026 | +13.4% |
| Dec 2025 | +13.6% |
| Sep 2025 | +13.8% |
| Jun 2025 | +14.6% |
| Mar 2025 | +15.0% |
| Dec 2024 | +15.6% |
| Sep 2024 | +15.4% |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
Return on capital employed
+13.3%
operating income (EBIT proxy) over average of 2025-06-30 and 2026-06-30 minus current liabilities
Return on capital employed ECL
| FY Dec 2025 | +14.9% |
| FY Dec 2024 | +16.0% |
| FY Dec 2023 | +11.5% |
| FY Dec 2022 | +9.0% |
| FY Dec 2021 | +9.7% |
| Jun 2026 | +13.3% |
| Mar 2026 | +15.3% |
| Dec 2025 | +14.9% |
| Sep 2025 | +14.1% |
| Jun 2025 | +15.9% |
| Mar 2025 | +16.1% |
| Dec 2024 | +16.0% |
| Sep 2024 | +16.2% |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
P/E, trailing
38.73x
close 2026-10-23 over four quarters of diluted EPS, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30
P/E, trailing ECL
| FY Dec 2025 | 36.06x |
| FY Dec 2024 | 31.75x |
| FY Dec 2023 | 41.41x |
| FY Dec 2022 | 38.10x |
| FY Dec 2021 | 60.00x |
| Jun 2026 | 37.40x |
| Mar 2026 | 36.00x |
| Dec 2025 | 36.06x |
| Sep 2025 | 39.35x |
| Jun 2025 | 35.97x |
| Mar 2025 | 34.45x |
| Dec 2024 | 31.75x |
| Sep 2024 | 35.81x |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
Enterprise value
$88.9B
market value at close 2026-10-23 on 2026-06-30 shares, plus long-term 2026-06-30 plus current 2026-06-30, minus cash 2026-06-30
Enterprise value ECL
| FY Dec 2025 | $81.9B |
| FY Dec 2024 | $72.7B |
| FY Dec 2023 | $63.8B |
| FY Dec 2022 | $49.4B |
| FY Dec 2021 | $75.6B |
| Jun 2026 | $86.1B |
| Mar 2026 | $82.8B |
| Dec 2025 | $81.9B |
| Sep 2025 | $83.7B |
| Jun 2025 | $82.7B |
| Mar 2025 | $78.3B |
| Dec 2024 | $72.7B |
| Sep 2024 | $78.7B |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
FCF yield
+2.3%
TTM free cash flow over market value at close 2026-10-23
FCF yield ECL
| FY Dec 2025 | +2.6% |
| FY Dec 2024 | +2.7% |
| FY Dec 2023 | +2.9% |
| FY Dec 2022 | +2.6% |
| FY Dec 2021 | +2.1% |
| Jun 2026 | +2.4% |
| Mar 2026 | +2.5% |
| Dec 2025 | +2.6% |
| Sep 2025 | +2.0% |
| Jun 2025 | +2.1% |
| Mar 2025 | +2.1% |
| Dec 2024 | +2.7% |
| Sep 2024 | +2.8% |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
PEG, trailing
n/a
trailing EPS growth -1%, PEG needs growth
PEG, trailing ECL
| FY Dec 2025 | n/a |
| FY Dec 2024 | 0.59x |
| FY Dec 2023 | 1.63x |
| FY Dec 2022 | n/a |
| FY Dec 2021 | n/a |
| Jun 2026 | n/a |
| Mar 2026 | 88.31x |
| Dec 2025 | n/a |
| Sep 2025 | n/a |
| Jun 2025 | 1.40x |
| Mar 2025 | 0.95x |
| Dec 2024 | 0.59x |
| Sep 2024 | 0.55x |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
Price as of 2026-10-23. Hover or tap a tile for its yearly and quarterly history.
Method
TTM is four consecutive fiscal quarters; Q4 is the year minus nine months when not filed. Returns use the average of opening and closing balances. EBIT is approximated by operating income. PEG uses trailing EPS growth.
Fundamentals
Annual figures from XBRL filings. Pick a past date to see them as known then.
| 2025-12 | 2024-12 | 2023-12 | 2022-12 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $16.1B | $15.7B | $15.3B | $14.2B |
| Operating income | $2.7B | $2.8B | $2.0B | $1.6B |
| Net income | $2.1B | $2.1B | $1.4B | $1.1B |
| EPS (diluted) | 7.28 | 7.37 | 4.79 | 3.81 |
| Operating cash flow | $3.0B | $2.8B | $2.4B | $1.8B |
| Cash | $646.2M | $1.3B | $919.5M | $598.6M |
| Long-term debt | $7.4B | $6.9B | $7.6B | $8.1B |
| Buybacks | $783.8M | $986.5M | $13.7M | $518.2M |
| Dividends paid | $753.6M | $664.3M | $617.3M | $602.8M |
SEC XBRL, fiscal years, as known on 2026-10-27
ECL Stock Sonar score 6/7 axes
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ECL filings, in plain words
Are Ecolab insiders buying or selling ECL?
In the 180 days to 2026-10-27, Ecolab insiders were net sellers, a net $6.4M: $3.7M of purchases and $10.1M of sales reported on Form 4, by 4 buyers and 5 sellers.
Have members of Congress traded ECL?
Yes. In the year to 2026-10-27, 1 House member disclosed buying ECL and 1 House member disclosed selling it; the latest on record is a sale by Lisa McClain dated 2025-10-31.
Are there planned insider sales of ECL?
Yes. 4 Form 144 notices of planned insider sales were filed in the 90 days to 2026-10-27, covering $7.7M of stock; the latest, by Christophe Beck, was filed 2026-08-18.
Read the full summary
In the 180 days to 2026-10-27, Ecolab insiders were net sellers of ECL, a net $6.4M across purchases and sales reported on Form 4 by 4 buyers and 5 sellers. 4 insiders reported purchases in that window. None of the 5 insider sales was flagged as made under a Rule 10b5-1 plan. In the year to 2026-10-27, 1 member of Congress disclosed buying ECL and 1 member disclosed selling it; the latest on record is a sale by Lisa McClain dated 2025-10-31. Insiders filed 4 Form 144 notices of intent to sell in the 90 days to 2026-10-27, covering $7.7M of stock. Each figure is counted from SEC and House filings as of 2026-10-27, dated the day the filing was made public.
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