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Xylem Inc. XYL

NYSE · stock · Pumps & Pumping Equipment · website · IPO 2011-10-13 · LEI

Xylem Inc. (XYL) earns a Piotroski F-score of 6/9 (mixed financial health), with an Altman Z″ in the safe zone. It pays a dividend yielding 1.47% (safety: moderate). FY2025 revenue was $9.0B at a 10.6% net margin.

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Stocktoria Quality Score · grade B
6/9
Piotroski F — financial health
3.87
Altman Z″ — distress risk · safe
1.1%
Dividend yield 5y avg · moderate · Dividend payout 40.9%
-2.51
Beneish M-score — earnings quality · low

Quality score trend · recomputed for each fiscal year

Piotroski F /9
5 8 6 6 5 7 6 4 7 6 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Altman Z″
2.10 2.66 2.65 2.68 2.72 3.40 3.47 3.28 3.72 3.87 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025

Each year's score is computed from that year's filing — a rising Piotroski F or Altman Z″ means improving financial health, a fall is worth a look.

$121.93 as of 2026-08-01 · -13.9% 1y
$109.54$150.8552-wk

Beneish M-score: -2.51 — low (below −2.22 — no manipulation red flag) . A statistical screen for earnings manipulation, not proof — and it doesn't apply to most banks/insurers.

Market cap USD$26.6B
P / E27.8×
Dividend yield 5y avg1.1%
Net margin 5y avg8.8%
Return on equity 5y avg9.2%
Beta1.01
Employees22,000

Analyst price target

$153.24 +25.7% vs last
consensus: buy · 17 analysts
target range $129.00 – $180.00 · median $159.00
3 strong buy · 11 buy · 9 hold
Recent analyst actions
DateFirmRating
2026-07-30UBSNeutral (main)
2026-07-29StifelBuy (main)
2026-07-29MizuhoNeutral (main)
2026-07-29RBC CapitalOutperform (main)
2026-07-29BarclaysOverweight (main)
2026-07-29BairdOutperform (main)

Wall Street analyst consensus — a sentiment gauge, not our scoring.

Forward estimates · earnings calendar →

Forward EPS est.$6.19
Forward P / E19.7×

Consensus analyst estimates and scheduled dates — forward-looking, may change.

Smart money · insiders, last 12 months

Insiders net sold -$360,339 on the open market · 2 trades

Open-market insider purchases minus sells (SEC Form 4) — real buying with their own money is a bullish “smart money” signal; grants and option exercises are excluded.

Revenue trend · last 10y · up

How it ranks in Manufacturing · percentile among 1957 companies

Piotroski Fstronger than 78%
Net marginstronger than 80%
Return on equitystronger than 71%
Revenue growthstronger than 52%

Percentile vs other Manufacturing companies we cover — e.g. “stronger than 90%” means only 10% score higher on that measure.

Piotroski F breakdown · 6/9 tests passed

Altman Z″ components · safe zone

ComponentValue
Working capital / assets0.101
Retained earnings / assets0.21
EBIT / assets0.069
Equity / liabilities1.953

Sector peers · similar-size Manufacturing companies compare side by side →

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FLSFLOWSERVE CORP7/95.3626.8+3.8%
ITTITT INC.6/96.3535.4+8.5%
IEXIDEX CORP /DE/8/95.2734.8+5.8%
GGGGRACO INC6/99.2424.3+5.8%
GRCGORMAN RUPP CO6/94.3444.5+3.4%
APAMPCO PITTSBURGH CORP3/9-0.09+3.8%

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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.

FAQ

Is XYL financially healthy?

Xylem Inc.'s Piotroski F-score is 6/9 (8–9 is excellent, 0–3 weak), and its Altman Z″ distress score is in the safe zone.

Does XYL pay a dividend, and is it safe?

Yes. Xylem Inc. pays a dividend yielding about 1.47% with a 40.9% payout ratio, rated “moderate” for safety.

How profitable is XYL?

In FY2025, Xylem Inc. had a net margin of 10.6% and a return on equity of 8.3%.

Is XYL overvalued or undervalued?

Xylem Inc. trades at about 31.1× trailing earnings — below its 10-year norm (10-year range 23.5×–69.0×, median 39.5×). Stocktoria reports the data, not buy/sell advice.

What is the analyst price target for XYL?

The average Wall-Street price target for Xylem Inc. is $153.24, about 25.7% above the recent price, from 17 analysts (consensus: buy).

Is XYL a good stock to buy?

Stocktoria doesn't give buy or sell advice, but here is the data on Xylem Inc.: a Piotroski F-score of 6/9, an Altman Z″ in the safe zone, a P/E of about 27.8×, a dividend yield of 1.47%. Weigh these quality and valuation signals against your own goals.

Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.