ECOLAB INC ECL
COM · Common Stock · CUSIP 278865100 · ISIN US2788651006
American global provider of water, hygiene and energy technologies
- SectorConsumer staples
- IndustrySoap, Detergents, Cleang Preparations, Perfumes, Cosmetics
- HeadquartersSaint Paul, MN
- Founded1923
- Websiteecolab.com
- FilingsSEC EDGAR
* Summed across managers. Shares that two managers' reports both contain – a subsidiary's holdings that its parent's report includes too, or a sub-adviser's in its client's – are counted once ($341.4m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 283.6m as of 2025-06-30, from the company's own SEC filing; the percentage can still exceed 100%: lent-out shares are counted by the lender and the buyer, and some reports overlap without saying so. Implied quarter-end price ≈ $266.50. Options: 20 managers hold calls ($158.2m notional), 26 hold puts ($122.9m).
Trends to Q2 2025
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 1,204 |
| Q4 2022 | 1,221 |
| Q1 2023 | 1,253 |
| Q2 2023 | 1,285 |
| Q3 2023 | 1,263 |
| Q4 2023 | 1,366 |
| Q1 2024 | 1,425 |
| Q2 2024 | 1,462 |
| Q3 2024 | 1,503 |
| Q4 2024 | 1,563 |
| Q1 2025 | 1,617 |
| Q2 2025 | 1,626 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2023 | 568 | 558 |
| Q4 2023 | 548 | 600 |
| Q1 2024 | 590 | 650 |
| Q2 2024 | 648 | 606 |
| Q3 2024 | 632 | 645 |
| Q4 2024 | 640 | 660 |
| Q1 2025 | 697 | 725 |
| Q2 2025 | 734 | 713 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2024 | $128.7m | $114.3m | 0.89 |
| Q4 2024 | $118.0m | $65.7m | 0.56 |
| Q1 2025 | $127.6m | $91.9m | 0.72 |
| Q2 2025 | $158.2m | $122.9m | 0.78 |
Biggest buyers
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA | Added | +3.5m |
| BROADWATER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +2.4m |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Added | +2.3m |
| Vontobel Holding Ltd. | Added | +1.1m |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC | Added | +604.1k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +390.0k |
| APG Asset Management N.V. | Added | +292.1k |
| BARCLAYS PLC | Added | +287.2k |
| Jain Global LLC | New | +280.0k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC | Added | +251.0k |
Biggest sellers
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -1.1m |
| Auto-Owners Insurance Co | Reduced | -996.4k |
| BlackRock, Inc. | Reduced | -889.3k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Reduced | -753.3k |
| Artisan Partners Limited Partnership | Sold out | -719.9k |
| ABN AMRO Bank N.V. | Reduced | -599.9k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC | Reduced | -461.9k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP | Reduced | -422.7k |
| National Pension Service | Reduced | -264.2k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP | Reduced | -242.4k |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $55.6m206.2k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $21.4m79.3k shares |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | New | $18.9m70.0k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $16.4m60.7k shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | $8.9m33.1k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | New | $7.0m25.8k shares |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS | Reduced | $5.4m201 shares |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Unchanged | $5.4m20.0k shares |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH | Reduced | $4.6m16.9k shares |
| GARDA CAPITAL PARTNERS LP | Reduced | $4.3m15.9k shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $39.3m146.0k shares |
| Oribel Capital Management, LP | New | $29.2m108.3k shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | $7.4m27.6k shares |
| Marex Group Ltd | New | $6.0m22.4k shares |
| BOOTHBAY FUND MANAGEMENT, LLC | New | $5.6m20.6k shares |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS | Reduced | $4.8m180 shares |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH | Reduced | $4.8m17.9k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $4.5m16.6k shares |
| GARDA CAPITAL PARTNERS LP | Reduced | $4.5m16.6k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | New | $3.3m12.5k shares |
Options at notional value: the value of the shares the contracts control, as filers report them, not what the options cost. Not included in the holders, shares or buying above.
Major shareholders (over 5%)
Anyone who owns more than 5% of a class of the company's shares has to say so: on Schedule 13D if they may try to influence or control the company, on 13G if they're a passive investor, and update it as the stake changes. Each holder's latest filing, from 19 Dec 2024 on; percentages are of the share class, as the holder worked them out.
| Holder | Stake |
|---|---|
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-29 | 6.7% |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 13G · institution new · filed 2026-07-16 | 5.1% |
Fell to 5% or below in the last year: VANGUARD GROUP INC (0.0%, 2026-03-26; now reported by VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC)
Insider purchases and sales in Q2 2025
Shares bought or sold by the company's own officers, directors and 10% owners, in the open market or privately, as they reported to the SEC on Form 4 (due within two business days of the trade). Grants, option exercises, shares withheld for tax and gifts aren't included.
Officers and directors buying vs selling
Number of people, by quarter (10% owners not included)
Numbers
| Quarter | Buying | Bought | Selling | Sold | Sold under a plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2023 | 1 | $119.4k | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2023 | 1 | $153.2k | 3 | $4.8m | — |
| Q1 2024 | 0 | — | 1 | $203.9k | — |
| Q2 2024 | 1 | $147.8k | 1 | $1.0m | — |
| Q3 2024 | 1 | $156.3k | 4 | $4.6m | — |
| Q4 2024 | 0 | — | 3 | $6.0m | — |
| Q1 2025 | 1 | $105.8k | 5 | $5.6m | — |
| Q2 2025 | 1 | $125.9k | 3 | $3.4m | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-06-12 | REICH VICTORIA Director | Sold | $352.3k1.3k shares |
| 2025-05-15 | Cook Gregory B EVP & PRES - INST GROUP | Sold | $565.2k2.2k shares |
| 2025-05-07 | Alfano Nicholas J. EVP & PRES - GLOBAL INDUSTRIAL | Sold | $2.5m9.9k shares |
| 2025-05-07 | MacLennan David Director | Bought | $125.9k500 shares |
Their holding: how much the trade added to or took from the insider's holding (direct, or the trust or fund named). The same trade is sometimes reported by more than one insider, such as a fund and the director who represents it; totals count it once. A value is left blank where the reported price is far from the market price (usually a typo).
Holders, Q2 2025
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.11% of their portfolio | 24.7m $6.6bn | Added +251.0k |
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.11% of their portfolio | 21.9m $5.9bn | Reduced -889.3k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.11% of their portfolio | 11.2m $3.0bn | Reduced -69.5k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.13% of their portfolio | 7.2m $1.9bn | Added +250.9k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.19% of their portfolio | 7.1m $1.9bn | Added +3.5m |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 5.5m $1.5bn | Added +23.0k |
| GATES FOUNDATION TRUST 2.94% of their portfolio | 5.2m $1.4bn | Unchanged |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.23% of their portfolio | 4.7m $1.3bn | Reduced -51.0k |
| Aristotle Capital Management, LLC 2.21% of their portfolio | 4.3m $1.1bn | Reduced -100.4k |
| Pictet Asset Management Holding SA 1.13% of their portfolio | 4.1m $1.1bn | Added +51.8k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.22% of their portfolio | 4.0m $1.1bn | Added +219.1k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.07% of their portfolio | 3.6m $970.6m | Added +2.3m |
| NORGES BANK 0.11% of their portfolio | 3.1m $847.5m | Reduced -145.6k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.11% of their portfolio | 3.1m $823.7m | Reduced -51.0k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.20% of their portfolio | 2.8m $749.8m | Reduced -13.7k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.12% of their portfolio | 2.7m $728.1m | Reduced -9.0k |
| FMR LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 2.7m $723.6m | Added +197.7k |
| DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank, Frankfurt am Main 0.73% of their portfolio | 2.6m $703.5m | Added +90.0k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.05% of their portfolio | 2.5m $679.8m | Added +58.8k |
| Amundi 0.23% of their portfolio | 2.5m $674.5m | Added +205.6k |
| BROADWATER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 1.86% of their portfolio | 2.4m $2.4m | Added +2.4m |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.14% of their portfolio | 2.1m $564.8m | Reduced -88.3k |
| Mirova US LLC 5.73% of their portfolio | 2.1m $553.1m | Added +73.6k |
| Vontobel Holding Ltd. 1.80% of their portfolio | 2.0m $548.7m | Added +1.1m |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.09% of their portfolio | 2.0m $529.5m | Reduced -753.3k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.10% of their portfolio | 1.8m $474.4m | Reduced -47.5k |
| BROWN ADVISORY INC 0.59% of their portfolio | 1.7m $448.6m | Reduced -41.7k |
| NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB 0.40% of their portfolio | 1.6m $431.3m | Reduced -191.3k |
| Swedbank AB 0.47% of their portfolio | 1.5m $416.5m | First filing |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.07% of their portfolio | 1.5m $395.2m | Added +11.1k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.07% of their portfolio | 1.5m $391.1m | Reduced -108.7k |
| UBS Group AG 0.08% of their portfolio | 1.4m $387.1m | Reduced -135.9k |
| Capital Research Global Investors 0.08% of their portfolio | 1.4m $378.3m | Reduced -32.4k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.20% of their portfolio | 1.4m $373.4m | Reduced -9.7k |
| Nuveen, LLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 1.3m $362.3m | Added +13.1k |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH 0.46% of their portfolio | 1.3m $344.6m | Added +173.1k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.10% of their portfolio | 1.2m $335.8m | Reduced -14.6k |
| Winslow Capital Management, LLC 1.08% of their portfolio | 1.2m $323.9m | Added +217.9k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.10% of their portfolio | 1.2m $313.5m | Reduced -39.5k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.08% of their portfolio | 1.2m $313.6m | Added +33.7k |
| Cantillon Capital Management LLC 1.71% of their portfolio | 1.1m $295.1m | Reduced -31.9k |
| SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GROUP 0.24% of their portfolio | 1.0m $281.9m | Reduced -42.2k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.39% of their portfolio | 1.0m $280.1m | Reduced -138.6k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.22% of their portfolio | 1.0m $276.7m | Reduced -15.2k |
| US BANCORP \DE\ 0.34% of their portfolio | 1.0m $271.9m | Reduced -31.8k |
| KING LUTHER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CORP 1.06% of their portfolio | 908.1k $244.7m | Reduced -6.4k |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 0.17% of their portfolio | 887.4k $239.1m | Reduced -30.5k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.09% of their portfolio | 870.8k $234.6m | Reduced -44.4k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 862.4k $232.4m | Added +287.2k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.15% of their portfolio | 846.7k $228.1m | Added +13.2k |
| DF DENT & CO INC 2.81% of their portfolio | 822.1k $221.5m | Reduced -11.4k |
| BLAIR WILLIAM & CO/IL 0.60% of their portfolio | 805.2k $216.9m | Reduced -9.0k |
| Corient Private Wealth LP 0.29% of their portfolio | 794.4k $214.0m | Added +3.0k |
| MAIRS & POWER INC 2.10% of their portfolio | 788.9k $212.6m | Added +15.7k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.12% of their portfolio | 772.7k $208.2m | Added +54.0k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.05% of their portfolio | 767.6k $206.8m | Reduced -5.9k |
| Alecta Tjanstepension Omsesidigt 0.95% of their portfolio | 755.4k $203.5m | Unchanged |
| Capital International Investors 0.03% of their portfolio | 751.2k $202.4m | Added +5.6k |
| STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE CO 0.18% of their portfolio | 745.6k $200.9m | Unchanged |
| KBC Group NV 0.54% of their portfolio | 741.3k $199.7m | Added +246.2k |
| BAILLIE GIFFORD & CO 0.15% of their portfolio | 728.3k $196.2m | Reduced -33.7k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.16% of their portfolio | 727.4k $193.8m | Added +390.0k |
| Williams Jones Wealth Management, LLC. 2.34% of their portfolio | 727.2k $195.9m | Added +655 |
| ProShare Advisors LLC 0.38% of their portfolio | 712.0k $191.8m | Reduced -31.1k |
| APG Asset Management N.V. 0.48% of their portfolio | 710.5k $163.1m | Added +292.1k |
| Sustainable Growth Advisers, LP 0.97% of their portfolio | 698.8k $188.3m | Reduced -10.3k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.11% of their portfolio | 668.8k $180.2m | Reduced -52.1k |
| BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A. 0.43% of their portfolio | 658.5k $177.4m | Added +8.9k |
| Impax Asset Management Group plc 1.01% of their portfolio | 653.2k $176.0m | Added +27.8k |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 642.3k $173.1m | Added +604.1k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.20% of their portfolio | 633.4k $170.7m | Reduced -55.9k |
| Clearbridge Investments, LLC 0.14% of their portfolio | 626.4k $168.8m | Reduced -35.3k |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.10% of their portfolio | 606.4k $163.4m | Reduced -37.8k |
| Empower Advisory Group, LLC 0.48% of their portfolio | 595.6k $160.5m | Added +10.7k |
| National Pension Service 0.14% of their portfolio | 588.1k $158.5m | Reduced -264.2k |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.15% of their portfolio | 571.3k $153.9m | Reduced -1.1m |
| Man Group plc 0.32% of their portfolio | 542.4k $146.1m | Added +216.3k |
| Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. 0.23% of their portfolio | 534.3k $144.0m | Added +42.8k |
| AXA S.A. 0.41% of their portfolio | 532.2k $143.4m | Added +78.3k |
| Zurcher Kantonalbank (Zurich Cantonalbank) 0.34% of their portfolio | 523.3k $141.0m | Reduced -32.9k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. 0.11% of their portfolio | 504.3k $135.9m | Added +30.6k |
| CONGRESS ASSET MANAGEMENT CO 0.92% of their portfolio | 497.0k $133.9m | Reduced -1.8k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.15% of their portfolio | 485.6k $130.8m | Added +9.3k |
| ACADIAN ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.26% of their portfolio | 476.0k $128.2m | Added +142.0k |
| Welch & Forbes LLC 1.60% of their portfolio | 474.3k $127.8m | Added +2.6k |
| Liontrust Investment Partners LLP 1.83% of their portfolio | 474.1k $127.7m | Reduced -29.5k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.11% of their portfolio | 467.7k $126.0m | Reduced -31.2k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 465.6k $125.4m | Added +9.6k |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.19% of their portfolio | 455.4k $122.9m | Added +61.4k |
| Findlay Park Partners LLP 1.22% of their portfolio | 440.2k $118.6m | Reduced -15.8k |
| TRUIST FINANCIAL CORP 0.17% of their portfolio | 437.2k $117.8m | Added +8.6k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.14% of their portfolio | 420.3k $113.2m | Reduced -30.3k |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.14% of their portfolio | 410.3k $110.5m | Reduced -2.9k |
| NATIXIS ADVISORS, LLC 0.17% of their portfolio | 408.6k $110.1m | Added +11.0k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.14% of their portfolio | 396.3k $106.8m | Reduced -17.4k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.10% of their portfolio | 391.3k $105.4m | Reduced -76.8k |
| Chevy Chase Trust Holdings, LLC 0.30% of their portfolio | 381.7k $102.8m | Added +1.4k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.13% of their portfolio | 376.3k $101.4m | Reduced -461.9k |
| Assenagon Asset Management S.A. 0.16% of their portfolio | 372.7k $100.4m | Added +160.8k |
| Aberdeen Group plc 0.17% of their portfolio | 369.5k $98.9m | Added +39.3k |