Ecolab reports Q1 adjusted EPS $1.70, consensus $1.70

Reports Q1 revenue $4.066B, consensus $4.03B. Christophe Beck, Ecolab’s (ECL) chairman, president and chief executive officer, said, “We delivered another strong quarter, with accelerated sales growth and double-digit earnings growth reflecting the strength of our growth engines and the improving performance of our core businesses. That performance was driven by strong value pricing, accelerated volume growth and improved productivity, demonstrating the power of our technology- and service-led model and the way our teams execute every day to deliver for customers in a complex operating environment.”