Xylem Inc. XYL

102.63 (0.03) (0.03%) as of 25 Sep
Market cap
$24.2B
P/E
24.4×
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Xylem Inc. (XYL) Return on assets

Xylem Inc.'s return on assets over the twelve months to 30 June 2026 was 5.90%, up 0.3 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (5.61%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 3.09% (fiscal 2020) to 7.80% (fiscal 2018); the current reading is higher than 82% of that period. That is above the Specialty Industrial Machinery industry median of 4.63% and above the Industrials sector median of 1.30%.

Return on assets, annual

Annual

Period Return on assets Change (points)
FY2025 5.61% 0.15
FY2024 5.46% 0.40
FY2023 5.06% 0.68
FY2022 4.38% (0.64)
FY2021 5.02% 1.93
FY2020 3.09% (2.28)
FY2019 5.37% (2.43)
FY2018 7.80% 2.84
FY2017 4.96% 0.29
FY2016 4.67% (2.50)

Against its own ten years

Low 3.09% High 7.80%
Ten-year median 5.06%
Current reading's percentile 82

Return on assets against peers

Company Return on assets
GGG Graco Inc. compare 17.3%
OTIS Otis Worldwide Corporation compare 14.0%
NDSN Nordson Corporation compare 9.29%
DOV Dover Corporation compare 8.45%
IEX IDEX Corporation compare 7.53%
XYL Xylem Inc. 5.90%
IR Ingersoll Rand Inc. compare 5.29%
ITT ITT Inc. compare 5.25%
SYM Symbotic Inc. compare 0.31%
Specialty Industrial Machinery industry median 4.63%
Industrials sector median 1.30%
Market median 0.00%

What Return on assets is

ROA tells an investor how much profit a company earns for shareholders from the assets it uses to run its business.

Annual: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Assets; TTM: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Assets (latest quarter)

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