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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 statistics & valuation

Market cap$8.3B
P / E41.8×
P / S4.9×
P / B5.2×
Dividend yield0.77%
Net margin11.7%
Return on equity12.3%
Net debt$196.0M
Net debt / EBITDA0.6×
Enterprise value USD$8.5B
EV / EBITDA27.4×
Earnings yield EBIT/EV3.3%
Return on capital11.5%
Graham number -69.5%$15.56

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 ($15.56); a green figure means the price is below it.

Profitability & efficiency

Net margin (%)
3.70% 1.70% 8.70% 19.70% 13.30% 4.80% 7.40% 10.20% 11.70% 2018201920192020202020212022202320242025
Gross margin (%)
34.20% 38.30% 15.60% 45.30% 41.00% 36.30% 42.30% 45.10% 45.10% 2018201920192020202020212022202320242025
Operating margin (%)
12.90% 14.90% 5.00% 14.40% 11.70% 8.40% 12.50% 15.60% 16.40% 2018201920192020202020212022202320242025
Return on equity (%)
6.30% 2.80% 13.70% 10.20% 95.60% 3.80% 7.00% 10.10% 12.30% 2018201920192020202020212022202320242025
Shares outstanding
122.0M 123.3M 121.9M 119.7M 123.5M 125.7M 176.9M 177.3M 174.7M 171.3M 2018201920192020202020212022202320242025
Net debt ($)
$1.16B $945.5M $871.6M $900.0M $1.06B $442.9M $411.1M $358.6M $297.6M $196.0M 2018201920192020202020212022202320242025
Share buybacks ($)
2018201920192020202020212022202320242025
Return on assets (%)
2.20% 1.10% 5.00% 4.30% 11.20% 2.20% 4.20% 6.00% 7.40% 2018201920192020202020212022202320242025
Free cash flow margin (%)
9.20% 10.50% 12.40% 2018201920192020202020212022202320242025
Debt / equity (×)
1.12× 1.01× 0.84× 1.12× 0.78× 4.27× 0.33× 0.31× 0.31× 0.31× 2018201920192020202020212022202320242025
EPS ($)
$0.62 $0.28 $1.45 $1.19 $0.97 $0.40 $0.64 $0.92 $1.15 2018201920192020202020212022202320242025

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

Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Corp trades at about 44.4× earnings — above its 10-year norm (10-year range 9.1×–54.7×, median 40.1×).

9.1× 54.7×

Shaded band = 10-year range (9.1×–54.7×); dot = today's 44.4×.

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)

RatioFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2020FY2019FY2019FY2018
Gross margin45.1%45.1%42.3%36.3%41.0%45.3%15.6%—38.3%34.2%
Operating margin16.4%15.6%12.5%8.4%11.7%14.4%5.0%—14.9%12.9%
Net margin11.7%10.2%7.4%4.8%13.3%19.7%8.7%—1.7%3.7%
FCF margin——————12.4%—10.5%9.2%
Return on assets7.4%6.0%4.2%2.2%11.2%4.3%5.0%—1.1%2.2%
Return on equity12.3%10.1%7.0%3.8%95.6%10.2%13.7%—2.8%6.3%
Debt / equity0.31×0.31×0.31×0.33×4.27×0.78×1.12×0.84×1.01×1.12×
Current ratio3.132.913.022.621.982.862.782.792.482.20

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