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	<headerData>
        <submissionType>144</submissionType>
                <filerInfo>
            <filer>
                <filerCredentials>
                    <cik>0001433832</cik>
                    <ccc>XXXXXXXX</ccc>
                </filerCredentials>
            </filer>
        <liveTestFlag>LIVE</liveTestFlag>




                </filerInfo>
    </headerData>

     <formData>
        <issuerInfo>
            <issuerCik>0000031462</issuerCik>
			<issuerName>ECOLAB INC.</issuerName>


			    <secFileNumber>001-09328</secFileNumber>


			<issuerAddress>
				<com:street1>1 ECOLAB PLACE</com:street1>
                				<com:city>ST. PAUL</com:city>
				<com:stateOrCountry>MN</com:stateOrCountry>
				<com:zipCode>55102</com:zipCode>
			</issuerAddress>

			<issuerContactPhone>651-250-3323</issuerContactPhone>
			<nameOfPersonForWhoseAccountTheSecuritiesAreToBeSold>Larry  L. Berger</nameOfPersonForWhoseAccountTheSecuritiesAreToBeSold>

			<relationshipsToIssuer>
                                                                                                    <relationshipToIssuer>Former Officer, retired less than 90 days ago</relationshipToIssuer>

			</relationshipsToIssuer>
		</issuerInfo>

				          <securitiesInformation>
			<securitiesClassTitle>Common Stock</securitiesClassTitle>
			<brokerOrMarketmakerDetails>
				<name>Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC - Executive Services</name>
				<address>
				<com:street1>200 W Civic Drive</com:street1>
                				<com:street2>4th Floor</com:street2>
                				<com:city>Sandy</com:city>
				<com:stateOrCountry>UT</com:stateOrCountry>
				<com:zipCode>84070</com:zipCode>
				</address>
			</brokerOrMarketmakerDetails>
			<noOfUnitsSold>7900</noOfUnitsSold>
			<aggregateMarketValue>2398045</aggregateMarketValue>
			<noOfUnitsOutstanding>283235653</noOfUnitsOutstanding>
			<approxSaleDate>02/12/2026</approxSaleDate>
			<securitiesExchangeName>NYSE</securitiesExchangeName>
		</securitiesInformation>

    		       <securitiesToBeSold>
         <securitiesClassTitle>Common Stock</securitiesClassTitle>
         <acquiredDate>12/07/2012</acquiredDate>
         <natureOfAcquisitionTransaction>Employee Stock Option Exercise</natureOfAcquisitionTransaction>
                  <nameOfPersonfromWhomAcquired>Issuer</nameOfPersonfromWhomAcquired>
                  <isGiftTransaction>N</isGiftTransaction>
		          <amountOfSecuritiesAcquired>2242</amountOfSecuritiesAcquired>
                  <paymentDate>12/07/2012</paymentDate>
                  <natureOfPayment>Broker assisted cashless exercise</natureOfPayment>
      </securitiesToBeSold>
             <securitiesToBeSold>
         <securitiesClassTitle>Common Stock</securitiesClassTitle>
         <acquiredDate>02/20/2013</acquiredDate>
         <natureOfAcquisitionTransaction>Performance-Based Restricted Stock Unit Vesting</natureOfAcquisitionTransaction>
                  <nameOfPersonfromWhomAcquired>Issuer</nameOfPersonfromWhomAcquired>
                  <isGiftTransaction>N</isGiftTransaction>
		          <amountOfSecuritiesAcquired>2500</amountOfSecuritiesAcquired>
                  <paymentDate>02/20/2013</paymentDate>
                  <natureOfPayment>N/A</natureOfPayment>
      </securitiesToBeSold>
             <securitiesToBeSold>
         <securitiesClassTitle>Common Stock</securitiesClassTitle>
         <acquiredDate>02/26/2025</acquiredDate>
         <natureOfAcquisitionTransaction>Employee Stock Option Exercise</natureOfAcquisitionTransaction>
                  <nameOfPersonfromWhomAcquired>Issuer</nameOfPersonfromWhomAcquired>
                  <isGiftTransaction>N</isGiftTransaction>
		          <amountOfSecuritiesAcquired>1641</amountOfSecuritiesAcquired>
                  <paymentDate>02/26/2025</paymentDate>
                  <natureOfPayment>Broker assisted cashless exercise</natureOfPayment>
      </securitiesToBeSold>
             <securitiesToBeSold>
         <securitiesClassTitle>Common Stock</securitiesClassTitle>
         <acquiredDate>02/19/2025</acquiredDate>
         <natureOfAcquisitionTransaction>Performance-Based Restricted Stock Unit Vesting</natureOfAcquisitionTransaction>
                  <nameOfPersonfromWhomAcquired>Issuer</nameOfPersonfromWhomAcquired>
                  <isGiftTransaction>N</isGiftTransaction>
		          <amountOfSecuritiesAcquired>1517</amountOfSecuritiesAcquired>
                  <paymentDate>02/19/2025</paymentDate>
                  <natureOfPayment>N/A</natureOfPayment>
      </securitiesToBeSold>

    <nothingToReportFlagOnSecuritiesSoldInPast3Months>Y</nothingToReportFlagOnSecuritiesSoldInPast3Months>



        <noticeSignature>
            <noticeDate>02/12/2026</noticeDate>
                        <signature>  /s/ Corinne Lawson, as Attorney-in-Fact for Larry L. Berger</signature>
        </noticeSignature>
	</formData>
    </edgarSubmission>
