secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     ECOLAB INC. (ECL)
CIK:        0000031462
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-02-10T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001104659-26-012358
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.85
Item codes: 2.02, 2.05, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Ecolab Q4 adjusted EPS $2.08 (+15%); 2026 guidance $8.43-$8.63 EPS, +12-15%
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- Q4 reported sales $4.2B (+5%), organic +3%; adjusted diluted EPS $2.08, +15% YoY.
- Global Institutional & Specialty organic op income +16%; Pest Elimination organic op income +46%.
- One Ecolab savings target raised to $325M by 2027; restructuring costs $334M ($261M after-tax).
- 2026 adjusted EPS outlook $8.43-$8.63 (+12-15%); Q1 adj. EPS $1.67-$1.73 (+11-15%).
- Ovivo Electronics acquisition contributes $0.13 non-cash amortization headwind in 2026.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/31462/000110465926012358/0001104659-26-012358-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/31462/000110465926012358/ecl-20260210x8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-26-012358

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