{"success":true,"data":{"pressRelease":{"id":"106453","rtpr_id":"nBw64Vm1Na","ticker":"ZWS","exchange":"NYSE","all_tickers":["ZWS"],"title":"Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Named One of America’s Best Companies 2026 by TIME","author":"Business Wire","published_at":"2026-08-03T13:15:00.427Z","article_body":"Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Named One of America’s Best Companies 2026 by\nTIME\n\n\n * Zurn Elkay ranked No. 1 in Wisconsin on inaugural list\n\n * Ranking reflects Zurn Elkay’s strong employee satisfaction, financial\nperformance and commitment to sustainability\n\nZurn Elkay Water Solutions Corporation (NYSE: ZWS) has been named one of\nAmerica’s Best Companies 2026 by TIME magazine, ranking No. 170 overall, No.\n3 in the Utilities industry and No. 1 in Wisconsin. The ranking recognizes\ntop-performing U.S. companies based on employee satisfaction, financial\nperformance and sustainability transparency.\n\nThis press release features multimedia. View the full release here:\nhttps://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260803629394/en/\n(https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260803629394/en/)\n\nZurn Elkay has been named one of America’s Best Companies 2026 by TIME\nmagazine, ranking No. 170 overall, No. 3 in the Utilities industry and No. 1\nin Wisconsin. The ranking recognizes top-performing U.S. companies based on\nemployee satisfaction, financial performance and sustainability transparency.\n\n“Recognition like this is especially meaningful because it considers the\nfull picture of company performance,” said Todd A. Adams, Chairman and Chief\nExecutive Officer of Zurn Elkay Water Solutions. “It underscores the\ndedication of our associates, our focus on delivering strong business\nperformance, our commitment to sustainability and our disciplined execution of\nour long-term strategy.”\n\nDeveloped by TIME and research partner Statista, the ranking evaluates\ncompanies with more than $100 million in annual revenue using a data-driven\nassessment. The analysis incorporated survey responses from approximately\n217,000 employees across the United States over a three-year period, along\nwith multi-year financial performance metrics and environmental, social and\ngovernance (ESG) indicators. The top 1,000 companies were recognized\nnationwide.\n\nZurn Elkay’s sustainability work has also been recognized by TIME in its\nlists of World’s Best Companies for Sustainable Growth (2026) and\nAmerica’s Growth Leaders (2026). To learn more about Zurn Elkay Water\nSolutions and its ESG efforts, including the company’s most recent\nsustainability report, visit zurnelkay.com/sustainability\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.zurnelkay.com%2Fsustainability&esheet=54581811&newsitemid=20260803629394&lan=en-US&anchor=zurnelkay.com%2Fsustainability&index=1&md5=f10e93abe6e012615971d3b111bef867)\n.\n\nAbout Zurn Elkay Water Solutions\n\nNamed one of America’s Most Responsible Companies and one of the World’s\nGreenest Companies by Newsweek and one of America’s Best Companies and one\nof the World’s Best Companies for Sustainable Growth by TIME, Zurn Elkay\nWater Solutions is headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and is a\ngrowth-oriented, pure-play water management business that designs, procures,\nmanufactures and markets what we believe to be the broadest sustainable\nproduct portfolio of specification-driven water management solutions to\nimprove health, hydration, human safety and the environment. The Zurn Elkay\nproduct portfolio includes professional grade water safety and control\nproducts, flow systems products, hygienic and environmental products and\nfiltered drinking water products for public and private spaces. Learn more at\nwww.zurnelkay.com\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.zurnelkay.com&esheet=54581811&newsitemid=20260803629394&lan=en-US&anchor=www.zurnelkay.com&index=2&md5=5f82a73bd11cb6e2cc64ad2ab3866a71)\n.\n\nCautionary Statement on Forward-Looking Statements\n\nInformation in this release may involve outlook, expectations, beliefs, plans,\nintentions, strategies or other statements regarding the future, which are\nforward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements involve risks and\nuncertainties. All forward-looking statements included in this release are\nbased on information available to Zurn Elkay Water Solutions as of the date of\nthis release, and Zurn Elkay Water Solutions assumes no obligation to update\nany such forward-looking statements. The statements in this release are not\nguarantees of future performance, and actual results could differ materially\nfrom current expectations. Numerous factors could cause or contribute to such\ndifferences. Please refer to “Risk Factors” and “Cautionary Notice\nRegarding Forward-Looking Statements” in our report on Form 10-K\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Finvestors.zurnelkay.com%2Ffinancials%2Fsec-filings%2Fsec-filings-details%2Fdefault.aspx%3FFilingId%3D19128684&esheet=54581811&newsitemid=20260803629394&lan=en-US&anchor=Form+10-K&index=3&md5=765c7683afb5b0dab1b7ceef369e1358)\nfor the period ended December 31, 2025, as well as the Company’s subsequent\nannual, quarterly and current reports filed on Forms 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K from\ntime to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission for a further\ndiscussion of the factors and risks associated with the business.\n\n\n\nView source version on businesswire.com:\nhttps://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260803629394/en/\n(https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260803629394/en/)\n\nMedia Contact:\n\nAngela Hersil, VP - Marketing & Communications, Public Affairs and\nSustainability\n\n855-480-5050 or 414-808-0199, corporate.communications@zurnelkay.com \n(mailto:corporate.communications@zurnelkay.com) \n\n\nInvestor Contact:\n\nBobbi Belstner, VP and Controller\n\n414-361-0122\n\n\nCopyright Business Wire 2026","article_body_html":"","raw_payload":{"data":{"id":"nBw64Vm1Na","title":"Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Named One of America’s Best Companies 2026 by TIME","author":"Business Wire","ticker":"ZWS","created":"2026-08-03T13:15:00.427Z","tickers":["ZWS"],"exchange":"NYSE","article_body":"Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Named One of America’s Best Companies 2026 by\nTIME\n\n\n * Zurn Elkay ranked No. 1 in Wisconsin on inaugural list\n\n * Ranking reflects Zurn Elkay’s strong employee satisfaction, financial\nperformance and commitment to sustainability\n\nZurn Elkay Water Solutions Corporation (NYSE: ZWS) has been named one of\nAmerica’s Best Companies 2026 by TIME magazine, ranking No. 170 overall, No.\n3 in the Utilities industry and No. 1 in Wisconsin. The ranking recognizes\ntop-performing U.S. companies based on employee satisfaction, financial\nperformance and sustainability transparency.\n\nThis press release features multimedia. View the full release here:\nhttps://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260803629394/en/\n(https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260803629394/en/)\n\nZurn Elkay has been named one of America’s Best Companies 2026 by TIME\nmagazine, ranking No. 170 overall, No. 3 in the Utilities industry and No. 1\nin Wisconsin. The ranking recognizes top-performing U.S. companies based on\nemployee satisfaction, financial performance and sustainability transparency.\n\n“Recognition like this is especially meaningful because it considers the\nfull picture of company performance,” said Todd A. Adams, Chairman and Chief\nExecutive Officer of Zurn Elkay Water Solutions. “It underscores the\ndedication of our associates, our focus on delivering strong business\nperformance, our commitment to sustainability and our disciplined execution of\nour long-term strategy.”\n\nDeveloped by TIME and research partner Statista, the ranking evaluates\ncompanies with more than $100 million in annual revenue using a data-driven\nassessment. The analysis incorporated survey responses from approximately\n217,000 employees across the United States over a three-year period, along\nwith multi-year financial performance metrics and environmental, social and\ngovernance (ESG) indicators. The top 1,000 companies were recognized\nnationwide.\n\nZurn Elkay’s sustainability work has also been recognized by TIME in its\nlists of World’s Best Companies for Sustainable Growth (2026) and\nAmerica’s Growth Leaders (2026). To learn more about Zurn Elkay Water\nSolutions and its ESG efforts, including the company’s most recent\nsustainability report, visit zurnelkay.com/sustainability\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.zurnelkay.com%2Fsustainability&esheet=54581811&newsitemid=20260803629394&lan=en-US&anchor=zurnelkay.com%2Fsustainability&index=1&md5=f10e93abe6e012615971d3b111bef867)\n.\n\nAbout Zurn Elkay Water Solutions\n\nNamed one of America’s Most Responsible Companies and one of the World’s\nGreenest Companies by Newsweek and one of America’s Best Companies and one\nof the World’s Best Companies for Sustainable Growth by TIME, Zurn Elkay\nWater Solutions is headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and is a\ngrowth-oriented, pure-play water management business that designs, procures,\nmanufactures and markets what we believe to be the broadest sustainable\nproduct portfolio of specification-driven water management solutions to\nimprove health, hydration, human safety and the environment. The Zurn Elkay\nproduct portfolio includes professional grade water safety and control\nproducts, flow systems products, hygienic and environmental products and\nfiltered drinking water products for public and private spaces. Learn more at\nwww.zurnelkay.com\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.zurnelkay.com&esheet=54581811&newsitemid=20260803629394&lan=en-US&anchor=www.zurnelkay.com&index=2&md5=5f82a73bd11cb6e2cc64ad2ab3866a71)\n.\n\nCautionary Statement on Forward-Looking Statements\n\nInformation in this release may involve outlook, expectations, beliefs, plans,\nintentions, strategies or other statements regarding the future, which are\nforward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements involve risks and\nuncertainties. All forward-looking statements included in this release are\nbased on information available to Zurn Elkay Water Solutions as of the date of\nthis release, and Zurn Elkay Water Solutions assumes no obligation to update\nany such forward-looking statements. The statements in this release are not\nguarantees of future performance, and actual results could differ materially\nfrom current expectations. Numerous factors could cause or contribute to such\ndifferences. Please refer to “Risk Factors” and “Cautionary Notice\nRegarding Forward-Looking Statements” in our report on Form 10-K\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Finvestors.zurnelkay.com%2Ffinancials%2Fsec-filings%2Fsec-filings-details%2Fdefault.aspx%3FFilingId%3D19128684&esheet=54581811&newsitemid=20260803629394&lan=en-US&anchor=Form+10-K&index=3&md5=765c7683afb5b0dab1b7ceef369e1358)\nfor the period ended December 31, 2025, as well as the Company’s subsequent\nannual, quarterly and current reports filed on Forms 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K from\ntime to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission for a further\ndiscussion of the factors and risks associated with the business.\n\n\n\nView source version on businesswire.com:\nhttps://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260803629394/en/\n(https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260803629394/en/)\n\nMedia Contact:\n\nAngela Hersil, VP - Marketing & Communications, Public Affairs and\nSustainability\n\n855-480-5050 or 414-808-0199, corporate.communications@zurnelkay.com \n(mailto:corporate.communications@zurnelkay.com) \n\n\nInvestor Contact:\n\nBobbi Belstner, VP and Controller\n\n414-361-0122\n\n\nCopyright Business Wire 2026"},"type":"article","timestamp":"2026-08-03T13:15:00.797666234Z","server_sent_at_ms":1785762900797},"received_at":"2026-08-03T13:15:00.847Z","source_url":"https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260803629394/en/"},"analysis":{"id":"95464","press_release_id":"106453","analysis_json":{"industry":{"label":"Building Products","sector":"Industrials"},"redFlags":[],"eventType":"other","narrative":"Zurn Elkay Water Solutions was ranked No. 170 overall on TIME's 'America’s Best Companies 2026' list, placing No. 3 in the Utilities industry and No. 1 in Wisconsin.\n\nThe ranking evaluated companies with over $100 million in revenue based on employee satisfaction, financial performance, and sustainability transparency.\n\nCEO Todd A. 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