Ecolab (NYSE:ECL) reported quarterly earnings of $2.05 per share which missed the analyst consensus estimate of $2.07 by 1.01 percent. This is a 12.02 percent increase over earnings of $1.83 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $4.165 billion which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $4.120 billion by 1.09 percent. This is a 4.15 percent increase over sales of $3.999 billion the same period last year.