Employer · plans filed under one EIN
Ecolab Inc.
St. Paul, MN · Manufacturing
Form 5500 information is as filed by the plan administrator with the Department of Labor and may be amended. Figures reflect the plan year shown, not current balances.
Ecolab Inc., based in St. Paul, Minnesota, sponsors 3 retirement plans with 100 or more participants: 2 defined contribution and 1 defined benefit. Together they reported 58,830 participant records and $5.86B in net assets.
The largest is Ecolab Pension Plan, a cash balance pension plan with 33,278 participants. A person can be counted in more than one plan, so the participant total is a count of records rather than of people.
Employer contributions across the plans were $117M and participant contributions $159M in the latest plan years; benefits paid were $578M. Schedule C compensation reported to service provider organisations totalled $9.3M.
Combined net assets moved from $1.93B in 2009 to $5.86B in 2024 (up 204%). Plan mergers and spin-offs show up here as steps in the series.
Plans
| Plan | Kind | Plan year | Participants | Net assets | Per participant | Employer / active | Sch. C compensation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ecolab Pension Plan | cash balance pension plan | 2024 | 33,278 | $1.67B | $50,154 | $1,434 | $8.2M |
| Ecolab Savings Plan and ESOP | ESOP with a 401(k) feature | 2024 | 25,397 | $4.18B | $164,583 | $4,650 | $1.1M |
| Ecolab Puerto Rico Savings Plan | 401(k) plan | 2024 | 155 | $14.9M | $96,389 | $2,770 | $0 |
| US median, plan year 2024: DC plans $53,102 per participant, $2,175 employer contribution per active participant; DB plans $86,221 and $10,244. | |||||||
Trend by plan year
| Plan year | Plans | Participant records | Net assets | Employer contributions | Participant contributions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3 | 58,830 | $5.86B | $117M | $159M |
| 2023 | 3 | 58,235 | $5.53B | $83.7M | $146M |
| 2022 | 3 | 56,319 | $4.95B | $133M | $142M |
| 2021 | 3 | 55,597 | $6.67B | $78.0M | $135M |
| 2020 | 3 | 52,898 | $6.40B | $67.7M | $114M |
| 2019 | 3 | 54,483 | $4.61B | $74.4M | $121M |
| 2018 | 3 | 52,950 | $3.99B | $189M | $113M |
| 2017 | 3 | 51,469 | $4.20B | $64.3M | $103M |
| 2016 | 3 | 50,068 | $3.68B | $139M | $92.4M |
| 2015 | 3 | 47,537 | $3.40B | $206M | $87.8M |
| 2014 | 3 | 45,412 | $3.33B | $51.3M | $79.1M |
| 2013 | 3 | 41,639 | $3.19B | $25.3M | $34.7M |
| 2012 | 3 | 38,028 | $3.02B | $25.8M | $49.4M |
| 2011 | 2 | 36,550 | $2.26B | $24.2M | $50.0M |
| 2010 | 2 | 35,798 | $2.23B | $123M | $49.7M |
| 2009 | 2 | 35,583 | $1.93B | $122M | $44.3M |
History of the plans listed above, in the years each filed the full Form 5500 with 100 or more participants. Plans that have since terminated are not included.
Service providers
| Organisation | Services reported | Plans | Compensation reported |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aon | Actuarial; Investment management | 1 | $3,766,901 |
| Goldman Sachs Asset Management, LP | Investment management | 1 | $1,099,339 |
| JPMorgan Chase Bank | Trustee (discretionary); Investment advisory (plan); Investment management | 1 | $856,098 |
| J.P. Morgan Investment Management I | Investment management; Investment advisory (plan) | 1 | $819,309 |
| Strategic Advisors, Inc. | Investment advisory (plan) | 1 | $781,572 |
| The Northern Trust Company | Trustee (bank, trust company, or similar financial institution) | 1 | $552,480 |
| Fidelity Investments Institutional | Participant loan processing | 1 | $330,668 |
| Pacific Investment Management Co. | Custodial (other than securities); Custodial (securities); Investment management | 1 | $251,670 |
| Nisa Investment Advisors LLC | Custodial (other than securities); Custodial (securities); Investment management | 1 | $206,635 |
| West Street Loan Partners V Europe | Custodial (other than securities); Custodial (securities); Investment management | 1 | $188,100 |
| Van Berkom and Associates Inc. | Custodial (other than securities); Custodial (securities); Investment management | 1 | $140,020 |
| BlackRock Institutional Trust Co. | Trustee (bank, trust company, or similar financial institution); Trustee (discretionary); Investment management | 1 | $109,175 |
| Olsen Thielen & Co., Ltd. | Accounting (including auditing) | 1 | $107,400 |
| Acadian Asset Management LLC | Custodial (other than securities); Custodial (securities); Investment management | 1 | $82,306 |
Organisations paid $5,000 or more by any of these plans, from Schedule C. Individuals are not shown.
Questions and answers
How many retirement plans does Ecolab Inc. have?
3 plans with 100 or more participants filed Form 5500 under its employer identification number for the latest plan years: Ecolab Pension Plan, Ecolab Savings Plan and ESOP and Ecolab Puerto Rico Savings Plan. Smaller plans and plans filed under a subsidiary's number are not grouped here.
How much does Ecolab Inc. contribute to its plans?
$116,957,001 in employer contributions across these plans in their latest plan years, about $3,139 per active participant record. Form 5500 reports totals and not the match or accrual formula.
Who provides services to these plans?
Schedule C filings name Aon, Goldman Sachs Asset Management, LP, JPMorgan Chase Bank and J.P. Morgan Investment Management I and others. Only organisations paid $5,000 or more by a plan are listed on Schedule C.
Where does this come from?
Form 5500 annual reports filed with the Department of Labor's EFAST2 system, from the EBSA research files, with filings received through 24 Aug 2026. Figures are as filed and may be amended.
Provenance
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration, Form 5500 research files, public domain, with filings received through 24 Aug 2026. Plans are grouped by the sponsor's employer identification number exactly as filed; a company that files under several EINs appears as several employers. See the methodology and corrections.