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A trusted partner at nearly 3 million commercial customer locations, Ecolab (ECL) is the global leader in water, hygiene and infection prevention solutions and services. With annual sales of $13 billion and more than 45,000 associates, Ecolab delivers comprehensive solutions, data-driven insights and personalized service to advance food safety, maintain clean and safe environments, optimize water and energy use, and improve operational efficiencies and sustainability for customers in the food, healthcare, hospitality and industrial markets in more than 170 countries around the world.

Company profile

Ticker

ECL

Exchange

NYSE

Website

www.ecolab.com/

CEO

Douglas Baker

Incorporated

Delaware

Location

Minnesota

Fiscal year end

Dec 31

Sector

Manufacturing > Polish and Other Sanitation Good Manufacturing

Industry (SIC)

Soap, Detergents, Cleaning Preparations, Perfumes, Cosmetics

Procter & Gamble • Church & Dwight • Stepan • Clancy • Swisher Hygiene • Unilever • Unilever ...

Former names

ECOLAB INC

SEC CIK

0000031462

Corporate docs

Articles of Incorporation & Bylaws

IRS number

410231510

ECL stock data

S&P 500

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News

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Divorce Asset Split Starts: Melinda Gates Now Owns Stakes In These 4 Stocks

11 May 21

The divorce between Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) co-founder Bill Gates and Melinda Gates is well-publicized.

Benzinga's Top Ratings Upgrades, Downgrades For April 28, 2021

28 Apr 21

Credit Suisse Maintains Neutral on Ecolab, Raises Price Target to $250

28 Apr 21

Credit Suisse analyst Kevin Mcveigh maintains Ecolab (NYSE:ECL) with a Neutral and raises the price target from $210 to $250.

Morgan Stanley Maintains Equal-Weight on Ecolab, Raises Price Target to $230

28 Apr 21

JP Morgan Upgrades Ecolab to Neutral, Announces $220 Price Target

28 Apr 21

Press releases

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Ecolab Launches Mixed-Reality Virtual Visits for Life Sciences Industry

10 Jun 21

ST. PAUL, Minn., June 10, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ecolab Inc., the global leader in water, hygiene and infection prevention solutions and services, announced a new virtual visit offering for the life sciences industry

Ecolab Helps Customers Achieve Sustainable Operations, Providing Safe Food to 1.3 Billion People and Saving Enough Water for 712 Million People

8 Jun 21

ST. PAUL, Minn., June 08, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ecolab Inc., the global leader in water, hygiene and infection prevention solutions and services, has launched its 2020 Corporate Sustainability Report, entitled

Ecolab Schedules Webcast of Industry Conference for June 9, 2021

2 Jun 21

ST. PAUL, Minn., June 02, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ecolab Inc. CFO Daniel J. Schmechel will address financial analysts virtually at the Baird Global Consumer, Technology & Services Conference on Wednesday, June 9.

Ecolab Named to Forbes' List of Best Employers for New Grads

26 May 21

Ecolab Schedules ESG Webcast for June 8, 2021

25 May 21

Calendar

6 May 21

14 Jun 21

31 Dec 21

Financial summary

Financial statements Chart ECL financial data

Quarter (USD)	Mar 21	Dec 20	Sep 20	Jun 20
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Annual (USD)	Dec 20	Dec 19	Dec 18	Dec 17
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Financial data from Ecolab earnings reports.

Cash burn rate (estimated)	Burn method: Change in cash		Burn method: Operating income/loss		Burn method: FCF (opex + capex)
	Last Q	Avg 4Q	Last Q	Avg 4Q	Last Q	Avg 4Q
Cash on hand (at last report)	1.19B	1.19B	1.19B	1.19B	1.19B	1.19B
Cash burn (monthly)	23.57M	30.23M	(positive/no burn)	(positive/no burn)	(positive/no burn)	(positive/no burn)
Cash used (since last report)	58.16M	74.59M	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Cash remaining	1.13B	1.11B	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Runway (months of cash)	48.0	36.9	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

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Recent insider trades

ECL insider ownership history Insider history

Date	Owner	Security	Transaction	Code	Indirect	10b5-1	$Price	#Shares	$Value	#Remaining
13 May 21	Scott D Kirkland	Common Stock	Discretionary	Aquire I	Yes	No	406.02	428.982	174.18K	1,077.686
7 May 21	Timothy P Mulhere	Common Stock	Sell	Dispose S	No	No	228.27	24,471	5.59M	18,967.393
7 May 21	Timothy P Mulhere	Common Stock	Option exercise	Aquire M	No	No	107.685	24,471	2.64M	43,438.393
7 May 21	Timothy P Mulhere	Employee Stock Option Common Stock	Option exercise	Dispose M	No	No	107.685	24,471	2.64M	0
6 May 21	Ballard Shari L	Non-Employee Director Stock Option Common Stock	Grant	Aquire A	No	No	228.06	1,158	264.09K	1,158
6 May 21	Beck Barbara	Non-Employee Director Stock Option Common Stock	Grant	Aquire A	No	No	228.06	1,158	264.09K	1,158
5 May 21	Elizabeth A Simermeyer	Common Stock	Sell	Dispose S	No	No	227.535	7,691	1.75M	8,943
5 May 21	Elizabeth A Simermeyer	Common Stock	Option exercise	Aquire M	No	No	119.12	7,691	916.15K	16,634
5 May 21	Elizabeth A Simermeyer	Employee Stock Option Common Stock	Option exercise	Dispose M	No	No	119.12	7,691	916.15K	0

Data from 3, 4 and 5 filings. Stock values as filed, not updated for current price.

Institutional ownership Q1 2021

ECL institutional ownership history Ownership history

Data for the last complete 13F reporting period. To see the most recent changes to ownership, click the ownership history button above.

72.7% owned by funds/institutions

13F holders	Current	Prev Q	Change
Total holders	1264	1290	-2.0%
Opened positions	90	173	-48.0%
Closed positions	116	97	+19.6%
Increased positions	508	506	+0.4%
Reduced positions	440	432	+1.9%

13F shares	Current	Prev Q	Change
Total value	44.48B	45.79B	-2.9%
Total shares	208M	212.32M	-2.0%
Total puts	573.6K	375.91K	+52.6%
Total calls	265.6K	180.5K	+47.1%
Total put/call ratio	2.2	2.1	+3.7%

Largest owners	Shares	Value	Change
Vanguard	21.3M	$4.56B	-1.1%
BLK Blackrock	19.26M	$4.12B	-1.1%
STT State Street	11.16M	$2.39B	+1.7%
Wellington Management	7.33M	$1.57B	-2.9%
Clearbridge Advisors	5.5M	$1.18B	-0.3%
MS Morgan Stanley	5.05M	$1.08B	+6.6%
RY Royal Bank Of Canada	4.58M	$981.23M	+13.7%
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Trust	4.37M	$934.72M	0.0%
Geode Capital Management	4.22M	$900.33M	+1.1%
BK Bank Of New York Mellon	4.04M	$865.82M	+6.9%

Largest transactions	Shares	Bought/sold	Change
Norges Bank	0	-1.5M	EXIT
Swedbank	0	-1.08M	EXIT
Amundi Pioneer Asset Management	982.67K	-1.02M	-51.0%
Liontrust Investment Partners	0	-663.37K	EXIT
Optimal Asset Management	0	-556.02K	EXIT
RY Royal Bank Of Canada	4.58M	+552.68K	+13.7%
Thrivent Financial For Lutherans	88.82K	-457.87K	-83.8%
BAC Bank Of America	3.71M	-438.08K	-10.6%
Allianz Asset Management GmbH	1.18M	-436.56K	-27.1%
Ontario Teachers Pension Plan Board	435.56K	+435.56K	NEW

Data from 13F filings. Stock values as filed, not updated for current price. Long positions only.

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From filing 10-Q 2021 Q1