secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     ECOLAB INC. (ECL)
CIK:        0000031462
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2024-10-29T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001558370-24-013805
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.80
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Ecolab Q3 adj. EPS $1.83, +19% YoY; raises FY2024 guidance to $6.60-$6.70
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- Adjusted diluted EPS $1.83 (+19% YoY); reported EPS $2.58 (+83% including surgical solutions gain).
- Organic sales +4% to $4.0B; volume growth strengthened to +2% driven by new business wins and innovation.
- Operating income margin expansion: organic margin 17.9% (+260 bps); margin expanded across all segments.
- FY2024 adjusted EPS outlook raised to $6.60-$6.70 (prior $6.50-$6.70); Q4 guidance $1.75-$1.85.
- Free cash flow YTD $1.4B (+35%); repurchased ~1.9M shares in Q3.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/31462/000155837024013805/0001558370-24-013805-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/31462/000155837024013805/ecl-20241029x8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001558370-24-013805

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