secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
======================================

Issuer:     ECOLAB INC. (ECL)
CIK:        0000031462
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2025-10-28T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001104659-25-102859
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.70
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Ecolab Q3 adjusted EPS $2.07 (+13% YoY), sales $4.2B (+4%), guides FY25 adjusted EPS $7.48-$7.58
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

- Adjusted diluted EPS $2.07, +13% YoY; reported EPS $2.05 (-21% due to prior year gain on surgical solutions sale).
- Organic sales +3% led by value pricing acceleration; organic operating margin 18.7% (+110 bps).
- Growth engines (Life Sciences, Pest, Global High-Tech, Ecolab Digital) grew double-digits; Institutional & Specialty organic sales +4%.
- FY 2025 adjusted EPS guidance narrowed to $7.48-$7.58 (+12-14%); Q4 expected $2.02-$2.12 (+12-17%).

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/31462/000110465925102859/0001104659-25-102859-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/31462/000110465925102859/ecl-20251028x8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-25-102859

License: Source filings: public domain (SEC EDGAR). Summaries (headline + bullets): CC-BY-4.0; attribute https://secwatch.observer