Ecolab is +7.3% over the past year while the S&P 500 is +18%: 11 points behind the market. 1-year return: +7.3% (S&P 500 +18%). vs 200-day average: +3.6%, close to trend. RSI (14): 65, neutral. Below its 52-week high: 8.1%.

ECLEcolab

Basic Materials

$281.83+7.3% 1Y

$281.83

$245.0652 weeks$306.69

What is the market doing?

Mixed

No clear lean: nothing decisive, though in an uptrend.

1 good, 2 neutral

TrendUptrendderived · Oct 9, 2026

In an uptrend, above its rising 50- and 200-day averages. Price is +4% vs its 200-day average.

Insider conviction−$6.2M (90 days to Oct 8, 2026)SEC EDGAR · Oct 8, 2026

Insiders were net sellers over the 90 days ending Oct 8, 2026; selling is often routine (taxes, diversification).

Short interest1.9% of sharesFINRA · Sep 15, 2026

Lightly shorted, settled Sep 15, 2026, about a week of normal trading to cover. Up 11% since the previous count, up from 1.3% of shares outstanding three months ago.

Against the whole market›

Percentile against every name Ryufin tracks. Higher is better; the tick marks the middle of the market. Context, not one of the checks above.

1-year returnmiddle of the market

vs 200-day avgmiddle of the market

Where this answer is blind. Insider selling is often routine (taxes, diversification); only cluster buying is a strong tell.

How ECL is trading

Ecolab is +7.3% over the past year while the S&P 500 is +18%: 11 points behind the market.

+7.3%

1-year return · S&P 500 +18%

vs 200-day average: +3.6%
vs 200-day average · close to trend
RSI (14): 65
RSI (14) · neutral
Below its 52-week high: 8.1%
Below its 52-week high

Sep 17, 2024$219.72 – $306.69 · dashed line: 200-day averageOct 9, 2026

Details›

Last close2026-10-09: $281.83
1 monthS&P 500 +2.7%: +3.8%
1 yearS&P 500 +18%: +7.3%
5 yearsS&P 500 +88%: +32%
vs 50-day average$278.99: +1.0%
52-week high: $306.69
52-week low: $245.06
Annualised volatility: 21%
Insider buying, net, 6 monthsForms 3/4/5 to 2026-10-08: −$6.4M

Calendar-year price return
Year	Return
2026 (year to date)	+7.9%
2025	+13%
2024	+19%
2023	+38%
2022	−37%
2021	+9.4%
2020	+13%
2019	+32%
2018	+11%
2017	+16%

Average return by calendar month, 2016–2026
Month	Years	Positive	Average
Jan	10	7 of 10	+0.98%
Feb	10	7 of 10	+2.5%
Mar	10	7 of 10	−1.1%
Apr	10	6 of 10	+3.4%
May	10	5 of 10	+0.89%
Jun	10	6 of 10	+1.6%
Jul	11	5 of 11	+0.43%
Aug	11	9 of 11	+3.3%
Sep	11	3 of 11	−2.8%
Oct	11	4 of 11	−1.0%
Nov	10	7 of 10	+4.7%
Dec	10	4 of 10	−0.94%

End-of-day closes from IEX; the S&P 500 comparison uses SPY over the same window. Prices are a reference point, not a basis for trading decisions.

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