Headquartered in Saint Paul, MN Fiscal year ends December NYSE: ECL ecolab.com
Ecolab Inc. (NYSE: ECL) is a global provider of water, hygiene, and infection prevention solutions and services, delivering approximately $16 billion in annual sales across more than 170 countries and 40 industries. The company employs 48,000 associates and integrates science-based solutions, data-driven insights, AI technology, and service expertise to help customers optimize performance, reduce costs, and conserve resources. Ecolab operates through four reportable segments: Global Water (encompassing Heavy Water, Light Water, High-Tech, Food & Beverage, and Paper), Global Institutional & Specialty (serving hospitality, healthcare, quick service, and food retail), Global Pest Elimination, and Global Life Sciences (bioprocessing, pharmaceutical & personal care, and purification). The company also has an Ecolab Digital business delivering hardware subscriptions and software solutions. Ecolab's growth engines include its rapidly scaling Global High-Tech platform—approaching $1.5 billion in annualized sales—which serves semiconductor manufacturers and data centers with ultrapure water technologies, circular water management, and direct liquid cooling systems for AI infrastructure. Recent acquisitions of Ovivo Electronics and CoolIT Systems have expanded the company's capabilities in microelectronics water treatment and AI data center liquid cooling. In Life Sciences, Ecolab provides end-to-end contamination control and purification technologies supporting drug development and manufacturing. The company helps protect one-third of the world's food production and a quarter of the power generated globally. Updated
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Ecolab Inc. (NYSE: ECL) is a global provider of water, hygiene, and infection prevention solutions and services, delivering approximately $16 billion in annual sales across more than 170 countries and 40 industries.
24/7 Wall St.'s 12-month price target for ECL is $327.30, rated Buy. The Wall Street consensus target is $325.05. ECL price prediction →
