Who owns Ecolab (institutional cleaning and sanitizing)?
Ecolab (institutional cleaning and sanitizing) is owned by Ecolab (the United States, NYSE: ECL).[1]
Evidence: Ecolab Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-02-23, SEC EDGAR, 23 February 2026. Verified from filings; last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Ecolab Inc. verified
- Owner HQ
- 🇺🇸 United States, Saint Paul
- Origin
- 🇺🇸 United States, Saint Paul
- Category
- Home care › Household cleaning › Bleach & disinfectant
- Parent ticker
- NYSE: ECL
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Ecolab (institutional cleaning and sanitizing)
Ecolab is both the corporate name and the brand under which the company sells professional cleaners and sanitizers. Its 10-K says the Institutional segment provides specialized cleaners and sanitizers, infection prevention solutions and food safety products to hospitality and healthcare customers, covering warewashing, laundry and janitorial supplies. The list of detergents, cleaners, sanitizers, disinfectants and surface wipes is sold to businesses and institutions, not to households.
Ownership timeline of Ecolab (institutional cleaning and sanitizing)
Where Ecolab (institutional cleaning and sanitizing) sits in Ecolab
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Ecolab
Ecolab controls 2 brands on Brandtree, 2 of them in home care.
Also in home care
Other brands in bleach & disinfectant, and who owns them
The 17 brands in bleach & disinfectant on Brandtree belong to 10 owners. The largest is Grupo AlEn, with 4; Ecolab has 2.
About the owner: Ecolab
Ecolab is a publicly listed company headquartered in Saint Paul, United States. Brandtree records 2 brands under its control, and it is listed as NYSE: ECL.
Ecolab Inc. is a Delaware corporation headquartered in Saint Paul, Minnesota that sells water, hygiene and infection-prevention products and services to businesses rather than households. Its 10-K reports four segments: Global Water, Global Institutional & Specialty, Global Pest Elimination and Global Life Sciences. Its cleaning and disinfecting products reach consumers only through the hotels, restaurants, hospitals and food retailers it serves. Nalco, Purolite and Ovivo Electronics are also Ecolab companies but are not listed here because no home-care category fits them.
🇺🇸 Ecolab (institutional cleaning and sanitizing) and other American brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 2,399 brands that began in the United States. 461 of them (19%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Ecolab (institutional cleaning and sanitizing) is not one of them.
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Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Ecolab (institutional cleaning and sanitizing)?
The parent company of Ecolab (institutional cleaning and sanitizing) is Ecolab, a publicly listed company headquartered in the United States.
Is Ecolab (institutional cleaning and sanitizing) American?
Yes. Ecolab (institutional cleaning and sanitizing) originated in the United States and its owner, Ecolab, is also headquartered in the United States.
Is Ecolab (institutional cleaning and sanitizing) still owned by Ecolab?
Yes. As of 3 October 2026, Ecolab (institutional cleaning and sanitizing) is still owned by Ecolab. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] Ecolab Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-02-23 — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 10-K, published 23 February 2026; retrieved 3 October 2026.
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