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ECOLAB INC.ECL

Latest proxy: 2026 · view on SEC ↗ · CIK 0000031462

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CEO total pay

$17,404,935

Christophe Beck · 2025

Say on pay

Not disclosed

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CEO pay ratio

Not in CD&A

Median employee: $53,462

Compensation committee

CD&A

Compensation & HCM Committee

Per the latest proxy

Filings indexed: 2 · 2026 · 2025

Executive pay

What did they pay them?

From the Summary Compensation Table. Pay mix and YoY are computed from these rows.

Executive	Role	TotalYoY	Pay mix	Salary	Stock	Cash incentive	Other
Christophe Beck2025 compensation	Chairman and Chief Executive Officer	$17,404,935↑ 6%	89% at-risk	$1,390,081	$7,228,101	$3,383,183	$402,785
Scott D. Kirkland2025 compensation	Chief Financial Officer	$5,192,833↓ 5%	81% at-risk	$856,727	$1,746,815	$1,257,219	$129,014
Darrell R. Brown2025 compensation	President and Chief Operating Officer	$5,647,343↓ 3%	79% at-risk	$856,727	$1,867,368	$1,257,222	$302,976
Margeaux M. King2025 compensation	Executive Vice President, Human Resources	$4,700,435	88% at-risk	$545,769	$2,652,242	$534,054	$22,808
Gregory B. Cook2025 compensation	Executive Vice President and President − Institutional Group	$3,355,979↑ 10%	76% at-risk	$632,100	$963,623	$841,721	$130,534

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CD&A excerpt

Compensation discussion & analysis

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This Compensation Discussion and Analysis (“CD&A”) provides information about the principles underlying our executive compensation program and the key executive compensation decisions that were made for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025. This CD&A provides additional context and background for the compensation earned by and awarded to the following named executive officers (“NEOs”) for 2025 as reported in the “Summary Compensation Table for 2025” which follows this discussion: NAME POSITION Christophe Beck Chairman and Chief Executive Officer(1) Scott D. Kirkland Chief Financial Officer Darrell R. Brown President and Chief Operating Officer(2) Gregory B. Cook Executive Vice President and President — Institutional Group(3) Margeaux M. King Executive Vice President — Human Resources(4) (1) blacklining:none; Mr. Beck was appointed to the position of President effective April 1, 2026. He will continue to serve as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer in addition to his new role. (2) blacklining:none; Mr. Brown was appointed to the position of Co-Chief Operating Officer — Global Markets effective April 1, 2026. (3) black…

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Governance

Policy guardrails

hedging
Hedging and Pledging Policy
“ Hedging and Pledging Policy ”
pledging
Hedging and Pledging Policy
“ Hedging and Pledging Policy ”
clawback
present
“Clawback Policy, which is intended to comply with the requirements of NYSE Listing Standard 303A.14 implementing Rule 10D-1 under the Exchange Act”
stock ownership guidelines
present
“We have a robust stock ownership policy for officers ▪ blacklining:none”
change in control
Change in Control (Double Trigger)
“ Change in Control (Double Trigger) ”
compensation consultant
independent
“independent compensation consultant, FW Cook.”
compensation committee
Compensation & HCM Committee
“FW Cook provides no services for us other than those performed on behalf of the Compensation & HCM Committee”

Performance markers

Metric facts

revenue
$725 million
“The 2024 Willis Towers Watson General Industry Executive Compensation Survey includes over 800 organizations that range in revenue from $800 million to over $35 billion. ▪ blacklining:none; The 2025 Willis Towers Watso…”
operating income
60%
“business units, because it reinforces our “One Ecolab” strategy and fosters cross-divisional cooperation. blacklining:none; ENTERPRISE GOAL: For Mr. Brown, whose role has a significant impact on the performance of all th…”
median employee compensation
$53,462
“PAY RATIO DISCLOSURE For the year ended December 31, 2025, the annual total compensation for our CEO was $17,404,935, as reported in the final column of the “Summary Compensation Table for 2025” at page 59, and the annua…”

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