SEC EDGAR · Insider purchase
ECL: MacLennan David reported buying shares
1 reported purchase of non-derivative securities. Code P includes open-market and private purchases; it does not establish motive.
Follow ECL- Became public
- Nov 12, 2026, 4:40 PM EST
- Event / period date
- Nov 12, 2026
- Collected
- Nov 12, 2026, 4:46 PM EST
Why this is connected
This filing identifies ECOLAB INC. as the issuer of the security. The company's SEC identifier connects it to ECL.
Reported transactions
MacLennan David (Director)
600 shares · Common Stock
Nov 12, 2026 · $308.125 per share
Value calculated from the reported shares and prices: $184,875.00.
Code P covers open-market and private purchases. Grants, option exercises, and tax withholding are excluded from purchase results. Read the source footnotes for ownership and pricing details.
Source evidence
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<periodOfReport>2026-11-12</periodOfReport>
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<issuer>
<issuerCik>0000031462</issuerCik>
<issuerName>ECOLAB INC.</issuerName>
<issuerTradingSymbol>ECL</issuerTradingSymbol>
<issuerForeignTradingSymbol></issuerForeignTradingSymbol>
</issuer>
<reportingOwner>
<reportingOwnerId>
<rptOwnerCik>0001498535</rptOwnerCik>
<rptOwnerName>MacLennan David</rptOwnerName>
</reportingOwnerId>
<reportingOwnerAddress>
<rptOwnerNonUSAddressFlag>false</rptOwnerNonUSAddressFlag>
<rptOwnerStreet1>C/O ECOLAB INC.</rptOwnerStreet1>
<rptOwnerStreet2>1 ECOLAB PLACE</rptOwnerStreet2>
<rptOwnerCity>ST. PAUL</rptOwnerCity>
<rptOwnerState>MN</rptOwnerState>
<rptOwnerZipCode>55102</rptOwnerZipCode>
<rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
</reportingOwnerAddress>
<reportingOwnerRelationship>
<isDirector>1</isDirector>
<isOfficer>0</isOfficer>
<isTenPercentOwner>0</isTenPercentOwner>
<isOther>0</isOther>
<officerTitle></officerTitle>
<otherText></otherText>
</reportingOwnerRelationship>
</reportingOwner>
<aff10b5One>0</aff10b5One>
<nonDerivativeTable>
<nonDerivativeTransaction>
<securityTitle>
<value>Common Stock</value>
</securityTitle>
<transactionDate>
<value>2026-11-12</value>
</transactionDate>
<transactionCoding>
<transactionFormType>4</transactionFormType>
<transactionCode>P</transactionCode>
<equitySwapInvolved>0</equitySwapInvolved>
</transactionCoding>
<transactionAmounts>
<transactionShares>
<value>600</value>
</transactionShares>
<transactionPricePerShare>
<value>308.125</value>
</transactionPricePerShare>
<transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
<value>A</value>
</transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
</transactionAmounts>
<postTransactionAmounts>
<sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
<value>26225.21</value>
</sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
</postTransactionAmounts>
<ownershipNature>
<directOrIndirectOwnership>
<value>D</value>
</directOrIndirectOwnership>
</ownershipNature>
</nonDerivativeTransaction>
<nonDerivativeHolding>
<securityTitle>
<value>Common Stock</value>
</securityTitle>
<postTransactionAmounts>
<sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
<value>3500</value>
</sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
</postTransactionAmounts>
<ownershipNature>
<directOrIndirectOwnership>
<value>I</value>
</directOrIndirectOwnership>
<natureOfOwnership>
<value>By Kathleen F. MacLennan Revocable Trust u/a dated 11/07/2002</value>
</natureOfOwnership>
</ownershipNature>
</nonDerivativeHolding>
<nonDerivativeHolding>
<securityTitle>
<value>Common Stock</value>
</securityTitle>
<postTransactionAmounts>
<sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
<value>709</value>
</sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
</postTransactionAmounts>
<ownershipNature>
<directOrIndirectOwnership>
<value>I</value>
</directOrIndirectOwnership>
<natureOfOwnership>
<value>By sibling's trusts</value>
</natureOfOwnership>
</ownershipNature>
</nonDerivativeHolding>
</nonDerivativeTable>
<derivativeTable></derivativeTable>
<footnotes></footnotes>
<remarks></remarks>
<ownerSignature>
<signatureName>/s/ Corinne Lawson, as Attorney-in-Fact for David W. MacLennan</signatureName>
<signatureDate>2026-11-12</signatureDate>
</ownerSignature>
</ownershipDocument>Congressional trading in ECL
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