ECL — ECOLAB INC.
Price · 2024-08-26 → 2026-08-21
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Performance
Technicals
Dividends
Measured signals that fired on ECL
| date | signal | measured base rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-27 | Fair value gap, bullish structure | -0.67% over 21 days · t = -6.43 · n = 111,973 statistically distinguishable from its control group |
| 2026-07-09 | Fair value gap, bearish structure | -0.45% over 21 days · t = -3.29 · n = 108,591 statistically distinguishable from its control group |
| 2026-06-24 | Equal highs taken out structure | -0.70% over 21 days · t = -8.28 · n = 68,636 statistically distinguishable from its control group |
| 2026-06-15 | Conviction buy by an officer insider | -1.03% over 21 days · t = -2.24 · n = 1,083 statistically distinguishable from its control group |
| 2026-06-01 | Fair value gap, bearish structure | -0.45% over 21 days · t = -3.29 · n = 108,591 statistically distinguishable from its control group |
| 2026-05-27 | Fair value gap, bullish structure | -0.67% over 21 days · t = -6.43 · n = 111,973 statistically distinguishable from its control group |
Excess return against a matched control group, on a point-in-time universe that includes delisted companies. Most families do not survive that. How the measurement works →
Insider transactions (Form 4)
| date | insider | what | shares | price | value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-18 | Beck Christophe CHAIRMAN, PRESIDENT & CEO | Open-market sale | 17.9K | 280.14 | 5.0M |
| 2026-08-11 | Cook Gregory B Co-COO - Global Businesses | Open-market sale | 4.6K | 285.13 | 1.3M |
| 2026-08-03 | Bradway Jennifer J SVP & CORPORATE CONTROLLER | Shares withheld for tax | 2.9K | 278.79 | 820.9K |
| 2026-08-03 | Bradway Jennifer J SVP & CORPORATE CONTROLLER | Option exercise | 6.5K | — | — |
| 2026-07-30 | Kirkland Scott D CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER | Open-market sale | 3.4K | 276.96 | 929.8K |
| 2026-07-30 | Kirkland Scott D CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER | Option exercise | 4.0K | 117.73 | 467.6K |
| 2026-06-30 | Green Eric Mark Director | Grant or award | 144 | 278.46 | 40.0K |
| 2026-06-30 | Ballard Shari L Director | Grant or award | 130 | 278.46 | 36.2K |
| 2026-06-30 | MacLennan David Director | Grant or award | 46 | 278.46 | 12.8K |
| 2026-06-30 | Doukeris Michel D Director | Grant or award | 130 | 0.00 | 0 |
Open-market purchases (code P) are the informative ones. Grants, option exercises and tax withholding are compensation mechanics, not decisions. How to read a Form 4 →
Largest institutional holders
| manager | value | shares |
|---|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. | 6.1B | 22.8M |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | 4.4B | 16.5M |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | 3.1B | 11.7M |
| STATE STREET CORP | 3.0B | 11.2M |
| MORGAN STANLEY | 2.1B | 7.8M |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC | 1.7B | 6.3M |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 1.6B | 6.0M |
| GATES FOUNDATION TRUST | 1.4B | 5.2M |
| Aristotle Capital Management, LLC | 986.5M | 3.7M |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC | 948.6M | 3.6M |
13F positions as of 2026-03-31, filed up to 45 days after quarter end. Long-only US equity — shorts and derivatives never appear. What 13F does and does not show →
Short selling
This is off-exchange short volume, not short interest: it is flow, not position, and 40–50% is normal because market makers short to fill your buy. Why that number misleads →
Recent headlines
- Ecolab stock steadies after July earnings beat as guidance lifts outlook - Ad-hoc-news.de · 2026-08-22 · Ad-hoc-news.de
- Raised 2026 Guidance and 89-Year Dividend Streak Could Be A Game Changer For Ecolab (ECL) - simplywall.st · 2026-08-19 · simplywall.st
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