ECOLAB ($ECL) posted quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, October 28th. The company reported earnings of $2.07 per share, missing estimates of $2.09 by $0.02. The company also reported revenue of $4,165,000,000, beating estimates of $4,162,242,734 by $2,757,266.
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ECOLAB Insider Trading Activity
ECOLAB insiders have traded $ECL stock on the open market 7 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 2 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:
- NICHOLAS J. ALFANO (EVP & PRES - GLOBAL INDUSTRIAL) sold 9,930 shares for an estimated $2,519,737
- GREGORY B COOK (EVP & PRES - INST GROUP) sold 2,234 shares for an estimated $565,202
- SUZANNE M VAUTRINOT sold 1,354 shares for an estimated $383,401
- VICTORIA REICH sold 1,300 shares for an estimated $352,300
- DAVID MACLENNAN has made 2 purchases buying 1,100 shares for an estimated $292,980 and 0 sales.
- JENNIFER J BRADWAY (SVP & CORPORATE CONTROLLER) sold 807 shares for an estimated $225,378
To track insider transactions, check out Quiver Quantitative's insider trading dashboard.
ECOLAB Hedge Fund Activity
We have seen 735 institutional investors add shares of ECOLAB stock to their portfolio, and 727 decrease their positions in their most recent quarter.
Here are some of the largest recent moves:
- JPMORGAN CHASE & CO added 2,254,452 shares (+167.3%) to their portfolio in Q2 2025, for an estimated $607,439,546
- AUTO-OWNERS INSURANCE CO removed 996,400 shares (-99.6%) from their portfolio in Q2 2025, for an estimated $268,470,016
- NORGES BANK added 920,419 shares (+41.4%) to their portfolio in Q2 2025, for an estimated $247,997,695
- BLACKROCK, INC. removed 889,282 shares (-3.9%) from their portfolio in Q2 2025, for an estimated $239,608,142
- GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC removed 753,264 shares (-27.7%) from their portfolio in Q2 2025, for an estimated $202,959,452
- ARTISAN PARTNERS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP removed 719,934 shares (-100.0%) from their portfolio in Q2 2025, for an estimated $193,979,016
- JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC added 604,055 shares (+1580.1%) to their portfolio in Q2 2025, for an estimated $162,756,579
To track hedge funds' stock portfolios, check out Quiver Quantitative's institutional holdings dashboard.
ECOLAB Government Contracts
We have seen $2,827,006 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:
- MONOCHLORAMINE SYSTEMS WATER MANAGEMENT SERVICES: $267,991
- WATER TREATMENT SERVICES: $178,128
- PEST CONTROL SERVICES: $177,782
- ORDERING PERIOD 2: $146,289
- LAUNDRY SERVICES AT THE MINNEAPOLIS VETERANS AFFAIRS HEALTHCARE SYSTEM: $144,677
To track government contracts to publicy traded companies, check out Quiver Quantitative's government contracts dashboard.
ECOLAB Congressional Stock Trading
Members of Congress have traded $ECL stock 1 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 0 have been purchases and 1 have been sales.
Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $ECL stock by members of Congress over the last 6 months:
- REPRESENTATIVE JEFFERSON SHREVE sold up to $250,000 on 05/08.
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ECOLAB Analyst Ratings
Wall Street analysts have issued reports on $ECL in the last several months. We have seen 4 firms issue buy ratings on the stock, and 0 firms issue sell ratings.
Here are some recent analyst ratings:
- BMO Capital issued a "Outperform" rating on 09/08/2025
- Baird issued a "Outperform" rating on 09/05/2025
- Citigroup issued a "Buy" rating on 07/30/2025
- Mizuho issued a "Outperform" rating on 07/15/2025
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 $305.5.
Here are some recent targets:
- Jason Haas from Wells Fargo set a target price of $270.0 on 10/27/2025
- Joshua Spector from UBS set a target price of $299.0 on 10/06/2025
- John McNulty from BMO Capital set a target price of $310.0 on 09/08/2025
- Andrew Wittmann from Baird set a target price of $306.0 on 09/05/2025
- Patrick Cunningham from Citigroup set a target price of $315.0 on 07/30/2025
- John Roberts from Mizuho set a target price of $305.0 on 07/15/2025
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