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Xylem Inc. XYL

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

Xylem Inc. statistics & valuation

Market cap$26.6B
P / E27.8×
P / S2.9×
P / B2.3×
Dividend yield1.47%
Net margin10.6%
Return on equity8.3%
Net debt$475.0M
Net debt / EBITDA0.3×
Enterprise value USD$27.1B
EV / EBITDA15.1×
Earnings yield EBIT/EV4.5%
Return on capital8.3%
Graham number -47.1%$64.45

Market cap as of 2026-06-29. Multiples are price-derived and refreshed daily; everything else from the latest financial reports. The Graham number is Benjamin Graham's rough maximum fair value ($64.45); a green figure means the price is below it.

Profitability & efficiency

Net margin (%)
6.90% 7.00% 10.50% 7.60% 5.20% 8.20% 6.40% 8.30% 10.40% 10.60% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Gross margin (%)
38.80% 39.20% 38.90% 39.00% 37.50% 38.00% 37.70% 36.90% 37.50% 38.50% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Operating margin (%)
10.80% 11.70% 12.60% 9.30% 7.50% 11.30% 11.30% 8.90% 11.80% 13.50% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on equity (%)
11.80% 13.10% 19.70% 13.50% 8.50% 13.20% 10.10% 6.00% 8.40% 8.30% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Shares outstanding
180.0M 180.9M 181.1M 181.2M 181.1M 181.5M 181.0M 241.5M 243.5M 244.0M 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Net debt ($)
$1.80B $1.79B $1.75B $1.32B $609.0M $1.09B $936.0M $1.25B $910.0M $475.0M 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Share buybacks ($)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on assets (%)
4.00% 4.80% 7.60% 5.20% 2.90% 5.20% 4.50% 3.80% 5.40% 5.40% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Free cash flow margin (%)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Debt / equity (×)
0.96× 0.87× 0.74× 0.69× 0.83× 0.76× 0.54× 0.22× 0.19× 0.17× 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
EPS ($)
$1.45 $1.83 $3.03 $2.21 $1.40 $2.35 $1.96 $2.79 $3.65 $3.92 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025

Margins and returns computed from annual filings. Falling shares outstanding = buybacks; rising = dilution. Net debt = debt − cash (negative = net cash).

P / E vs its own history

Xylem Inc. trades at about 31.1× earnings — below its 10-year norm (10-year range 23.5×–69×, median 39.5×).

23.5× 69×

Shaded band = 10-year range (23.5×–69×); dot = today's 31.1×.

Historical P/E = month-end price near each fiscal year-end ÷ that year's EPS. A read on whether the stock is cheap or dear relative to how it has typically been valued — not a forecast.

Key ratios (by fiscal year)

RatioFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017FY2016
Gross margin38.5%37.5%36.9%37.7%38.0%37.5%39.0%38.9%39.2%38.8%
Operating margin13.5%11.8%8.9%11.3%11.3%7.5%9.3%12.6%11.7%10.8%
Net margin10.6%10.4%8.3%6.4%8.2%5.2%7.6%10.5%7.0%6.9%
Return on assets5.4%5.4%3.8%4.5%5.2%2.9%5.2%7.6%4.8%4.0%
Return on equity8.3%8.4%6.0%10.1%13.2%8.5%13.5%19.7%13.1%11.8%
Debt / equity0.17×0.19×0.22×0.54×0.76×0.83×0.69×0.74×0.87×0.96×
Current ratio1.621.751.761.892.271.801.631.511.881.49

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