Business Insider Names Zurn Elkay Water Solutions to List of America’s High-Growth Companies 2026

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MILWAUKEE--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Corporation (NYSE: ZWS) has been named one of America’s High-Growth Companies 2026 for the first time by Business Insider and Plant-A Insights Group. Among the 500 companies on the list, Zurn Elkay is one of only 50 manufacturers and one of only six Wisconsin-based companies.

“The world is facing escalating water conservation and contamination issues, and we’ve built a core business uniquely positioned to meet those challenges with solutions that make water safe and more sustainable,” said Todd A. Adams, Chairman and CEO of Zurn Elkay Water Solutions on the company earning a spot on Business Insider's list of America's High Growth Companies. "Whether it’s drinking water filtration that reduces forever chemicals and other emerging contaminants or backflow preventers that stop contaminated water from entering the potable water system, each new innovation reflects our unwavering commitment to protecting the world’s most vital resource while creating lasting value for our customers and shareholders.”

“With clean, safe water at the heart of our business, our growth strategy and our sustainability strategy are increasingly the same,” said Todd A. Adams, Chairman and CEO of Zurn Elkay Water Solutions. “The world is facing escalating water conservation and contamination issues, and we’ve built a core business uniquely positioned to meet those challenges with solutions that make water safe and more sustainable. Whether it’s drinking water filtration that reduces forever chemicals and other emerging contaminants or backflow preventers that stop contaminated water from entering the potable water system, each new innovation reflects our unwavering commitment to protecting the world’s most vital resource while creating lasting value for our customers and shareholders.”

Business Insider's America's High-Growth Companies 2026 is based on an extensive assessment of financial records against 11 financial growth metrics for over 3,000 US publicly listed companies on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and Nasdaq. Companies were evaluated on their ability to maintain high-quality growth, and eligibility was restricted to companies that have been public since 2020 and achieved both a minimum revenue of $100 million and profitability in fiscal year 2025.

Zurn Elkay’s financial performance has also been recognized by TIME in its lists of America’s Growth Leaders (2025-2026) and World’s Best Companies for Sustainable Growth (2025-2026). The company has earned recognition from Newsweek in its list of America’s Most Responsible Companies (2021-2026), the World’s Greenest Companies (2026) and America’s Greenest Companies (2025-2026), as well as Barron’s 100 Most Sustainable Companies (2026).

To learn more about Zurn Elkay Water Solutions and its sustainability efforts, including the company’s most recent sustainability report, visit zurnelkay.com/sustainability.

About Zurn Elkay Water Solutions

Named one of the World’s Greenest Companies and one of America’s Most Responsible Companies by Newsweek and one of the World’s Best Companies for Sustainable Growth by TIME, Zurn Elkay Water Solutions is headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and is a growth-oriented, pure-play water management business that designs, procures, manufactures and markets what we believe to be the broadest sustainable product portfolio of specification-driven water management solutions to improve health, hydration, human safety and the environment. The Zurn Elkay product portfolio includes professional grade water safety and control products, flow systems products, hygienic and environmental products and filtered drinking water products for public and private spaces. Learn more at zurnelkay.com.

Cautionary Statement on Forward-Looking Statements

Information in this release may involve outlook, expectations, beliefs, plans, intentions, strategies or other statements regarding the future, which are forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties. All forward-looking statements included in this release are based on information available to Zurn Elkay Water Solutions as of the date of this release, and Zurn Elkay Water Solutions assumes no obligation to update any such forward-looking statements. The statements in this release are not guarantees of future performance, and actual results could differ materially from current expectations. Numerous factors could cause or contribute to such differences. Please refer to “Risk Factors” and “Cautionary Notice Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” in our report on Form 10-K for the period ended December 31, 2025, as well as the Company’s subsequent annual, quarterly and current reports filed on Forms 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission for a further discussion of the factors and risks associated with the business.

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Media Contact:
Angela Hersil, VP - Marketing & Communications, Public Affairs and Sustainability
855-480-5050 or 414-808-0199, corporate.communications@zurnelkay.com

Investor Contact:
Bobbi Belstner, VP and Controller
414-361-0122

Source: Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Corporation