---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001104659-26-049822"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "ECL"
cik: "0000031462"
company_name: "ECOLAB INC."
filed_at: "2026-04-28T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-15T03:21:23.818961+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.7
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Ecolab Q1 adj. EPS $1.70, +13% YoY; maintains FY adj. EPS outlook $8.43-$8.63

## Summary
- Reported sales $4,066M (+10%), organic sales +4%; Life Sciences organic +11% led by bioprocessing.
- Adjusted operating income margin expanded 70 bps to 16.7%; adjusted net income +13%.
- Q2 FY2026 adj. EPS guidance $2.02-$2.12 (+7% to 12%), reflecting energy surcharge transition.
- Full-year 2026 adj. EPS maintained at $8.43-$8.63 (+12% to 15%), excluding pending CoolIT Systems acquisition.
- Repurchased ~1.3M shares in Q1; energy surcharge announced to offset rising commodity costs.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001104659-26-049822
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: ECL
- cik: 0000031462
- company_name: ECOLAB INC.
- filed_at: 2026-04-28T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.7
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/31462/000110465926049822/0001104659-26-049822-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/31462/000110465926049822/ecl-20260428x8k.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-26-049822.txt

## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  ECOLAB INC. reported first quarter ended March 31, 2026 results: revenue $4,066.1, net income $432.6, EPS $1.52. Guidance reaffirmed.
  - Period: first quarter ended March 31, 2026
  - Revenue: $4,066.1
  - Net income: $432.6
  - EPS: $1.52
  - Guidance: reaffirmed
  - Result: reported results
  source text: ​ ​ ​ Adjusted ​ ​ ​ (unaudited) ​ Public Currency Rates ​ % ​ Public Currency Rates ​ % (millions, except per share) ​ 2026 ​ 2025 ​ Change ​ 2026 ​ ​ 2025 ​ Change Net sales ​ $4,066.1 ​ ​ $3,695.0 ​ ​ 10 % ​ $4,066.1 ​ ​ $3,695.0 ​ ​ 10 % Operating income ​ 622.0 ​ ​ 555.3 ​ ​ 12 % ​ 679.7 ​ ​ 589.6 ​ ​ 15 % Net income attributable to Ecolab ​ 432.6 ​ ​ 402.5 ​
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/31462/000110465926049822/0001104659-26-049822-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.