Xylem Inc.

NYSE:XYL Stock Report

Market Cap: US$32.3b

Xylem Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 5/6

Xylem has been growing earnings at an average annual rate of 24.5%, while the Machinery industry saw earnings growing at 16.5% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 13.3% per year. Xylem's return on equity is 8.2%, and it has net margins of 10.5%.

Key information

24.54%

Earnings growth rate

16.61%

EPS growth rate

Machinery Industry Growth8.77%
Revenue growth rate13.35%
Return on equity8.18%
Net Margin10.54%
Next Earnings Update31 Jul 2025

Recent past performance updates

Recent updates

Xylem (NYSE:XYL) Seems To Use Debt Rather Sparingly

Jul 16
Xylem (NYSE:XYL) Seems To Use Debt Rather Sparingly

Xylem: Robust Long-Term Growth Runway

Jul 09

Is Xylem Inc. (NYSE:XYL) Trading At A 21% Discount?

Jun 25
Is Xylem Inc. (NYSE:XYL) Trading At A 21% Discount?

Xylem: An Undervalued Stock With Secular Tailwinds

Apr 29

Xylem Inc.: Bubbling For Long-Term Growth

Mar 28

Getting In Cheap On Xylem Inc. (NYSE:XYL) Might Be Difficult

Jan 27
Getting In Cheap On Xylem Inc. (NYSE:XYL) Might Be Difficult

Xylem: A Strong Water Play Starts To Look More Compelling

Jan 14

Is Now An Opportune Moment To Examine Xylem Inc. (NYSE:XYL)?

Dec 16
Is Now An Opportune Moment To Examine Xylem Inc. (NYSE:XYL)?

Xylem (NYSE:XYL) Seems To Use Debt Rather Sparingly

Dec 02
Xylem (NYSE:XYL) Seems To Use Debt Rather Sparingly

An Intrinsic Calculation For Xylem Inc. (NYSE:XYL) Suggests It's 25% Undervalued

Nov 19
An Intrinsic Calculation For Xylem Inc. (NYSE:XYL) Suggests It's 25% Undervalued

Xylem: Healthy Dividend Growth With Strong Long-Term Tailwinds

Nov 04

Xylem Inc. (NYSE:XYL) Just Reported Third-Quarter Earnings: Have Analysts Changed Their Mind On The Stock?

Nov 03
Xylem Inc. (NYSE:XYL) Just Reported Third-Quarter Earnings: Have Analysts Changed Their Mind On The Stock?

Investors Still Waiting For A Pull Back In Xylem Inc. (NYSE:XYL)

Oct 23
Investors Still Waiting For A Pull Back In Xylem Inc. (NYSE:XYL)

Xylem: Good Performance Likely To Be Fully Priced In

Sep 07

At US$136, Is It Time To Put Xylem Inc. (NYSE:XYL) On Your Watch List?

Aug 30
At US$136, Is It Time To Put Xylem Inc. (NYSE:XYL) On Your Watch List?
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Evoqua Acquisition And MCS Expansion Propel Earnings And Revenue Surge

Xylem's strong market demand and the successful integration of Evoqua are improving revenue growth and net margins through operational efficiencies.

Xylem (NYSE:XYL) Could Easily Take On More Debt

Aug 15
Xylem (NYSE:XYL) Could Easily Take On More Debt

Do Xylem's (NYSE:XYL) Earnings Warrant Your Attention?

Jul 31
Do Xylem's (NYSE:XYL) Earnings Warrant Your Attention?

Xylem: Wait For Multiple Contraction For This Excellent Company

Jun 21

Xylem: Bigger Does Not Mean Better Shareholder Value

Apr 04

Xylem: Fund Managers Like This Top ESG-Rated Stock

Jan 22

Xylem: Good Prospects, But Pricey

Nov 09

Xylem: Overvalued Stock Despite An Interesting Merger

Oct 24

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

How Xylem makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.

Earnings and Revenue History

NYSE:XYL Revenue, expenses and earnings (USD Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
31 Mar 258,5989061,847227
31 Dec 248,5628901,861230
30 Sep 248,4248301,747232
30 Jun 248,3967651,794238
31 Mar 247,9496631,744238
31 Dec 237,3646091,623232
30 Sep 236,7524921,608226
30 Jun 236,0563521,413212
31 Mar 235,6983721,284207
31 Dec 225,5223551,227206
30 Sep 225,3393191,225204
30 Jun 225,2244211,204206
31 Mar 225,2114221,196206
31 Dec 215,1954271,193204
30 Sep 215,2454621,185201
30 Jun 215,2003851,180197
31 Mar 215,0093031,162188
31 Dec 204,8762541,158187
30 Sep 204,8742241,153187
30 Jun 204,9502521,164186
31 Mar 205,1353601,165189
31 Dec 195,2494011,165191
30 Sep 195,2645081,165194
30 Jun 195,2555731,160196
31 Mar 195,2275491,159199
31 Dec 185,2075491,150189
30 Sep 185,0983951,121187
30 Jun 185,0063701,112186
31 Mar 184,8533541,092180
31 Dec 174,7073311,086181
30 Sep 174,5253101,042166
30 Jun 174,227278983144
31 Mar 173,995250939127
31 Dec 163,771260895110
30 Sep 163,67032487899
30 Jun 163,67533987699
31 Mar 163,66334286797
31 Dec 153,65334085495
30 Sep 153,70132284697
30 Jun 153,76234086198
31 Mar 153,847352885100
31 Dec 143,916337920104
30 Sep 143,907309901104

Quality Earnings: XYL has high quality earnings.

Growing Profit Margin: XYL's current net profit margins (10.5%) are higher than last year (8.3%).

Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis

Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: XYL's earnings have grown significantly by 24.5% per year over the past 5 years.

Accelerating Growth: XYL's earnings growth over the past year (36.7%) exceeds its 5-year average (24.5% per year).

Earnings vs Industry: XYL earnings growth over the past year (36.7%) exceeded the Machinery industry 3%.

Return on Equity

High ROE: XYL's Return on Equity (8.2%) is considered low.

Return on Assets

Return on Capital Employed

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/07/21 13:34
End of Day Share Price 2025/07/21 00:00
Earnings2025/03/31
Annual Earnings2024/12/31

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Analyst Sources

Xylem Inc. is covered by 42 analysts. 21 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
null nullArgus Research Company
Richard RadbourneAtlantic Equities LLP
Michael HalloranBaird