ECL Ecolab Inc.
Ecolab, Inc. engages in the provision of products and services in the field of water, hygiene, and energy. It operates through the following segments: Global Industrial, Global Institutional and Global Energy. The Global Industrial segment consists of the water, food and beverage, paper, life sciences and textile care operating segments. It offers water treatment and process applications, and cleaning and sanitizing solutions, primarily to large industrial customers within the manufacturing, food and beverage processing, transportation, chemical, primary metals and mining, power generation, pulp and paper, pharmaceutical and commercial laundry industries. The Global Institutional segment consists of the institutional, specialty and healthcare operating segments. It provides specialized cleaning and sanitizing products to the foodservice, hospitality, lodging, healthcare, government, education and retail industries. The Global Energy segment serves the process chemicals and water treatment needs of the global petroleum and petrochemical industries in both upstream and downstream applications. The company was founded by Merritt J. Osborn in 1923 and is headquartered in St. Paul, MN.
Company profile
Ticker
ECL
Exchange
Website
CEO
Douglas M. Baker
Employees
Incorporated
Location
Fiscal year end
Industry (SIC)
Former names
Ecolab Inc
SEC CIK
Corporate docs
IRS number
410231510
ECL stock data
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Calendar
7 May 20
3 Aug 20
31 Dec 20
News
Company financial data Financial data
| Quarter (USD) | Mar 20 | Dec 19 | Sep 19 | Jun 19 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 3.58B | 3.82B | 3.82B | 3.76B | |
| Net income | 290.2M | 434.3M | 469.3M | 372.2M | |
| Diluted EPS | 0.97 | 1.47 | 1.59 | 1.26 | |
| Net profit margin | 8.10% | 11.36% | 12.29% | 9.90% | |
| Operating income | 397.2M | 560.4M | 587.6M | 498.6M | |
| Net change in cash | 1.48B | 50.5M | 50.2M | 6.7M | |
| Cash on hand | 1.66B | 186.4M | 135.9M | 85.7M | |
| Cost of revenue | 2.12B | 2.22B | 2.21B | 2.21B |
| Annual (USD) | Dec 19 | Dec 18 | Dec 17 | Dec 16 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 14.91B | 14.67B | 13.84B | 13.15B | |
| Net income | 1.58B | 1.44B | 1.52B | 1.25B | |
| Diluted EPS | 5.33 | 4.88 | 5.12 | 4.14 | |
| Net profit margin | 10.57% | 9.82% | 10.97% | 9.48% | |
| Operating income | 2.01B | 1.95B | 1.95B | 1.87B | |
| Net change in cash | 71.7M | -96.7M | -116M | 234.6M | |
| Cash on hand | 186.4M | 114.7M | 211.4M | 327.4M | |
| Cost of revenue | 8.72B | 8.63B | 8.06B | 7.53B |
Financial data from Ecolab earnings reports
Recent insider trades
| Date | Owner | Security | Transaction | Code | 10b5-1 | $Price | #Shares | $Value | #Remaining |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Jun 20 | Ballard Shari L | Common Stock | Grant | Aquire A | No | 197.24 | 139.42 | 27.5K | 1,981.9 |
| 30 Jun 20 | Ballard Shari L | Common Stock | Grant | Aquire A | No | 0 | 133.09 | 0 | 1,839 |
| 30 Jun 20 | Beck Barbara | Common Stock | Grant | Aquire A | No | 197.24 | 145.76 | 28.75K | 26,461.64 |
| 30 Jun 20 | Beck Barbara | Common Stock | Grant | Aquire A | No | 0 | 133.09 | 0 | 26,247.25 |
| 30 Jun 20 | Ettinger Jeffrey M | Common Stock | Grant | Aquire A | No | 0 | 133.09 | 0 | 13,040.65 |
| 30 Jun 20 | Higgins Arthur J | Common Stock | Grant | Aquire A | No | 197.24 | 126.75 | 25K | 19,814.48 |
| 30 Jun 20 | Higgins Arthur J | Common Stock | Grant | Aquire A | No | 0 | 133.09 | 0 | 19,636.69 |
| 30 Jun 20 | Larson Michael | Common Stock | Grant | Aquire A | No | 0 | 133.09 | 0 | 6,616.49 |
Institutional ownership Q1 2020
75.4% owned by funds/institutions
13F holders |
Current |
|---|---|
| Total holders | 1149 |
| Opened positions | 102 |
| Closed positions | 163 |
| Increased positions | 457 |
| Reduced positions | 444 |
13F shares |
Current |
|---|---|
| Total value | 469.72B |
| Total shares | 214.45M |
| Total puts | 412.59K |
| Total calls | 490.18K |
| Total put/call ratio | 0.8 |
Largest owners |
Shares | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Vanguard | 23.07M | $3.6B |
| BLK BlackRock | 19.01M | $2.96B |
| STT State Street | 11.12M | $1.74B |
| Wellington Management | 6.29M | $980.55M |
| Edgewood Management | 5.85M | $910.99M |
| Clearbridge Advisors | 5.64M | $879.53M |
| MS Morgan Stanley | 5.1M | $793.98M |
| BAC Bank of America | 4.55M | $709.68M |
| Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Trust | 4.37M | $680.42M |
| Geode Capital Management | 3.6M | $560.36M |
Financial report summary
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Financial reports
10-Q
2020 Q1
Quarterly report
7 May 20
10-K
2019 FY
Annual report
28 Feb 20
10-Q
2019 Q3
Quarterly report
31 Oct 19
10-Q
2019 Q2
Quarterly report
1 Aug 19
10-Q
2019 Q1
Quarterly report
2 May 19
10-K
2018 FY
Annual report
1 Mar 19
10-Q
2018 Q3
Quarterly report
1 Nov 18
10-Q
2018 Q2
Quarterly report
2 Aug 18
10-Q
2018 Q1
Quarterly report
3 May 18
10-K
2017 FY
Annual report
23 Feb 18
Current reports
8-K
Results of Operations and Financial Condition
28 Jul 20
8-K
Results of Operations and Financial Condition
24 Jul 20
8-K
Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements of Ecolab
9 Jun 20
8-K
Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements of Ecolab
18 May 20
8-K
Interim Combined Statements of Income
18 May 20
8-K
Ecolab Annual Meeting Results Announced
8 May 20
8-K
Temporary Suspension of Trading Under Registrant's Employee Benefit Plans
1 May 20
8-K
First Quarter 2020 Preliminary Financial Information of ChampionX
28 Apr 20
8-K
Ecolab First Quarter Reported Diluted Eps $0.97
28 Apr 20
8-K
Supplemental Reportable Segment Information
20 Apr 20
Registration and prospectus
SC TO-I/A
Issuer tender offer statement (amended)
5 Jun 20
425
Business combination disclosure
5 Jun 20
SC TO-I/A
Issuer tender offer statement (amended)
4 Jun 20
425
Business combination disclosure
3 Jun 20
425
Business combination disclosure
3 Jun 20
425
Business combination disclosure
3 Jun 20
425
Business combination disclosure
2 Jun 20
SC TO-I/A
Issuer tender offer statement (amended)
2 Jun 20
425
Business combination disclosure
1 Jun 20
425
Business combination disclosure
1 Jun 20
Proxies
DEFA14A
Additional proxy soliciting materials
17 Apr 20
DEFA14A
Additional proxy soliciting materials
20 Mar 20
DEF 14A
Definitive proxy
20 Mar 20
DEF 14A
Definitive proxy
15 Mar 19
DEFA14A
Additional proxy soliciting materials
15 Mar 19
DEF 14A
Definitive proxy
16 Mar 18
DEFA14A
Additional proxy soliciting materials
16 Mar 18
DEF 14A
Definitive proxy
17 Mar 17
DEFA14A
Additional proxy soliciting materials
19 Apr 16
DEF 14A
Definitive proxy
18 Mar 16
Other
SD
Conflict minerals disclosure
1 Jun 20
IRAN
Disclosure regarding Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act
7 May 20
IRAN
Disclosure regarding Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act
28 Feb 20
IRAN
Disclosure regarding Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act
31 Oct 19
IRAN
Disclosure regarding Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act
1 Aug 19
SD
Conflict minerals disclosure
31 May 19
IRAN
Disclosure regarding Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act
2 May 19
IRAN
Disclosure regarding Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act
1 Mar 19
IRAN
Disclosure regarding Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act
1 Nov 18
IRAN
Disclosure regarding Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act
2 Aug 18
Ownership
4
ECOLAB / JOHN J ZILLMER ownership change
2 Jul 20
4
ECOLAB / Suzanne M Vautrinot ownership change
2 Jul 20
4
ECOLAB / VICTORIA REICH ownership change
2 Jul 20
4
ECOLAB / LIONEL L NOWELL III ownership change
2 Jul 20
4
ECOLAB / Tracy B McKibben ownership change
2 Jul 20
4
ECOLAB / David MacLennan ownership change
2 Jul 20
4
ECOLAB / MICHAEL LARSON ownership change
2 Jul 20
4
ECOLAB / ARTHUR J HIGGINS ownership change
2 Jul 20
4
ECOLAB / JEFFREY M ETTINGER ownership change
2 Jul 20
4
ECOLAB / BARBARA BECK ownership change
2 Jul 20
Patents
APP
Utility
Use of Cationic Sugar-based Compounds As Corrosion Inhibitors In a Water System
30 Jul 20
Disclosed herein are the methods of using a cationic alkyl polyglycoside in a corrosion control composition to reduce corrosion for metal surfaces in a water system.
APP
Utility
a Method for the Rapid Detection of Bacterial Spores In an Industrial Process
30 Jul 20
A method for detecting the presence of bacterial spores is described by measuring microbial metabolic activity over time.
APP
Utility
Use of Cationic Sugar-based Compounds for Microbial Fouling Control In a Water System
30 Jul 20
Disclosed herein are the methods of using a cationic alkyl polyglycoside in a fouling control composition to reduce microbial and/biofilm growth in a water system.
GRANT
Utility
Device to separate water and solids of spray water in a continuous caster, and method to monitor and control corrosion background
28 Jul 20
A system and methods are disclosed for treating cooling fluid in a continuous metal casting process having a spray chamber.
GRANT
Utility
Stable liquid manual dishwashing compositions containing enzymes
28 Jul 20
Liquid stable enzyme compositions and methods of employing the same for cleaning, including warewashing and dishwashing, are disclosed.