XYL Xylem Inc.
$103.74
▲ 0.4%Updated Oct 16, 2:25 PM ET
Report Card
XYL at a glance — five pillars scored 0–100 from real filed financials.
How the 0–100 rating is calculatedOverall: Neutral · 47/100. A wider, greener shape means more pillars look healthy. Dividends scores 0 when a company pays none — that is a choice, not a flaw.
Price — Past Year
▼ Down 11.0% in the year to Jul 6, 2026
Key Metrics
Market Cap
$26.63B
P/E
28.92x
Forward P/E (est.)
26.73x
ROE
8.8%
Revenue Growth
5.7%
EPS Growth
8.2%
Profit Margin
10.8%
FCF Yield
3.7%
Debt / Equity
0.18x
ROIC
7.0%
Interest Coverage
24.96x
Current Ratio
1.61x
Dividend Yield
1.5%
Implied Growth (rev. DCF)
5.4%
Rating Score
47/100
Business Overview
Xylem Inc. (XYL) is a large-cap company in the Industrial Machinery & Supplies & Components industry, part of the Industrials sector of the S&P 500, with a market value around $26.63B.
In its latest reported year it generated about $9.04B in revenue and $957.00M in net profit.
Our model rates XYL Neutral (47/100) on growth, profitability, financial health, and valuation. The summary below is built from its filed financials and current ratios and refreshes automatically.
Economic Moat
Evidence of durable competitive advantage in the filed financials (10 years of history).
Profit margins and economic moats, explainedSome durable-advantage evidence, but not across the board — dig into which ingredient is weak and whether it's cyclical or structural.
37.6% average over the last 3 years
±0.7 pts around 38.2% across 10 years
grew in 8 of the last 9 year-over-year periods
positive in 10 of 10 years
7.0% latest fiscal year
A moat can't be proven by numbers alone — this scores the evidence a durable advantage leaves behind (pricing power, consistency, returns on capital), computed the same way for every stock. Pair it with the business overview before concluding anything.
Technical Analysis (Educational)
Technical analysis reads price and volume to judge momentum and timing. It complements the fundamentals above — it does not replace them. Here is what XYL's chart says today, with each tool explained.
Trend — moving averages. A moving average is the average closing price over a window, which smooths out daily noise. XYL trades near $103.74, below its 50-day average ($112.88) and 200-day average ($130.84). Price below both averages is a downtrend — momentum is against buyers for now.
Momentum — RSI. The Relative Strength Index runs 0–100 and measures how strong recent gains are versus losses. Above 70 is "overbought", below 30 "oversold". At 75 it is overbought — the recent rally is stretched and can cool off.
MACD. MACD compares two moving averages to flag shifts in momentum. Its histogram is currently positive — short-term momentum is improving.
Volatility — ATR. Average True Range is the typical daily move. XYL's is $2.76 (~2.7% of price), so swings of about that size each day are normal — handy for setting a stop that isn't too tight.
Support & resistance. In the month to Jul 6, 2026, XYL found buyers near $106.54 (support) and sellers near $120.32 (resistance); its 52-week range then was $105.29–$154.27. A decisive break beyond either edge often marks the next move.
Volume. The latest session traded 0.8× the 20-day average — about normal. Rising volume on up-days suggests real buying; on down-days, real selling.
Educational information to help you read a chart — not a recommendation or a forecast. The indicators were last computed on Jul 6, 2026; the price is current.
Revenue Growth
4Y CAGR
14.8%
Revenue moved from $3.77B in 2016 to $9.04B in 2025, a 10.2% compound annual growth rate. The most recent year grew a steady 5.7% year over year. Slower, mature growth is common for established businesses.
Profitability
Gross Margin
38.5%
Operating Margin
13.5%
Net Margin
10.6%
ROE
8.8%
Xylem Inc. keeps about 10.8% of each sales dollar as net profit, with a 38.5% gross margin and 13.5% operating margin. Return on equity is 8.8% and return on invested capital about 7.0%. Margins are moderate — typical of a competitive but profitable business.
Debt Analysis
Total Debt
$2.95B
Net Debt
$1.67B
Net Debt / EBITDA
1.37x
Debt / Equity
0.18x
Leverage: debt-to-equity is 0.2x, and operating profit covers interest about 25.0x, with a current ratio of 1.6x. That is a conservative balance sheet — a cushion in downturns. It carries roughly $2.95B of total debt against $1.28B of cash.
Cash Flow Analysis
Operating CF
$1.24B
Free Cash Flow
$910.00M
FCF Margin
10.1%
In the latest year Xylem Inc. produced about $1.24B of operating cash flow and $910.00M of free cash flow after capital spending. That is a free-cash-flow yield of about 3.7% on today's price. Cash flow is what ultimately pays shareholders, so it is worth tracking over time.
Dividend Safety
Can the payout survive a bad year? Scored from filed cash flow, earnings coverage, and the raise/cut record.
What to look for in a dividend stockThe payout is comfortably covered by cash the business actually generates, with a raise habit behind it.
Dividend yield
1.5%
Per share (latest FY)
$1.60
Total paid (latest FY)
$391.00M
History on record
10 years
dividend uses 43% of free cash flow
41% of net income paid out
total dividends increased 9 years in a row
no cuts in the last 10 years on record
Coverage uses the latest fiscal year as filed with the SEC; the streak counts total dollars paid (per-share figures can carry split artifacts). Educational information, not income advice.
Valuation Analysis
P/E
28.92x
P/S
2.92x
P/B
3.11x
EV / EBITDA
—
XYL trades at 28.9x trailing earnings (about 26.7x on estimated forward earnings), 2.9x sales, and 3.1x book value. Reverse-engineering today's price implies the market expects roughly 5.4% long-term free-cash-flow growth. That is a premium multiple that needs growth to justify it.
DCF Fair Value (Educational)
A two-stage discounted cash flow on real SEC-filed free cash flow — the intrinsic-value anchor professional analysts triangulate from.
How this DCF estimate is calculatedDCF fair value / share
$73.78
Current price
$103.74
Starting FCF (latest 10-K)
$910.00M
Growth, years 1–5
5.7%
Fade to terminal, years 6–10
2.5%
Discount rate
9.0%
Cash flows grow at the stage-1 rate (trailing revenue growth, capped at 20%) for five years, fade to 2.5% by year 10, and continue at that rate forever (Gordon terminal value), all discounted at 9.0%. Small changes in assumptions move the result a lot — treat this as one reference point, not a target price. Educational only, not investment advice.
Metrics vs. Sector Range
Where XYL sits versus the Industrials companies we cover.
Bands show the middle half (25th–75th percentile) of the 144 Industrials companies in our coverage that have fundamentals data — the peer-relative anchor professional comps analysis uses. Context only — not investment advice.
Sector Peer Comparison
How XYL stacks up against its Industrials peers — valuation, profitability, and growth versus the sector median.
Among the 142 rated Industrials companies we cover, XYL ranks #94 by our overall rating. It trades at roughly in line versus the sector on earnings (28.9x P/E vs. 30.5x median) with a lower return on equity (8.8% vs. 18.1%) and slower revenue growth (5.7% vs. 6.0%).
P/E vs sector
28.9x
median 30.5x
ROE vs sector
8.8%
median 18.1%
Growth vs sector
5.7%
median 6.0%
Sector rank
#94
of 142 rated
Valuation vs. quality map
The sweet spot is upper-left: more profitable (higher ROE) for a lower P/E. Dashed lines mark the sector median.
Peers are the closest Industrials companies by sub-industry and size, preferring ones with full data. Sector medians and rank use the 142 rated companies among the 273 Industrials stocks we cover. Educational, not a recommendation.
5-Year Projection Model
Project revenue → earnings → price. Edit the assumptions to build your own case.
What drives this projection, and its limits2030 scenario price range (Base Case)
$88.08 – $150.26
vs. $103.74 today · implied CAGR -3% – 8%
| Metric | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $9.58B | $10.15B | $10.76B | $11.41B | $12.09B |
| Net income | $1.05B | $1.12B | $1.18B | $1.25B | $1.33B |
| EPS | $4.10 | $4.35 | $4.61 | $4.89 | $5.18 |
| Share price (low) | $69.77 | $73.96 | $78.39 | $83.10 | $88.08 |
| Share price (high) | $119.02 | $126.16 | $133.73 | $141.75 | $150.26 |
| CAGR (low–high) | -33% / 15% | -16% / 10% | -9% / 9% | -5% / 8% | -3% / 8% |
Educational scenario model, not a forecast or investment advice. It starts from the latest annual revenue in SEC filings. By default, growth is trailing revenue growth (held between 3% and 45% a year), the net margin is the latest one (held between 3% and 50%, so a loss-making company is modeled with a small profit), and the Base case P/E runs from 60% to 100% of today's. Carrying recent growth forward five years can miss badly in either direction. Outputs are only as good as the assumptions.
Bull Case
The case for XYL:
- A conservative balance sheet (debt/equity 0.2x) lowers risk.
- As an established S&P 500 member in Industrials, it brings scale and a long operating history.
Bear Case
The case against XYL:
- Like any single stock, it is exposed to competition, the economic cycle, and shifts in its end markets.
Key Risks
Market risk — sector rotation, the economic cycle, and broad sentiment move the stock regardless of fundamentals.
Investment Thesis
On balance, the picture is mixed: Xylem Inc. is a large-cap industrials business growing at a mature pace, with modest profitability, and a sound balance sheet. It trades at 28.9x earnings, which our model scores Neutral (47/100). Weigh this against your own goals and time horizon — this is educational information, not a recommendation.
Analyst Ratings
What 26 Wall Street analysts covering XYL recommend (September 2026). Consensus is a useful sanity check — not a substitute for your own homework.
Analysts have turned more positive over the last three months (+5 pts of buy ratings).
Latest SEC Filings
XYL's most recent filings, straight from SEC EDGAR. Annual and quarterly reports are the deep dives; 8-Ks flag material events the moment they happen. How to read a 10-K
In the Idea Lab
XYL — frequently asked questions
Is XYL a good stock to buy?
We don't give buy or sell advice. Our model rates Xylem Inc. Neutral (47/100) based on its growth, profitability, financial health, and valuation — use that as a research starting point and make your own decision.
What is XYL's rating on The Stocks School?
Xylem Inc. currently scores 47/100 (Neutral) on our transparent model, which weighs real fundamentals: growth, margins, returns on capital, balance-sheet strength, and valuation.
How our ratings work →Where does XYL's data come from?
Live price data plus real fundamentals and 5-year financials pulled directly from Xylem Inc.'s SEC filings — refreshed automatically, not hand-entered.
How is the 5-year projection for XYL calculated?
It's a scenario model. It starts from the latest annual revenue and net margin in SEC filings, grows revenue at an assumed rate (trailing revenue growth by default), and applies a P/E range built around today's multiple to show the resulting share-price range. When a stock has no growth or P/E data, the starting values are placeholders. It's a tool for thinking, not a prediction.
Is this XYL analysis financial advice?
No. Everything on this page is educational research, not financial advice or a recommendation to buy or sell XYL. Always do your own research and consider a licensed professional.
Data notice. Fundamentals and financial statements are sourced from company filings (SEC EDGAR) and market-data providers; prices and market caps refresh on trading days and may be delayed. Ratings, projections, technical signals, and written summaries are model- or rule-generated for education and may simplify or lag the latest filings.
Not advice. Nothing on this page is investment advice or a recommendation to buy, hold, or sell any security. Do your own research and consult a licensed financial professional before investing.