Xylem has been growing earnings at an average annual rate of 23.8%, while the Machinery industry saw earnings growing at 4% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 14.1% per year. Xylem's return on equity is 9.5%, and it has net margins of 11.2%.
Key information
23.80%
Earnings growth rate
16.01%
EPS growth rate
Machinery Industry Growth
19.41%
Revenue growth rate
14.14%
Return on equity
9.46%
Net Margin
11.15%
Last Earnings Update
30 Jun 2026
Recent past performance updates
Recent updates
Revenue & Expenses Breakdown
How Xylem makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.
Earnings and Revenue History
BIT:1XYL Revenue, expenses and earnings (USD Millions)
Date
Revenue
Earnings
G+A Expenses
R&D Expenses
30 Jun 26
9,126
1,018
1,941
227
31 Mar 26
9,091
981
1,942
226
31 Dec 25
9,035
957
1,930
226
30 Sep 25
8,894
948
1,896
224
30 Jun 25
8,730
938
1,919
227
31 Mar 25
8,598
906
1,901
227
31 Dec 24
8,562
890
1,915
230
30 Sep 24
8,424
830
1,737
232
30 Jun 24
8,396
765
1,784
238
31 Mar 24
7,949
663
1,744
238
31 Dec 23
7,364
609
1,760
232
30 Sep 23
6,752
492
1,608
226
30 Jun 23
6,056
352
1,413
212
31 Mar 23
5,698
372
1,284
207
31 Dec 22
5,522
355
1,227
206
30 Sep 22
5,339
319
1,225
204
30 Jun 22
5,224
421
1,204
206
31 Mar 22
5,211
422
1,196
206
31 Dec 21
5,195
427
1,193
204
30 Sep 21
5,245
462
1,185
201
30 Jun 21
5,200
385
1,180
197
31 Mar 21
5,009
303
1,162
188
31 Dec 20
4,876
254
1,158
187
30 Sep 20
4,874
224
1,153
187
30 Jun 20
4,950
252
1,164
186
31 Mar 20
5,135
360
1,165
189
31 Dec 19
5,249
401
1,165
191
30 Sep 19
5,264
508
1,165
194
30 Jun 19
5,255
573
1,160
196
31 Mar 19
5,227
549
1,159
199
31 Dec 18
5,207
549
1,150
189
30 Sep 18
5,098
395
1,121
187
30 Jun 18
5,006
370
1,112
186
31 Mar 18
4,853
354
1,092
180
31 Dec 17
4,707
331
1,086
181
30 Sep 17
4,525
310
1,042
166
30 Jun 17
4,227
278
983
144
31 Mar 17
3,995
250
939
127
31 Dec 16
3,771
260
895
110
30 Sep 16
3,670
324
878
99
30 Jun 16
3,675
339
876
99
31 Mar 16
3,663
342
867
97
31 Dec 15
3,653
340
854
95
30 Sep 15
3,701
322
846
97
Quality Earnings: 1XYL has high quality earnings.
Growing Profit Margin: 1XYL's current net profit margins (11.2%) are higher than last year (10.7%).
Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis
Past Earnings Growth Analysis
Earnings Trend: 1XYL's earnings have grown significantly by 23.8% per year over the past 5 years.
Accelerating Growth: 1XYL's earnings growth over the past year (8.5%) is below its 5-year average (23.8% per year).
Earnings vs Industry: 1XYL earnings growth over the past year (8.5%) did not outperform the Machinery industry 16.4%.
Return on Equity
High ROE: 1XYL's Return on Equity (9.5%) is considered low.
Return on Assets
Return on Capital Employed
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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
Data
Last Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis
2026/08/04 12:31
End of Day Share Price
2026/08/03 00:00
Earnings
2026/06/30
Annual Earnings
2025/12/31
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Analyst Sources
Xylem Inc. is covered by 38 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.