How this company measures up on the fundamentals that matter
Ecolab Inc. provides water, hygiene, and infection prevention solutions and services in the United States and internationally. The company operates through four segments: Global Water, Global Institutional & Specialty, Global Pest Elimination, and Global Life Sciences. The Global Water segment offers water treatment and process applications, and cleaning and sanitizing solutions to manufacturing, food and beverage processing, transportation, chemical, primary metals and mining, power generation, global refining, petrochemical, pulp and paper industries. The Global Institutional & Specialty segment provides cleaning and sanitizing products to the foodservice, healthcare, hospitality, lodging, government, education and retail industries. The Global Pest Elimination segment provides pest elimination services to detect, prevent, and eliminate pests comprising rodents and insects in full-service and quick-service restaurants, food and beverage processors, hotels, grocery operations, and other commercial segments, including education, life sciences, and healthcare. The Global Life Sciences segment provides cleaning and contamination control solutions to pharmaceutical and personal care manufacturers. It offers its products under the Ecolab, Kay, Purolite, and Bioquell brand names. The company sells its products through field sales and corporate account personnel, distributors, and dealers. Ecolab Inc. was founded in 1923 and is headquartered in Saint Paul, Minnesota.
Five compliance checks based on AAOIFI standards — all must pass for ethical clearance
Trading at $254, 32% above fair value of $192. Moderate competitive position. Fails ethical screen (Debt ratio). Ranks better than 15% of screened stocks.
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Balance sheet strength and cash generation — the foundation of long-term value
SEC Form 4 filings — what company insiders are buying and selling
| Date | Insider | Title | Type | Shares | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-13 | MACLENNAN DAVID W | Director | 1,000 | $250,650 | |
| 2026-05-04 | MACLENNAN DAVID W | Director | 800 | $205,530 | |
| 2026-05-04 | COOK GREGORY B | Officer | 8,396 | — | |
| 2026-03-31 | REICH VICTORIA J | Director | 137 | — | |
| 2026-03-31 | NOWELL LIONEL L III | Director | 137 | — | |
| 2026-03-31 | ALTHOFF JUDSON | Director | 137 | — | |
| 2026-03-31 | GROSS MARION K | Director | 137 | — | |
| 2026-03-31 | DOUKERIS MICHEL | Director | 137 | — | |
| 2026-03-31 | MACLENNAN DAVID W | Director | 186 | $12,812 | |
| 2026-03-31 | VAUTRINOT SUZANNE M. | Director | 137 | — |
Data sourced from public filings and market feeds. Not financial advice. Updated: 2025-12-31