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ECL vs ELF
Side-by-side comparison of Ecolab Inc. (ECL) and e.l.f. Beauty Inc. (ELF): market cap, price performance, sector, and recent activity on the wire.
Summary
- Both ECL and ELF operate in Package Goods/Cosmetics (Consumer Discretionary), so they compete in similar markets.
- ECL is the larger of the two at $72.60B, about 24.6x ELF ($2.95B).
- Over the past year, ECL is down 3.2% and ELF is down 57.5% - ECL leads by 54.3 points.
- ECL has been more active in the news (20 items in the past 4 weeks vs 16 for ELF).
- Both have 25 recent analyst ratings on file.
- Company
- Ecolab Inc.
- e.l.f. Beauty Inc.
- Price
- $258.05+1.46%
- $49.58-3.63%
- Market cap
- $72.60B
- $2.95B
- 1M return
- -2.02%
- -19.32%
- 1Y return
- -3.17%
- -57.46%
- Industry
- Package Goods/Cosmetics
- Package Goods/Cosmetics
- Exchange
- NYSE
- NYSE
- IPO
- 2016
- News (4w)
- 20
- 16
- Recent ratings
- 25
- 25
Ecolab Inc.
Ecolab Inc. provides water, hygiene, and infection prevention solutions and services worldwide. Its Global Industrial segment offers water treatment and process applications, and cleaning and sanitizing solutions to manufacturing, food and beverage processing, transportation, chemical, metals and mining, power generation, pulp and paper, commercial laundry, petroleum, and petrochemical industries. The company's Global Institutional & Specialty segment provides specialized cleaning and sanitizing products to the foodservice, hospitality, lodging, government and education, and retail industries. Its Global Healthcare & Life Sciences segment offers specialized cleaning and sanitizing products to the healthcare, personal care, and pharmaceutical industries, such as infection prevention and surgical solutions, and end-to-end cleaning and contamination control solutions under the Ecolab, Microtek, and Anios brand names. The company's Other segment offers pest elimination services to detect, eliminate, and prevent pests, such as rodents and insects in restaurants, food and beverage processors, educational and healthcare facilities, hotels, quick service restaurant and grocery operations, and other institutional and commercial customers. This segment also provides colloidal silica for binding and polishing applications in semiconductor, catalyst, and aerospace component manufacturing, as well as chemical industries; and products and services that manage wash process through custom designed programs, premium products, dispensing equipment, water and energy management, and reduction, as well as real time data management. It sells its products through field sales and corporate account personnel, distributors, and dealers. The company was founded in 1923 and is headquartered in St. Paul, Minnesota.
e.l.f. Beauty Inc.
e.l.f. Beauty, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides cosmetic and skin care products under the e.l.f., W3LL PEOPLE, and Keys Soulcare brand names worldwide. The company offers eye, lip, face, and skin care products. It sells its products through national and international retailers and direct-to-consumer channels, which include e-commerce platforms in the United States; and internationally primarily through distributors. The company was formerly known as J.A. Cosmetics Holdings, Inc. and changed its name to e.l.f. Beauty, Inc. in April 2016. e.l.f. Beauty, Inc. was founded in 2004 and is headquartered in Oakland, California.
Latest ECL
- Ecolab Inc. filed SEC Form 8-K: Other Events, Financial Statements and Exhibits
- SEC Form SD filed by Ecolab Inc.
- Director Vautrinot Suzanne M exercised 2,000 shares at a strike of $125.67, covered exercise/tax liability with 996 shares and sold $266,040 worth of shares (1,004 units at $264.98) (SEC Form 4)
- Ecolab Schedules Webcast of Industry Conference for June 2, 2026
- Ecolab upgraded by UBS with a new price target
- SEC Form 424B5 filed by Ecolab Inc.
- SEC Form 4 filed by Director Zillmer John J
- SEC Form 4 filed by Director Whalen Julie
- SEC Form 4 filed by Director Vautrinot Suzanne M
- SEC Form FWP filed by Ecolab Inc.
Latest ELF
- Chief Commercial Officer Hartnett Jennifer Catherine sold $535,917 worth of shares (10,318 units at $51.94), decreasing direct ownership by 15% to 58,408 units (SEC Form 4) (for tax liability)
- SVP, Operations Franks Joshua Allen was granted 42,315 shares and sold $355,997 worth of shares (6,854 units at $51.94), increasing direct ownership by 30% to 153,532 units (SEC Form 4) to cover withholding tax
- Officer Fields Mandy J was granted 42,315 shares and sold $439,620 worth of shares (8,464 units at $51.94), increasing direct ownership by 44% to 111,288 units (SEC Form 4) (for tax liability)
- Officer Marchisotto Kory was granted 42,315 shares and sold $442,113 worth of shares (8,512 units at $51.94), increasing direct ownership by 22% to 186,220 units (SEC Form 4) (withholding tax)
- Milsten Scott was granted 42,315 shares and sold $442,113 worth of shares (8,512 units at $51.94), increasing direct ownership by 29% to 148,743 units (SEC Form 4) to satisfy tax liability
- Chief Executive Officer Amin Tarang was granted 71,167 shares and sold $822,158 worth of shares (15,829 units at $51.94), increasing direct ownership by 69% to 135,593 units (SEC Form 4) (withholding tax)
- rhode Expands Global Presence to Mexico, its First Entry into Latin America, and Adds Seven European Countries
- Director Levitan Lauren Cooks exercised 7,714 shares at a strike of $8.23 and sold $434,376 worth of shares (7,714 units at $56.31) (SEC Form 4)
- Chief Executive Officer Amin Tarang gifted 37,894 shares and received a gift of 37,894 shares (SEC Form 4)
- SEC Form SD filed by e.l.f. Beauty Inc.