Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Named One of America's Best Companies 2026 by TIME

• Zurn Elkay ranked No. 1 in Wisconsin on inaugural list
• Ranking reflects Zurn Elkay’s strong employee satisfaction, financial performance and commitment to sustainability

MILWAUKEE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--#sustainablyinspired--Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Corporation (NYSE: ZWS) has been named one of America’s Best Companies 2026 by TIME magazine, ranking No. 170 overall, No. 3 in the Utilities industry and No. 1 in Wisconsin. The ranking recognizes top-performing U.S. companies based on employee satisfaction, financial performance and sustainability transparency.

“Recognition like this is especially meaningful because it considers the full picture of company performance,” said Todd A. Adams, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Zurn Elkay Water Solutions. “It underscores the dedication of our associates, our focus on delivering strong business performance, our commitment to sustainability and our disciplined execution of our long-term strategy.”

Developed by TIME and research partner Statista, the ranking evaluates companies with more than $100 million in annual revenue using a data-driven assessment. The analysis incorporated survey responses from approximately 217,000 employees across the United States over a three-year period, along with multi-year financial performance metrics and environmental, social and governance (ESG) indicators. The top 1,000 companies were recognized nationwide.

Zurn Elkay’s sustainability work has also been recognized by TIME in its lists of World’s Best Companies for Sustainable Growth (2026) and America’s Growth Leaders (2026). To learn more about Zurn Elkay Water Solutions and its ESG efforts, including the company’s most recent sustainability report, visit zurnelkay.com/sustainability.

About Zurn Elkay Water Solutions

Named one of America’s Most Responsible Companies and one of the World’s Greenest Companies by Newsweek and one of America’s Best Companies 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 www.zurnelkay.com.

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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.

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