Ecolab (NYSE: ECL) stock price has had a great start to the year as it outperformed the Nasdaq 100 and S&P 500 index. It has surged by over 16% in 2024 and by 44% in the past 12 months. This makes it one of the best-performing industrial companies in the United States. Dividend aristocrat is booming Copy link to section Ecolab is not a well-known brand name in the United States. Yet, it is one of the most popular companies in industries that it dominates. It is also a well- known dividend aristocrat that ha ...