Ecolab ECL
Ecolab is the 156th largest S&P 500 company by market cap, worth $80.9 billion. 13 directors have filed with the SEC in the last 12 months (who counts), 1 of them an executive. 12 other officers are on file. At 30 Jun 2026, Vanguard was its largest institutional holder, with 9.1% of the company.
- Chair and CEO
- Christophe Beck
- Sector
- Materials
- Sub-industry
- Specialty Chemicals
- Headquarters
- Saint Paul, Minnesota
- Founded
- 1923
- More
- Wikipedia
- Market cap
- $80.9B
- 156th largest, 23 Oct 2026 close
- Price to sales
- 5.0
- Market cap over revenue
- Market cap per employee
- $1.7M
- Market cap over employees
- Connections
- 10
- S&P 500 companies sharing a director or officer
Largest institutional holders
Each fund group's share of Ecolab. Where a company has several share classes, the share is of its total value.
13F filings for the quarter to 30 Jun 2026
Board and officers
8 people here also hold roles at other S&P 500 companies.
Roles filed up to 30 Sep 2026
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Directors (13) | |
| Christophe BeckChairman, President & CEOAlso at Delta Air Lines | |
| Judson AlthoffDirectorAlso at GE Aerospace and Microsoft | |
| Shari L. BallardDirector | |
| Michel D. DoukerisDirector | |
| Eric Mark GreenDirector | |
| Marion K. GrossDirector | |
| Michael LarsonDirectorAlso at Republic Services | |
| David MacLennanDirectorAlso at Caterpillar | |
| Tracy B. McKibbenDirectorAlso at Huntington Ingalls Industries | |
| Lionel L. Nowell IIIDirectorAlso at Bank of America and Textron | |
| Suzanne M. VautrinotDirectorAlso at CSX and Wells Fargo | |
| Julie WhalenDirector | |
| John J. ZillmerDirectorAlso at CSX | |
| Officers (12) | |
| Scott D. KirklandChief Financial OfficerLast filed 31 Jul 2026 | |
| Nicholas J. AlfanoEVP & Pres - Global WaterLast filed 20 Feb 2026 | |
| Alexander A. De BooEVP & Pres - Global MarketsLast filed 20 Feb 2026 | |
| Jandeen M. BooneEVP, GC & SecretaryLast filed 20 Feb 2026 | |
| Jennifer J. BradwaySVP & Corporate ControllerLast filed 5 Aug 2026 | |
| Darrell R. BrownCo-COO - Global MarketsLast filed 10 Jun 2026 | |
| Benjamin M. ClarkEVP - Global Supply ChainLast filed 15 Jun 2026 | |
| Gregory B. CookCo-COO - Global BusinessesLast filed 11 Aug 2026 | |
| Alexandra M. A. HlilaEVP & Gm - Global PestLast filed 20 Feb 2026 | |
| Margeaux KingEVP - Human ResourcesLast filed 26 Feb 2026 | |
| Bryce L. MewhorterSVP & Corporate ControllerLast filed 7 Aug 2026 | |
| Harpreet SalujaEVP - Corp Strat & Bus DevLast filed 5 Dec 2025 | |
Companies that share people with Ecolab
Each person's title here, then at the other company.
- CSX CSX
- John J. Zillmer: Director here, Director there
- Suzanne M. Vautrinot: Director here, Director there
- Bank of America BAC
- Lionel L. Nowell III: Director here, Director there
- Caterpillar CAT
- David MacLennan: Director here, Director there
- Delta Air Lines DAL
- Christophe Beck: Chairman, President & CEO here, Director there
- GE Aerospace GE
- Judson Althoff: Director here, Director there
- Huntington Ingalls Industries HII
- Tracy B. McKibben: Director here, Director there
- Microsoft MSFT
- Judson Althoff: Director here, EVP, Chief Commercial Officer there
- Republic Services RSG
- Michael Larson: Director here, Director there
- Textron TXT
- Lionel L. Nowell III: Director here, Director there
- Wells Fargo WFC
- Suzanne M. Vautrinot: Director here, Director there
Ecolab's market cap since December 2008
Marked weeks are changes in the share count, such as a merger, not market moves.
Weekly, up to 23 Oct 2026
| Week ending | Market cap |
|---|---|
| 23 Oct 2026 | $80.9B |
| 26 Dec 2025 | $75.3B |
| 27 Dec 2024 | $67.3B |
| 29 Dec 2023 | $56.6B |
| 30 Dec 2022 | $41.5B |
| 31 Dec 2021 | $67.2B |
| 25 Dec 2020 | $61.7B |
| 27 Dec 2019 | $55.3B |
| 28 Dec 2018 | $41.7B |
| 29 Dec 2017 | $38.8B |
| 30 Dec 2016 | $34.2B |
| 25 Dec 2015 | $34.2B |
| 26 Dec 2014 | $32.1B |
| 27 Dec 2013 | $31.5B |
| 28 Dec 2012 | $20.7B |
| 30 Dec 2011 | $16.8B |
| 31 Dec 2010 | $11.7B |
| 25 Dec 2009 | $10.7B |
| 26 Dec 2008 | $8.4B |
Download Ecolab's data as JSON, with the weekly market caps in billions of dollars from 5 Dec 2008.
Workforce
Headcount at 31 Dec 2025
- Employees
- 48,000
As of December 31, 2025, Ecolab employed approximately 48,000 employees.
Insider trades
Open-market buys and sales by directors and officers. Grants, option exercises and shares withheld for tax are left out.
Trades from 30 Sep 2025 to 30 Sep 2026
Directors and officers sold $27.1 million of stock in 13 sales and bought $3.9 million in 6 purchases in the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026.
| Date | Person | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 11 Sep 2026Buy | Eric Mark GreenDirector | $1.0M |
| 18 Aug 2026Sale | Christophe BeckChairman, President & CEO | $5.0M |
| 11 Aug 2026Sale | Gregory B. CookCo-COO - Global Businesses | $1.3M |
| 30 Jul 2026Sale | Scott D. KirklandChief Financial Officer | $930K |
| 11 Jun 2026Buy | Benjamin M. ClarkEVP - Global Supply Chain | $264K |
| 10 Jun 2026Buy | Michel D. DoukerisDirector | $2.0M |
| 9 Jun 2026Sale | Darrell R. BrownCo-COO - Global Markets | $2.6M |
| 27 May 2026Sale | Suzanne M. VautrinotDirector | $266K |
| 13 May 2026Buy | David MacLennanDirector | $251K |
| 4 May 2026Buy | David MacLennanDirector | $206K |
Showing 10 of 19 trades
Trades by members of Congress and officials
Trades members of Congress and senior executive branch officials disclosed, including their families'. Amounts are filed as ranges.
Trades from 20 Oct 2023 to 20 Oct 2026
5 people disclosed 22 purchases and 15 sales of Ecolab stock since October 2023.
| Date | Member or official | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 25 Sep 2026 | Rohit KhannaHouse, D-CA 路 Bought | $1K to $15K |
| 31 Jul 2026 | Donald J TrumpPresident 路 Bought | $15K to $50K |
| 20 Jul 2026 | Rohit KhannaHouse, D-CA 路 Sold | $1K to $15K |
| 18 Jun 2026 | Donald J TrumpPresident 路 Bought | $100K to $250K |
| 3 Jun 2026 | Donald J TrumpPresident 路 Bought | $1K to $15K |
| 22 May 2026 | Donald J TrumpPresident 路 Sold | $1K to $15K |
| 20 May 2026 | Donald J TrumpPresident 路 Bought | $50K to $100K |
| 19 May 2026 | Donald J TrumpPresident 路 Bought | $100K to $250K |
| 18 May 2026 | Donald J TrumpPresident 路 Bought | $50K to $100K |
| 18 May 2026 | Donald J TrumpPresident 路 Sold | $15K to $50K |
Showing 10 of 37 trades
Not on file: no WARN layoff notices under its own name since October 2023.