Xylem 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. In the quarter to June 2026, revenue grew 1.52%, EPS grew 19.4%, free cash flow grew 1.93% and total debt rose 46.6%, each against the same quarter a year earlier. Member of the S&P 500; dividend growth for ten consecutive years, revenue growth for five; insiders bought in the last twelve months.

104.06 0.69 +0.67%
Market cap
$24.1B
P/E
24.8×
Fwd P/E
24.1×
Dividend yield
1.62%
F-score
7/9
Altman Z
4.39
Beneish M
−2.50
Dividend safety
81/100

Insider Decisions trades per month

Total buys 0.14
Total sells 0.75
Totals in millions of $.
Dec 25 Mar 26 Jun 26 Sep 26
Buy — — — — — — 1 — — — — —
Sell 1 — — — — — 1 — — — — —
Insider Ownership 1.53%

Capital & Financial Ratios $m

Market Cap 24,140.00
Revenue 9,126.00
Net Income 1,005.00
Free Cash Flow 983.00
Net Debt 1,650.00
Current Ratio 1.61 (at or above 1.5: strong)
Debt/Equity 0.28 (at or below 0.5: strong)
P/E ratio 24.78
Fwd P/E 24.10
P/S ratio 2.69
P/B ratio 2.36
Past 5Y EPS Growth 22.87% (at or above 15%: strong)
This Y EPS Growth 11.20%
Next Y EPS Growth 9.81%
Next Y revenue growth 1.86%
Next 5Y EPS Growth 10.17%

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Valuation vs history

P/E against its own 10 years 8.74%
10-year low 10-year high
P/S against its own 10 years 33.03%
10-year low 10-year high
P/B against its own 10 years 4.05%
10-year low 10-year high
EV/Sales against its own 10 years 18.98%
10-year low 10-year high
EV/FCF against its own 10 years 12.09%
10-year low 10-year high

Dividends

Payout Ratio 0.40
Annual Dividend Rate 1.69
Annual Dividend Yield 1.62%
total individual payouts
2028 Powerpack
2027 Powerpack
2026 1.74
0.43
0.43
0.43
2025 1.60
0.40
0.40
0.40
0.40
2024 1.44
0.36
0.36
0.36
0.36
2023 1.32
0.33
0.33
0.33
0.33
2022 1.20
0.30
0.30
0.30
0.30
2021 1.12
0.28
0.28
0.28
0.28
2020 1.04
0.26
0.26
0.26
0.26
2019 0.96
0.24
0.24
0.24
0.24
2018 0.84
0.21
0.21
0.21
0.21
2017 0.72
0.18
0.18
0.18
0.18
2016 0.62
0.15
0.15
0.15
0.15
predictions special payouts not included in total or ratios

Assets vs Liabilities $m

2023 2024 2025 Q'26
Cash 1,019 1,121 1,479 1,276
Receivables 1,617 1,668 1,759 1,875
Inventory 1,018 996 983 1,016
Other — 77 176 8
3,884 4,098 4,641 4,394
2023 2024 2025 Q'26
Payables 968 1,006 1,013 1,013
ST’ Debt 16 38 534 531
Other — 21 72 —
2,205 2,336 2,856 2,724

Compound Annual Growth %

10y 5y 3y
Sales 9.48% 13.13% 17.84%
Cash Flow 10.34% 8.53% 27.70%
Earnings 10.90% 30.38% 39.17%
Book Value 18.62% 31.02% 48.58%

Revenue $m

Mar Jun Sep Dec Year
’26 2,125 2,336 — — —
’25 2,069 2,301 2,268 2,397 9,035
’24 2,033 2,169 2,104 2,256 8,562
’23 1,448 1,722 2,076 2,118 7,364
’22 1,272 1,364 1,380 1,506 5,522
’21 1,256 1,351 1,265 1,323 5,195
’20 1,123 1,160 1,220 1,373 4,876
Fiscal quarters ending in the months shown.

Operating Cash Flow $m

Mar Jun Sep Dec Year
’26 108 290 — — —
’25 33 305 360 543 1,241
’24 89 288 311 575 1,263
’23 (19) 28 373 455 837
’22 (81) 113 202 362 596
’21 (26) 232 112 220 538
’20 (2) 181 275 370 824
Fiscal quarters ending in the months shown.

Free Cash Flow $m

Mar Jun Sep Dec Year
’26 19 211 — — —
’25 (33) 207 291 462 927
’24 16 217 237 476 946
’23 (68) (26) 301 360 567
’22 (129) 69 149 303 392
’21 (64) 190 66 141 333
’20 (53) 137 235 322 641
Fiscal quarters ending in the months shown.

EPS $

Mar Jun Sep Dec Year
’26 0.79 1.11 — — —
’25 0.69 0.93 0.93 1.37 3.92
’24 0.63 0.80 0.89 1.34 3.65
’23 0.54 0.45 0.63 1.10 2.79
’22 0.45 0.62 0.07 0.82 1.96
’21 0.48 0.62 0.63 0.62 2.35
’20 0.21 0.17 0.20 0.82 1.40
Fiscal quarters ending in the months shown.

Target Price Range

Analyst price targets

Recommendation Rating

1.8
1Buy 2 3Hold 4 5Sell

Ten years at a glance Fiscal years to December

Group Line 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 Trend 2026e 2027e 2028e
Price, $
Price, $ Low 31.67 46.67 60.65 63.78 54.62 94.63 72.08 87.59 109.39 100.47

Analyst estimates 2026–2028

Powerpack
High 54.99 69.88 82.44 85.67 101.87 138.78 121.05 118.58 146.08 154.27
People
People Employees 16,000 16,200 17,000 16,300 16,700 17,300 17,800 2,300 23,000 22,000
Revenue/emp, $m 0.24 0.29 0.31 0.32 0.29 0.30 0.31 3.20 0.37 0.41
Income, $m
Income, $m Revenue 3,771 4,707 5,207 5,249 4,876 5,195 5,522 7,364 8,562 9,035
Gross margin, % 38.77 39.24 38.91 38.98 37.53 38.02 37.74 36.90 37.51 38.46
EBT 340 466 585 416 285 511 440 635 1,087 1,181
EBT margin, % 9.02 9.90 11.23 7.93 5.84 9.84 7.97 8.62 12.70 13.07
Net income 260 330 549 401 254 427 355 609 890 950
Depreciation 151 234 261 405 309 245 236 436 562 575
Per share, $
Per share, $ Revenue 21.06 26.21 28.96 29.16 27.07 28.83 30.64 33.94 35.29 37.12
Earnings 1.45 1.83 3.05 2.21 1.40 2.35 1.97 2.79 3.67 3.93
Cash flow 2.78 3.82 3.26 4.66 4.58 2.99 3.31 3.86 5.21 5.10
Capex (0.69) (0.94) (1.32) (1.26) (1.02) (1.14) (1.13) (1.24) (1.31) (1.29)
Free cash flow 2.09 2.88 1.94 3.41 3.56 1.85 2.18 2.61 3.90 3.81
Book value 12.32 14.03 15.47 16.48 16.52 17.90 19.44 46.89 43.89 47.21
Shares, m 179 180 180 180 180 180 180 217 243 243
Valuation, ×
Valuation, × P/E 34.24 36.99 21.88 35.49 72.71 50.60 56.51 41.64 31.70 34.74
P/S 2.36 2.60 2.30 2.70 3.76 4.16 3.61 3.35 3.29 3.67
P/B 4.03 4.85 4.31 4.78 6.16 6.70 5.70 2.42 2.64 2.88
EV/Sales 2.90 3.00 2.69 3.01 4.01 4.38 3.80 3.52 3.39 3.72
EV/FCF 29.28 27.29 40.14 25.73 30.49 68.38 53.48 45.73 30.70 36.26
Cash, $m
Cash, $m Operating cash flow 497 686 586 839 824 538 596 837 1,263 1,241
Capex (123) (169) (237) (226) (183) (205) (204) (270) (317) (314)
Free cash flow 374 517 349 613 641 333 392 567 946 927
Balance, $m
Balance, $m Working capital 601 971 705 949 1,567 1,769 1,422 1,679 1,762 1,785
Total debt 2,368 2,200 2,308 2,316 3,084 2,509 1,949 2,284 2,016 1,942
Net debt 2,060 1,786 2,012 1,592 1,209 1,160 1,005 1,265 895 463
Shareholders’ equity 2,207 2,519 2,782 2,967 2,976 3,226 3,503 10,176 10,647 11,491
Returns, %
Returns, % ROA 4.67 4.96 7.80 5.37 3.09 5.02 4.38 5.06 5.46 5.61
ROIC 5.98 8.01 8.53 6.66 5.48 8.34 8.62 3.56 5.46 6.39
ROE 12.12 14.01 20.71 13.95 8.55 13.77 10.55 8.90 8.55 8.65
Negative figures in brackets.

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Fiscal years to Dec 2025 · latest quarter Jun 2026

Charts ten years each

Xylem Inc. vs peers in Specialty Industrial Machinery (Q) = latest quarter vs a year earlier

Company Market cap P/E Fwd P/E Revenue growth (Q) EPS growth (Q) FCF growth (Q) Gross margin (Q) EBIT margin (Q) Compare
IR Ingersoll Rand Inc. $30.2B 31.7× 29.8× +8.52% (above 0%: growing) n/m +28.33% (above 0%: growing) 42.10% 18.56% Compare
OTIS Otis Worldwide Corporation $26.8B 18.2× 17.1× +7.34% (above 0%: growing) +12.00% (above 0%: growing) +4.69% (above 0%: growing) 29.44% 14.90% Compare
DOV Dover Corporation $26.1B 23.4× 23.7× +6.85% (above 0%: growing) +14.29% (above 0%: growing) +22.65% (above 0%: growing) 40.21% 17.89% Compare
XYL Xylem Inc. $24.1B 24.8× 24.1× +1.52% (above 0%: growing) +19.35% (above 0%: growing) +1.93% (above 0%: growing) 41.22% 16.70%
SYM Symbotic Inc. $24.1B 388× 193× +21.74% (above 0%: growing) n/m +22.12% (above 0%: growing) 22.32% 4.56% Compare
NDSN Nordson Corporation $18.3B 32.5× 27.9× +10.27% (above 0%: growing) +22.87% (above 0%: growing) +4.57% (above 0%: growing) 55.49% 27.28% Compare
ITT ITT Inc. $18.0B 38.7× 33.5× +51.49% (above 0%: growing) −37.91% (below 0%: shrinking) +18.06% (above 0%: growing) 34.63% 12.24% Compare
IEX IDEX Corporation $17.4B 33.8× 30.5× +6.38% (above 0%: growing) +11.49% (above 0%: growing) +20.49% (above 0%: growing) 46.36% 21.71% Compare
GGG Graco Inc. $13.2B 25.3× 23.6× +3.28% (above 0%: growing) +15.58% (above 0%: growing) −1.13% (below 0%: shrinking) 53.67% 29.65% Compare
Median of peers $21.2B 32.1× 28.9× +7.93% +13.15% +19.28% 41.15% 18.23%

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Xylem Inc. (XYL) key facts

  • Strength: Xylem Inc.’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended December 2025) was $9.0 billion, up 5.52% from fiscal 2024.
  • Xylem Inc. (XYL) is a Specialty Industrial Machinery company in the Industrials sector, listed on the New York Stock Exchange.
  • As of October 16, 2026, XYL traded at $104.06, a market capitalization of $24.1 billion.
  • Xylem Inc. pays an annual dividend of $1.69 per share, a yield of 1.62%, with a payout ratio of 40.2%.
  • Return on equity was 8.65% and debt-to-equity 0.28.
  • Its Piotroski F-score is 7 out of 9 and its Altman Z-score is 4.39 (safe zone) for fiscal 2025.

Source: company filings (standardised) and stockrow calculations.

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