ECOLAB ($ECL) posted quarterly earnings results for Q3 2026 on Tuesday, October 27th. The company reported earnings of $2.18 per share, missing estimates of $2.19 by $0.01. The company also reported revenue of $4,694,800,000, missing estimates of $4,749,732,342 by $-54,932,342.
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ECOLAB Insider Trading Activity
ECOLAB insiders have traded $ECL stock on the open market 8 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 3 have been purchases and 5 have been sales.
Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $ECL stock by insiders over the last 6 months:
- CHRISTOPHE BECK (CHAIRMAN, PRESIDENT & CEO) sold 17,862 shares for an estimated $5,003,824
- DARRELL R BROWN (Co-COO - Global Markets) sold 10,000 shares for an estimated $2,608,870
- GREGORY B COOK (Co-COO - Global Businesses) sold 4,567 shares for an estimated $1,302,300
- SCOTT D KIRKLAND (CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER) sold 3,357 shares for an estimated $929,754
- DAVID MACLENNAN has made 2 purchases buying 1,800 shares for an estimated $456,179 and 0 sales.
- SUZANNE M VAUTRINOT sold 1,004 shares for an estimated $266,039
- BENJAMIN M. CLARK (EVP - Global Supply Chain) purchased 1,000 shares for an estimated $263,831
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ECOLAB Hedge Fund Activity
We have seen 712 institutional investors add shares of ECOLAB stock to their portfolio, and 827 decrease their positions in their most recent quarter.
Here are some of the largest recent moves:
- JPMORGAN CHASE & CO added 14,619,468 shares (+inf%) to their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $4,073,129,979
- SIXTH STREET PARTNERS MANAGEMENT COMPANY, L.P. added 2,249,728 shares (+inf%) to their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $626,796,718
- CAPITAL WORLD INVESTORS removed 1,529,573 shares (-99.6%) from their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $426,154,333
- PICTET ASSET MANAGEMENT HOLDING SA removed 757,470 shares (-23.2%) from their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $211,038,716
- WINSLOW CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC added 729,628 shares (+138.0%) to their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $203,281,657
- BALYASNY ASSET MANAGEMENT L.P. added 701,627 shares (+646.7%) to their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $195,480,298
- CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC added 668,417 shares (+42.3%) to their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $186,227,660
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ECOLAB Government Contracts
We have seen $2,297,090 of award payments to $ECL over the last year.
Here are some of the awards which we have have seen pay out the most over the last year:
- WATER TREATMENT SERVICES: $181,704
- PEST CONTROL SERVICES: $181,176
- CALIBRATION OF ANALYTICAL LABORATORY INSTRUMENTS: $101,235
- LAUNDRY SERVICES AT THE MINNEAPOLIS VETERANS AFFAIRS HEALTHCARE SYSTEM: $72,338
- BOILER AND WATER TOWER CHEMICAL TREATMENT: $63,080
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ECOLAB Analyst Ratings
Wall Street analysts have issued reports on $ECL in the last several months. We have seen 1 firms issue buy ratings on the stock, and 0 firms issue sell ratings.
Here are some recent analyst ratings:
- Jefferies issued a "Buy" rating on 05/20/2026
To track analyst ratings and price targets for ECOLAB, check out Quiver Quantitative's $ECL forecast page.
ECOLAB Price Targets
Multiple analysts have issued price targets for $ECL recently. We have seen 6 analysts offer price targets for $ECL in the last 6 months, with a median target of $332.5.
Here are some recent targets:
- David Begleiter from Deutsche Bank set a target price of $335.0 on 07/09/2026
- Ashish Sabadra from RBC Capital set a target price of $337.0 on 07/07/2026
- Patrick Cunningham from Citigroup set a target price of $330.0 on 06/24/2026
- Jason Haas from Wells Fargo set a target price of $275.0 on 06/10/2026
- Joshua Spector from UBS set a target price of $325.0 on 05/27/2026
- Laurence Alexander from Jefferies set a target price of $345.0 on 05/20/2026
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