ECOLAB INC.
Ticker: ECLMaterialsChemicalsS&P 500The business
Ecolab Inc. (NASDAQ: ECOL) is a global leader in water, hygiene, and infection prevention solutions and services. The company operates through four reportable segments: Global Water, Global Institutional & Specialty, Global Pest Elimination, and Global Life Sciences. With approximately $16 billion in annual sales, Ecolab serves customers in more than 170 countries across 40 industries, employing approximately 48,000 associates worldwide. The company's workforce includes more than 25,000 sales and service employees and approximately 3,000 research, development, engineering, and digital experts. Geographic distribution includes 43% of employees in North America, 21% in Europe, 12% in Latin America, 8% in Asia Pacific, 8% in India, Middle East and Africa, and 8% in Greater China.
The Global Water segment comprises Light & Heavy, Food & Beverage, and Paper operating divisions, providing water treatment and process applications to industrial customers in manufacturing, food and beverage processing, power generation, and related industries. Global Institutional & Specialty includes Institutional and Specialty divisions offering specialized cleaning and sanitizing products to foodservice, hospitality, healthcare, and retail sectors. Global Pest Elimination provides pest detection and elimination services across commercial segments. Global Life Sciences delivers contamination control and purification solutions to pharmaceutical and personal care manufacturers, operating under the Ecolab, Purolite, and Bioquell brand names.
Ecolab's business model emphasizes a "One Ecolab" enterprise selling strategy, leveraging science-based solutions, data-driven insights, and AI technology to help customers optimize operations while reducing water and energy consumption. The company helped customers conserve more than 226 billion gallons of water and avoid more than 4.6 million metric tons of greenhouse gas emissions in 2024. Key trademarks include Ecolab, Nalco, and 3D TRASAR, which are material across all reportable segments. The company directly operates in approximately 100 countries through wholly-owned subsidiaries and joint ventures. Ecolab's competitive advantages include demonstrated value, technical expertise, innovation, digital technology, global customer support, and comprehensive end-to-end solutions that help customers achieve sustainability and operational efficiency goals. More information is available at www.ecolab.com.
- Sector
- Materials
- Industry
- Chemicals
- HQ
- SAINT PAUL, MN
- FY end
- 12-31
- CIK
- 31462
- SIC
- 2840
Ownership
Who holds ECOLAB INC. — across funds, superinvestors and bonds · N-PORT 2026Q1 · 13F 2026-03-31
Top fund holders
| Fund | % of fund | Value |
|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD TOTAL STOCK MARKET INDEX FUND VTI · VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS | 0.11% | $2.14B |
| VANGUARD 500 INDEX FUND VOO · VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS | 0.12% | $1.72B |
| Fidelity 500 Index Fund FXAIX · Fidelity Concord Street Trust | 0.13% | $1.00B |
| iShares Core S&P 500 ETF IVV · iShares Trust | 0.12% | $872.26M |
| State Street(R) SPDR(R) S&P 500(R) ETF Trust SPY | 0.12% | $790.56M |
Superinvestors in ECOLAB INC.
Share of each manager's reported 13F portfolio.
Bonds held by funds
Funds report holding 15 issues of ECOLAB INC.'s debt, $497.71M at fund-held market value — what funds hold, not the company's debt outstanding. Weighted-average coupon 3.45%, maturing 2026–2055.
| Issue | Coupon | Matures | Funds | Fund-held |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ecolab Inc. | 2.125% | 2032-02-01 | 37 | $71.74M |
| Ecolab Inc | 4.300% | 2028-06-15 | 56 | $63.31M |
| Ecolab Inc | 5.000% | 2035-09-01 | 48 | $60.80M |
| ECOLAB INC 5.25% 01/15/2028 | 5.250% | 2028-01-15 | 36 | $49.55M |
| ECOLAB INC 2.7% 11/01/2026 | 2.700% | 2026-11-01 | 13 | $44.88M |
| Ecolab Inc | 2.700% | 2051-12-15 | 46 | $37.00M |
| Ecolab Inc | 4.800% | 2030-03-24 | 42 | $36.66M |
| Ecolab Inc | 1.300% | 2031-01-30 | 46 | $35.38M |
| Ecolab Inc | 3.250% | 2027-12-01 | 31 | $34.10M |
| Ecolab Inc | 1.650% | 2027-02-01 | 17 | $21.80M |
The 10 largest by fund-held value, of 15.
Fund ownership counts N-PORT filers only, so it is a floor rather than a census — pensions, insurers and direct holders are not visible here, and the remainder is not “held by individuals”.
Fund ownership is a subset of institutional 13F ownership — the two describe overlapping populations and must not be added together.
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