Ecolab Inc.

Company facts

Industry

Soap, Detergents, Cleang Preparations, Perfumes, Cosmetics

Headquarters

Saint Paul, Minnesota

Most recent report

10-Q, filed Aug 6, 2026

Incorporated

Delaware

Filings on record

1,001+ filings

On EDGAR

CIK 31462

Fiscal year ends

December

Filer status

Large accelerated filer

What to read: Jun 2026 10-Q

SECSift found 2 of 13 sections worth reading, with 4 positive, 4 notable, and 2 negative flags.

• Financial Statements (Item 1)

  Core financial statements and notes with major acquisition, debt raise, and litigation update.
  Positive

  • Dividend per share increased to $0.73 in Q2 2026 from $0.65 in Q2 2025, a 12.3% rise.
  Notable

  • TPC Group litigation: Nalco reached settlement in principle with substantially all remaining plaintiffs in July 2026.

• Management's Discussion (Item 2)

  Quarterly results, segment data, cash flow, and $5B debt for acquisition.
  Positive

  • Reported net sales up 10% to $4,415M; organic sales up 5% in Q2 2026.
  • Global Life Sciences organic sales up 15% to $221M; operating income up 46% and margin up 5.5 pts.
  • Adjusted diluted EPS up 11% to $2.09 vs $1.89 in Q2 2025, driven by pricing and volume.
  Notable

  • Special charges totaled $57.7M ($0.18/share) in Q2 2026, mostly for One Ecolab and acquisition integration.
  • One Ecolab expects $328M total restructuring costs by end of 2027; cumulative savings reached $180M.
  • Share repurchases more than tripled to $669M in H1 2026 vs $199M in H1 2025.
  Negative

  • Global Water organic operating margin fell 0.5 pts to 15.9% as 3.2 pts of investment/commodity costs outweighed pricing.
  • Total debt jumped to $13.2B from $8.2B at year-end 2025 after $5.0B senior note issuance for CoolIT.

What changed: Jun 2026 vs. Mar 2026

About 9% of ECL's Jun 2026 10-Q is new information. 33 paragraphs were added, 182 changed, and 27 removed. Below are the most important lines SECSift identified.

• Item 2 72
• Item 1 70
• Item 6 4
• Item 4 2
• Item 1A 1