secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     DONALDSON Co INC (DCI)
CIK:        0000029644
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2024-08-28T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0000029644-24-000093
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.75
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Donaldson posts record Q4 sales $935M (+6.4%), GAAP EPS $0.90 (+20%), adjusted $0.94
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- Q4 revenue $935M (+6.4% YoY); GAAP EPS $0.90 (+20%); adjusted EPS $0.94 vs $0.78.
- Full-year FY2024 sales $3.6B (+4.5%), GAAP EPS $3.38 (+16.6%), adjusted EPS $3.42.
- FY2025 guidance: sales growth 2-6%, adjusted EPS $3.56-$3.72; operating margin 15.3-15.9%.
- Updated FY2026 targets: total sales CAGR 3-7% (down from 4-8%); Life Sciences CAGR cut to 5-11%.
- Q4 footprint optimization restructuring charges $6.4M (severance); returned $286M to shareholders in FY2024.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/29644/000002964424000093/0000029644-24-000093-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/29644/000002964424000093/dci-20240828.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000029644-24-000093

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