SEC ownership of ECOLAB INC.

Top holders, 13D/G large-stake signals, insider positions, and transaction flow tied to CIK 0000031462.

Comparable stake leader

VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC

Disclosed value leader

BlackRock, Inc.

Comparable rows

50/50

Latest evidence

30 Jun 2026

Ownership snapshot CIK-linked ownership evidence from parsed SEC filings. 3 signals
Comparable ownership rows
50 of 50
Meaning: Rows with safely comparable ownership %
Latest 13D/G holder
VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC
Source: Latest parsed Schedule 13D/G stake
Latest parsed ownership date
30 Jun 2026
Freshness: Most recent filing date in this holder set
Issuer Names, identifiers, and filing context for this profile. 2 identity fields
Issuer CIK
0000031462
Issuer location
Saint Paul, MN

Ownership snapshot

Top shareholders of ECOLAB INC. (13F + 13D/G + 3/4/5)

Grouped by holder across the latest SEC ownership disclosures. Start with comparable ownership when available, then verify the linked 13F, 13D/G, or 3/4/5 evidence.

Comparable stake leader
VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEME...
Disclosed value leader
BlackRock, Inc.
Comparable rows
50/50
Latest evidence
30 Jun 2026
13D/G 13F 3/4/5 Lead comparable stake: 6.7% 13D/G row: VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC Showing 1-8 of 50 holder rows.

Quick read

VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC leads the comparable SEC ownership view at 6.7%.

50 of 50 rows have a safely comparable ownership percentage. Use this as a filing-backed starting point, then open the detailed table for source links, reporting role, position value, share count, and filing date.

Open SEC evidence Opens VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC's linked filing trail.
Comparable ownership Top 5
VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 6.7%
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 5.1%
Christophe Beck 0.03%
Darrell R. Brown 0.01%
Gregory B. Cook 0.01%

Ownership % is shown only when SEC disclosures are safely comparable across share classes.

Detailed SEC evidence table Showing 1-8 of 50 holder rows
Holder Evidence Ownership % Position 12M Net Δ As of
VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC
13D/G 13F
Vanguard Capital Management · Company
6.7%
$5,121,587,922
19,004,742 shares
$0 31 Mar 2026
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO
13D/G 13F
Company
5.1%
$4,025,367,867
14,448,038 shares
$0 30 Jun 2026
Christophe Beck
3/4/5
CHAIRMAN & CEO, Director
0.03%
$28,434,815
92,530 shares
-$11,823,594 24 Feb 2026
Darrell R. Brown
3/4/5
Co-COO - Global Markets
0.01%
$8,539,709
32,733 shares
-$2,608,870 09 Jun 2026
Gregory B. Cook
3/4/5
Co-COO - Global Businesses
0.01%
$5,282,005
19,856 shares
-$1,070,656 04 May 2026
Nicholas J. Alfano
3/4/5
EVP & PRES - GLOBAL WATER
0%
$2,214,509
7,429 shares
-$2,884,314 18 Feb 2026
Jennifer J. Bradway
3/4/5
SVP & CORPORATE CONTROLLER
0%
$1,836,565
6,058 shares
-$410,511 18 Feb 2026
BlackRock, Inc.
13F
Company
13F
8.1%
$6,067,143,803
22,807,096 shares
31 Mar 2026
How to read this table

Rows are grouped by holder and ranked first by SEC-reported ownership % when it is safely comparable, then by disclosed holdings value. indicates unavailable or non-comparable values; "mixed-class rows" means the latest filing spans non-comparable classes.

Forms 3/4/5 flow

Insider trading overview

Net insider flow leans to selling over the last 12 months. Net value: -$17,440,556.

Buys
$3,079,816
Insiders: 3
Sells
$20,520,372
Insiders: 9
Net
-$17,440,556
Shares: -60,299
Window
Last 12 months
4 rolling buckets
Buy value Sell value
Shares: 11,900 Shares: 72,199
Window (months) Buy shares Sell shares Buy value Sell value Net value
0-3 10,550 11,004 $2,719,511 $2,874,910 -$155,399
3-6 0 35,898 $0 $10,978,998 -$10,978,998
6-9 750 23,136 $193,198 $6,057,684 -$5,864,486
9-12 600 2,161 $167,108 $608,780 -$441,673

Reporting owners

Insider holders from Forms 3/4/5

Showing 1-20 of 42 reporting-owner rows connected to ECOLAB INC.. Open a relationship link for the CIK-to-CIK filing trail.

Rows
42
Largest Forms 3/4/5 holder
William H. Gates III
Net 12M change
-$17,440,557
Latest report
30 Jun 2026
Name Relationship Holdings Value Past Year Net Change Change % Valuation Report Date
William H. Gates III 10%+ Owner $7,202,772,216 Filing P/S 20 Nov 2024
Douglas M. Baker Jr. EXEC CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD, Director $152,680,318 Mixed 23 Feb 2022
Daniel J. Schmechel Evp Growth And Transformation $40,532,808 Mixed 31 Dec 2021
Christophe Beck CHAIRMAN & CEO, Director $28,434,815 -$11,823,594 -29% Mixed 24 Feb 2026
John J. Zillmer Director $13,132,191 Mixed 30 Jun 2026
Michael C. McCormick Evp Corporate Affairs $9,269,878 Mixed 15 Aug 2022
Darrell R. Brown Co-COO - Global Markets $8,539,709 -$2,608,870 -23% Filing P/S 09 Jun 2026
David W. MacLennan Director $7,883,680 +$816,485 +12% Mixed 30 Jun 2026
Laurie M. Marsh Evp Human Resources $7,879,297 Mixed 19 Feb 2025
Barbara Beck Director $7,581,671 Mixed 31 Mar 2024
HIGGINS ARTHUR J Director $6,758,349 Mixed 31 Mar 2025
Victoria Reich Director $6,661,872 -$301,080 -4.3% Mixed 31 Mar 2026
Timothy P. Mulhere Evp & Pres Global Inst $6,419,122 Mixed 02 May 2022
Gregory B. Cook Co-COO - Global Businesses $5,282,005 -$1,070,656 -17% Mixed 04 May 2026
Scott D. Kirkland Chief Financial Officer $5,100,509 Mixed 24 Feb 2026
Michael Larson Director $5,098,560 Mixed 30 Jun 2026
Larry L. Berger Evp & Chief Technical Officer $4,651,303 Mixed 26 Feb 2025
Angela M. Busch Evp Corp Strat & Bus Dev $4,314,921 Mixed 15 Mar 2024
Jeffrey M. Ettinger Director $3,951,349 Mixed 04 May 2023
Suzanne M. Vautrinot Director $3,140,371 -$649,441 -17% Mixed 30 Jun 2026

Recent insider transactions for ECOLAB INC.

Showing up to 300 recent insider transactions from the last 12 months.

Insider Symbol Class Transaction % SEC-reported value SEC-reported price Shares Shares owned Date Ownership
John J. Zillmer ECL Common Stock Award 0.26% 130 49,365 30 Jun 2026 Direct
Julie P. Whalen ECL Common Stock Award 38.1% 130 472 30 Jun 2026 Direct
Suzanne M. Vautrinot ECL Common Stock Award 1.12% 130 11,805 30 Jun 2026 Direct
Lionel L. Nowell III ECL Common Stock Award 1.96% 130 6,773 30 Jun 2026 Direct
Tracy B. McKibben ECL Common Stock Award 1.13% 130 11,668 30 Jun 2026 Direct
David W. MacLennan ECL Common Stock Award 0.7% 176 25,427 30 Jun 2026 Direct
Michael Larson ECL Common Stock Award 0.68% 130 19,166 30 Jun 2026 Direct
Marion K. Gross ECL Common Stock Award 27.9% 130 597 30 Jun 2026 Direct
Eric M. Green ECL Common Stock Award 6.87% 274 4,257 30 Jun 2026 Direct
Michel D. Doukeris ECL Common Stock Award 1.56% 130 8,458 30 Jun 2026 Direct
Shari L. Ballard ECL Common Stock Award 2.76% 260 9,685 30 Jun 2026 Direct
Judson B. Althoff ECL Common Stock Award 11.4% 130 1,273 30 Jun 2026 Direct
Benjamin M. Clark ECL Common Stock Purchase 1211% $263,831 $263.83 1,000 1,083 11 Jun 2026 Direct
Michel D. Doukeris ECL Common Stock Purchase 1344.9% $1,999,500 $258.00 7,750 8,326 10 Jun 2026 Direct
Darrell R. Brown ECL Common Stock Sale -23.4% $2,608,870 $260.89 -10,000 32,733 09 Jun 2026 Direct
Darrell R. Brown ECL Common Stock Options Exercise 30.6% 10,000 42,733 09 Jun 2026 Direct
Darrell R. Brown ECL Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) Options Exercise -100% -10,000 0 09 Jun 2026 Direct
Suzanne M. Vautrinot ECL Common Stock Sale -7.93% $266,040 $264.98 -1,004 11,651 27 May 2026 Direct
Suzanne M. Vautrinot ECL Common Stock Tax liability -7.3% -996 12,655 22 May 2026 Direct
Suzanne M. Vautrinot ECL Common Stock Options Exercise 17.2% 2,000 13,651 22 May 2026 Direct
Suzanne M. Vautrinot ECL Non-Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) Options Exercise -100% -2,000 0 22 May 2026 Direct
John J. Zillmer ECL Non-Employee Director Stock Option (Right to Buy) Award 732 732 15 May 2026 Direct
Julie P. Whalen ECL Non-Employee Director Stock Option Award 537 537 15 May 2026 Direct
Julie P. Whalen ECL Non-Employee Director Stock Option (Right to Buy) Award 732 732 15 May 2026 Direct
Suzanne M. Vautrinot ECL Non-Employee Director Stock Option (Right to Buy) Award 732 732 15 May 2026 Direct
Lionel L. Nowell III ECL Non-Employee Director Stock Option (Right to Buy) Award 732 732 15 May 2026 Direct
Tracy B. McKibben ECL Non-Employee Director Stock Option (Right to Buy) Award 732 732 15 May 2026 Direct
David W. MacLennan ECL Non-Employee Director Stock Option (Right to Buy) Award 732 732 15 May 2026 Direct
Michael Larson ECL Non-Employee Director Stock Option (Right to Buy) Award 732 732 15 May 2026 Direct
Marion K. Gross ECL Non-Employee Director Stock Option (Right to Buy) Award 732 732 15 May 2026 Direct
Eric M. Green ECL Non-Employee Director Stock Option (Right to Buy) Award 732 732 15 May 2026 Direct
Michel D. Doukeris ECL Non-Employee Director Stock Option (Right to Buy) Award 732 732 15 May 2026 Direct
Shari L. Ballard ECL Non-Employee Director Stock Option (Right to Buy) Award 732 732 15 May 2026 Direct
Judson Althoff ECL Non-Employee Director Stock Option (Right to Buy) Award 732 732 15 May 2026 Direct
David W. MacLennan ECL Common Stock Purchase 4.13% $250,650 $250.65 1,000 25,230 13 May 2026 Direct
Gregory B. Cook ECL Common Stock Tax liability -19.1% -3,829 16,241 04 May 2026 Direct
Gregory B. Cook ECL Common Stock Options Exercise 71.9% 8,396 20,069 04 May 2026 Direct
Gregory B. Cook ECL Restricted Stock Units Options Exercise -100% -8,396 0 04 May 2026 Direct
David W. MacLennan ECL Common Stock Purchase 3.41% $205,530 $256.91 800 24,230 04 May 2026 Direct
John J. Zillmer ECL Common Stock Award 0.28% 138 49,192 31 Mar 2026 Direct
Julie P. Whalen ECL Common Stock Award 67.8% 138 341 31 Mar 2026 Direct
Suzanne M. Vautrinot ECL Common Stock Award 1.2% 138 11,651 31 Mar 2026 Direct
Victoria J. Reich ECL Common Stock Award 0.55% 138 25,377 31 Mar 2026 Direct
Lionel L. Nowell III ECL Common Stock Award 2.12% 138 6,625 31 Mar 2026 Direct
Tracy B. McKibben ECL Common Stock Award 1.21% 138 11,516 31 Mar 2026 Direct
David W. MacLennan ECL Common Stock Award 0.8% 187 23,430 31 Mar 2026 Direct
Michael Larson ECL Common Stock Award 0.73% 138 19,008 31 Mar 2026 Direct
Marion K. Gross ECL Common Stock Award 42% 138 466 31 Mar 2026 Direct
Eric M. Green ECL Common Stock Award 7.87% 290 3,974 31 Mar 2026 Direct
Michel D. Doukeris ECL Common Stock Award 31.4% 138 576 31 Mar 2026 Direct
* marks a reported price that did not pass the local price check.
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