ECOLAB INC.
Ecolab Inc. (formerly Economics Laboratory), headquartered in Saint Paul, Minnesota, provides products related to water treatment, sanitation, and hygiene, primarily to commercial and industrial customers. The company is ranked 274th on the Fortune 500 and 569th on the Forbes Global 2000.
Basic company information
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- Ticker / security symbols
- ECL [1]
- Listing exchanges
- NYSE [1]
- SEC industry
- Soap, Detergents, Cleang Preparations, Perfumes, Cosmetics [1]
- Business sectors
- conglomerate [2]
- Company / filing name
- ECOLAB INC. [1]
- Headquarters location
- Saint Paul [2]
- Business address
- 1 ECOLAB PLACE, SAINT PAUL, MN, 55102 [1]
- Founded
- 1923 [2]
- Legal form
- Delaware corporation [2]
- Incorporation jurisdiction
- Delaware, United States [1]
- Official website
- http://ecolab.com; http://www.ecolab.com [2]
- Fiscal year end
- December 31 (SEC record) [1]
- ISIN (reported securities)
- US2788651006 [2]
- CIK
- 0000031462 [1]
- SIC code
- 2840 [1]
- Country in background record
- United States [2]
Company positioning and business
Ecolab Inc. (formerly Economics Laboratory), headquartered in Saint Paul, Minnesota, provides products related to water treatment, sanitation, and hygiene, primarily to commercial and industrial customers. The company is ranked 274th on the Fortune 500 and 569th on the Forbes Global 2000. [3]
Background text: Wikipedia contributors, Ecolab. Selected introductory paragraphs, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Official filing data is cited separately.
Financial year, securities and disclosures
The SEC submissions record gives ECOLAB INC. a fiscal year end of 1231 (MMDD). Individual filings below identify their own reporting period; the filing date is the publication event, not the financial year end. [1]
Listed securities: ECL (NYSE). Multiple symbols may represent different share classes or securities of the same registrant. [4]
History and key events
Financial results and regulatory disclosures
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Source-verified relationships
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Related entities and concepts
Frequently asked questions
When was ECOLAB INC. founded?
Founded: 1923. The linked source provides the background record. [2]
Where is the headquarters of ECOLAB INC.?
Headquarters location: Saint Paul. The linked source provides the background record. [2]
Which business sectors are recorded for ECOLAB INC.?
Business sectors: conglomerate. The linked source provides the background record. [2]
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Sources and review dates
- SEC — ECOLAB INC. filing identity and securities ↗
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Reviewed 23 October 2026. Financial periods and historical event dates are shown separately. Figures reflect their stated source dates; this page is not a live quote or investment recommendation.