---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001628280-25-046758"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "ZWS"
cik: "0001439288"
company_name: "Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Corp"
filed_at: "2025-10-28T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-17T01:54:49.653897+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.8
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Zurn Elkay Q3 beats; core sales +11% YoY; raises FY guidance, boosts dividend 22%

## Summary
- Q3 net sales $455M (+11% core sales); adj. EBITDA $122M (26.8% margin) vs $105M (25.6%) YoY.
- Adjusted EPS $0.43, up 26% YoY; diluted EPS $0.35 vs $0.25.
- Raises FY2025 adj. EBITDA guidance to $437-440M (prev $420-430M); Q4 adj. EBITDA expected $99-102M.
- Increases annual dividend 22% to $0.44/share and share repurchase authorization to $500M.
- Free cash flow $94M in Q3; net debt leverage 0.6x.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001628280-25-046758
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: ZWS
- cik: 0001439288
- company_name: Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Corp
- filed_at: 2025-10-28T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.8
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1439288/000162828025046758/0001628280-25-046758-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1439288/000162828025046758/zws-20251028.htm

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