secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     ECOLAB INC. (ECL)
CIK:        0000031462
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-04-28T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001104659-26-049822
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.70
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

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

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/31462/000110465926049822/0001104659-26-049822-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/31462/000110465926049822/ecl-20260428x8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-26-049822

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