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Oct 27, 8:02 AM ET
Ecolab Inc. announced its third quarter 2026 financial results, reporting net sales of $4.69 billion and an adjusted diluted EPS of $2.18, representing a 5% increase year-over-year. The company raised its full-year 2026 adjusted diluted EPS outlook to a range of $8.10 to $8.20. Growth was supported by strong performance in core segments and acquisitions such as Ovivo Electronics and CoolIT.
- Reported net sales reached $4.69 billion for the third quarter ended September 30, 2026, up 13% year-over-year.
- Reported diluted EPS was $1.95, while adjusted diluted EPS rose 5% to $2.18.
- Full-year 2026 adjusted diluted EPS outlook was set at $8.10 to $8.20, an increase of 8% to 9%.
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Jul 28, 8:01 AM ET
Ecolab reported second-quarter 2026 net sales of $4.4 billion, up 10%, with adjusted diluted EPS up 11% to $2.09 and reported diluted EPS up 3% to $1.90. The company raised its full-year 2026 adjusted diluted EPS outlook to $8.05 to $8.25, up from its prior $8.03 to $8.23 range, which gives shareholders a higher earnings expectation. Reported results include special charges, and Ecolab expects 2026 special charges of about $0.75 to $0.80 per share.
- Q2 net sales were $4.4 billion, up 10%; organic sales growth accelerated to 5%.
- Reported diluted EPS was $1.90, up 3%; adjusted diluted EPS was $2.09, up 11%.
- 2026 adjusted diluted EPS outlook raised to $8.05 to $8.25 from $8.03 to $8.23; third-quarter outlook is $2.13 to $2.23.
- Quantifiable 2026 special charges are expected to be about $0.75 to $0.80 per share.
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May 11, 4:46 PM ET
Ecolab's board elected Bryce L. Mewhorter as Senior Vice President and Corporate Controller, including principal accounting officer role, effective after the second-quarter 2026 Form 10-Q is filed. At the May 7, 2026 annual meeting, shareholders re-elected all 13 director nominees and approved the advisory pay vote, while a stockholder proposal for an independent board chair policy failed.
- Bryce L. Mewhorter, age 51, currently Senior Vice President of Finance Global Water, joined Ecolab in 1998 and takes the controller role after the Q2 2026 10-Q filing.
- Jennifer J. Bradway will move to a different position at the company; she remains controller until Mewhorter takes over.
- All 13 directors were elected for one-year terms; Judson B. Althoff received 235,680,180 for votes and John J. Zillmer received 188,749,720.
- The independent board chair proposal received 61,882,139 for votes and 176,312,123 against, and was not approved.
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Apr 28, 8:06 AM ET
Ecolab reported first-quarter 2026 net sales of $4.1 billion, up 10%, and reported diluted EPS of $1.52, up 8%. Adjusted diluted EPS was $1.70, up 13%, and the company reiterated its 2026 adjusted EPS outlook of $8.43 to $8.63, which excludes the pending CoolIT Systems acquisition. For shareholders, sales and earnings both grew, but management guided to a short second-quarter transition as higher commodity costs rise before its energy surcharge fully offsets them.
- Q1 2026 reported net sales were $4.1 billion, up 10%; organic sales grew 4%.
- Reported net income attributable to Ecolab was $432.6 million, up 7%; adjusted diluted EPS was $1.70, up 13%.
- 2026 adjusted diluted EPS outlook of $8.43 to $8.63 was maintained; Q2 2026 adjusted EPS is expected at $2.02 to $2.12.
- Special charges for 2026 are expected to be about $0.60 to $0.65 per share, mainly restructuring.
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