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

09 Jun 2026

Top shareholders Insider holders Latest transactions

Public ticker: ECL on NYSE
Parsed ownership sources: 13D/G, 13F, and 3/4/5
Source: Parsed SEC ownership filingsUse: Compare filing families carefully
Largest SEC-reported holder: VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC
Ranking: Comparable ownership first, then disclosed value
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: 09 Jun 2026
Freshness: Most recent filing date in this holder set
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

09 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%

Christophe Beck 0.03%

Darrell R. Brown 0.01%

Gregory B. Cook 0.01%

Nicholas J. Alfano 0%

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 13D/G 13F	6.7%	$5,121,587,922 19,004,742 shares	$0	31 Mar 2026
Christophe Beck	3/4/5 CHAIRMAN & CEO, Director 3/4/5	0.03%	$28,434,815 92,530 shares	-$11,823,594	24 Feb 2026
Darrell R. Brown	3/4/5 Co-COO - Global Markets 3/4/5	0.01%	$8,539,709 32,733 shares	-$2,608,870	09 Jun 2026
Gregory B. Cook	3/4/5 Co-COO - Global Businesses 3/4/5	0.01%	$5,282,005 19,856 shares	-$1,070,656	04 May 2026
Nicholas J. Alfano	3/4/5 EVP & PRES - GLOBAL WATER 3/4/5	0%	$2,214,509 7,429 shares	-$2,884,314	18 Feb 2026
Jennifer J. Bradway	3/4/5 SVP & CORPORATE CONTROLLER 3/4/5	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
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO	13F Company 13F	4.1%	$3,061,251,939 11,662,354 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

Largest Forms 3/4/5 holder

William H. Gates III

Net 12M change

-$17,440,557

Latest report

11 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	$13,086,018			Median	15 May 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
Laurie M. Marsh	Evp Human Resources	$7,879,297			Mixed	19 Feb 2025
David MacLennan	Director	$7,831,365	+$816,485	+12%	Median	15 May 2026
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%	Median	04 May 2026
Scott D. Kirkland	Chief Financial Officer	$5,100,509			Mixed	24 Feb 2026
Michael Larson	Director	$5,056,375			Median	15 May 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	$3,087,340	-$649,441	-17%	Filing P/S	22 May 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
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
Shari L. Ballard	ECL	Common Stock	Award	3.02%			276	9,400	31 Mar 2026	Direct
Judson B. Althoff	ECL	Common Stock	Award	13.8%			138	1,140	31 Mar 2026	Direct
Michael Larson	ECL	Common Stock	Tax liability	-5.07%			-1,006	18,842	27 Mar 2026	Direct
Michael Larson	ECL	Common Stock	Options Exercise	13.1%			2,300	19,848	27 Mar 2026	Direct
Michael Larson	ECL	Non-Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	Options Exercise	-100%			-2,300	0	27 Mar 2026	Direct
Gregory B. Cook	ECL	Common Stock	Sale	-23.2%	$1,070,656	$304.25	-3,519	11,673	26 Feb 2026	Direct
Gregory B. Cook	ECL	Common Stock	Options Exercise	33.4%			3,800	15,192	26 Feb 2026	Direct
Gregory B. Cook	ECL	Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	Options Exercise	-100%			-3,800	0	26 Feb 2026	Direct
Margeaux M. King	ECL	Common Stock	Tax liability	-31.5%			-527	1,147	25 Feb 2026	Direct
Margeaux M. King	ECL	Common Stock	Options Exercise	13850%			1,662	1,674	25 Feb 2026	Direct
Margeaux M. King	ECL	Restricted Stock Units	Options Exercise	-33.3%			-1,662	3,326	25 Feb 2026	Direct
Tracy B. McKibben	ECL	Common Stock	Sale	-10%	$390,455	$308.66	-1,265	11,358	25 Feb 2026	Direct

^* marks a reported price that did not pass the local price check.