Xylem Inc. (XYL)
Industrials · Water technology and treatment equipment
Xylem is a global water technology company that designs, manufactures, and services engineered products and solutions across the water cycle—from delivery and treatment of drinking water to collection and treatment of wastewater.
What Xylem Inc. does
Xylem is a leading global water technology company with $9.0 billion in 2025 revenues and approximately 22,000 employees. The company designs, manufactures, and services engineered products and solutions for critical applications across the water sector, addressing customer needs for scarcity, resilience, quality, and affordability. Xylem's broad portfolio spans transport and dewatering, process water and wastewater treatment, analytics, smart metering, digital software solutions, and comprehensive services, serving a diverse customer base in approximately 150 countries through market-leading brands and global distribution networks.
Themes: ["water scarcity and resilience","water affordability and efficiency","water quality improvement","climate adaptation","aging infrastructure modernization","digital water management","sustainable water treatment","IoT and smart metering","global water utilities"]
Fundamentals
- Price$118.62 as of 2026-07-08 close
- Market cap$28.6B as of 2026-07-09
- 1-year return-9.7% as of 2026-07-08 close
- P/E29.16 as of 2026-07-09
- Net margin+10.8% as of 2026-07-09
- Gross margin+38.6% as of 2026-07-09
- ROE+8.8% as of 2026-07-09
- Debt / equity0.18 as of 2026-07-09
- Revenue growth (YoY)+5.7% as of 2026-07-09
- Revenue CAGR (3y)+17.8% SEC XBRL
- Beta1.01 as of 2026-07-09
Dividend: yield +1.5%; 5-year non-decreasing per-share dividend streak (SEC XBRL).
Key risks (from latest filing)
["Exposure to global economic cycles and capital expenditure spending by water utilities, which may decline during downturns","Dependence on global water supply and treatment infrastructure investments, which may be delayed or reduced due to budget constraints or policy changes","Foreign exchange volatility and geographic revenue concentration across approximately 150 countries, impacting reported earnings and competitiveness"]
Competitors & peers
- ITT Inc.
- Pentair plc
- Grundfos (private)
- Veolia Environment
- Suez
- Evoqua Water Technologies
- Franklin Electric
Fundamentals: Finnhub, as of 2026-07-09. Filings: SEC EDGAR. Prices are delayed daily-close data.
Last updated 2026-07-08.
Informational only — NOT financial advice. All figures are delayed daily-close data from SEC EDGAR & Finnhub, shown with their as-of date.