Ecolab Inc (ECL): Congress and insider trades
Who in Congress and inside the company traded ECL, when each filing appeared, and what buying after each one would have earned against the S&P 500.
Key Facts
- Ecolab Inc (ECL) is a listed stock on NYSE.
- 10 members of Congress filed 22 buys and 32 sells of ECL, the latest published 2026-08-12 (12 August 2026).
- Insiders filed 3 open market buys worth $3.2M and 5 sells worth $10M, the latest filed 2026-09-14 (14 September 2026).
- Across 14 scored buys, Congress averaged -1.5% against the S&P 500 (SPY) over the 90 days after disclosure, with 36% of them ahead of the index. That result is not distinguishable from luck.
- Across 2 scored buys, Insiders averaged +1.3% against the S&P 500 (SPY) over the 90 days after disclosure, with 100% of them ahead of the index. That result is too few trades to draw a conclusion.
- Data as of 2026-09-29 (29 September 2026).
Congress trades in ECL
as of 2026-08-12| Filed | Member | Type | Size | Days to file | 90 day vs S&P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Aug 2026 | Ro Khanna (D-CA) | sell | 1K–15K | 18 | n/a |
| 8 Jul 2026 | Ro Khanna (D-CA) | sell | 1K–15K | 34 | n/a |
| 8 Jul 2026 | Ro Khanna (D-CA) | buy | 1K–15K | 20 | n/a |
| 16 Jun 2026 | John Boozman (R-AR) | sell | 1K–15K | 32 | n/a |
| 11 Jun 2026 | Ro Khanna (D-CA) | buy | 1K–15K | 39 | +0.2% |
| 11 Jun 2026 | Ro Khanna (D-CA) | buy | 1K–15K | 13 | +0.2% |
| 11 Jun 2026 | Ro Khanna (D-CA) | sell | 1K–15K | 25 | n/a |
| 13 May 2026 | Ro Khanna (D-CA) | buy | 1K–15K | 28 | +8.7% |
| 9 Apr 2026 | Ro Khanna (D-CA) | buy | 1K–15K | 15 | -10.7% |
| 9 Apr 2026 | Ro Khanna (D-CA) | sell | 1K–15K | 8 | n/a |
| 15 May 2025 | Ro Khanna (D-CA) | sell | 1K–15K | 19 | n/a |
| 9 May 2025 | Jefferson Shreve (R-IN) | buy | 100K–250K | 31 | -2.1% |
| 10 Nov 2023 | Ro Khanna (D-CA) | sell | 15K–50K | 13 | n/a |
| 12 Apr 2023 | Ro Khanna (D-CA) | buy | 1K–15K | 24 | +4.1% |
| 12 Apr 2023 | Kathy Manning (D-NC) | sell | 15K–50K | 11 | n/a |
| 10 Mar 2023 | Ro Khanna (D-CA) | sell | 15K–50K | 26 | n/a |
| 10 Mar 2023 | Ro Khanna (D-CA) | sell | 1K–15K | 22 | n/a |
| 15 Feb 2023 | Kevin Hern (R-OK) | sell | 1K–15K | 14 | n/a |
| 16 Jan 2023 | Kevin Hern (R-OK) | sell | 15K–50K | 25 | n/a |
| 4 Jan 2023 | Ro Khanna (D-CA) | sell | 1K–15K | 28 | n/a |
| 14 Nov 2022 | Alan Lowenthal (D-CA) | sell | 1K–15K | 9 | n/a |
| 14 Nov 2022 | Alan Lowenthal (D-CA) | sell | 1K–15K | 9 | n/a |
| 12 Oct 2022 | Ro Khanna (D-CA) | buy | 1K–15K | 29 | -1.2% |
| 12 Oct 2022 | Ro Khanna (D-CA) | buy | 1K–15K | 8 | -1.2% |
| 12 Oct 2022 | Ro Khanna (D-CA) | buy | 15K–50K | 8 | -1.2% |
| 12 Aug 2022 | Ro Khanna (D-CA) | buy | 1K–15K | 21 | -4.8% |
| 25 Jul 2022 | Alan Lowenthal (D-CA) | buy | 1K–15K | 5 | -3.3% |
| 25 Jul 2022 | Alan Lowenthal (D-CA) | buy | 1K–15K | 6 | -3.3% |
| 11 Jul 2022 | Ro Khanna (D-CA) | buy | 1K–15K | 20 | -5.0% |
| 15 Jun 2022 | Ro Khanna (D-CA) | sell | 1K–15K | 31 | n/a |
| 15 Jun 2022 | Ro Khanna (D-CA) | sell | 15K–50K | 36 | n/a |
| 12 May 2022 | Ro Khanna (D-CA) | buy | 1K–15K | 15 | +1.0% |
| 11 Mar 2022 | Ro Khanna (D-CA) | sell | 15K–50K | 19 | n/a |
| 11 Mar 2022 | Ro Khanna (D-CA) | buy | 1K–15K | 22 | +2.4% |
| 4 Mar 2022 | Don Beyer (D-VA) | sell | 1K–15K | 3 | n/a |
| 9 Feb 2022 | Ro Khanna (D-CA) | sell | 1K–15K | 19 | n/a |
| 9 Feb 2022 | Ro Khanna (D-CA) | sell | 15K–50K | 18 | n/a |
| 9 Feb 2022 | Ro Khanna (D-CA) | buy | 15K–50K | 28 | -1.9% |
| 16 Sep 2021 | Ro Khanna (D-CA) | buy | 1K–15K | 40 | -0.2% |
| 16 Sep 2021 | Ro Khanna (D-CA) | buy | 15K–50K | 29 | -0.2% |
| 5 Jul 2021 | Don Beyer (D-VA) | sell | 1K–15K | 17 | n/a |
| 3 Jun 2021 | David McKinley (R-WV) | sell | < 1K | 21 | n/a |
| 6 May 2021 | Susie Lee (D-NV) | sell | 1K–15K | 41 | n/a |
| 12 Mar 2021 | Susie Lee (D-NV) | sell | 1K–15K | 30 | n/a |
| 12 Mar 2021 | Susie Lee (D-NV) | sell | 1K–15K | 20 | n/a |
| 18 Feb 2021 | Chris Jacobs (R-NY) | sell | 1K–15K | 44 | n/a |
| 11 Feb 2021 | Susie Lee (D-NV) | sell | 1K–15K | 36 | n/a |
| 11 Feb 2021 | John Boozman (R-AR) | sell | 1K–15K | 19 | n/a |
| 2 Jan 2021 | Don Beyer (D-VA) | buy | 1K–15K | 30 | -7.6% |
| 17 Dec 2020 | Ro Khanna (D-CA) | buy | 1K–15K | 43 | n/a |
| 2 Dec 2020 | Don Beyer (D-VA) | buy | 1K–15K | 6 | n/a |
| 21 Nov 2020 | Ro Khanna (D-CA) | sell | 1K–15K | 32 | n/a |
| 21 Nov 2020 | Ro Khanna (D-CA) | sell | 15K–50K | 32 | n/a |
| 6 Nov 2020 | Don Beyer (D-VA) | sell | 1K–15K | 13 | n/a |
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Insider trades in ECL
as of 2026-09-14| Filed | Insider | Type | Shares | Price | Value | 90 day vs S&P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Sep 2026 | Green Eric Mark | buy | 3,690 | $276.64 | $1.0M | n/a |
| 20 Aug 2026 | Beck Christophe | sell | 17,862 | $280.14 | $5.0M | n/a |
| 11 Aug 2026 | Cook Gregory B | sell | 4,567 | $285.13 | $1.3M | n/a |
| 31 Jul 2026 | Kirkland Scott D | sell | 3,357 | $276.96 | $930K | n/a |
| 11 Jun 2026 | Doukeris Michel D | buy | 7,750 | $258.00 | $2.0M | +0.2% |
| 10 Jun 2026 | Brown Darrell R | sell | 10,000 | $260.89 | $2.6M | n/a |
| 27 May 2026 | Vautrinot Suzanne M | sell | 1,004 | $264.98 | $266K | n/a |
| 5 May 2026 | MacLennan David | buy | 800 | $256.91 | $206K | +2.4% |
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Frequently asked questions
Who has bought ECL?
22 Congress buys by 10 members and 3 insider buys are on file. The tables on this page list every one.
Did buying ECL after a disclosure beat the market?
Across 14 scored buys, Congress averaged -1.5% against the S&P 500 (SPY) over the 90 days after disclosure, with 36% of them ahead of the index. That result is not distinguishable from luck. Across 2 scored buys, Insiders averaged +1.3% against the S&P 500 (SPY) over the 90 days after disclosure, with 100% of them ahead of the index. That result is too few trades to draw a conclusion. A single stock is a small sample.
Sources: Congressional trades: STOCK Act disclosures, collected from CapitolTrades. Insider trades: SEC Form 4 filings, collected from Finviz. Prices: Yahoo Finance daily adjusted closes. Data as of 2026-09-29 (29 September 2026). About these sources.
Not investment advice. Past disclosed trades do not predict future returns. Disclosures are published late, so the trades shown are ones you could only have copied after the fact. Talk to a licensed adviser before you invest.