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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001439288-25-000080"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "ZWS"
cik: "0001439288"
company_name: "Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Corp"
filed_at: "2025-04-22T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-23T09:12:31.390454+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.7
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Zurn Elkay Q1 net sales $389M (+5% core); adjusted EPS $0.31 vs $0.29; affirms FY guidance

## Summary
- Net sales $388.8M, +4% YoY (+5% core); FX reduced sales by 1%; volume-driven growth across all categories.
- Net income from cont. ops $41M ($0.24 diluted EPS) vs $34M ($0.19) in prior-year quarter.
- Adjusted EBITDA $98M (25.2% margin), up 110 bps YoY; adjusted EPS $0.31 vs $0.29.
- Repurchased $77M of stock (2.3M shares); net debt leverage 0.9x; paid $15M in dividends.
- Q2 outlook: core sales low-to-mid single-digit growth; adj. EBITDA margin 25.5%-26.0%; full-year guidance reaffirmed.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001439288-25-000080
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: ZWS
- cik: 0001439288
- company_name: Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Corp
- filed_at: 2025-04-22T23:59:59+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/1439288/000143928825000080/0001439288-25-000080-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1439288/000143928825000080/zws-20250422.htm

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