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Historical Annual Returns
Over the past 20 years, Ecolab Inc. has delivered an average annual return of 13.7%. The stock peaked in 2013 with a massive +41.8% gain, while investors faced a downturn in 2022 (-35.8%). Overall, the stock finished in the green 18 times out of 20 years.
Avg Return
+13.7%
Win Rate
90%
18W - 2L
Best
+41.8%
2013
Worst
-35.8%
2022
Performance Consistency
About Ecolab Inc.
Visit Website ↗Ecolab Inc. is a global leader in water, hygiene, and energy technologies and services. The company delivers comprehensive solutions and on-site service to promote safe food, maintain clean environments, optimize water and energy use, and improve operational efficiencies for customers in the food, healthcare, hospitality, industrial, and oil and gas markets worldwide. Ecolab's mission is to make the world cleaner, safer, and healthier.
Key Business Segments
Global Industrial
Provides water treatment, process applications, and cleaning and sanitizing solutions to customers in industrial sectors like food and beverage, manufacturing, and chemical processing.
Global Institutional
Offers cleaning and sanitizing products and services to customers in the hospitality, foodservice, and healthcare sectors.
Global Health & Life Sciences
Serves pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and medical device industries with specialized hygiene and contamination control solutions.
Other
Includes vehicle care, pest elimination, and other smaller businesses.
Key Innovations
- ✓Pioneered the concept of on-site service and integrated solutions for hygiene and sanitation, delivering measurable results for customers.
- ✓Develops advanced water management technologies to help industries conserve water, reduce energy, and improve operational efficiency.
Historical Milestones
Ecolab (then Economics Laboratory) is founded by Merritt J. Osborn, introducing 'Absorbit' to clean hotel carpets.
Introduces its first mechanical warewashing detergent, entering the foodservice industry.
Acquires ChemLawn, diversifying into lawn care services (later divested).
Merges with Nalco, becoming a global leader in water treatment and process improvement solutions.