secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     ECOLAB INC. (ECL)
CIK:        0000031462
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-03-27T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001104659-26-035705
Event type: other_material
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.40
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Ecolab restates segment data; splits Light & Heavy into three segments effective Q1 2026
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- Effective Jan 1, 2026, former Light & Heavy segment split into Heavy Water, Light Water, High-Tech; operating segments increase to nine.
- No new financial results; GAAP net sales $16,081.2M (2025) vs $15,741.4M (2024); operating income $2,737.6M vs $2,802.4M.
- Provides restated 2025 quarterly and annual segment data at 2026 fixed currency rates for comparability.
- Fixed currency operating income at 2026 rates for 2025: Water $1,357.5M, I&S $1,398.1M, Pest $244.6M, Life Sci $144.1M.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/31462/000110465926035705/0001104659-26-035705-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/31462/000110465926035705/ecl-20260327x8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-26-035705

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