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 equity

Xylem Inc.'s return on equity over the twelve months to 30 June 2026 was 9.47%, up 0.8 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 11.1% and above the Industrials sector median of 4.48%.

Return on equity, annual

Annual

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

Low 8.55% High 20.7%
Ten-year median 12.1%
Current reading's percentile 27

Return on equity against peers

Company Return on equity
GGG Graco Inc. compare 21.2%
NDSN Nordson Corporation compare 17.8%
DOV Dover Corporation compare 15.0%
IEX IDEX Corporation compare 13.0%
ITT ITT Inc. compare 11.4%
XYL Xylem Inc. 9.47%
IR Ingersoll Rand Inc. compare 9.40%
SYM Symbotic Inc. compare 1.04%
OTIS Otis Worldwide Corporation compare −28.0%
Specialty Industrial Machinery industry median 11.1%
Industrials sector median 4.48%
Market median 1.76%

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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