secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     ECOLAB INC. (ECL)
CIK:        0000031462
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2022-11-01T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001558370-22-015728
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  negative
Materiality: 0.75
Item codes: 2.02, 2.05, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Ecolab Q3 adj EPS $1.30 (-6% Y/Y); Europe restructuring charges $130M
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- Q3 reported sales $3.67B (+10%), adjusted EPS $1.30 (-6% Y/Y); currency translation hurt $0.08.
- Pricing accelerated to +12%, exceeding delivered product costs; operating income +3% acq adj fixed currency.
- Europe cost savings program: $130M pre-tax charges ($60M in Q4 2022), $80M annual savings by end 2024.
- Q4 adj EPS guidance approaching $1.28 (flat Y/Y) including $0.11 FX headwind; gradual improvement expected.
- Industrial segment acq adj fixed currency sales +16%; Healthcare & Life Sciences flat, operating income -46%.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/31462/000155837022015728/0001558370-22-015728-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/31462/000155837022015728/ecl-20221101x8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001558370-22-015728

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