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
Website
CEO
Douglas Baker
Employees
Incorporated
Location
Fiscal year end
Industry (SIC)
Procter & Gamble • Church & Dwight • Stepan • Clancy • Swisher Hygiene • Givbux • Unilever • Unilever ...
Former names
ECOLAB INC
SEC CIK
Corporate docs
Subsidiaries
NLC Process and Water Services SARL • Ecolab (Antigua) Ltd. • Anios America S.A. • Ecolab Argentina S.R.L. • Ecolab Services Argentina S.R.L. • Ecolab (Aruba) N.V. • Ecolab (Fiji) Pty Limited • Ecolab AU2 Pty Ltd • Ecolab Pty Ltd. • Gallay Medical & Scientific Pty Ltd ...
IRS number
410231510
ECL stock data
Press releases
Ecolab Schedules Webcast and Conference Call on July 26
15 Jun 22
Manchester United Earns Ecolab Science Certified Seal
7 Jun 22
Ecolab Schedules Webcast of Industry Conference for June 8, 2022
1 Jun 22
Ecolab Schedules Webcast of Industry Conference for June 7, 2022
31 May 22
Ecolab Schedules ESG Webcast for June 1, 2022
25 May 22
Analyst ratings and price targets
Current price
Average target
$197.17
Low target
$190.00
High target
$205.00
Deutsche Bank
Maintains
$195.00
Credit Suisse
Upgraded
$195.00
UBS
Upgraded
$205.00
Argus Research
Maintains
$200.00
Mizuho
Maintains
$198.00
JP Morgan
Upgraded
$190.00
Calendar
5 May 22
26 Jun 22
31 Dec 22
Financial summary
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Cash burn rate (est.) | Burn method: Change in cash | Burn method: Operating income | Burn method: FCF (opex + capex) | Last Q | Avg 4Q | Last Q | Avg 4Q | Last Q | Avg 4Q |
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Cash on hand (at last report) | 99.4M | 99.4M | 99.4M | 99.4M | 99.4M | 99.4M |
Cash burn (monthly) | 86.83M | 90.84M | (no burn) | (no burn) | (no burn) | (no burn) |
Cash used (since last report) | 249.21M | 260.71M | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Cash remaining | -149.81M | -161.31M | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Runway (months of cash) | -1.7 | -1.8 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Recent insider trades
Date | Owner | Security | Transaction | Code | Indirect | 10b5-1 | $Price | #Shares | $Value | #Remaining |
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8 Jun 22 | Michael C. McCormick | Common Stock | Sell | Dispose S | No | No | 167.72 | 3,000 | 503.16K | 50,060.162 |
5 May 22 | Beck Barbara | Non-Employee Director Stock Option Common Stock | Grant | Acquire A | No | No | 168.745 | 1,399 | 236.07K | 1,399 |
5 May 22 | Ettinger Jeffrey M | Non-Employee Director Stock Option Common Stock | Grant | Acquire A | No | No | 168.745 | 1,399 | 236.07K | 1,399 |
5 May 22 | Higgins Arthur J | Non-Employee Director Stock Option Common Stock | Grant | Acquire A | No | No | 168.745 | 1,399 | 236.07K | 1,399 |
Institutional ownership, Q1 2022
85.3% owned by funds/institutions
13F holders | Current |
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Total holders | 1253 |
Opened positions | 93 |
Closed positions | 186 |
Increased positions | 484 |
Reduced positions | 480 |
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Total value | 41.47B |
Total shares | 243.59M |
Total puts | 742.2K |
Total calls | 370.9K |
Total put/call ratio | 2.0 |
Largest owners | Shares | Value |
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Cascade Investment, L.L.C. | 29.19M | $3.88B |
Vanguard | 21.77M | $3.84B |
BLK Blackrock | 20.32M | $3.59B |
STT State Street | 11.4M | $2.02B |
Wellington Management | 9.26M | $1.63B |
Aristotle Capital Management | 5.61M | $990.97M |
BK Bank Of New York Mellon | 4.45M | $785.52M |
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Trust | 4.37M | $770.94M |
Geode Capital Management | 4.24M | $746.63M |
Pictet Asset Management | 3.84M | $677.4M |
Financial report summary
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Financial reports
Current reports
8-K
Regulation FD Disclosure
7 Jun 22
8-K
Ecolab Annual Meeting Results Announced
9 May 22
8-K
Results of Operations and Financial Condition
26 Apr 22
8-K
Supplemental Reportable Segment Information
30 Mar 22
8-K
Departure of Directors or Certain Officers
27 Feb 22
8-K
Results of Operations and Financial Condition
15 Feb 22
8-K
Results of Operations and Financial Condition
20 Jan 22
8-K
Departure of Directors or Certain Officers
15 Dec 21
8-K
Termination of a Material Definitive Agreement
15 Dec 21
8-K
Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
10 Dec 21
Registration and prospectus
424B5
Prospectus supplement for primary offering
7 Dec 21
FWP
Free writing prospectus
6 Dec 21
424B5
Prospectus supplement for primary offering
6 Dec 21
424B3
Prospectus supplement
8 Nov 21
S-4
Registration of securities issued in business combination transactions
29 Oct 21
S-8 POS
Registration of securities for employees (post-effective amendment)
15 Jan 21
S-8 POS
Registration of securities for employees (post-effective amendment)
15 Jan 21
S-8
Registration of securities for employees
13 Nov 20
S-3ASR
Automatic shelf registration
30 Oct 20
424B5
Prospectus supplement for primary offering
11 Aug 20
Proxies
DEFA14A
Additional proxy soliciting materials
30 Mar 22
DEFA14A
Additional proxy soliciting materials
18 Mar 22
DEFA14A
Additional proxy soliciting materials
19 Mar 21
DEFA14A
Additional proxy soliciting materials
17 Apr 20
DEFA14A
Additional proxy soliciting materials
20 Mar 20
DEF 14A
Definitive proxy
15 Mar 19
DEFA14A
Additional proxy soliciting materials
15 Mar 19
Other
SD
Conflict minerals disclosure
31 May 22
EFFECT
Notice of effectiveness
9 Nov 21
CORRESP
Correspondence with SEC
3 Nov 21
UPLOAD
Letter from SEC
3 Nov 21
CORRESP
Correspondence with SEC
28 Oct 21
SD
Conflict minerals disclosure
27 May 21
IRAN
Disclosure regarding Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act
5 Mar 21
IRAN
Disclosure regarding Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act
7 Aug 20
SD
Conflict minerals disclosure
31 May 20
IRAN
Disclosure regarding Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act
7 May 20
Ownership
11-K
Annual report of employee stock purchases
24 Jun 22
11-K
Annual report of employee stock purchases
24 Jun 22
3
ECOLAB / Lanesha Minnix ownership change
14 Jun 22
4
ECOLAB / Michael C. McCormick ownership change
9 Jun 22
4
ECOLAB / JOHN J ZILLMER ownership change
6 May 22
4
ECOLAB / Suzanne M Vautrinot ownership change
6 May 22
4
ECOLAB / VICTORIA REICH ownership change
6 May 22
4
ECOLAB / LIONEL L NOWELL III ownership change
6 May 22
4
ECOLAB / Tracy B McKibben ownership change
6 May 22
4
ECOLAB / David MacLennan ownership change
6 May 22
Patents
Utility
Systems and Methods for Controlling Water Quality In Food Processing
23 Jun 22
A chiller bath includes a tank for holding a volume of chiller water; a dosing system for dosing a first solution and a second solution into the chiller water, arranged to create a plurality of zones within the volume of water, wherein each zone has a higher concentration of either the first or the second solution than surrounding portions of the volume of water; and a meat or poultry immersion arrangement for immersing and moving carcasses in the chiller water.
Utility
Laundry Sour Softener with Extra Stability and Additional Benefits of Laundry Fire Mitigation and Sunscreen Removal
23 Jun 22
The disclosure relates to laundry finishing compositions providing textile souring and softening efficacy, along with methods of making and use thereof, wherein the compositions comprise a chelating agent or a stabilizing agent, an acidulant, and an amine or ammonium softening agent.
Utility
Soil Removal on Cotton Via Treatment In the Rinse Step for Enhanced Cleaning In the Subsequent Wash
23 Jun 22
The disclosure relates to compositions particularly suited for removing soils from textiles, in particular the removal of oily food soils, oily cosmetic soils, and industrial soils from textiles containing cotton, particularly those comprising one or more of surfactants, and cationic amines, or silicone compounds.
Utility
Detergent Composition Containing a Tetrapolymer
23 Jun 22
Detergent compositions effective for controlling hard water scale accumulation are described herein.
Utility
Adaptive Route, Bi-directional Network Communication
23 Jun 22
In an adaptive route wireless network and bi-directional protocol, each computing device along a route to a gateway appends the previous node's network address to downstream messages as they are transmitted along the route from an originating computing device to the gateway.
Transcripts
2022 Q1
Earnings call transcript
26 Apr 22
2021 Q4
Earnings call transcript
15 Feb 22
2021 Q3
Earnings call transcript
26 Oct 21
2021 Q2
Earnings call transcript
27 Jul 21
2021 Q1
Earnings call transcript
27 Apr 21
2020 Q4
Earnings call transcript
17 Feb 21
2020 Q3
Earnings call transcript
27 Oct 20
2020 Q2
Earnings call transcript
28 Jul 20
2020 Q1
Earnings call transcript
28 Apr 20
2019 Q4
Earnings call transcript
18 Feb 20
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