---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001628280-26-005012"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "ZWS"
cik: "0001439288"
company_name: "Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Corp"
filed_at: "2026-02-03T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-16T05:18:20.071224+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.85
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Zurn Elkay Q4 net sales up 10% to $407M; adj. EPS $0.36 beats year-ago $0.32

## Summary
- Net sales $407M in Q4 (+10% core sales); full year sales $1,696M (+8% core sales).
- Adjusted EPS $0.36 (Q4) vs $0.32; full year adj. EPS $1.52 vs $1.28.
- Record free cash flow $317M in 2025; net debt leverage 0.4x.
- Guidance: FY2026 mid-single digit core sales growth, adj. EBITDA margin ~35% incremental, FCF ~$335M.
- Repurchased $160M in shares during 2025; quarterly dividend raised 22% YoY.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001628280-26-005012
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: ZWS
- cik: 0001439288
- company_name: Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Corp
- filed_at: 2026-02-03T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.85
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1439288/000162828026005012/0001628280-26-005012-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1439288/000162828026005012/zws-20260203.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-26-005012
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-26-005012.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-26-005012.txt

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.