---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001628280-26-049933"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "ECL"
cik: "0000031462"
company_name: "ECOLAB INC."
filed_at: "2026-07-28T12:01:07+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-07-28T12:05:15.376414+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.8
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Ecolab Q2 adjusted EPS $2.09 (+11%), raises FY2026 outlook to $8.05-$8.25

## Summary
- Reported sales $4.4B (+10% YoY); organic sales growth accelerated to +5%.
- Adjusted diluted EPS $2.09 (+11% YoY); reported diluted EPS $1.90 (+3%).
- Raises FY2026 adjusted EPS outlook to $8.05-$8.25 (prior $8.03-$8.23), +7-10% YoY.
- Global High-Tech organic sales +29%; Life Sciences +15%; Pest Elimination +7%.
- Closed CoolIT acquisition; repurchased ~1.2M shares in Q2.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001628280-26-049933
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: ECL
- cik: 0000031462
- company_name: ECOLAB INC.
- filed_at: 2026-07-28T12:01:07+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/31462/000162828026049933/0001628280-26-049933-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/31462/000162828026049933/ecl-20260728.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-26-049933
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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-26-049933.txt

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