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Xylem Inc. (XYL) Stock Analysis

Xylem Inc. (XYL) is a Specialty Industrial Machinery stock listed on NYSE and quoted in US Dollar.

XYL

$105.69

−$2.20 (−2.04%)

Sep 4, 2026 · Market close

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XYL Key Statistics

As of Sep 4, 2026
Trading
Open
$107.53
Previous Close
$107.89
Day's Range
105.48–109.14
52-Week Range
105.29–154.27
Volume
2.42M
BetaHow much the share price moves relative to the wider market. 1.0 moves in line with it; above 1.0 swings more, below 1.0 less.
1.00
Valuation
Market Cap
$24.68B
P/E Ratio
25.16
Forward P/EShare price divided by forecast earnings for the year ahead, rather than the year just past.
16.92
PEG RatioThe P/E ratio divided by the expected earnings growth rate. It puts a high P/E in the context of how fast profits are growing.
1.31
P/S ratioMarket value divided by annual revenue. Useful for companies that are not yet profitable, where a P/E cannot be calculated.
2.70
EPS (ttm)Profit attributable to each share over the last twelve months.
4.20
Financials (FY)
Revenue (FY)
$9.04B+5.52%
Net Income (FY)
$957.00M+7.53%
Profit marginThe share of revenue left as profit after all costs and taxes.
11.15%
Shares OutstandingThe total number of shares held by all investors. Market value is this figure multiplied by the share price.
233.49M
1-Year Return
−24.50%
Dividend and dates
Dividend
$1.72+1.59%
Ex-Dividend Date
August 27, 2026
Earnings Date
November 3, 2026
Avg Volume
1.88M

Only metrics the company reports are shown. Data provided by Yahoo Finance via yfinance. Updated daily.

XYL Stock Return by Calendar Year

Calendar-year returns computed from daily closing prices. Partial years are shown muted and marked with an asterisk.

YearReturn
2026 (partial year)−21.52%
2025+18.78%
2024+2.57%
2023+4.77%
2022−6.60%
2021+18.94%
2020+30.90%
2019+19.59%
2018−1.01%
2017+39.50%
2016 (partial year)+4.54%

As of September 4, 2026.

XYL Revenue and Earnings by Fiscal Year

FY ends December
Fiscal yearRevenueNet incomeNet margin
2025$9.04B$957.00M10.6%
2024$8.56B$890.00M10.4%
2023$7.36B$609.00M8.3%
2022$5.52B$355.00M6.4%
Fiscal yearRevenueGross profitOperating incomeNet incomeNet margin
2025$9.04B$3.48B$1.33B$957.00M10.6%
2024$8.56B$3.21B$1.07B$890.00M10.4%
2023$7.36B$2.72B$728.00M$609.00M8.3%
2022$5.52B$2.08B$651.00M$355.00M6.4%

Annual figures as reported, in the company's reporting currency. As of December 31, 2025.

XYL Dividend History

$1.60+11.1% vs 2024

Dividends per share, 2025 · 4 payments

YearDividends per sharePaymentsChange
2026*$1.293—
2025$1.604+11.1%
2024$1.444+9.1%
2023$1.324+10.0%
YearDividends per sharePaymentsChange
2026 (partial year)$1.293—
2025$1.604+11.1%
2024$1.444+9.1%
2023$1.324+10.0%
2022$1.204+7.1%
2021$1.124+7.7%
2020$1.044+8.3%
2019$0.964+14.3%
2018$0.844+16.7%
2017$0.724+364.5%
2016$0.161—

Most recent payment: $0.43 per share, ex-dividend August 27, 2026. Per-share amounts summed by calendar year from ex-dividend dates. Partial years are shown muted and marked with an asterisk.

XYL Valuation vs Specialty Industrial Machinery Median

Median of 85 stocks
MetricXYLSpecialty Industrial Machinery medianvs median
P/E25.1631.7321% below
P/S ratio2.703.0210% below
Profit margin11.15%5.35%5.8 pts above

Medians across 85 Specialty Industrial Machinery stocks that report the metric. Medians, not averages, so one outlier cannot move them. As of September 4, 2026.

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Company Overview

Xylem Inc. (XYL) carries a market capitalisation of $24.68B. It is classified in the Specialty Industrial Machinery industry, within the Industrials sector. The company reports 22,000 employees.

Over the past 52 weeks the price has ranged from $105.29 to $154.27. The most recent close on file for XYL is $105.69, dated September 4, 2026. That is −$2.20 (−2.04%) against the previous close. The latest close sits 0.38% above that 52-week low.

Financial Health

In fiscal 2025, Xylem Inc. reported revenue of $9.04B. That is +5.52% against the prior fiscal year, when revenue was $8.56B. The same year closed with net income of $957.00M. That is +7.53% against the prior fiscal year. The reported profit margin is 11.15%. That is 5.8 percentage points above the Specialty Industrial Machinery median of 5.35%. Earnings per share on a trailing basis come to 4.2.

Across the 4 fiscal years on file, revenue moves from $5.52B in 2022 to $9.04B in 2025. Of those 4 years, 4 report positive net income.

Valuation Assessment

The trailing P/E ratio stands at 25.16. That is 20.71% below the Specialty Industrial Machinery median of 31.73. The forward P/E on file is 16.92. The PEG ratio, which sets the P/E against expected earnings growth, reads 1.31. Measured against sales, the shares trade at 2.7 times revenue. On price-to-sales that is 10.36% below the Specialty Industrial Machinery median of 3.02. 85 Specialty Industrial Machinery companies report these metrics, and the medians quoted come from that group.

The reported beta is 1. Annualized volatility over the trailing 10 years is 27.46%. The trailing one-year price return is −24.50%. Across 10 years the annualized return works out at +8.91%.

Growth & Income

Shareholders receive a dividend, yielding 1.59% on the latest price. That is 0.5 percentage points above the Specialty Industrial Machinery median yield of 1.13%. At the indicated rate that is $1.72 a share a year. The ex-dividend date on file is August 27, 2026. Dividends are recorded for 11 calendar years; 2026 shows 3 payments totalling $1.29 a share. The year before, 2025, totalled $1.60 a share.

The strongest complete calendar year on file is 2017 at +39.50%; the weakest is 2022 at −6.60%. Of the 9 complete calendar years on file, 7 finished higher. So far in 2026 the price is −21.52%.

Peer Comparison

Xylem Inc. (XYL) operates in the Specialty Industrial Machinery industry. Here is how it compares to its closest peers by market capitalization:

Company Ticker Market Cap P/E Ratio
Xylem Inc. XYL $24.68B 25.2
GE Vernova Inc. GEV $250.87B 27.0
Eaton Corporation plc ETN $159.57B 41.9
Parker-Hannifin Corporation PH $121.33B 33.8

The Specialty Industrial Machinery industry average P/E ratio is 31.7x. Xylem Inc. trades at a P/E of 25.2.

Every figure above is read from this page's own data on each nightly rebuild. Informational only, not financial advice. As of September 4, 2026.

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About Xylem Inc.

Xylem Inc., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the design, manufacture, and servicing of engineered products and solutions for utility, industrial, and residential and commercial building services settings worldwide. It operates through Water Infrastructure; Applied Water; Measurement and Control Solutions; and Water Solutions and Services segments. The company offers water, wastewater, and storm water pumps and controls and systems; filtration, disinfection, and biological treatment equipment under the Flygt, Ionpure, Leopold, Neptune Benson, Sanitare, Wallace & Tiernan, and Wedeco brands; and pumps, valves, heat exchangers, controls, and dispensing equipment used for water and focuses on the residential, commercial and industrial markets under the Rule, Bell & Gossett, Flojet, Goulds Water Technology, Jabsco, and Lowara brands. It also provides smart meters, network communication devices, data analytics, test instruments, controls, sensor devices, software and managed services, critical infrastructure services, cloud-based analytics, and remote monitoring and data management under the Ebro, Sensus, Sentec, Smith Blair, WTW, YSI, and Xylem Vue brands. In addition, the company offers preventative maintenance services, rapid response mobile services, digitally enabled/outsourced solutions, process and wastewater treatment systems, environmental remediation, odor and corrosion control, filtration, reverse osmosis, continuous deionization, and mobile dewatering equipment and rental services; and municipal services comprising odor and corrosion control services, as well as condition assessment and asset management, and pressure monitoring solutions under the Grindex, Mar Cor, and Godwin brands. Xylem Inc. was formerly known as ITT WCO, Inc. and changed its name to Xylem Inc. in July 2011. The company was incorporated in 2011 and is headquartered in Washington, District Of Columbia.

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