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Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Corp ZWS

NYSE · stock · General Industrial Machinery & Equipment · website · IPO 2012-03-29

Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Corp (ZWS) earns a Piotroski F-score of 8/9 (strong financial health), with an Altman Z″ in the grey zone. It pays a dividend yielding 0.77% (safety: safe). FY2025 revenue was $1.7B at a 11.7% net margin.

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Stocktoria Quality Score · grade B
8/9
Piotroski F — financial health
2.24
Altman Z″ — distress risk · grey
0.9%
Dividend yield 5y avg · safe · Dividend payout 32.3%

Quality score trend · recomputed for each fiscal year

Piotroski F /9
7 7 3 5 6 5 5 8 7 8 2018201920192020202020212022202320242025
Altman Z″
2.15 2.48 2.33 2.23 -1.51 1.36 1.72 1.93 2.24 2018201920192020202020212022202320242025

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.

$51.02 as of 2026-08-01 · +12.5% 1y
$44.84$51.9652-wk
Market cap USD$8.3B
P / E41.8×
Dividend yield 5y avg0.9%
Net margin 5y avg9.5%
Return on equity 5y avg25.8%
Beta0.82
Employees2,600

Analyst price target

$56.22 +10.2% vs last
· 9 analysts
target range $52.00 – $65.00 · median $56.00
4 buy · 6 hold
Recent analyst actions
DateFirmRating
2026-06-30BarclaysOverweight (init)
2026-04-23RBC CapitalSector Perform (main)
2026-04-23StifelBuy (main)
2026-04-23BairdNeutral (main)
2026-04-14StifelBuy (main)
2026-02-06OppenheimerOutperform (main)

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

Smart money · insiders, last 12 months

Insiders net sold -$250,286 on the open market · 4 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 · down

How it ranks in Manufacturing · percentile among 1957 companies

Piotroski Fstronger than 97%
Net marginstronger than 82%
Return on equitystronger than 78%
Revenue growthstronger than 59%

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

Piotroski F breakdown · 8/9 tests passed

Altman Z″ components · grey zone

ComponentValue
Working capital / assets0.206
Retained earnings / assets-0.422
EBIT / assets0.104
Equity / liabilities1.49

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

TickerCompanyPiotroski FAltman Z″P / ERevenue growth
ZWSZurn Elkay Water Solutions Corp8/92.2441.8+8.3%
TWINTWIN DISC INC3/94.47+15.5%
GHMGRAHAM CORP3/92.19113.8+16.9%
GTECGreenland Technologies Holding Corp.6/95.72.9+8%
GTESGates Industrial Corp plc7/93.9129.1+1%
ZBRAZEBRA TECHNOLOGIES CORP5/93.327+8.3%
IRIngersoll Rand Inc.5/93.0654.8+5.7%

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About Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Corp

Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Corporation engages in design, procurement, manufacture, and marketing of water management solutions in the United States, Canada, and internationally. It offers water dispensing and filtration products, such as filtered bottle filling stations, water fountains and water dispensers, and filtered faucets under the Elkay and Halsey Taylor brand names; filtered units including water filters; and water safety and control products, such as backflow preventers, fire system valves, pressure reducing valves, and thermostatic mixing valves under the Zurn and Wilkins brand names. The company also provides flow systems products comprising point drains, hydrants, fixture carrier systems, and chemical drainage systems; and oil and grease interceptors and separators, acid neutralization systems, and remote monitoring systems under the Zurn, Green Turtle, and Wade brands. In addition, it offers sensor operated flush valves under the Aquaflush, AquaSense, and AquaVantage brands; heavy-duty commercial faucets under the AquaSpec brand; flush valves and faucets under the Hydro X Power brands; water conserving fixtures under the EcoVantage and Zurn One brands; stainless steel, quartz, fireclay-ceramic, and cast iron sinks under the Elkay brand name; stainless steel sinks and plumbing fixtures under the Just brand; restroom partition systems and lockers under the Hadrian brand name; and hand dryers. Further, the company offers its products to institutional, commercial, waterworks, and residential end markets through independent sales representatives, plumbing wholesalers, and industry-specific distributors in the waterworks, foodservice, industrial, janitorial, sanitation, and sitework industries. The company was formerly known as Zurn Water Solutions Corporation and changed its name to Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Corporation in July 2022. Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Corporation was founded in 1900 and is headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

FAQ

Is ZWS financially healthy?

Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Corp's Piotroski F-score is 8/9 (8–9 is excellent, 0–3 weak), and its Altman Z″ distress score is in the grey zone.

Does ZWS pay a dividend, and is it safe?

Yes. Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Corp pays a dividend yielding about 0.77% with a 32.3% payout ratio, rated “safe” for safety.

How profitable is ZWS?

In FY2025, Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Corp had a net margin of 11.7% and a return on equity of 12.3%.

Is ZWS overvalued or undervalued?

Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Corp trades at about 44.4× trailing earnings — above its 10-year norm (10-year range 9.1×–54.7×, median 40.1×). Stocktoria reports the data, not buy/sell advice.

What is the analyst price target for ZWS?

The average Wall-Street price target for Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Corp is $56.22, about 10.2% above the recent price, from 9 analysts.

Is ZWS a good stock to buy?

Stocktoria doesn't give buy or sell advice, but here is the data on Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Corp: a Piotroski F-score of 8/9, an Altman Z″ in the grey zone, a P/E of about 41.8×, a dividend yield of 0.77%. 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.