secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     ECOLAB INC. (ECL)
CIK:        0000031462
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-03-20T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001104659-26-032446
Event type: m_and_a
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.90
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Ecolab to acquire CoolIT Systems for $4.75B; updates 2026 EPS guidance
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- Acquisition of CoolIT Systems for $4.75B cash; expected close Q3 2026, subject to regulatory approvals.
- CoolIT expected to generate ~$550M sales next 12 months; expands Global High-Tech market from $5B to $10B.
- Deal expected to accelerate Global Water organic sales growth by 2% and Ecolab total by 1% one year post-close.
- 2026 adj. EPS guidance: Q1 $1.69-$1.71 (up 13-14% YoY); full-year $8.43-$8.63 (up 12-15% YoY), excluding CoolIT.
- Financed with new debt; pro forma leverage ~3x at close, returning to 2x by end of second year after closing.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/31462/000110465926032446/0001104659-26-032446-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/31462/000110465926032446/tm269446d1_8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-26-032446

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