Saint Paul, Minnesota-based Ecolab Inc. (ECL) provides water, hygiene, and infection prevention solutions and services in the United States and internationally. The company has a market cap of $70.5 billion and operates through four segments: Global Water, Global Institutional & Specialty, Global Pest Elimination, and Global Life Sciences.
Companies with a market cap of $10 billion or more are typically referred to as “big-cap stocks.” ECL fits right into that category, with its market cap exceeding this threshold, reflecting its substantial size and influence in the specialty chemicals industry.