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Ecolab Inc. filings document the public-company disclosures of a Delaware operating company whose common stock trades on the New York Stock Exchange under ECL. The filings cover operating and financial results, supplemental segment reporting, changes to reportable segment structure, capital-structure information and material-event reports.
Proxy and 8-K filings describe annual-meeting matters, board and executive-leadership changes, compensation and governance topics, and shareholder voting materials. Other disclosures address material agreements, restructuring and exit-cost matters associated with the One Ecolab initiative, business context for water, hygiene and infection prevention operations, and the company’s service footprint across multiple customer industries.
Ecolab Inc. is reshaping its senior leadership by splitting the chief operating officer role into two positions. Effective April 1, 2026, Chairman and CEO Christophe Beck also becomes President, while Darrell R. Brown is appointed Co-COO, Global Markets, and Gregory B. Cook becomes Co-COO, Global Businesses.
Brown will relocate to Sydney and receive an annualized base salary of AU$1,300,000 (about $876,200), a target cash incentive equal to 105% of salary, and a $2,500,000 long-term incentive opportunity. Cook’s new role includes a $750,000 base salary, a 105% target incentive, and $2,200,000 in long-term incentives.
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC reported the sale of Common Stock related to a stock option exercise. The excerpt lists 20,000 Common Stock and a separate broker-assisted cashless exercise of 23,833 shares, both dated 02/24/2026. The transaction method is described as a broker-assisted cashless exercise.
Ecolab Inc. reported that director Victoria J. Reich informed the Board on February 18, 2026 that she will not stand for re-election at the company’s annual meeting scheduled for May 7, 2026. The company stated that her decision was not due to any disagreement with Ecolab.
The Board recognized Ms. Reich as a valued colleague and expressed appreciation for her many years of service.
Ecolab Inc. has filed a shelf registration to offer debt securities. The registration statement permits Ecolab to offer and sell debt securities from time to time after the registration becomes effective, with specific terms to be provided in prospectus supplements.
The prospectus states net proceeds will be used for general corporate purposes unless a supplement indicates otherwise. The base prospectus describes possible distribution methods, governing indenture, and incorporation by reference to the Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025. Date of prospectus: February 23, 2026.
Ecolab Inc. describes a global business built around water, hygiene, infection prevention and life sciences solutions, with about $16 billion in annual sales and customers in more than 170 countries. The company operates through four main segments: Global Water, Global Institutional & Specialty, Global Pest Elimination and Global Life Sciences.
Ecolab highlights sustainability as central to its strategy, citing 2024 customer outcomes such as conserving over 226 billion gallons of water and avoiding more than 4.6 million metric tons of greenhouse gas emissions. It is targeting by 2030 protection of 2 billion people from infections and enough drinking water for 1 billion people, while also pursuing science-based net-zero climate goals.
The filing outlines key risks including global economic and geopolitical volatility, currency fluctuations (with about 47% of 2025 net sales generated outside the U.S.), raw material cost and supply pressures, cybersecurity threats, expanding environmental and product regulations, and execution risks around acquisitions, ERP upgrades, AI use and major organizational initiatives.
Ecolab Inc. chief financial officer Scott D. Kirkland reported equity compensation activity in company common stock. On February 18, 2026, he acquired 9,740 shares through a grant or award at $0 per share and had 3,956.434 shares withheld at $303.15 per share to cover minimum statutory tax obligations upon vesting of performance-based restricted stock units. After these direct transactions, he owned 17,313.412 directly held shares. Footnotes also show 1,455.584 units in the Ecolab Stock Fund of the Ecolab Savings Plan as of January 31, 2026, stated to be equivalent to approximately 2,668 shares of common stock held indirectly.
ECOLAB INC. executive Alexandra M A Hlila reported routine share movements related to equity compensation. She received a grant or award of 508 shares of common stock at a stated price of $0.0000 per share, increasing her direct holdings. On the same date, 214.518 shares of common stock were disposed of at $303.15 per share to satisfy minimum statutory tax obligations through share withholding upon the vesting of performance-based restricted stock units, as described under Rule 16b-3. After these transactions, she directly owned 378.698 shares of Ecolab common stock.
ECOLAB INC. executive Alexander A. De Boo, EVP & President – Global Markets, reported equity compensation activity in company common stock. On February 18, 2026, he acquired 2,371 shares through a grant at $0.00 per share, increasing his direct holdings.
On the same date, 125.664 shares were disposed of at $303.15 per share to satisfy minimum statutory tax obligations tied to the vesting of performance-based restricted stock units, as permitted under Rule 16b-3. Following these transactions, his direct ownership stands at 7,970.94 shares of Ecolab common stock.
Ecolab Inc. executive Gregory B. Cook reported equity compensation and related tax withholding transactions. On 2026-02-18, he acquired 3,388 shares of Ecolab common stock as a grant or award at a stated price of $0.00 per share, increasing his directly held stake to 12,458.380 shares immediately after that award.
On the same date, 1,065.986 directly held shares were disposed of at $303.1500 per share to satisfy minimum statutory tax obligations tied to the vesting of performance-based restricted stock units, leaving 11,392.394 directly owned shares. Separately, he holds 3,556.129 units in the Ecolab Stock Fund of the Ecolab Savings Plan as of January 31, 2026, equivalent to approximately 6,519 shares of common stock held indirectly through the plan.
Ecolab Inc. President & COO Darrell R. Brown reported equity compensation activity involving company common stock. On February 18, 2026, he acquired 8,469 shares of Ecolab common stock in a grant or award at a stated price of $0.00 per share, increasing his direct holdings.
On the same date, 3,264.199 shares of common stock were disposed of at $303.15 per share to cover minimum statutory tax obligations through share withholding tied to the vesting of performance-based restricted stock units. After these transactions, he directly owned 32,733.364 shares of Ecolab common stock.