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SPECIAL (GAINS) AND CHARGES (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2025
Restructuring Activities |
Special (gains) and charges | ​
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​ | ​ | Third Quarter Ended | ​ | Nine Months Ended | ​
​ | ​ | September 30 | ​ | September 30 | ​
(millions) |  | 2025 | ​ | 2024 |  | 2025 | ​ | 2024 | ​
Cost of sales | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
One Ecolab | ​ | ​ | $0.3 | ​ | ​ | ​ | $- | ​ | ​ | $7.6 | ​ | ​ | ​ | $- | ​
Other restructuring | ​ | ​ | - | ​ | ​ | ​ | 0.9 | ​ | ​ | - | ​ | ​ |  | 3.2 | ​
Cost of sales subtotal | ​ | ​ | 0.3 | ​ | ​ | ​ | 0.9 | ​ | ​ | 7.6 | ​ | ​ |  | 3.2 | ​
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Special (gains) and charges | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
One Ecolab | ​ | ​ | 17.4 | ​ | ​ | ​ | 24.4 | ​ | ​ | 83.3 | ​ | ​ | ​ | 38.9 | ​
Other restructuring | ​ | ​ | - | ​ | ​ | ​ | 0.4 | ​ | ​ | (12.0) | ​ | ​ |  | 20.1 | ​
Sale of global surgical solutions business | ​ | ​ | - | ​ | ​ | ​ | (364.0) | ​ | ​ | 2.4 | ​ | ​ | ​ | (350.7) | ​
Acquisition and integration activities | ​ | ​ | 11.0 | ​ | ​ | ​ | 3.5 | ​ | ​ | 19.8 | ​ | ​ | ​ | 8.3 | ​
Other | ​ | ​ | (2.2) | ​ | ​ | ​ | 3.1 | ​ | ​ | (13.2) | ​ | ​ |  | (8.8) | ​
Special (gains) and charges subtotal | ​ | ​ | 26.2 | ​ | ​ | ​ | (332.6) | ​ | ​ | 80.3 | ​ | ​ |  | (292.2) | ​
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Total special (gains) and charges | ​ | ​ | $26.5 | ​ | ​ | ​ | ($331.7) | ​ | ​ | $87.9 | ​ | ​ | ​ | ($289.0) | ​
One Ecolab Initiative Program |
Restructuring Activities |
Restructuring activity | ​
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​ | ​ | Employee | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
​ | ​ | Costs |  | Other |  | Total
(millions) | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
2024 Activity | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
Recorded expense and accrual | ​ | ​ | $46.3 | ​ | ​ | ​ | $30.2 | ​ | ​ | ​ | $76.5 | ​
Net cash payments | ​ |  | - | ​ | ​ | ​ | (26.9) | ​ | ​ | ​ | (26.9) | ​
Non-cash net charges | ​ |  | - | ​ | ​ | ​ | - | ​ | ​ | ​ | - | ​
Reclassification | ​ |  | - | ​ | ​ | ​ | 5.3 | ​ | ​ | ​ | 5.3 | ​
Restructuring liability, December 31, 2024 | ​ |  | 46.3 | ​ | ​ | ​ | 8.6 | ​ | ​ | ​ | 54.9 | ​
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2025 Activity | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
Recorded expense and accrual |  |  | $55.5 | ​ | ​ | ​ | $10.8 | ​ | ​ |  | $66.3 | ​
Net cash payments |  |  | (38.2) | ​ | ​ | ​ | (18.2) | ​ | ​ |  | (56.4) | ​
Non-cash net charges |  |  | - | ​ | ​ | ​ | - | ​ | ​ |  | - | ​
Reclassification | ​ | ​ | - | ​ | ​ | ​ | - | ​ | ​ | ​ | - | ​
Restructuring liability, September 30, 2025 | ​ | ​ | $63.6 | ​ | ​ | ​ | $1.2 | ​ | ​ | ​ | $64.8 | ​
Combined Program |
Restructuring Activities |
Restructuring activity | ​
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​ | ​ | Employee | ​ | Asset | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
(millions) |  | Costs |  | Disposals |  | Other |  | Total
2022-2024 Activity | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
Recorded expense and accrual | ​ | ​ | $118.0 | ​ | ​ | ​ | $15.3 | ​ | ​ | ​ | $36.8 | ​ | ​ | ​ | $170.1 | ​
Net cash payments | ​ | ​ | (124.5) | ​ | ​ | ​ | - | ​ | ​ | ​ | (31.5) | ​ | ​ | ​ | (156.0) | ​
Non-cash charges | ​ | ​ | - | ​ | ​ | ​ | (15.3) | ​ | ​ | ​ | - | ​ | ​ | ​ | (15.3) | ​
Reclassification | ​ |  | 19.3 | ​ | ​ | ​ | - | ​ | ​ | ​ | (5.3) | ​ | ​ |  | 14.0 | ​
Net restructuring liability, December 31, 2024 | ​ | ​ | 12.8 | ​ | ​ | ​ | - | ​ | ​ | ​ | - | ​ | ​ | ​ | 12.8 | ​

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