Tillkännagivande • May 16
Craig Leipold, Jim Kelly, Carl Kaeding, and David Williams., Ecolab Inc. (NYSE:ECL) and Securian Financial Group, Inc. acquired Saint Paul Hotel from The Travelers Companies, Inc. (NYSE:TRV). Craig Leipold, Jim Kelly, Carl Kaeding, David Williams., Ecolab Inc. (NYSE:ECL) and Securian Financial Group, Inc. acquired Saint Paul Hotel from The Travelers Companies, Inc. (NYSE:TRV) on May 14, 2026. Craig Leipold will now become majority owner of the hotel.
Beck and Hilger serve on the board of the Saint Paul Downtown Alliance.
Craig Leipold, Jim Kelly, Carl Kaeding, and David Williams., Ecolab Inc. (NYSE:ECL) and Securian Financial Group, Inc. completed the acquisition of Saint Paul Hotel from The Travelers Companies, Inc. (NYSE:TRV) on May 14, 2026. Tillkännagivande • May 09
Ecolab Inc. announces Quarterly dividend, payable on July 15, 2026 Ecolab Inc. announced Quarterly dividend of USD 0.7300 per share payable on July 15, 2026, ex-date on June 16, 2026 and record date on June 16, 2026. Tillkännagivande • Apr 30
Ecolab Inc. Provides Earnings Guidance for the Year 2026 Ecolab Inc. provided earnings guidance for the year 2026. For the year, the company expects reported sales to increase 9% to 11%. Tillkännagivande • Apr 23
Ecolab Inc. Announces Ecolab Water Navigator IQ Ecolab, a global leader in water, hygiene and infection prevention, delivers an expansive portfolio of cutting-edge water solutions that help customers unlock peak performance across more than 40 industries and 170 countries. This Earth Day, Ecolab announced Ecolab Water Navigator IQ, a new AI-enabled platform that gives companies an enterprise-wide view of water performance and turns data into action. Built for the growing need for water intelligence, Water Navigator IQ brings together site-level insights and predictive analytics in one powerful platform. It enables leaders to understand water use, benchmark performance, improve efficiency and align decisions with business outcomes. By identifying potential constraints earlier, prioritizing action across sites and connecting local decisions to a coordinated global strategy, the platform helps organizations scale at the speed of AI. By integrating monitoring, insights and global expertise, Ecolab’s scalable solutions enable businesses to do more with less in an increasingly water-constrained world. Ecolab Water Navigator IQ further strengthens the company’s portfolio of advanced technologies and services and demonstrates how Ecolab helps customers achieve operational excellence while turning water into one of the most powerful drivers of business growth, performance and resilience. Tillkännagivande • Mar 23
Ecolab Inc., Annual General Meeting, May 07, 2026 Ecolab Inc., Annual General Meeting, May 07, 2026. Tillkännagivande • Mar 20
Ecolab Inc. (NYSE:ECL) entered into a definitive agreement to acquire CoolIT Systems, Inc. from unknown funds managed by KKR & Co. Inc. (NYSE:KKR) and Mubadala Investment Company PJSC for approximately $4.8 billion. Ecolab Inc. (NYSE:ECL) entered into a definitive agreement to acquire CoolIT Systems, Inc. from unknown funds managed by KKR & Co. Inc. (NYSE:KKR) and Mubadala Investment Company PJSC for approximately $4.8 billion on March 20, 2026. Under the terms of the agreement, Ecolab will pay approximately $4.75 billion in cash at the closing of the transaction, subject to customary adjustments. This represents 29x and 24x estimated next 12-month and 2027 adjusted EBITDA for CoolIT. The acquisition will be financed with new transaction debt. As a result, pro forma net debt to adjusted EBITDA is anticipated to be approximately 3x at transaction close, returning to 2x leverage by the end of the second year after closing. The acquisition is expected to close in the third quarter of 2026, subject to regulatory approvals and other customary closing conditions. The acquisition is expected to be accretive to Ecolab’s sales growth, accelerating Global Water’s organic sales growth rate by 2% and Ecolab’s organic sales growth rate by 1%, beginning one year after closing. Excluding non-cash amortization costs, the transaction is expected to be accretive to adjusted diluted earnings per share in 2028, with the contribution building significantly thereafter. Returns are expected to be significantly above Ecolab’s weighted average cost of capital.
Citi acted as exclusive financial advisor to Ecolab in connection with the transaction and Covington & Burling LLP acted as legal counsel. Morgan Stanley act as financial advisor for CoolIT Systems, Inc. Tillkännagivande • Mar 18
Ecolab Inc. to Report Q1, 2026 Results on Apr 28, 2026 Ecolab Inc. announced that they will report Q1, 2026 results at 9:30 AM, US Eastern Standard Time on Apr 28, 2026 Tillkännagivande • Feb 26
Ecolab Announces Executive Changes, Effective April 1, 2026 On February 20, 2026, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Ecolab Inc. (the “Company”) appointed Christophe Beck to the position of President, Darrell R. Brown to the position of Co-Chief Operating Officer – Global Markets, and Gregory B. Cook to the position of Co-Chief Operating Officer – Global Businesses, each effective April 1, 2026. Mr. Beck, age 58, currently serves as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, positions he has held since 2022 and 2021, respectively, and will continue to serve in these positions in addition to his new role. Over the past five years, Mr. Beck has served in senior executive leadership roles at the Company, including as Chief Executive Officer and President and, previously, as President and Chief Operating Officer. Mr. Brown, age 62, currently serves as President and Chief Operating Officer of the Company, positions he has held since 2022. Previously, he served as Executive Vice President and President – Global Industrial from 2019 to 2022 and as Executive Vice President and President of Ecolab’s Energy Services Division from 2018 to 2019. During his 24-year tenure at Ecolab, Mr. Brown has held several leadership positions within the Company. Mr. Cook, age 57, has served as Executive Vice President and President – Institutional Group since 2023. Previously, he served as Executive Vice President and General Manager – Global Institutional from 2021 to 2023 and as Senior Vice President and General Manager – Global Pest from 2020 to 2021. During his 28-year tenure at Ecolab, Mr. Cook has held key finance, sales and general management roles across Food & Beverage, Textile Care and Institutional. Tillkännagivande • Feb 24
Ecolab Inc. Announces Victoria J. Reich Will Not Standing for Re-Election from Board Ecolab Inc. announced On February 18, 2026, Victoria J. Reich informed the Board that she would not stand for re-election at the Company's annual meeting to be held on May 7, 2026. Ms. Reich’s decision not to stand for re-election was not the result of any disagreement with the Company. Tillkännagivande • Feb 20
Ecolab Inc. Declares a Regular Quarterly Cash Dividend, Payable on April 15, 2026 The board of directors of Ecolab Inc. declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.73 per common share, to be paid April 15, 2026, to shareholders of record at the close of business on March 17, 2026. Tillkännagivande • Jan 06
Ecolab Inc. to Report Q4, 2025 Results on Feb 10, 2026 Ecolab Inc. announced that they will report Q4, 2025 results Pre-Market on Feb 10, 2026 Tillkännagivande • Dec 17
Ecolab Inc. (NYSE:ECL) completed the acquisition of Electronics division of Ovivo Inc. Ecolab Inc. (NYSE:ECL) agreed to acquire Electronics division of Ovivo Inc. for $1.8 billion on August 12, 2025. A cash consideration of $1.8 billion will be paid by Ecolab Inc. As part of consideration, $1.8 billion is paid towards assets of Electronics division of Ovivo Inc. The acquisition is expected to generate double-digit returns and is anticipated to be immediately accretive to Ecolab’s sales growth. Ecolab expects the acquisition will be neutral to adjusted earnings per share. As part of the transaction, Electronics division team of Ovivo Inc. will join Ecolab Inc.
The transaction is subject to approval by regulatory board / committee. The acquisition is expected to close in the first quarter of 2026. Patrick Boucher, Hadrien Montagne, Vincent Laurin, Maxine Ethier, Véronique Wattiez Larose, Charles S. Morgan, Vincent Yip, Dominic Thérien, Gideon Kwinter, Michael Caldecott, Martha Harrison, Robert A. Glasgow, Marie-Soleil Landry, Christian Meighen, Marc-Philippe Gagnon, Erica M. Hennessey, Richard O'Doherty, Tim Lawson, Cindy Vaillancourt and Marie-Josée Marcoux of McCarthy Tétrault LLP acted as legal advisor to Ovivo Inc.
Ecolab Inc. (NYSE:ECL) completed the acquisition of Electronics division of Ovivo Inc. on December 16, 2025. The business will remain headquartered near Basel, Switzerland and use the brand Ovivo, Ultrapure Water+ by Ecolab. Tillkännagivande • Dec 05
Ecolab Inc. Increases Quarterly Cash Dividend, Payable on January 15, 2026 The board of directors of Ecolab Inc. declared a 12% increase in the company’s quarterly cash dividend to $0.73 per common share, to be paid January 15, 2026, to shareholders of record at the close of business on December 16, 2025. This increase results in a new indicated annual cash dividend of $2.92 per share in 2026 and represents Ecolab’s 34th consecutive annual dividend rate increase. Tillkännagivande • Nov 14
Ecolab Strengthens Integrated Cooling Program for Data Centers Ecolab Inc. announced the launch of a fully integrated, cutting-edge cooling program to optimize cooling performance at global scale. Ecolab's Cooling as a Service (CaaS) program brings together a full suite of cooling management solutions that unlock peak cooling performance all the way from the data center facility environment to the high-performance data computing servers. By integrating Ecolab's 3D TRASAR™? Technology for Direct-to-Chip Liquid Cooling into smart Coolant Distribution Unit (CDU), and leveraging 102-years of cooling management expertise, the company are advancing the data center industry with this groundbreaking, holistic cooling solution. Ecolab's innovative CaaS program launch comes at a time when the rise of artificial intelligence (AI) is creating exponential growth for data centers. This growth is driving an industry-wide need for next-generation cooling management solutions to enable crucial performance. As the industry's infrastructure footprint expands, so does the demand for new technologies that reduce the power needed for cooling and lower the impact on vital natural resources and local communities. Ecolab's expanded program circles the entire data center to deliver seamless cooling management from site to chip, enabling operators to drive performance while navigating the pressure of reliably doing more with less. CaaS incorporates high-performance water management technology, smart coolant distribution units, connected coolant, and 3D TRASAR®? monitoring technology, all delivered through expert service. 
