---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001628280-26-026279"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "ZWS"
cik: "0001439288"
company_name: "Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Corp"
filed_at: "2026-04-21T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-15T05:05:26.574816+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.8
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Zurn Elkay Q1 earnings beat: EPS $0.41 adj, revenue $433M, core sales +11%

## Summary
- Net sales $433M vs $389M YoY (+11% core sales); net income $59M ($0.35 diluted EPS).
- Adjusted EPS $0.41 vs $0.31 YoY; adjusted EBITDA $116M (26.8% margin, +160bps).
- Q2 guidance: core sales +8-9%, adj EBITDA margin 27.0-27.5%; full-year outlook may be raised.
- Bought back 1M shares for $50M; increased revolver capacity from $200M to $550M.
- Net debt leverage low at 0.5x; growth across nearly all product categories.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001628280-26-026279
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: ZWS
- cik: 0001439288
- company_name: Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Corp
- filed_at: 2026-04-21T23:59:59+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/1439288/000162828026026279/0001628280-26-026279-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1439288/000162828026026279/zws-20260421.htm

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## Source-grounded claims
- claim_id: 1daf90b69da363e14531230bf9b8ccbe7cc776a7
  claim: Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Corp reported the quarter ended March 31, 2026 results: revenue $433 million, net income $59 million, EPS $0.35.
  evidence_excerpt: April 22, 2026 at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time MILWAUKEE, WI (USA) - Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Corporation (NYSE:ZWS) First Quarter Highlights • Net sales in the quarter were $433 million compared with $389 million in last year’s March quarter (+11% core sales (1) ). • Net income from continuing operations was $59 million (diluted EPS from continuing operations of
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1439288/000162828026026279/0001628280-26-026279-index.htm

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