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Ecolab Executive Compensation (FY25)

ECL · Saint Paul, MN · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2023 to 2025

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Chief executive, fiscal 2025
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Christophe Beck
Latest say-on-pay support
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May 7, 2026
Chief executive pay ratio
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To the median employee
What changed from fiscal 2024 to fiscal 2025
The figures that moved, and by how much. Analysis of these figures is part of the Velarion platform.
Chief executive total compensation — Christophe Beck: $16,390,924 → $17,404,935 (6.2% higher)
Say-on-pay support: 89.8% → 94.0% (4.2 points higher)
CEO pay ratio: 327:1 → 326:1 (0.3% lower)

Frequently asked questions

Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is Ecolab's chief executive and what were they paid?
Christophe Beck was paid $17,404,935 in total compensation as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer for fiscal 2025. Compared with the $16,390,924 reported for fiscal 2024, Beck's total was 6.2% higher.
What was Ecolab's say-on-pay result?
The say-on-pay proposal drew 94.0% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held May 7, 2026 for fiscal 2025.
Which companies are in Ecolab's peer group?
Companies named in the disclosed peer group include 3M Co., Agilent Technologies, Inc., Air Products and Chemicals Inc., Celanese Corp. and Cintas Corp., among others.
What is Ecolab's chief executive pay ratio?
For fiscal 2025, the company reported a chief executive pay ratio of 326:1, against median employee compensation of $53,462.

Executive compensation

Every element reported for each named executive officer, by fiscal year.
Fiscal 2023
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Christophe Beck
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇◇◇◇◇◇
Darrell Brown
President and Chief Operating Officer
◇—◇◇◇◇◇◇
Machiel Duijser
Executive Vice President and Chief Supply Chain Officer
◇—◇◇◇◇◇◇
Scott Kirkland
Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇◇◇◇◇◇
Lanesha Minnix
Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
◇—◇◇◇◇◇◇
Fiscal 2024
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Christophe Beck
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇◇◇◇◇◇
Darrell Brown
President and Chief Operating Officer
◇—◇◇◇◇◇◇
Scott Kirkland
Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇◇◇◇◇◇
Machiel Duijser
Executive Vice President and Chief Supply Chain Officer
◇—◇◇◇◇◇◇
Gregory Cook
Executive Vice President and President - Institutional Group
◇—◇◇◇◇◇◇
Fiscal 2025
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Christophe Beck
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇◇◇◇◇◇
Darrell Brown
President and Chief Operating Officer
◇—◇◇◇◇◇◇
Scott Kirkland
Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇◇◇◇◇◇
Margeaux King
Executive Vice President, Human Resources
◇◇◇◇◇◇◇◇
Gregory Cook
Executive Vice President and President - Institutional Group
◇—◇◇◇◇◇◇
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero. A negative change in pension value is shown but, as the company reports it, not included in the total.

Equity awards granted

Individual awards as disclosed: type, date, unit counts at each level, and grant date value.
Fiscal 2025
OfficerAwardGrant dateThreshold unitsTarget unitsUnits grantedMaximum unitsExercise priceGrant date fair value
Christophe BeckPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Christophe BeckOPTION◇——◇—◇◇
Darrell BrownPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Darrell BrownOPTION◇——◇—◇◇
Gregory CookOPTION◇——◇—◇◇
Gregory CookPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Margeaux KingPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Margeaux KingOPTION◇——◇—◇◇
Margeaux KingOPTION◇——◇—◇◇
Margeaux KingPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Margeaux KingRSU◇——◇——◇
Scott KirklandOPTION◇——◇—◇◇
Scott KirklandPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Fiscal 2024 are included in the PDF.
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero. Threshold, target and maximum apply only to performance awards and are never shown for time-based or option awards.

Outstanding awards

Awards still held at fiscal year end.
As disclosed at fiscal 2025 year end
OfficerAwardUnvested unitsMarket value of unvested unitsExercise priceExpires
Christophe BeckOption◇—◇—
Option◇—◇—
PSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇—
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
Gregory CookOption◇—◇—
Option◇—◇—
Option◇—◇—
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Darrell BrownOption◇—◇—
Option◇—◇—
PSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇—
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
Scott KirklandOption◇—◇—
Option◇—◇—
PSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇—
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
Margeaux KingRSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇—
Option◇—◇—
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.

Severance and change in control

The terms as written in the agreements.
Christophe Beck
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion · citing a 2026 filing
Change-in-control multiple◇
Benefits continuation on change in control◇
Excise tax treatment◇
Darrell Brown
President and Chief Operating Officer · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion · citing a 2026 filing
Change-in-control multiple◇
Benefits continuation on change in control◇
Gregory Cook
Executive Vice President and President - Institutional Group · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion · citing a 2026 filing
Change-in-control multiple◇
Benefits continuation on change in control◇
Excise tax treatment◇
Margeaux King
Executive Vice President, Human Resources · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion · citing a 2026 filing
Change-in-control multiple◇
Benefits continuation on change in control◇
Scott Kirkland
Chief Financial Officer · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion · citing a 2026 filing
Change-in-control multiple◇
Equity acceleration on change in control◇
Benefits continuation on change in control◇
Excise tax treatment◇

Director compensation

What each non-employee director was paid.
Fiscal 2025
DirectorFees earned in cashStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
David W. MacLennan
Lead independent director
◇◇◇———◇
Suzanne M. Vautrinot
◇◇◇——◇◇
Lionel L. Nowell III
◇◇◇——◇◇
Victoria J. Reich
◇◇◇——◇◇
Eric M. Green
◇◇◇———◇
Michael Larson
◇◇◇———◇
Shari L. Ballard
◇◇◇———◇
Judson B. Althoff
◇◇◇———◇
Tracy B. McKibben
◇◇◇———◇
John J. Zillmer
◇◇◇———◇
Michel D. Doukeris
◇◇◇———◇
Marion K. Gross
◇◇◇———◇
Arthur J. Higgins
◇◇———◇◇
Julie P. Whalen
◇◇————◇
Christophe Beck served on the board in fiscal 2025 and received no compensation for board service. Executive directors are typically paid through their executive roles, shown above.
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.

Director fee schedule

The standing retainers and premiums the board pays, as published.
Board cash retainer◇
Board equity retainer◇
Total board retainer◇
Lead independent director premium◇
Audit committee chair◇
Audit committee member◇
Compensation committee chair◇
Nominating and governance chair◇
Equity is delivered as Stock Units.
Stock ownership guideline: 5x annual retainer

Disclosed peer group

The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.
Fiscal 2025
  • 3M Co. MMM
  • Agilent Technologies, Inc. A
  • Air Products and Chemicals Inc. APD
  • Celanese Corp. CE
  • Cintas Corp. CTAS
  • Clorox Co. CLX
  • Danaher Corp. DHR
  • Dover Corp. DOV
  • Dow Inc. DOW
  • DuPont de Nemours Inc. DD
  • Eastman Chemical Co. EMN
  • Eaton Corporation plc ETN
  • Emerson Electric Co. EMR
  • Honeywell International, Inc. HON
  • Illinois Tool Works Inc. ITW
  • Linde plc LIN
  • PPG Industries Inc. PPG
  • Republic Services Inc. RSG
  • Sherwin-Williams Co. SHW
  • Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. TMO
  • Waste Management Inc. WM

Say-on-pay history

Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
YearMeetingSupportVotes forVotes againstAbstentions
2025May 7, 2026=◇◇◇
2024May 8, 2025=◇◇◇
2023May 2, 2024=◇◇◇
2022May 4, 2023=◇◇◇
2021May 5, 2022=◇◇◇
2020May 6, 2021=◇◇◇
2019May 7, 2020=◇◇◇

Chief executive pay ratio

As calculated and reported by the company.
Ratio
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Median employee compensation
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Chief executive total compensation
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334 figures on this page: 327 cited to the filing that reported them, 7 calculated from figures it prints.
327 cited to the filing
7 calculated from the filing

Documents cited

  1. 0001104659-26-058710
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  2. 0001104659-26-032777
    CEO Pay Ratio · Compensation Discussion and Analysis · Director Compensation for 2025 · Grants of Plan-Based Awards for 2025 · and 2 more sections
  3. 0001558370-25-007184
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  4. 0001104659-25-027292
    SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE FOR 2024
  5. 0001558370-24-006805
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  6. 0001104659-24-035047
    SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE FOR 2023
  7. 0001558370-23-009176
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  8. 0001558370-22-007883
  9. 0001558370-21-006532
  10. 0001558370-20-006058
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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Peers Ecolab discloses

The companies named in ECL's own disclosed peer group.

3M Co.Agilent Technologies, Inc.Air Products and Chemicals Inc.Celanese Corp.Cintas Corp.Clorox Co.Danaher Corp.Dover Corp.Dow Inc.DuPont de Nemours Inc.Eastman Chemical Co.Eaton Corporation plcEmerson Electric Co.Honeywell International, Inc.Illinois Tool Works Inc.Linde plcPPG Industries Inc.Republic Services Inc.Sherwin-Williams Co.Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.Waste Management Inc.

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Velarion Company Intelligence. (2026). Velarion database: executive and board compensation data (Version 2026Q3) [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22283854
BibTeX
@misc{velarionData2026,
  author = {{Velarion Company Intelligence}},
  title = {Velarion database: executive and board compensation data},
  year = {2026},
  version = {2026Q3},
  doi = {10.5281/zenodo.22283854},
  publisher = {Zenodo},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22283854}
}
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