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ECL Insider Trading

Insider Ownership Percentage: 0.50%
Insider Buying (Last 12 Months): $591,985.00
Insider Selling (Last 12 Months): $11,304,470.50

Ecolab Insider Trading History Chart

This chart shows the insider buying and selling history at Ecolab by year and by quarter.

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Ecolab Share Price & Price History

Current Price: $288.11
Price Change: ▼ Price Decrease of -2.22 (-0.76%)
As of 02/9/2026 04:59 PM ET

This chart shows the closing price history over time for ECL up to the past year.

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Ecolab Insider Trading History

Transaction DateInsider NameTitleBuy/SellNumber of SharesAverage Share PriceTotal TransactionShares Held After TransactionDetails
12/8/2025David W. MaclennanDirectorBuy750$257.60$193,200.0023,035View SEC Filing Icon  
11/24/2025Boo Alexander A DeEVPSell1,422$268.25$381,451.505,726View SEC Filing Icon  
11/12/2025Christophe BeckCEOSell21,714$261.41$5,676,256.7472,644View SEC Filing Icon  
8/19/2025Suzanne M. VautrinotDirectorSell1,354$283.16$383,398.6411,199View SEC Filing Icon  
8/13/2025David W. MaclennanDirectorBuy600$278.51$167,106.0020,253View SEC Filing Icon  
8/13/2025Jennifer J. BradwaySVPSell807$279.28$225,378.964,326View SEC Filing Icon  
5/7/2025David W. MaclennanDirectorBuy500$251.75$125,875.0019,465View SEC Filing Icon  
2/26/2025Larry L. BergerEVPSell10,858$266.95$2,898,543.1015,744View SEC Filing Icon  
2/25/2025Jennifer J. BradwaySVPSell856$267.37$228,868.724,140View SEC Filing Icon  
2/13/2025David W. MaclennanDirectorBuy400$264.51$105,804.0018,767View SEC Filing Icon  
2/13/2025Machiel DuijserEVPSell5,721$264.04$1,510,572.843,774View SEC Filing Icon  
11/22/2024William H Gates IIIMajor ShareholderSell70,000$245.95$17,216,500.0029,178,741View SEC Filing Icon  
11/20/2024William H Gates IIIMajor ShareholderSell106,542$241.21$25,698,995.8229,348,741View SEC Filing Icon  
11/18/2024William H Gates IIIMajor ShareholderSell83,873$245.96$20,629,403.0829,534,868View SEC Filing Icon  
11/14/2024William H Gates IIIMajor ShareholderSell100,000$248.06$24,806,000.0029,718,741View SEC Filing Icon  
11/4/2024William H Gates IIIMajor ShareholderSell65,015$243.80$15,850,657.0030,388,741View SEC Filing Icon  
10/31/2024William H Gates IIIMajor ShareholderSell409,136$246.92$101,023,861.1230,776,418View SEC Filing Icon  
9/12/2024Victoria ReichDirectorSell393$250.00$98,250.0024,041View SEC Filing Icon  
8/29/2024Gregory B. CookEVPSell3,811$249.33$950,196.638,080View SEC Filing Icon  
8/2/2024David W. MaclennanDirectorBuy650$240.41$156,266.5017,967View SEC Filing Icon  
5/6/2024Arthur J. HigginsDirectorSell4,500$227.52$1,023,840.0025,548View SEC Filing Icon  
5/3/2024David W. MaclennanDirectorBuy650$227.37$147,790.5017,111View SEC Filing Icon  
12/4/2023Laurie M. MarshEVPSell11,917$191.41$2,281,032.9720,538View SEC Filing Icon  
12/1/2023David W. MaclennanDirectorBuy800$191.53$153,224.0016,070View SEC Filing Icon  
11/30/2023Nicholas J. AlfanoEVPSell6,000$189.63$1,137,780.009,717View SEC Filing Icon  
8/7/2023David W. MaclennanDirectorBuy650$183.73$119,424.5015,071View SEC Filing Icon  
6/16/2023Larry L. BergerEVPSell21,708$181.67$3,943,692.3612,442View SEC Filing Icon  
6/14/2023Angela M. BuschEVPSell3,460$182.00$629,720.0019,680View SEC Filing Icon  
6/13/2023Arthur J. HigginsDirectorSell2,400$181.33$435,192.0023,975View SEC Filing Icon  
5/18/2023Gail PetersonSVPSell934$175.00$163,450.001,567View SEC Filing Icon  
5/10/2023Angela M. BuschEVPSell3,000$175.00$525,000.0019,680View SEC Filing Icon  
5/8/2023Nicholas J. AlfanoEVPSell1,098$175.00$192,150.009,717View SEC Filing Icon  
5/5/2023Christophe BeckCEOSell34,450$173.48$5,976,386.0053,043View SEC Filing Icon  
3/3/2023Larry L. BergerEVPSell4,404$162.95$717,631.8012,442View SEC Filing Icon  
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SEC Filings (Institutional Ownership Changes) for Ecolab (NYSE:ECL)

74.91% of Ecolab stock is owned by institutions. Institutional ownership can be a sign of analyst confidence in the fundamentals of the stock.

Institutional Buying and Selling by Quarter

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Ecolab Institutional Trading History

Reporting DateHedge FundShares HeldMarket Value% of PortfolioQuarterly Change in SharesOwnership in CompanyDetails
2/9/2026Huntington National Bank109,600$28.77M0.2%+1.3%0.039%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/9/2026Redmond Asset Management LLC19,251$5.05M1.3%-3.7%0.007%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/9/2026Kingsview Wealth Management LLC2,773$0.73M0.0%+3.1%0.001%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/9/2026Leeward Financial Partners LLC18,080$4.75M1.3%-1.2%0.006%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/9/2026Texas Capital Bank Wealth Management Services Inc3,623$0.95M0.1%+7.9%0.001%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/9/2026Geode Capital Management LLC5,635,339$1.47B0.1%+0.8%1.990%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/9/2026Fidelis Capital Partners LLC3,342$0.88M0.1%-18.7%0.001%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/9/2026Knights of Columbus Asset Advisors LLC8,884$2.33M0.1%-2.3%0.003%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/9/2026King Luther Capital Management Corp933,077$244.95M1.0%+0.7%0.329%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/9/2026Employees Retirement System of Texas2,632$0.69M0.0%+10.5%0.001%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/9/2026Alta Advisers Ltd1,029$0.27M0.1%-21.4%0.000%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/9/2026Flputnam Investment Management Co.5,589$1.47M0.0%-1.3%0.002%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/9/2026GS Investments Inc.14,723$3.87M2.1%-5.2%0.005%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/9/2026Arvest Bank Trust Division44,240$11.61M0.6%-4.0%0.016%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/9/2026Dillon & Associates Inc.51,980$13.67M1.8%-0.5%0.018%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/9/2026Harbour Investments Inc.1,735$0.46M0.0%+124.7%0.001%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/9/2026Allstate Corp19,547$5.13M0.1%+108.7%0.007%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/9/2026Fisher Asset Management LLC2,082$0.55M0.0%+31.8%0.001%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/9/2026Choate Investment Advisors32,298$8.48M0.2%-4.2%0.011%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/9/2026Clearstead Trust LLC1,411$0.37M0.1%+32.6%0.000%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/9/2026CYBER HORNET ETFs LLC730$0.19M0.1%+5.5%0.000%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/9/2026Clearstead Advisors LLC5,062$1.33M0.0%+39.6%0.002%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/9/2026Churchill Financial Advisors LLC775$0.20M0.1%N/A0.000%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/9/2026Legal & General Group Plc2,082,424$546.68M0.1%-3.6%0.735%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/9/2026Glenview Trust Co107,868$28.32M0.4%+38.5%0.038%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/9/2026Genus Capital Management Inc.18,231$4.79M0.6%-22.2%0.006%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/9/2026New Age Alpha Advisors LLC50,263$13.20M0.6%-20.8%0.018%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/9/2026HBK Sorce Advisory LLC1,362$0.40M0.0%+2.7%0.000%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/9/2026Hantz Financial Services Inc.6,474$1.70M0.0%-16.7%0.002%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/9/2026Delta Asset Management LLC TN78,253$20.54M1.8%-0.9%0.028%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/9/2026North Star Asset Management Inc.79,933$20.98M0.8%+0.9%0.028%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/9/2026Prospera Financial Services Inc5,987$1.57M0.0%-3.6%0.002%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/9/2026Coldstream Capital Management Inc.5,270$1.38M0.0%+2.9%0.002%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/9/2026Pathfinder Wealth Consulting Inc.862$0.23M0.1%N/A0.000%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/9/2026Jefferies Financial Group Inc.912$0.24M0.0%-67.4%0.000%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/6/2026Associated Banc Corp1,658$0.44M0.0%+24.2%0.001%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/6/2026Advisory Alpha LLC2,665$0.70M0.0%+3.0%0.001%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/6/2026Evoke Wealth LLC1,687$0.44M0.0%+22.3%0.001%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/6/2026Mizuho Markets Cayman LP4,998$1.31M0.1%N/A0.002%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/6/2026Principle Wealth Partners LLC1,075$0.28M0.0%-8.3%0.000%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/6/2026Empirical Asset Management LLC1,238$0.33M0.0%-26.4%0.000%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/6/2026Axxcess Wealth Management LLC5,780$1.52M0.0%+20.1%0.002%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/6/2026Texas Bank & Trust Co1,033$0.27M0.1%-8.7%0.000%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/6/2026Meiji Yasuda Asset Management Co Ltd.36,074$9.47M0.5%-5.4%0.013%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/6/2026Addison Advisors LLC764$0.20M0.0%+5.2%0.000%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/6/2026BOK Financial Private Wealth Inc.7,453$1.96M0.1%-1.7%0.003%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/6/2026Global Retirement Partners LLC11,663$3.06M0.1%+22.7%0.004%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/6/2026Elk River Wealth Management LLC14,757$3.88M0.5%-2.3%0.005%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/6/2026Burling Wealth Partners LLC3,778$0.99M0.2%+13.6%0.001%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/6/2026Leonteq Securities AG2,670$0.70M0.0%N/A0.001%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/6/2026ABN Amro Investment Solutions92,809$24.36M0.4%+11.3%0.033%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/6/2026Rathbones Group PLC304,964$80.06M0.3%+5.3%0.108%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/6/2026Lazard Freres Gestion S.A.S.236,685$62.13M1.1%-15.6%0.084%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/6/2026IFP Advisors Inc1,212$0.32M0.0%-26.3%0.000%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/6/2026Marble Harbor Investment Counsel LLC43,212$11.34M1.2%-0.4%0.015%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/6/2026Banque Cantonale Vaudoise19,275$5.06M0.2%-8.5%0.007%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/6/2026Fideuram Intesa Sanpaolo Private Banking S.P.A.27,191$7.14M0.3%N/A0.010%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/6/2026PNC Financial Services Group Inc.133,422$35.03M0.0%-1.5%0.047%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/6/2026Saranac Partners Ltd24,744$6.51M2.5%+20.0%0.009%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/6/2026Larson Financial Group LLC3,479$0.91M0.0%-6.8%0.001%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/6/2026Handelsbanken Fonder AB200,023$52.51M0.2%-9.5%0.071%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/6/2026Resona Asset Management Co. Ltd.298,146$78.55M0.4%-2.3%0.105%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/6/2026McKinley Carter Wealth Services Inc.6,353$1.67M0.1%+18.4%0.002%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/6/2026Profund Advisors LLC3,678$0.97M0.0%-13.8%0.001%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/6/2026ProShare Advisors LLC623,873$163.78M0.3%-6.5%0.220%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/6/2026HighTower Advisors LLC86,972$22.83M0.0%+0.3%0.031%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/6/2026Envestnet Portfolio Solutions Inc.11,361$2.98M0.0%+9.2%0.004%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/6/2026Ironwood Investment Counsel LLC3,628$0.95M0.1%-2.8%0.001%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/6/2026GLOBALT Investments LLC GA14,022$3.68M0.1%-5.2%0.005%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/5/2026TD Private Client Wealth LLC4,767$1.25M0.0%+3.3%0.002%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/5/2026Arrow Financial Corp2,421$0.64M0.1%-8.4%0.001%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/5/2026Mission Wealth Management LP6,370$1.67M0.0%-0.9%0.002%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/5/2026Gamco Investors INC. ET AL64,091$16.83M0.2%-3.9%0.023%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/5/2026North Dakota State Investment Board8,552$2.25M0.1%N/A0.003%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/5/2026Elyxium Wealth LLC232$61K0.0%N/A0.000%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/5/2026Soltis Investment Advisors LLC891$0.23M0.0%+12.8%0.000%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/5/2026May Hill Capital LLC794$0.21M0.0%N/A0.000%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/5/2026Accredited Investors Inc.3,554$0.93M0.0%+10.6%0.001%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/5/2026Canada Post Corp Registered Pension Plan6,715$1.76M0.1%+25.4%0.002%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/5/2026Noesis Capital Mangement Corp61,559$16.16M2.3%+3.7%0.022%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/5/2026Hills Bank & Trust Co7,061$1.85M0.1%-2.1%0.002%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/5/2026S&CO Inc.227,070$59.61M3.7%-0.6%0.080%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/5/2026Stephens Inc. AR6,335$1.66M0.0%+1.0%0.002%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/5/2026AlphaCore Capital LLC6,108$1.60M0.0%+6.2%0.002%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/5/2026DNB Asset Management AS299,125$78.53M0.3%+0.2%0.106%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/5/2026Clarendon Private LLC1,652$0.43M0.4%+11.9%0.001%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/5/2026Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co.280,723$73.70M0.0%+2,621.0%0.099%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/5/2026Isthmus Partners LLC1,415$0.37M0.0%N/A0.000%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/5/2026Phoenix Financial Ltd.4,877$1.28M0.0%+14.9%0.002%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/5/2026Fulcrum Asset Management LLP3,652$0.97M0.2%+17.2%0.001%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/5/2026Thrivent Financial for Lutherans128,604$33.76M0.1%-0.3%0.045%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/5/2026Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension91,827$24.11M0.6%N/A0.032%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/5/2026Conning Inc.18,788$4.93M0.2%+11.6%0.007%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/5/2026New York Life Investment Management LLC36,990$9.71M0.1%-0.7%0.013%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/5/2026Mesirow Financial Investment Management Inc.2,089$0.55M0.0%-39.6%0.001%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/5/2026Pinnacle Associates Ltd.4,044$1.06M0.0%+6.2%0.001%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/5/2026Simmons Bank2,352$0.62M0.0%-8.2%0.001%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/5/2026Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd Zurich116,609$30.61M0.1%-15.5%0.041%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/5/2026Baader Bank Aktiengesellschaft7,173$1.88M0.1%-18.1%0.003%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/5/2026Western Wealth Management LLC1,160$0.30M0.0%-3.4%0.000%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
Data available starting January 2016

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Ecolab logo
Ecolab Inc. provides water, hygiene, and infection prevention solutions and services in the United States and internationally. The company operates through three segments: Global Industrial; Global Institutional & Specialty; and Global Healthcare & Life Sciences. The Global Industrial segment offers water treatment and process applications, and cleaning and sanitizing solutions to manufacturing, food and beverage processing, transportation, chemical, metals and mining, power generation, pulp and paper, commercial laundry, petroleum, refining, and petrochemical industries. Its Global Institutional & Specialty segment provides specialized cleaning and sanitizing products to the foodservice, hospitality, lodging, government and education, and retail industries. The Global Healthcare & Life Sciences segment offers specialized cleaning and sanitizing products to the healthcare, personal care, and pharmaceutical industries, such as infection prevention and surgical solutions, and end-to-end cleaning and contamination control solutions under the Ecolab, Microtek, and Anios brand names. In addition, the company provides pest elimination services to detect, eliminate, and prevent pests, such as rodents and insects in restaurants, food and beverage processors, hotels, grocery operations, and other commercial segments including education, life sciences, and healthcare customers. Further, it offers colloidal silica for binding and polishing applications in semiconductor, catalyst, and aerospace component manufacturing, as well as chemical industries; and products and services that manage wash process through custom designed programs, premium products, dispensing equipment, water and energy management, and reduction, as well as real time data management. It sells its products through field sales and corporate account personnel, distributors, and dealers. Ecolab Inc. was founded in 1923 and is headquartered in Saint Paul, Minnesota.
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Today's Range

Now: $288.11
Low: $284.82
High: $289.19

50 Day Range

MA: $271.13
Low: $253.09
High: $290.63

52 Week Range

Now: $288.11
Low: $221.62
High: $291.08

Volume

1,965,662 shs

Average Volume

1,126,068 shs

Market Capitalization

$81.60 billion

P/E Ratio

41.40

Dividend Yield

1.01%

Beta

0.99

Who are the company insiders with the largest holdings of Ecolab?

Ecolab's top insider shareholders include:
  1. William H Gates III (Major Shareholder)
  2. Christophe Beck (CEO)
  3. Arthur J Higgins (Director)
  4. Victoria Reich (Director)
  5. David Maclennan (Director)
  6. Larry L Berger (EVP)
  7. Suzanne M Vautrinot (Director)
  8. Gregory B Cook (EVP)
  9. Boo Alexander A De (EVP)
  10. Jennifer J Bradway (SVP)
  11. Machiel Duijser (EVP)
Learn More about top insider investors at Ecolab.

Who are the major institutional investors of Ecolab?

Ecolab's top institutional shareholders include:
  1. Vanguard Group Inc. — 8.94%
  2. Geode Capital Management LLC — 1.99%
  3. Pictet Asset Management Holding SA — 1.36%
  4. Legal & General Group Plc — 0.74%
  5. Nordea Investment Management AB — 0.61%
  6. Swedbank AB — 0.57%
Learn More about top institutional investors of Ecolab stock.

Which institutional investors are selling Ecolab stock?

During the last quarter, ECL stock was sold by these institutional investors:
  1. Assenagon Asset Management S.A.
  2. Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V.
  3. Alecta Tjanstepension Omsesidigt
  4. Legal & General Group Plc
  5. Union Bancaire Privee UBP SA
  6. Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank
  7. Teacher Retirement System of Texas
  8. Lazard Freres Gestion S.A.S.
In the last year, company insiders that have sold Ecolab company stock include:
  1. William H Gates III (Major Shareholder)
  2. Christophe Beck (CEO)
  3. Arthur J Higgins (Director)
  4. Victoria Reich (Director)
  5. David Maclennan (Director)
  6. Larry L Berger (EVP)
Learn More investors selling Ecolab stock.

Which institutional investors are buying Ecolab stock?

In the last quarter, ECL stock was purchased by institutional investors including:
  1. PFA Pension Forsikringsaktieselskab
  2. M&T Bank Corp
  3. SG Americas Securities LLC
  4. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co.
  5. Pictet Asset Management Holding SA
  6. Vanguard Group Inc.
  7. Impax Asset Management Group plc
  8. Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension