What is the 13F Pro Quality Score for ECL?

13F Pro ranks ECOLAB INC. (ECL) on the 13F Pro Quality Score, a 0–100 composite of 32 fundamental signals including return on invested capital, free cash flow consistency, balance-sheet strength, earnings quality, growth durability, and valuation discipline. The score refreshes after each 10-K and 10-Q filing on SEC EDGAR. View ECL's current score at https://13fpro.ai/company/ECL (free sign-up required for the full ranking).

Which hedge funds own the most ECL stock?

Based on the most recent Form 13F-HR filings on SEC EDGAR, the largest reported institutional holders of ECL include BlackRock,, VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, JPMORGAN CHASE & CO. Holdings are reported quarterly within 45 days of quarter-end and updated on https://13fpro.ai/company/ECL as soon as new 13F filings post.

Where does 13F Pro source ECL data?

All ECOLAB INC. fundamentals and ownership data come directly from SEC EDGAR. ECOLAB INC. files with the SEC under CIK 31462. 13F Pro ingests XBRL financial facts from 10-K and 10-Q filings, Form 13F-HR institutional holdings, and Form 4 insider transactions, with no third-party rewrites or estimates.

What sector is ECL in?

ECOLAB INC. (ECL) is classified in the Materials sector. 13F Pro publishes sector-level fund flow analysis and quality leaders at https://13fpro.ai/research/sector/materials.

What drives ECL's revenue?

Per ECOLAB INC.'s latest 10-Q filed with the SEC on 2026-08-06, the biggest revenue drivers are: Global Water ($2,215.5M, +10% YoY); Global Institutional & Specialty ($1,617.4M, +4% YoY); Global Pest Elimination ($350.5M, +9% YoY). Figures are extracted from the filing text and machine-verified against the document. Full breakdown at https://13fpro.ai/company/ECL.

What are ECL's largest expenses?

ECOLAB INC.'s latest 10-Q reports these as the largest expense items: Cost of sales ($2,469.5M, +11% YoY); Selling, general and administrative ($1,141.6M, 25.9% of sales vs 26.5%); Special (gains) and charges ($46.4M, vs $24.6M prior year). Sourced directly from SEC EDGAR filing text for Q2 2026 (quarter ended June 30, 2026).

How often is ECL research updated on 13F Pro?

ECL's fundamentals refresh within hours of each new 10-K or 10-Q filing on SEC EDGAR. Institutional ownership updates after each quarterly 13F filing window. Insider transactions update after each Form 4 filing. The 13F Pro Quality Score recalculates after every fundamentals refresh.

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13F Pro Quality Score

63.3/100

Rank #636 of 2,961 stocksTOP 25%

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Rankings refresh quarterly once 80% of peers have filed (~45 days after quarter-end). Next update: ~Nov 14, 2026.

Revenue Growth

37.9/100

Profitability

67.1/100

Balance Sheet

80.4/100

Earnings Quality

57.3/100

Free Cash Flow

57.9/100

Institutional Flow

63.8/100

Revenue Scale

91.3/100

Dilution Risk

61.7/100

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Why ECL Scores 63/100

exact factor attribution · 2026-09-11

ECL's composite is driven by scale and capital efficiency, held back by revenue growth. Bars show each factor's exact push vs. a median company, using the same weights the ranking engine applies.

Scale

+6.2 pts

91th pct

Capital efficiency

+3.0 pts

80th pct

Profitability

+2.6 pts

67th pct

Free cash flow

+1.2 pts

58th pct

Earnings growth

+0.8 pts

66th pct

Earnings quality

+0.7 pts

57th pct

Institutional flow

+0.7 pts

64th pct

Shareholder dilution

+0.6 pts

62th pct

Revenue growth

-2.4 pts

38th pct

Latest change (2026-08-06): 64 → 64 · ↓ Earnings growth 67→50; despite ↑ Free cash flow 58→67

Factor percentiles are cross-sectional ranks across the ~2,800-stock scored universe, computed from SEC EDGAR filings. Not investment advice.

ECL Stock Analysis & AI Quality Score

Data updated 2026-09-11

AI stock analysis and institutional research for ECOLAB INC. (ECL), a Materials sector company. 13F Pro's AI-powered ranking engine scores ECL at 63.3/100 on a 32-signal composite quality model, placing it at rank #636 of 2,961 stocks — the top 25% of the AI-ranked universe. ECL scores in the top quartile across revenue scale (91.3), balance sheet strength (80.4). Areas of concern include revenue growth (37.9), which score below median versus the broader universe. Based on the latest XBRL financial filings (Q2 2026), ECOLAB INC. reports quarterly revenue of $4.4B, net income of $534.9M, an operating margin of 17.2%. Top institutional holders of ECL by reported 13-F value include BlackRock, VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, JPMORGAN CHASE, based on the most recent SEC filings. ECL trades on the NYSE exchange and files with the SEC under CIK 31462. 13F Pro's AI research platform runs 10 specialized AI analysts — value, growth, momentum, macro, and activist specialists — that debate ECL daily and publish AI-generated analysis with cited SEC sources. The platform aggregates historical XBRL financial facts, 10-Q and 10-K filings, insider Form 4 transactions, and institutional 13-F holdings for ECOLAB INC. directly from SEC EDGAR. ECOLAB INC.'s 13F Pro composite quality score has ranged between 38 and 73 since 2021, currently 63.3 — a stable long-term trajectory across 68 quarterly and live scoring snapshots.

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Fun facts about ECOLAB INC.

Quirks, history, and lore behind ECL — the kind of stuff that makes a stock memorable.

1
The Basics
U.S. large-cap company · listed on the NYSE · headquartered in Minnesota · operates in the specialty chemicals space.
2
The Numbers
Annual revenue of roughly $15 billion, with operations in over 170 countries — because dirty water and grimy industrial equipment are a global problem.
3
The History
Founded in 1923, it started by selling a cleaning and sanitizing product to restaurants and hotels, then spent a century quietly becoming indispensable to industries that hate being dirty.
4
The Secret
Its business is essentially a subscription to cleanliness — field reps visit customer sites and sell ongoing water treatment, hygiene, and infection-prevention programs, not just one-off products.
5
The Lore
It serves nearly every Fortune 500 food and beverage company, most major hotel chains, and thousands of hospitals — if a kitchen passed a health inspection today, there's a decent chance this company helped.
6
The Giveaway
Its name literally screams ecological cleanliness, its ticker is ECL, and it is the undisputed world leader in water, hygiene, and infection prevention solutions.

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What's Driving ECL's Business? Latest 10-Q Breakdown

✓ 33/33 datapoints verified

AI-extracted from ECOLAB INC.'s 10-Q filed 2026-08-06 — Q2 2026 (quarter ended June 30, 2026). Every figure is machine-verified against the filing text on SEC EDGAR.

Reported net sales rose 10% to $4,415.4 million on 5% organic growth and 4 points of pricing, but reported gross margin slipped to 44.1% from 44.8% on higher commodity costs.

Biggest Revenue Drivers

Global Water$2,215.5M+10% YoY

Fixed currency sales up 10% including a benefit from the Ovivo Electronics acquisition; organic sales +4%

Global Institutional & Specialty$1,617.4M+4% YoY

Improved growth in Institutional and strong growth in Specialty

Biggest Revenue Drivers

Total revenue: $4,415.4M+10% YoY

Global Water$2,215.5M+10% YoY

Fixed currency sales up 10% including a benefit from the Ovivo Electronics acquisition; organic sales +4%

Within Global Water

High-Tech+29% organic YoY

New business wins across microelectronics and data centers

Global Institutional & Specialty$1,617.4M+4% YoY

Improved growth in Institutional and strong growth in Specialty

Global Pest Elimination$350.5M+9% YoY

Gains in restaurants, food retail, food & beverage and healthcare, plus 2% from North America acquisitions

Global Life Sciences$221.0M+15% YoY

Continued growth in bioprocessing and pharmaceuticals & personal care, and improved growth in purification

Largest Expense Items

Cost of sales$2,469.5M+11% YoY

Reported gross margin 44.1% vs 44.8%; accelerating pricing offset higher commodity costs on an organic basis

Selling, general and administrative$1,141.6M25.9% of sales vs 26.5%

Productivity gains and favorable impact of recent acquisitions more than offset growth-oriented investments

Special (gains) and charges$46.4Mvs $24.6M prior year

Primarily One Ecolab initiative and acquisition and integration activities

Interest expense, net$73.1M+16% YoY

Higher interest expense from the Ovivo Electronics acquisition, partly offset by lower rates; includes $6.6M special charge on CoolIT debt

Margins: Reported gross margin fell to 44.1% from 44.8% and reported operating margin to 17.2% from 17.6%; organic gross margin edged up to 44.9% as accelerating pricing offset higher commodity costs.

Watch Items from the Filing

Total debt rose to $13.2 billion from $8.2 billion after issuing $5.0 billion of senior notes to fund the $4.75 billion CoolIT Systems acquisition, closed July 2, 2026.
Global Water organic operating margin fell 0.5 points as a 2.4-point pricing benefit was offset by 3.2 points of business investment and higher commodity costs.
Energy-driven raw material, manufacturing and logistics cost increases prompted an energy surcharge implemented in the second quarter, with pricing contributing 4 points of growth.
Nalco faces TPC Group MDL claims from over 5,000 plaintiffs; a July 2026 settlement in principle covers substantially all remaining plaintiffs, against TPC's disclosed $152M-$520M liability range.
One Ecolab initiative expanded to $328 million of restructuring costs and $97 million of special charges by 2027, targeting $325 million annualized savings, with $180 million delivered.

AI-extracted and verified against SEC EDGAR filing text. Not investment advice.

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Revenue

Q2 2026

$4.4B

Net Income

Q2 2026

$534.9M

Free Cash Flow

Q2 2026

$489.4M

Operating Margin

Q2 2026

17.2%

ROIC

Q2 2026

11.8%

D/E Ratio

Q2 2026

1.56

Period

Revenue & Net Income

Earnings Per Share

Key Financials Over Time

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Revenue

+2.2% YoY

$16.08BFY 2025

FY22 $14.19BFY23 $15.32BFY24 $15.74BFY25 $16.08B

Net Income

-1.7% YoY

$2.08BFY 2025

FY22 $1.09BFY23 $1.37BFY24 $2.11BFY25 $2.08B

Operating Income

-2.3% YoY

$2.74BFY 2025

FY22 $1.56BFY23 $1.99BFY24 $2.80BFY25 $2.74B

EPS (Diluted)

-1.2% YoY

$7.28FY 2025

FY22 $3.81FY23 $4.79FY24 $7.37FY25 $7.28

Total Assets

+10.3% YoY

$24.70BFY 2025

FY22 $21.46BFY23 $21.85BFY24 $22.39BFY25 $24.70B

Total Debt

+19.2% YoY

$9.76BFY 2025

FY22 $9.08BFY23 $8.81BFY24 $8.18BFY25 $9.76B

Op. Cash Flow

+4.9% YoY

$2.95BFY 2025

FY22 $1.79BFY23 $2.41BFY24 $2.81BFY25 $2.95B

Free Cash Flow

+4.7% YoY

$1.90BFY 2025

FY22 $1.08BFY23 $1.64BFY24 $1.82BFY25 $1.90B

Metric	FY 2025	FY 2024	FY 2023	FY 2022	FY 2021	FY 2020
Revenue	$16.08B +2.2%	$15.74B +2.7%	$15.32B +8.0%	$14.19B +11.4%	$12.73B +8.0%	$11.79B
Net Income	$2.08B -1.7%	$2.11B +53.9%	$1.37B +25.7%	$1.09B -3.4%	$1.13B	—
Operating Income	$2.74B -2.3%	$2.80B +40.7%	$1.99B +27.5%	$1.56B -2.3%	$1.60B +14.5%	$1.40B
EPS (Diluted)	$7.28 -1.2%	$7.37 +53.9%	$4.79 +25.7%	$3.81 -2.6%	$3.91 +194.2%	$-4.15
Total Assets	$24.70B +10.3%	$22.39B +2.5%	$21.85B +1.8%	$21.46B +1.2%	$21.21B +17.0%	$18.13B
Total Debt	$9.76B +19.2%	$8.18B -7.1%	$8.81B -3.0%	$9.08B +3.7%	$8.76B +31.0%	$6.69B
Operating Cash Flow	$2.95B +4.9%	$2.81B +16.7%	$2.41B +34.9%	$1.79B -13.3%	$2.06B +10.8%	$1.86B
Free Cash Flow	$1.90B +4.7%	$1.82B +11.1%	$1.64B +52.2%	$1.08B -24.2%	$1.42B +3.5%	$1.37B

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Top Institutional Holders of ECL

BlackRock, Inc.
$6.4B23,051,363 sh
VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC
$4.6B16,537,270 sh
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO
$4.1B14,619,468 sh
STATE STREET CORP
$3.3B11,770,714 sh
MORGAN STANLEY
$2.2B7,827,291 sh
VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC
$1.8B6,300,975 sh
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC
$1.7B5,996,032 sh
GATES FOUNDATION TRUST
$1.5B5,218,044 sh
UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AME
$1.0B3,617,425 sh
ROYAL BANK OF CANADA
$1.0B3,611,647 sh

Fund	Value	Shares
BlackRock, Inc.	$6.4B	23,051,363
VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC	$4.6B	16,537,270
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO	$4.1B	14,619,468
STATE STREET CORP	$3.3B	11,770,714
MORGAN STANLEY	$2.2B	7,827,291
VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC	$1.8B	6,300,975
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC	$1.7B	5,996,032
GATES FOUNDATION TRUST	$1.5B	5,218,044
UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AME	$1.0B	3,617,425
ROYAL BANK OF CANADA	$1.0B	3,611,647

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13F Pro's AI-powered analysis of ECOLAB INC. (ECL) draws on SEC EDGAR-sourced fundamentals, institutional 13F holdings, and insider Form 4 transactions in the Materials sector (listed on NYSE). The 32-signal AI Quality Score, current rank, and full bull/bear verdict for ECL are available on the ECL stock profile dashboard — with the same data, AI insights, ratios, and institutional activity refreshed after every 10-K, 10-Q, 13F, and Form 4 filing. ECL is classified as a large company.

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