Index S&P 500
P/E 36.46
EPS (ttm) 7.48
Insider Own 10.49%
Shs Outstand 283.62M
Perf Week -0.34%
Market Cap 77.32B
Forward P/E 32.03
EPS next Y 8.51
Insider Trans -0.05%
Shs Float 253.88M
Perf Month -3.27%
Enterprise Value 84.40B
PEG 2.70
EPS next Q 2.07
Inst Own 81.16%
Short Float 0.93%
Perf Quarter 0.62%
Income 2.14B
P/S 4.92
EPS this Y 13.26%
Inst Trans 0.81%
Short Ratio 1.94
Perf Half Y 8.57%
Sales 15.72B
P/B 8.30
EPS next Y 13.02%
ROA 9.45%
Short Interest 2.35M
Perf YTD 16.35%
Book/sh 32.86
P/C 40.25
EPS next 5Y 13.52%
ROE 24.26%
52W High 286.04 -4.69%
Perf Year 8.74%
Cash/sh 6.77
P/FCF 49.13
EPS past 3/5Y 23.55% 6.70%
ROIC 12.25%
52W Low 221.62 23.01%
Perf 3Y 59.50%
Dividend Est. 2.62 (0.96%)
EV/EBITDA 23.07
Sales past 3/5Y 7.33% 4.62%
Gross Margin 43.97%
Volatility 1.58% 1.29%
Perf 5Y 33.14%
Dividend TTM 2.52 (0.92%)
EV/Sales 5.37
EPS Y/Y TTM 25.50%
Oper. Margin 17.27%
ATR (14) 3.95
Perf 10Y 150.50%
Dividend Ex-Date Sep 16, 2025
Quick Ratio 1.12
Sales Y/Y TTM 0.57%
Profit Margin 13.59%
RSI (14) 46.96
Recom 2.08
Dividend Gr. 3/5Y 6.57% 4.99%
Current Ratio 1.44
EPS Q/Q 7.38%
SMA20 -1.76%
Beta 1.10
Target Price 292.29
Payout 32.02%
Debt/Eq 0.96
Sales Q/Q 0.99%
SMA50 0.06%
Rel Volume 0.93
Prev Close 274.88
Employees 48000
LT Debt/Eq 0.87
Earnings Jul 29 BMO
SMA200 6.07%
Avg Volume 1.22M
Price 272.62
IPO Mar 17, 1980
Option/Short Yes / Yes
EPS/Sales Surpr. -0.44% 0.12%
Trades
Volume 1,127,120
Change -0.82%
Date
Action
Analyst
Rating Change
Price Target Change
Aug-26-25 Resumed
Raymond James
Mkt Perform
Jul-30-25 Upgrade
Robert W. Baird
Neutral → Outperform
$300
Apr-21-25 Upgrade
Seaport Research Partners
Neutral → Buy
$290
Apr-16-25 Downgrade
Wells Fargo
Overweight → Equal Weight
$230
Mar-24-25 Downgrade
Redburn Atlantic
Buy → Neutral
$270
Jan-28-25 Upgrade
Morgan Stanley
Equal-Weight → Overweight
$263 → $280
Dec-17-24 Upgrade
BMO Capital Markets
Market Perform → Outperform
$279 → $290
Nov-04-24 Downgrade
UBS
Buy → Neutral
$276
Oct-18-24 Upgrade
Jefferies
Hold → Buy
$235 → $310
Aug-13-24 Initiated
Wells Fargo
Overweight
$270
Jul-31-24 Upgrade
Citigroup
Neutral → Buy
$267 → $265
Jul-31-24 Upgrade
BofA Securities
Neutral → Buy
$251 → $272
Jul-08-24 Upgrade
Stifel
Hold → Buy
$233 → $283
Apr-12-24 Upgrade
Mizuho
Neutral → Buy
$216 → $260
Apr-03-24 Initiated
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Overweight
$260
Mar-01-24 Initiated
Wolfe Research
Peer Perform
Feb-28-24 Upgrade
Barclays
Equal Weight → Overweight
$225 → $260
Feb-14-24 Downgrade
JP Morgan
Overweight → Neutral
$200 → $220
Jan-16-24 Upgrade
BofA Securities
Underperform → Neutral
$185 → $216
Jan-08-24 Downgrade
Seaport Research Partners
Buy → Neutral
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Ecolab, Inc. engages in providing products and services in the field of water, hygiene, and energy. It operates through the following segments: Global Industrial, Global Institutional and Specialty, Global Healthcare and Life Sciences, Global Pest Elimination, and Corporate. The Global Industrial segment relates to water, food and beverage, paper, and downstream operating segments. The Global Institutional and Specialty segment refers to the institutional, specialty, and healthcare operating segments. The Global Healthcare and Life Sciences segment includes the healthcare and life sciences operations. The Global Pest Elimination segment provides services designed to detect, prevent and eliminate pests, such as rodents and insects, in full-service and quick-service restaurants, food and beverage processors, hotels, grocery operations, and other. The company was founded by Merritt J. Osborn in 1923 and is headquartered in St. Paul, MN.
Insider Trading
Relationship
Date
Transaction
Cost
#Shares
Value ($)
#Shares Total
SEC Form 4
Vautrinot Suzanne M Director Aug 14 '25 Option Exercise 115.08 2,300 264,672 13,499 Aug 19 04:32 PM Vautrinot Suzanne M Director Aug 19 '25 Sale 283.16 1,354 383,401 11,199 Aug 19 04:32 PM Vautrinot Suzanne M Director Aug 19 '25 Proposed Sale 283.16 1,354 383,395 Aug 19 04:02 PM MacLennan David Director Aug 13 '25 Buy 278.51 600 167,108 20,253 Aug 15 04:43 PM Bradway Jennifer J SVP & CORPORATE CONTROLLER Aug 13 '25 Option Exercise 117.73 993 116,906 5,133 Aug 15 04:37 PM Bradway Jennifer J SVP & CORPORATE CONTROLLER Aug 13 '25 Sale 279.28 807 225,379 4,326 Aug 15 04:37 PM Jennifer J. Bradway Officer Aug 13 '25 Proposed Sale 276.62 807 223,232 Aug 13 05:16 PM Duijser Machiel Officer Aug 14 '25 Proposed Sale 272.22 12,951 3,525,480 Aug 13 03:53 PM REICH VICTORIA Director Jun 12 '25 Option Exercise 115.08 1,300 149,598 25,920 Jun 16 04:36 PM REICH VICTORIA Director Jun 12 '25 Sale 271.00 1,300 352,300 24,620 Jun 16 04:36 PM Victoria J. Reich Director Jun 12 '25 Proposed Sale 267.94 1,300 348,322 Jun 12 05:10 PM Cook Gregory B EVP & PRES - INST GROUP May 15 '25 Option Exercise 117.73 2,234 263,009 11,369 May 16 05:13 PM Cook Gregory B EVP & PRES - INST GROUP May 15 '25 Sale 253.00 2,234 565,202 9,135 May 16 05:13 PM Gregory B. Cook Officer May 15 '25 Proposed Sale 254.48 2,234 568,508 May 15 04:52 PM MacLennan David Director May 07 '25 Buy 251.75 500 125,872 19,465 May 09 04:54 PM Alfano Nicholas J. EVP & PRES - GLOBAL INDUSTRIAL May 07 '25 Option Exercise 117.73 9,930 1,169,059 14,638 May 09 04:51 PM Alfano Nicholas J. EVP & PRES - GLOBAL INDUSTRIAL May 07 '25 Sale 253.75 9,930 2,519,738 4,708 May 09 04:51 PM Nicholas J. Alfano Officer May 07 '25 Proposed Sale 253.75 9,930 2,519,738 May 08 06:46 PM Boone Jandeen M EVP, GC & Secretary Mar 14 '25 Option Exercise 119.12 161 19,178 552 Mar 18 04:42 PM Kirkland Scott D CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Mar 06 '25 Option Exercise 119.12 2,884 343,542 13,745 Mar 10 05:33 PM LARSON MICHAEL Director Mar 04 '25 Option Exercise 112.75 2,200 248,039 17,855 Mar 06 05:27 PM Berger Larry L EVP & CHIEF TECHNICAL OFFICER Feb 26 '25 Option Exercise 170.79 20,662 3,528,915 26,602 Feb 27 08:23 PM Berger Larry L EVP & CHIEF TECHNICAL OFFICER Feb 26 '25 Sale 266.95 10,858 2,898,576 15,744 Feb 27 08:23 PM Bradway Jennifer J SVP & CORPORATE CONTROLLER Feb 25 '25 Option Exercise 119.12 1,057 125,910 4,996 Feb 27 08:21 PM Bradway Jennifer J SVP & CORPORATE CONTROLLER Feb 25 '25 Sale 267.37 856 228,866 4,140 Feb 27 08:21 PM Larry L. Berger Officer Feb 26 '25 Proposed Sale 265.69 10,858 2,884,862 Feb 26 06:56 PM Jennifer J. Bradway Officer Feb 25 '25 Proposed Sale 263.81 856 225,821 Feb 25 06:38 PM ZILLMER JOHN J Director Feb 19 '25 Option Exercise 112.75 2,200 248,039 47,856 Feb 21 05:29 PM McKibben Tracy B Director Feb 14 '25 Option Exercise 112.75 2,600 293,137 11,438 Feb 18 05:03 PM McKibben Tracy B Director Feb 14 '25 Sale 264.69 1,704 451,035 9,734 Feb 18 05:03 PM MacLennan David Director Feb 13 '25 Buy 264.51 400 105,806 18,767 Feb 18 04:59 PM HIGGINS ARTHUR J Director Feb 13 '25 Option Exercise 144.01 1,800 259,227 28,335 Feb 18 04:56 PM HIGGINS ARTHUR J Director Feb 13 '25 Sale 263.05 1,800 473,490 26,535 Feb 18 04:56 PM Duijser Machiel EVP & CSCO Feb 13 '25 Sale 264.04 5,721 1,510,573 3,774 Feb 18 04:53 PM Tracy B. McKibben Director Feb 14 '25 Proposed Sale 265.47 1,704 452,361 Feb 14 06:34 PM Arthur J. Higgins Director Feb 13 '25 Proposed Sale 262.03 1,800 471,654 Feb 13 04:55 PM Machiel Duijser Officer Feb 13 '25 Proposed Sale 262.03 5,721 1,499,074 Feb 13 04:49 PM Vautrinot Suzanne M Director Dec 06 '24 Option Exercise 112.75 2,200 248,039 11,723 Dec 10 04:41 PM GATES WILLIAM H III 10% Owner Nov 20 '24 Sale 241.21 106,542 25,699,268 29,348,741 Nov 22 08:44 PM GATES WILLIAM H III 10% Owner Nov 21 '24 Sale 242.79 100,000 24,278,914 29,248,741 Nov 22 08:44 PM GATES WILLIAM H III 10% Owner Nov 22 '24 Sale 245.95 70,000 17,216,728 29,178,741 Nov 22 08:44 PM GATES WILLIAM H III 10% Owner Nov 18 '24 Sale 245.96 83,873 20,629,024 29,534,868 Nov 20 05:27 PM GATES WILLIAM H III 10% Owner Nov 19 '24 Sale 244.48 79,585 19,456,852 29,455,283 Nov 20 05:27 PM De Boo Alexander A. EVP & PRES - GLOBAL MARKETS Nov 18 '24 Option Exercise 107.69 2,039 219,570 5,234 Nov 20 04:49 PM De Boo Alexander A. EVP & PRES - GLOBAL MARKETS Nov 18 '24 Sale 245.73 1,390 341,563 3,844 Nov 20 04:49 PM Alexander A. De Boo Officer Nov 18 '24 Proposed Sale 245.24 1,390 340,884 Nov 18 04:42 PM GATES WILLIAM H III 10% Owner Nov 14 '24 Sale 248.06 100,000 24,806,005 29,718,741 Nov 18 04:01 PM GATES WILLIAM H III 10% Owner Nov 15 '24 Sale 245.22 100,000 24,522,030 29,618,741 Nov 18 04:01 PM HIGGINS ARTHUR J Director Nov 13 '24 Option Exercise 125.67 2,000 251,330 28,201 Nov 15 04:35 PM HIGGINS ARTHUR J Director Nov 13 '24 Sale 249.81 2,000 499,622 26,201 Nov 15 04:35 PM GATES WILLIAM H III 10% Owner Nov 13 '24 Sale 249.40 177,892 44,366,535 29,818,741 Nov 14 04:40 PM GATES WILLIAM H III 10% Owner Nov 12 '24 Sale 248.65 126,436 31,437,717 29,996,633 Nov 14 04:40 PM Arthur J. Higgins Director Nov 13 '24 Proposed Sale 248.31 2,000 496,620 Nov 13 05:46 PM GATES WILLIAM H III 10% Owner Nov 08 '24 Sale 249.66 89,828 22,426,685 30,172,811 Nov 12 05:23 PM GATES WILLIAM H III 10% Owner Nov 11 '24 Sale 250.62 49,742 12,466,403 30,123,069 Nov 12 05:23 PM GATES WILLIAM H III 10% Owner Nov 06 '24 Sale 245.32 75,287 18,469,452 30,313,454 Nov 08 04:55 PM GATES WILLIAM H III 10% Owner Nov 07 '24 Sale 246.00 50,815 12,500,622 30,262,639 Nov 08 04:55 PM Beck Christophe CHAIRMAN & CEO Nov 07 '24 Option Exercise 107.69 24,471 2,635,160 84,277 Nov 08 04:45 PM Beck Christophe CHAIRMAN & CEO Nov 07 '24 Sale 246.13 20,766 5,111,192 63,511 Nov 08 04:45 PM Christophe Beck Officer Nov 07 '24 Proposed Sale 244.71 20,766 5,081,648 Nov 07 05:05 PM Cascade Investment, L.L.C. 10% Owner Nov 06 '24 Proposed Sale 243.90 1,230,000 300,000,000 Nov 06 08:33 PM GATES WILLIAM H III 10% Owner Oct 31 '24 Sale 246.92 409,136 101,024,631 30,776,418 Nov 04 09:08 PM GATES WILLIAM H III 10% Owner Nov 01 '24 Sale 245.01 322,662 79,053,888 30,453,756 Nov 04 09:08 PM GATES WILLIAM H III 10% Owner Nov 04 '24 Sale 243.80 65,015 15,850,374 30,388,741 Nov 04 09:08 PM Cascade Investment, L.L.C. (1) 10% Owner Oct 31 '24 Proposed Sale 245.73 856,692 210,515,007 Oct 31 09:50 PM