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Director purchased ~$251K of ECL shares in the open market | OQRO

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Director purchased ~$251K of ECL shares in the open market

Traded May 13, 2026 · Filed May 14, 2026

EcolabECL

~$251K
Reported value · 1,000 sh @ $250.65: 25K
Holds after · shares reported: +8.7%
stock since the trade · S&P 500 +2.9%, $249.62 → $271.26 on Oct 1

David Maclennan, Director's past purchases, 90 days after disclosure: 5 buys, median +6.3% vs S&P 500, beat it 4 of 5 times. Past results, not a forecast.

Why it stands out

A board member of Ecolab spent $251K of their very own money to buy Ecolab shares. 2 other people at Ecolab bought some too, in the same month.

Written from the filing's own figures. OQRO describes what was reported and never tells you what to buy or sell

View the official recordSEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

All the details

Dates, kept separate

Transaction date: May 13, 2026
Reporting period: Not applicable
Filed with the SEC: May 14, 2026

Director$100K–$500KHoldings +4%3 insiders bought in 30dLargest by this insider

Context

Classification

open market purchase

Code P — open-market or private purchase

Absolute commitment

~$250,650

Shares × reported transaction price

Size band

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$100K–$500K

Ownership change

+4.1%

Purchase shares ÷ estimated pre-transaction holdings, from the filing

Rarity

First purchase in 0 months

Confirmed open-market purchases by the same insider in the available history

Largest by this insider

Yes

Compared with 2 earlier confirmed purchases

Cluster activity

3 distinct insiders in 30 days

Distinct insiders at the same issuer with confirmed open-market purchases

Timing vs results

15 days after results of Apr 28, 2026, 76 days before results of Jul 28, 2026

Results dates are the company's own 8-K (Item 2.02). Many companies only let insiders trade in a window after results

Price at the time

Closed at $249.62 on May 13, 2026, at its 52-week low, after a 6% drop over the previous 30 trading days

52-week range $249.62 (May 13, 2026) to $308.35 (Feb 27, 2026), 0% of the way up, from 251 adjusted closes. 30 trading days earlier: $266.02 on Mar 31, 2026. Describes the past only, not a forecast

Planned / mechanical clue

None found in footnotes

Only flagged when a footnote says so; never inferred

After it was reported

After	Stock	S&P 500	Difference
7 days	+2.3%	+0.9%	+1.4%
30 days	+8.5%	+2.1%	+6.3%
90 days	+11.6%	+5.2%	+6.3%

Past results only. Not a forecast.

Source receipt

Record ID: 0001498535-26-000008
Filed / recorded: May 14, 2026, 9:03 PM UTC
Added to OQRO: Oct 2, 2026, 12:27 PM UTC
Parser: form4-xml-v1
Data quality: Verified: identifiers matched exactly
Issuer: ECOLAB INC.
Issuer CIK: 31462
Ticker: ECL
Reporting person: David Maclennan
Relationship: Director
Security: Common Stock
Table: Non-derivative (Table I)
Transaction date: May 13, 2026
Transaction code: P
Shares / units: 1,000
Price per share: $250.65
Acquired / disposed: Acquired (A)
Shares owned after: 25,230.01
Ownership form: Direct
Amendment: No

Around the same time

Director bought4mo ago

~$2MReported value · 7,750 sh @ $258.00

A board member of Ecolab spent $2M of their very own money to buy Ecolab shares. 2 other people at Ecolab bought some too, in the same month. Their pile of Ecolab shares grew by 1345%.

Why it stands out Official record

4mo ago

10KShares · @ $117.73

Derivative exercise or conversion — not an open-market buy.

Why it stands out Official record

Officer sold4mo ago

~$2.61MReported value · 10K sh @ $260.887

Ecolab's Co-COO - Global Markets sold $2.61M of Ecolab shares. Nobody planned it ahead of time.

Why it stands out Official record

David Maclennan, Director's past purchases, 90 days after disclosure: 5 buys, median +6.3% vs S&P 500, beat it 4 of 5 times. Past results, not a forecast.