stockrowXylem Inc.
XYL Industrials Specialty Industrial Machinery
Xylem Inc.’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended December 2025) was $9.0 billion, up 5.52% from fiscal 2024.
- Revenue
- −2.95%
- EPS
- +33.1%
- Free cash flow
- −16.5%
- Total debt
- +47.6%
Quarter to September 2026, against a year earlier
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Xylem Inc. (XYL) Return on equity
Xylem Inc.'s return on equity over the twelve months to 30 September 2026 was 10.1%, up 1.4 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (8.65%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 8.55% (fiscal 2024) to 20.7% (fiscal 2018); the current reading is higher than 27% of that period. That is below the Specialty Industrial Machinery industry median of 10.7% and above the Industrials sector median of 3.71%.
Return on equity, annual
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Annual newest first
| Period | Return on equity | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 8.65% | 0.10 |
| FY2024 | 8.55% | (0.35) |
| FY2023 | 8.90% | (1.65) |
| FY2022 | 10.6% | (3.22) |
| FY2021 | 13.8% | 5.22 |
| FY2020 | 8.55% | (5.40) |
| FY2019 | 14.0% | (6.76) |
| FY2018 | 20.7% | 6.70 |
| FY2017 | 14.0% | 1.89 |
| FY2016 | 12.1% | (4.03) |
Against its own ten years
Return on equity against peers
| Company | Return on equity |
|---|---|
| NDSN Nordson Corporation compare | 17.8% |
| CR Crane Company compare | 16.1% |
| DOV Dover Corporation compare | 15.2% |
| IEX IDEX Corporation compare | 13.4% |
| IR Ingersoll Rand Inc. compare | 13.3% |
| XYL Xylem Inc. | 10.1% |
| SYM Symbotic Inc. compare | 1.04% |
| ITT ITT Inc. compare | 0.00% |
| OTIS Otis Worldwide Corporation compare | −29.3% |
| Specialty Industrial Machinery industry median | 10.7% |
| Industrials sector median | 3.71% |
| Market median | 0.51% |
What Return on equity is
ROE shows how much profit a company earns for its shareholders on the equity they have in the business.
Annual: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity; TTM: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity (latest quarter)
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