Beck Christophe

CEO Beck Christophe sells 20,000 ECL shares for $6,147,361.52 at $307.37 blended avg

Beck Christophe, Chairman & CEO of Ecolab, executed two separate sales totaling 20,000 shares for $6,147,361.52 at a blended average price of $307.37 on 2026-02-24, reducing his holdings by 18.1% from 110,794 to 90,794 shares. The transaction occurred near the 52-week high (current price $306.52 is -0.5% from the $308.16 peak), and the stock has appreciated +8.1% over the past 30 days and +11.5% over 90 days. At this specific ticker (ECL), none of Christophe's 5 prior sales over the past two years were well-timed by the 90-day mark; his most recent sales in November 2025 preceded a continued advance (+14.7% and +14.2% over 90 days). His cross-ticker track record shows a 0.00% well-timed rate on 6 prior sells with an average 90-day return of +6.8%, indicating recent sales have typically occurred before subsequent price appreciation rather than ahead of declines. This sale does not signal a tactical reposition given the company's solid fundamentals (P/E of 44.36, $4.2B quarterly revenue, +2.2% annual growth, $585.0M net income).

CEO Beck Christophe sells 21,714 shares of ECL for $5,676,232.61 across 2 transactions; holdings fall 23.0% to 72,644 shares

Beck Christophe, Chairman & CEO, sold 21,714 shares (21.7K) across 2 separate transactions on 2025-11-12 at blended average price $261.41, raising $5,676,232.61 (total proceeds). This represents a 23.0% reduction in his ECL holdings from 94,358 to 72,644 shares post-transaction. Ecolab trades at a P/E of 37.37 with market cap of $74.2B; the stock is currently -8.2% from its 52-week high and down 4.0% over the prior 30 days. Looking at his same-ticker history at ECL, his 4 prior trades at this company showed mixed outcomes: two 2024 sales followed the stock upward (90-day returns of +1.6% and +1.2%), while two 2023 sales also preceded modest gains (+4.7% and +4.2%), with none timing the subsequent 90-day decline. The material scale of this sale—representing nearly one-quarter of his pre-transaction holdings—merits observation, though the 72.6K shares remaining leave him with a substantial position.

ECL CEO Beck Christophe sold 20,766 shares (20.8K) for $5,111,192.22 in 2 separate transactions at $245.89–$246.67, reducing holdings 24.6%.

Beck Christophe, CHAIRMAN & CEO of Ecolab Inc., executed two separate open-market sales on 2024-11-07, selling 20,766 shares (20.8K shares) for a combined $5,111,192.22 at a blended average price of $246.13 per share, reducing his post-transaction holdings to 63,511 shares from 84,277 shares—a reduction of 24.6% versus pre-transaction holdings. The sales occurred near the 52-week high of $261.46, with the current price at $250.04 showing modest recent downside of 2.2% over 30 days and 5.1% gains over 90 days. Ecolab's fundamentals remain solid with $4.0B in quarterly revenue, $736.5M in net income, and 8.0% annual revenue growth, and the stock trades at a P/E of 34.63 with a market cap of $70.8B. His prior sales at ECL (both on 2023-05-05) generated 30-day returns of -0.1% and -0.6%, and 90-day returns of 4.7% and 4.2%, showing no pattern of well-timed exits at the 90-day mark; whether this larger, $5.1M sale represents planned portfolio action or a tactical decision in response to current valuations cannot be inferred from the filing record alone.