ECL — Ecolab
Specialty Chemicals · Materials
S&P 500 Timeline
1989-01-31Joined S&P 500
Ecolab Inc. provides products and services in water, hygiene and energy. The company operates through the following segments: Global Industrial, Global Institutional and Specialty, Global Energy and Life Sciences, and Other.
The Global Industrial segment encompasses Water, Food and Beverage, Paper and Downstream operations. It provides water treatment and process applications along with cleaning and sanitizing solutions to industrial customers in manufacturing, food and beverage processing, transportation, chemicals, primary metals and mining, power generation, pulp and paper, commercial laundry, and global oil and petrochemical industries.
The Global Institutional and Specialty segment comprises Institutional, Specialty and Healthcare operations. It provides cleaning and sanitizing products to the foodservice, hospitality, lodging, healthcare, government, education and retail industries.
The Global Healthcare and Life Sciences segment includes Healthcare and Life Sciences businesses. It provides cleaning and sanitizing products to the healthcare, personal care and pharmaceutical industries.
The Other segment includes a pest elimination business that offers detection, elimination and prevention services for pests such as rodents and insects; a CT
Key Facts
| Status | Active |
| Sector | Materials |
| Industry | Specialty Chemicals |
| Joined | 1989-01-31 |
| Tenure | 37 yrs |
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Institutional Holdings (13F)
1,686 institutions hold ECL, totaling 301.3M shares ($76.3B) · As of 2026Q1
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Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · SEC EDGAR 13F · Updated 2026-07-10