secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     ECOLAB INC. (ECL)
CIK:        0000031462
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-07-28T12:01:07+00:00
Accession:  0001628280-26-049933
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.80
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

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

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/31462/000162828026049933/0001628280-26-049933-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/31462/000162828026049933/ecl-20260728.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-26-049933

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