ECL — Ecolab Inc

Stock analysis, trade plans, and proprietary indicators by Trend Edge.

Trend Edge Setup Score

Trend Edge rates ECL Bullish with a Setup Score of 45, net conviction 33, actionability 62. How the Setup Score works →

Total Setup Score45
Directional BiasBullish
Net Conviction33
Actionability62 (in range)

Key signals behind this score

About Ecolab Inc

Ecolab Inc. provides water, hygiene, and infection prevention solutions and services in the United States and internationally. The company operates through four segments: Global Water, Global Institutional & Specialty, Global Pest Elimination, and Global Life Sciences. The Global Water segment offers water treatment and process applications, and cleaning and sanitizing solutions to manufacturing, food and beverage processing, transportation, chem… Read full Trend Edge analysis →

Trend Edge Proprietary Indicators

Key Metrics

Current Price$281.83
Market Cap$78.97B
Float279.7M
Shares Outstanding280.3M
P/E (Forward)29.67
P/E (TTM)37.81
Price/Sales (TTM)4.69
vs. Analyst Target+15.3% to analyst PT
Profit Margin12.57%
Operating Margin (TTM)18.52%
Revenue (TTM)$16.84B
Earnings Growth (YoY)3.30%
Dividend Rate2.9%
Analyst Target Price$325.05 (24 analysts)

Financial History

Annual Revenue & Earnings History

YearRevenueNet IncomeGross ProfitEBITDA
2020 $11.79B -$1.21B $4.90B $2.22B
2021 $12.73B $1.13B $5.22B $2.47B
2022 $14.19B $1.09B $5.42B $2.55B
2023 $15.32B $1.37B $6.18B $3.03B
2024 $15.74B $2.11B $6.84B $3.85B
2025 $16.08B $2.08B $7.16B $3.46B

Recent Quarterly Revenue & Net Income

QuarterRevenueNet Income
Sep 2025 $4.17B $585M
Dec 2025 $4.20B $564M
Mar 2026 $4.07B $433M
Jun 2026 $4.42B $535M

Ownership & Float

Insider Ownership0.2%
Institutional Ownership94.1%
Short Float1.7%
% of All Funds Holding19.26%
Number of Funds Holding1,694

Current Moving Averages

Trend Edge tracks near-term, medium-term, cyclical, and secular moving averages across weekly and monthly timeframes to identify trend structure at every horizon.

TimeframeSMAValueTrend Context
Weekly10-Week SMA$278.96Near-term / short-term trend
Weekly40-Week SMA$274.61Medium-term trend
Weekly80-Week SMA$269.49Cyclical trend (business cycle)
Weekly200-Week SMA$232.22Secular trend (multi-year)
Monthly10-Month SMA$276.88Near-term monthly trend
Monthly20-Month SMA$270.78Medium-term monthly trend
Monthly40-Month SMA$246.18Secular monthly trend

Volume Shelves — Support & Resistance

Trend Edge identifies volume shelves: price zones where historically elevated trading volume creates structural support or resistance. A volume shelf forms when a disproportionate share of cumulative volume was transacted at a specific price level, making it a high-conviction anchor for future price reactions.

Price LevelTypeVolume RatioAge
$251.00 support 1.25x 3 months ago
$304.00 resistance 1.34x 6 months ago
$248.00 support 1.16x 19 months ago
$235.00 support 1.05x 20 months ago

Historical Earnings Reactions (122 events)

TimeframeAvg ReturnMedianWin RateBestWorst
Gap -0.14% 0.00% 48.36% 2.40% -6.27%
1 Day 0.19% 0.22% 53.28% 12.66% -8.48%
1 Week 0.75% 0.43% 54.10% 23.99% -12.70%
2 Weeks 1.02% 0.88% 56.56% 28.01% -12.05%
1 Month 0.90% 0.97% 54.10% 22.99% -31.68%

Next earnings: October 27, 2026 (16 days away)

Seasonality & Day-of-Week Patterns

Monthly Seasonality

MonthAvg ReturnWin RateSamples
Jan0.3%52.9%51
Feb0.2%58.8%51
Mar1.0%60.8%51
Apr2.8%62.7%51
May2.1%56.9%51
Jun0.7%56.9%51
Jul0.8%49.0%51
Aug1.3%56.9%51
Sep-0.3%51.0%51
Oct0.6%52.0%50
Nov1.9%64.0%50
Dec1.4%51.0%51

Day-of-Week Tendencies

DayAvg ReturnWin RateSamples
Monday -0.07% 44.0% 2402
Tuesday 0.05% 46.7% 2605
Wednesday 0.11% 48.2% 2606
Thursday 0.08% 47.5% 2556
Friday 0.10% 48.7% 2541

Top Institutional Holders

Institutional holder breakdown coming soon.

Total institutional ownership: 94.1%

Insider Transactions — Smart Summary

Total insider ownership: 0.2%

12-Month Insider Activity Summary

Total Filings19
Net Value-$16.5M
Net Shares Change750
% of Float0.0%
C-Suite Filings11
Clusters Detected1

Key Insiders

NameTitleNet ValueFilingsActivity
Beck Christophe CHAIRMAN, PRESIDENT & CEO -$5.0M 1 1 sell
Doukeris Michel D +$2.0M 1 1 buy
Brown Darrell R Co-COO - Global Markets -$1.4M 1 1 sell
Cook Gregory B Co-COO - Global Businesses -$1.3M 1 1 sell
Green Eric Mark +$1.0M 1 1 buy
MacLennan David +$649,377.35 3 3 buy
Kirkland Scott D CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER -$462,131.16 1 1 sell
Clark Benjamin M. EVP - Global Supply Chain +$263,831 1 1 buy

Transaction Clusters

PeriodFilingsInsidersNet ValueSeniority
2026-02-17 – 2026-02-27 6 6 -$5.8M 4 C-suite

Significant Filings

DateInsiderTitleNet ValuePrice After
2026-09-14 Green Eric Mark +$1.0M Transaction at $276.64, now +1.9%
2026-08-20 Beck Christophe CHAIRMAN, PRESIDENT & CEO -$5.0M Transaction at $280.14, now +0.6%
2026-08-11 Cook Gregory B Co-COO - Global Businesses -$1.3M Transaction at $285.13, now -1.2%
2026-06-15 Clark Benjamin M. EVP - Global Supply Chain +$263,831 Transaction at $263.83, now +6.8%
2026-07-31 Kirkland Scott D CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER -$462,131.16 Transaction at $197.34, now +42.8%
2026-06-11 Doukeris Michel D +$2.0M Transaction at $258.00, now +9.2%

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AI Consult Analysis

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