Ecolab
ECL · NYSE · Basic Materials
$308.38
+$5.49 (+1.78%) today
Market Cap
$86.49B
24h Volume
$459.9M
P/E Ratio
42.0
52w High
$308.38
52w Low
$244.41
Est. AI Revenue
3%
7-Day Sparkline (Static)
Company facts
Performance
About Ecolab
Ecolab is a global water treatment, hygiene, and infection prevention company serving industrial, institutional, and healthcare customers. In 2026 it acquired CoolIT Systems, a maker of direct to chip liquid cooling technology for AI data centers.
Its main products span water treatment and pest elimination services for its core customer base, plus CoolIT's direct to chip liquid cooling systems, which are growing quickly as AI data centers scale up.
Founded in 1923 and headquartered in Saint Paul, Minnesota, Ecolab trades on the NYSE and employs roughly 48,000 people.
Ecolab in the AI buildout
Ecolab sits in the Cooling & Thermal layer through its CoolIT Systems unit, which sells direct to chip liquid cooling for AI data centers. CoolIT's sales are growing fast but remain a small slice of Ecolab's much larger water treatment and hygiene business, which is why Supercycle scores its AI exposure at 10 out of 100.
ECL is tracked in Cooling & Thermal, rated Peripheral on the AI Exposure leaderboard.
By the numbers
52-week range
ECL trades at $308.38, 100% of the way up its 52-week range of $244.41 to $308.38.
Market cap
Market capitalization is $86.49B, with an AI Exposure Score of 10 out of 100.
Valuation vs peers
Its P/E ratio of 42.0 is in line with the Cooling & Thermal category median of 41.9.
Next earnings
Ecolab is next expected to report earnings on October 27, 2026.
Market data as of the close on . Prices are end of day, not live.
Frequently asked questions
What does Ecolab do?
Ecolab provides water treatment, hygiene, and infection prevention products and services to industrial, institutional, and healthcare customers, and since 2026 also sells liquid cooling systems for AI data centers through its CoolIT Systems unit.
How is Ecolab exposed to AI?
Lightly. CoolIT Systems' direct to chip liquid cooling business is growing quickly but is still a small fraction of Ecolab's total revenue, which is why Supercycle scores it 10 out of 100.
What are Ecolab's main products?
Water treatment and hygiene services for its core industrial and institutional customers, plus CoolIT Systems' direct to chip liquid cooling systems for AI data centers.
Is ECL a pure play AI stock?
No. Ecolab is a large, diversified water and hygiene company where AI data center cooling is a small and growing niche, placing it in the Peripheral tier of Supercycle's AI Exposure rating.
Where is Ecolab based and who leads it?
Ecolab is headquartered in Saint Paul, Minnesota, and is led by CEO Christophe Beck.
Profile written 2026-10, updated as the business changes. Editorial content, not investment advice.
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