Ecolab (ECL) Misses Q4 EPS by 2c, Revenues Miss

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Ecolab Fourth Quarter Reported Diluted Continuing Operations EPS $1.04; Adjusted Diluted Continuing Operations EPS $1.23, -15%; Earnings Show Sequential Improvement From Third Quarter

February 16, 2021 8:30 AM EST

ST. PAUL, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Ecolab Inc. (NYSE: ECL):

FOURTH QUARTER HIGHLIGHTS:

Fourth quarter earnings showed sequential improvement from the third quarter despite the negative impact from the greater than expected COVID-19 second wave. Reported sales from continuing operations -6% from the year-ago period. Acquisition adjusted fixed currency sales -8% as strong growth in the Healthcare & Life Sciences segment was more than offset by a modest Industrial segment decrease and significant but stabilized declines in the Institutional & Specialty and Other segments.... More