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# Ecolab: Competitors & Industry Structure

## Direct Answer

SEC EDGAR classifies Ecolab under SIC code 2840 (Soap, Detergents, Cleang Preparations, Perfumes, Cosmetics). Among Swoopr's S&P 500 Equal Weight companies, 2 others share that classification; by latest reported revenue, Ecolab ranks 2 of 3. A filing classification is a starting point: a company's real competitors depend on its segments, which its 10-K describes.

## How Does Ecolab Compare With Its Peers?

| Company | Revenue (latest FY) | Revenue growth | Operating margin | Net margin |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Procter & Gamble (PG)](https://www.getswoopr.com/stocks/companies/procter-and-gamble/) | $84.3 billion FY2025 | 0.3% | 24.3% | 19.0% |
| **Ecolab (ECL)** | $16.1 billion FY2025 | 2.2% | 17.0% | 12.9% |
| [Church & Dwight (CHD)](https://www.getswoopr.com/stocks/companies/church-and-dwight/) | $6.2 billion FY2025 | 1.6% | 17.4% | 11.9% |

Revenue growth compares each company's latest fiscal year with the one before. Fiscal years do not always end on the same date, so treat close comparisons with care.

![Bar chart of operating margin for Ecolab and 2 peers: Procter & Gamble (PG) 24.3%, Ecolab (ECL) 17.0%, Church & Dwight (CHD) 17.4%.](https://www.getswoopr.com/images/charts/ecolab-competitors-peer-margins.webp)
*Operating margin of Ecolab against companies sharing its SEC industry classification, from the table above. Select the chart to open it full size.*

## Where These Numbers Come From

Every figure on this page is a value Ecolab reported in its own SEC filings, read from the SEC's XBRL data (accession 0001104659-26-018357 for fiscal year 2025). Ratios are computed from those reported values. Figures were retrieved on October 12, 2026; a later amendment or a new annual report can change them, and the filing itself always takes precedence over this summary.

Each fiscal year is labeled by the calendar year in which it ended, so a company that names the same period differently in its own filings (many retailers whose year ends in January) may use another label. A year is left out of the table when the SEC data set holds no value for it. A figure shown as "Not reported" means the company did not file a value under the standard tag Swoopr reads, not that the amount was zero. This page is educational and describes reported history only; it is not a forecast or a recommendation.

## Frequently Asked Questions

### Who are Ecolab's competitors?

Companies sharing Ecolab's SEC classification (SIC code 2840 (Soap, Detergents, Cleang Preparations, Perfumes, Cosmetics)) include Procter & Gamble (PG), Church & Dwight (CHD). Its 10-K names the competitors it considers most relevant.

### How does Ecolab compare with its peers on margins?

Ecolab's fiscal 2025 operating margin was 17.0%, against a peer median of 20.8%.

### How are these peers chosen?

By the SEC Standard Industrial Classification code each company files under, within Swoopr's S&P 500 Equal Weight company set, falling back to the two-digit major group when fewer than two companies share the exact code. Classification codes are broad, so read the peer list as a screen, not a verdict.

## References

- [SEC EDGAR: ECOLAB INC. Form 10-K filed February 23, 2026](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/31462/000110465926018357/ecl-20251231x10k.htm)
- [SEC EDGAR: ECOLAB INC. annual and quarterly filings](https://www.sec.gov/cgi-bin/browse-edgar?action=getcompany&CIK=31462&type=10-K)
- [SEC: EDGAR application programming interfaces (XBRL frames and submissions data)](https://www.sec.gov/search-filings/edgar-application-programming-interfaces)

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