Common Stock, $1.00 par value
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Current Report · Items 2.02, 9.01 · 8-K
Ecolab, Inc.
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Results of Operations and Financial Condition
Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition . On March 20, 2026, Ecolab Inc. (the “Company”) announced that it entered into a definitive agreement to acquire CoolIT Systems. The Company also updated its earnings guidance in the announcement.…
Company context
A trusted partner for millions of customers, Ecolab (NYSE:ECL) is a global leader in water, hygiene and infection prevention solutions and services that protect people and the resources vital to life. For more than a century, Ecolab has advanced innovation by integrating science-based solutions, data-driven insights, AI technology and world-class service. This unique combination enables Ecolab to partner with customers to define what best-in-class looks like and scale it across their operations, helping them achieve peak performance. Today, Ecolab delivers $16 billion in annual sales, employs 48,000 associates and serves customers in more than 170 countries and 40 industries. The company helps protect one-third of the world’s food production and a quarter of the power generated while delivering innovative solutions across food, hospitality, healthcare, data centers, microelectronics and life sciences. As the world’s water company, Ecolab plays an important role in AI growth by supporting the full water needs of advanced computing - from ultra‑pure water for chip manufacturing, to water solutions that support the power behind AI, to direct liquid cooling systems for high‑density computing that improves performance while reducing environmental impact through circular water use. In life sciences, Ecolab delivers end to end solutions that support the development and manufacturing of life-saving drugs, helping customers operate safely and consistently at scale while improving perf
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ECOLAB INC. · 8-K · Filed 2026-03-20
Disclosure sections
Item 2.02Item 2.02 - Results of Operations
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2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition
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On March 20, 2026, Ecolab Inc. (the
“Company”) announced that it entered into a definitive agreement to acquire CoolIT Systems. The Company also updated its
earnings guidance in the announcement. A copy of the News Release issued by the Company in connection with this report under Item
2.02 is furnished and attached as Exhibit (99.1), which is incorporated by reference herein.
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EX-99.1 2 tm269446d1_ex99-1.htm EXHIBIT 99.1 Exhibit 99.1 Ecolab to Acquire CoolIT Systems, a Global Leader in Advanced Liquid Cooling for Next-Gen AI Data Centers Acquisition accelerates Ecolab’s sales growth by significantly expanding its Global High-Tech growth engine, creating an end-to-end fluid management and cooling platform for AI data centers ST. PAUL, Minn., March 20, 2026 - Ecolab announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire CoolIT Systems, a high-growth, high-margin leader in liquid cooling technology for next-gen AI data centers. CoolIT is expected to generate approximately $550 million in sales over the next 12 months. With CoolIT’s rapid sales growth, the acquisition is expected to significantly strengthen the company’s Global High-Tech growth engine and accelerate Global Water’s organic sales growth rate by 2% and Ecolab’s total organic sales growth rate by 1%. The acquisition, from funds managed by KKR, positions Ecolab as a comprehensive cooling solutions provider by advancing its capabilities across the rapidly growing data center market. CoolIT is a pure-play data center liquid cooling company with end-to-end capabilities th…
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