ECL
StockEcolab Inc.
Bigger than its usual dip. Not yet rare.
Ecolab Inc. is 11.5% off its high — deeper than its 4% average pullback, but it has been through 369 drawdowns before. Not historically significant yet — we'll say so if that changes.
Moderately Elevated
Current Drawdown
-11.5%
Days in Drawdown
129
Avg Max Drawdown
4.0%
Avg Length
38
Drawdown Severity Score™
2.5
ECL - Price & High Water Mark
ECL - Drawdown Timeline
How to read this chart: Negative values indicate drawdowns from all-time highs. Values closer to 0% mean the stock is near its high water mark.
Valuation vs Its Own History
Data as of July 8, 2026 · updated daily
Where today's valuation sits within ECL's own multi-year range. A lower percentile means today's ratio is lower than more of its past readings. This is context, not a recommendation.
Price to Sales
20 years of daily history
Price to Sales history
EV to EBITDA
20 years of daily history
EV to EBITDA history · log scale
Ecolab Inc. (ECL) Analysis: Current Drawdown Insights
Ecolab Inc. is currently in a drawdown that is unusual by its own historical standards. As of 2026-07-09, the stock is trading at $273.03, which represents a 11.5% decline from its all-time high of $308.35. This drawdown has persisted for 129 days.
Based on its full tracked price history, Ecolab Inc. typically experiences drawdowns averaging 4.0% in depth, with an average duration of 38 days. Ecolab Inc. has gone through 369 total drawdown events in its tracked history. The largest drawdown on record for Ecolab Inc. was 47.2%, beginning in 1989. The longest drawdown duration on record was 999 days.
The Drawdown Severity Score™ for Ecolab Inc. currently stands at 2.53. This is our proprietary indicator that shows the relative severity of the current drawdown based on the asset's unique historical patterns. A score between 2.0 and 3.0 indicates a moderately elevated drawdown that's starting to exceed this asset's normal range.
Understanding Drawdowns: A drawdown measures how far a stock has fallen from its peak price. Every stock experiences drawdowns: periods when the price declines from all-time highs before recovering. By analyzing Ecolab Inc.'s historical drawdown patterns, investors can identify when the stock is experiencing a typical market fluctuation versus an unusual decline that is rare by that stock's own historical standards.
📜 Historical Drawdown Events
Current drawdown shown in blue. Showing the most recent and the deepest of 369 tracked pullbacks (66 listed).
| Start Date | End Date | Duration | Max Depth | Start Price | Lowest Price | Recovery Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-02 | Ongoing | 129 days | -11.5% | $308.35 | $273.03 | n/a |
| 2026-02-25 | 2026-02-27 | 3 days | -0.5% | $308.16 | $306.52 | $308.35 |
| 2026-02-18 | 2026-02-20 | 3 days | -0.9% | $303.80 | $301.00 | $304.16 |
| 2026-02-12 | 2026-02-17 | 5 days | -1.4% | $303.55 | $299.17 | $303.80 |
| 2026-02-09 | 2026-02-10 | 2 days | -0.7% | $290.33 | $288.16 | $299.62 |
| 2026-02-05 | 2026-02-06 | 2 days | -0.3% | $288.16 | $287.19 | $290.33 |
| 2025-08-21 | 2026-02-04 | 168 days | -11.1% | $284.78 | $253.06 | $288.16 |
| 2025-08-14 | 2025-08-19 | 6 days | -0.7% | $281.15 | $279.31 | $282.98 |
| 2025-07-07 | 2025-08-12 | 37 days | -5.4% | $273.43 | $258.77 | $275.96 |
| 2025-07-02 | 2025-07-03 | 2 days | -0.1% | $271.96 | $271.81 | $273.43 |
| 2025-06-13 | 2025-07-01 | 19 days | -3.7% | $269.64 | $259.59 | $271.96 |
| 2025-06-11 | 2025-06-12 | 2 days | -0.5% | $268.07 | $266.64 | $269.64 |
| 2025-03-04 | 2025-06-10 | 98 days | -16.2% | $267.82 | $224.56 | $268.07 |
| 2025-02-21 | 2025-02-28 | 8 days | -1.3% | $265.36 | $261.86 | $267.02 |
| 2025-02-14 | 2025-02-18 | 5 days | -0.3% | $263.50 | $262.78 | $264.25 |
| 2024-10-21 | 2025-02-11 | 114 days | -11.9% | $258.84 | $228.02 | $259.30 |
| 2024-10-17 | 2024-10-18 | 2 days | -1.0% | $257.15 | $254.53 | $258.84 |
| 2024-10-11 | 2024-10-14 | 4 days | -0.7% | $253.24 | $251.46 | $253.87 |
| 2024-09-27 | 2024-10-10 | 14 days | -2.6% | $253.20 | $246.56 | $253.24 |
| 2024-09-24 | 2024-09-26 | 3 days | -0.2% | $252.30 | $251.72 | $253.20 |
| 2024-09-17 | 2024-09-23 | 7 days | -1.6% | $250.10 | $246.04 | $252.30 |
| 2024-09-03 | 2024-09-16 | 14 days | -3.2% | $250.08 | $242.05 | $250.10 |
| 2024-07-30 | 2024-08-27 | 29 days | -7.7% | $244.89 | $226.06 | $245.61 |
| 2024-07-24 | 2024-07-29 | 6 days | -1.2% | $243.70 | $240.68 | $244.89 |
| 2024-07-15 | 2024-07-22 | 8 days | -1.7% | $243.11 | $238.89 | $243.34 |
| 2024-06-25 | 2024-07-12 | 18 days | -3.7% | $241.65 | $232.62 | $243.11 |
| 2024-06-13 | 2024-06-17 | 5 days | -0.7% | $238.16 | $236.56 | $239.66 |
| 2024-06-07 | 2024-06-11 | 5 days | -0.7% | $237.02 | $235.30 | $237.11 |
| 2024-05-22 | 2024-06-04 | 14 days | -3.8% | $231.58 | $222.84 | $232.09 |
| 2024-05-10 | 2024-05-17 | 8 days | -0.8% | $230.18 | $228.38 | $230.26 |
| 2024-03-28 | 2024-05-07 | 41 days | -5.9% | $228.39 | $214.99 | $229.53 |
| 2024-03-25 | 2024-03-27 | 3 days | -1.0% | $225.93 | $223.77 | $228.39 |
| 2021-12-30 | 2024-03-22 | 813 days | -43.7% | $225.71 | $127.07 | $225.93 |
| 2021-11-15 | 2021-12-29 | 45 days | -6.5% | $225.24 | $210.55 | $225.71 |
| 2021-11-11 | 2021-11-12 | 2 days | -0.4% | $223.05 | $222.18 | $225.24 |
| 2021-10-27 | 2021-11-05 | 10 days | -4.0% | $220.09 | $211.22 | $220.47 |
| 2021-09-09 | 2021-10-26 | 48 days | -8.9% | $218.97 | $199.39 | $220.09 |
| 2021-05-05 | 2021-09-08 | 127 days | -10.3% | $217.90 | $195.52 | $218.97 |
| 2020-06-09 | 2021-05-04 | 330 days | -19.8% | $217.00 | $173.93 | $217.90 |
| 2020-06-01 | 2020-06-03 | 3 days | -1.7% | $200.47 | $197.14 | $208.28 |
| 2020-02-20 | 2020-05-28 | 98 days | -40.3% | $197.81 | $118.09 | $199.37 |
| 2019-08-20 | 2020-02-18 | 183 days | -12.5% | $195.23 | $170.81 | $195.34 |
| 2019-08-14 | 2019-08-19 | 6 days | -2.8% | $194.19 | $188.74 | $195.23 |
| 2019-08-12 | 2019-08-13 | 2 days | -0.5% | $192.79 | $191.76 | $194.19 |
| 2019-07-31 | 2019-08-09 | 10 days | -5.5% | $192.52 | $181.92 | $192.79 |
| 2019-07-24 | 2019-07-29 | 6 days | -1.0% | $187.17 | $185.29 | $187.79 |
| 2019-07-15 | 2019-07-23 | 9 days | -1.9% | $187.02 | $183.41 | $187.17 |
| 2019-07-05 | 2019-07-12 | 8 days | -2.0% | $187.00 | $183.33 | $187.02 |
| 2019-06-11 | 2019-07-03 | 23 days | -5.5% | $186.48 | $176.21 | $187.00 |
| 2019-04-17 | 2019-06-03 | 48 days | -3.8% | $173.10 | $166.44 | $173.36 |
| 2019-04-15 | 2019-04-16 | 2 days | -0.7% | $172.85 | $171.62 | $173.10 |
| 2015-10-19 | 2016-06-08 | 234 days | -17.7% | $109.45 | $90.04 | $109.66 |
| 2014-09-22 | 2015-06-18 | 270 days | -15.9% | $104.60 | $87.92 | $104.77 |
| 2011-07-05 | 2011-11-30 | 149 days | -21.5% | $48.41 | $37.98 | $48.79 |
| 2007-12-26 | 2010-09-20 | 999 days | -41.9% | $42.52 | $24.69 | $42.73 |
| 2002-08-20 | 2002-10-28 | 70 days | -16.2% | $18.66 | $15.64 | $18.79 |
| 2002-06-03 | 2002-08-08 | 67 days | -22.7% | $18.20 | $14.07 | $18.22 |
| 2000-12-29 | 2002-02-15 | 414 days | -29.6% | $16.68 | $11.75 | $16.89 |
| 1999-06-10 | 2000-11-30 | 540 days | -35.5% | $16.13 | $10.40 | $16.16 |
| 1998-07-13 | 1998-12-17 | 158 days | -17.1% | $11.83 | $9.80 | $12.07 |
| 1993-10-20 | 1995-03-06 | 503 days | -16.8% | $3.95 | $3.28 | $4.01 |
| 1992-05-14 | 1992-11-10 | 181 days | -16.0% | $3.00 | $2.51 | $3.02 |
| 1991-09-27 | 1992-03-02 | 158 days | -19.6% | $2.67 | $2.15 | $2.73 |
| 1989-09-06 | 1991-09-05 | 730 days | -47.2% | $2.46 | $1.30 | $2.49 |
| 1987-08-27 | 1989-08-28 | 733 days | -43.8% | $2.40 | $1.35 | $2.44 |
| 1987-03-19 | 1987-08-06 | 140 days | -19.7% | $2.22 | $1.78 | $2.22 |
| 1986-07-01 | 1987-02-18 | 233 days | -27.6% | $2.06 | $1.49 | $2.07 |
How to read: Each row shows a complete drawdown from peak to recovery. Red rows = most severe drawdowns (worst 20% or 5x+ average), yellow rows = moderate (2x-5x worse than average).
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Ecolab Inc. (ECL) is trading at $273.03 as of Jul 9, 2026. It is 11.5% below its high of $308.35. The drawdown has lasted 129 days. Severity score: 2.5 (Moderately Elevated).
ECL Price History and Drawdown Data
Latest price
$273.03
High-water mark
$308.35
Current drawdown
-11.5%
Days in drawdown
129
This ECL page is built around daily price history, the latest high-water mark, current drawdown depth, drawdown duration, and comparable historical drawdown events. The chart above provides the price-history context, while the sections below explain how the current move compares with prior Ecolab Inc. drawdowns.
What History Says About ECL
Ecolab Inc. has dropped 20%+ from its high 10 times in its tracked history. These events lasted an average of 478 days with an average max drop of -35.4%.
The current drawdown of -11.5% has lasted 129 days, which is within the typical range for comparable events.
| Period | Max Drop | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 1989 to Sep 1991 | -47.2% | 730 days |
| Aug 1987 to Aug 1989 | -43.8% | 733 days |
| Dec 2021 to Mar 2024 | -43.7% | 813 days |
| Dec 2007 to Sep 2010 | -41.9% | 999 days |
| Feb 2020 to May 2020 | -40.3% | 98 days |
| Jun 1999 to Nov 2000 | -35.5% | 540 days |
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