secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     ECOLAB INC. (ECL)
CIK:        0000031462
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2025-02-11T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001558370-25-000782
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.78
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Ecolab Q4 adjusted EPS $1.81, +17%; organic sales +4%; FY2025 EPS guidance $7.42-$7.62
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- Q4 reported EPS $1.66, adjusted EPS $1.81 (+17%); revenue $4.0B (+2% reported, +4% organic).
- Industrial segment organic sales +3%; Institutional & Specialty organic +6%, operating income +19%.
- Record full-year free cash flow of $1.8B; FY2024 adjusted EPS $6.65.
- FY2025 adjusted EPS outlook $7.42-$7.62 (+12%-15%); Q1 guidance $1.47-$1.53 (+10%-14%).
- New segment alignment effective Q1 2025: rename Industrial to Global Water, Life Sciences standalone.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/31462/000155837025000782/0001558370-25-000782-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/31462/000155837025000782/ecl-20250211x8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001558370-25-000782

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