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 buys 22 10 members
Congress sells 32
Insider buys 3 $3.2M
Insider sells 5 $10M
Congress buys vs S&P, 90d -1.5% 14 scored buys
Insider buys vs S&P, 90d +1.3% 2 scored buys

Congress trades in ECL

as of 2026-08-12
  1. Ro Khanna33 trades
  2. Don Beyer5 trades
  3. Alan Lowenthal4 trades
  4. Susie Lee4 trades
  5. Kevin Hern2 trades
  6. John Boozman2 trades
  7. Jefferson Shreve1 trade
  8. Kathy Manning1 trade
Congress trades in ECL, newest first.
FiledMemberTypeSizeDays to file90 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

Insider trades in ECL

as of 2026-09-14
Open market insider trades in ECL, newest first.
FiledInsiderTypeSharesPriceValue90 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%

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.