Xylem Inc. (XYL)
Industrials · water and wastewater technology · NYSE
Xylem provides advanced technology, pumps, and digital solutions to solve complex global water challenges for utilities, industrial, and residential customers.
What Xylem Inc. does
Xylem is a global water technology company that designs, manufactures, and services equipment and solutions for water and wastewater applications. The company provides a comprehensive portfolio of products, including pumps, valves, filtration systems, analytical instrumentation, and advanced digital water management software. Its offerings are utilized across the entire water cycle, from public utility water treatment and distribution to industrial and residential infrastructure.
Themes: water infrastructure, smart water management, wastewater treatment, industrial water solutions
Fundamentals
- Price$113.42 as of 2026-08-21 close
- Market cap$26.5B as of 2026-08-21
- 1-year return-19.1% 2025-08-21 close $140.22 → 2026-08-21 close $113.42
- P/E27.60 as of 2026-08-24
- Net margin+11.2% as of 2026-08-24
- Gross margin+39.2% as of 2026-08-24
- ROE+9.2% as of 2026-08-24
- Debt / equity0.28 as of 2026-08-24
- Revenue growth (YoY)+4.5% as of 2026-08-24
- Revenue CAGR (3y)+17.8% SEC XBRL
- Beta0.99 as of 2026-08-24
- Last reported earnings2026-07-28 SEC EDGAR Form 8-K (Item 2.02)
Dividend: yield +1.5%; at least 5 years of non-decreasing per-share dividends (SEC XBRL) — we do not hold the year before it, so the real streak may be longer.
How XYL compares in its sector
- price-to-earnings ratiomiddle range 357 covered Industrials peers, as of 2026-08-24
- net profit marginmiddle range 457 covered Industrials peers, as of 2026-08-24
- operating marginmiddle range 457 covered Industrials peers, as of 2026-08-24
- gross marginmiddle range 455 covered Industrials peers, as of 2026-08-24
- return on equitymiddle range 460 covered Industrials peers, as of 2026-08-24
- 3-year revenue CAGRtop 25% 426 covered Industrials peers
- indicated dividend yieldmiddle range 267 covered Industrials peers, as of 2026-08-24
- free cash flow (absolute dollars, latest fiscal year)top 25% 414 covered Industrials peers, as of FY2025
Position among covered Industrials companies that report each metric (minimum 5 peers). A relative position within our covered catalog — not a valuation, quality, or investment judgment. A higher percentile is simply a higher value (for P/E, more expensive on earnings — never "better"). Informational only.
Top 10 scores & list membership
XYL is not currently in any published Top 10 list. Its scores are below.
Long-term score
46.3 #638 of 987 scored · #115 of 197 in Industrials
Capital return 71st (consecutive years of dividend increases 5 years) and growth 62nd (3-year revenue CAGR 17.8%, revenue growth year over year 4.5%); weakest is long-term trend (13th, trading below its 200-day average).
Short-term score
42.0 #1297 of 1,704 scored · #196 of 283 in Industrials
Setup 58th: no Elliott-wave labelling currently fits its swings; volume and participation 53rd: it gapped 2.7% above the previous close and has not traded back through the level it left behind — an "unfilled gap", which describes a price range no trade has since crossed and is not a forecast that it will be crossed; weakest is trend 19th: a "death cross" — its 50-day average is below its 200-day.
Scores as of 21 Aug 2026. Each bar is a percentile: how this company ranked against every company the score ranked, 0–100. A list is a published formula and its output, not a recommendation. Method version 2.
Dividend coverage (FY2025)
Covered by reported results. In FY2025, XYL's dividend was covered by reported results (earnings payout 41%, free-cash-flow payout 43%). This describes past coverage, not a forecast.
- Earnings payout41% dividends / net income
- Free-cash-flow payout43% dividends / (operating cash flow − capex)
Coverage derived from reported SEC EDGAR XBRL figures for FY2025 (dividends paid vs. net income and free cash flow, same fiscal year). This describes PAST coverage for one fiscal year — it does not predict whether a dividend will be maintained, raised, or cut, and a one-year payout ratio can be distorted by non-recurring items. Informational only — not financial advice.
How Xylem Inc. looks technically
Xylem Inc. (XYL) is trading 10.5% below its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a long-term downtrend. Its 50-day average crossed below its 200-day average about 124 trading days ago — a "death cross", a bearish long-term signal. A trend is forming but not yet strong — ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 20 (a reading of 25+ marks a strong trend). Momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 39, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30). MACD, a trend-momentum gauge, turned bearish about 7 trading days ago (its momentum flipped negative). It just made a new 20-day low, its first since 2026-06-24, breaking below its recent trading range. It is 26.5% below its highest point of the past year.
Trend
8
| Distance from the 200-day | it is trading 10.5% below its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a long-term downtrend | -10.5% |
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| 50-day moving average | its average price over the last 50 trading days — a short-term trend line — is $117.76 | $117.76 |
| 200-day moving average | its average price over the last 200 trading days — the long-term trend line — is $126.77 | $126.77 |
| Swing structure | each recent peak has been lower than the one before it and each dip deeper — the pattern chart-watchers call a downtrend, which describes where price has already been and not where it goes next | lower highs and lower lows |
| Last swing turn | its last significant turn was a swing high 9 calendar days ago — the swings before that are what the structure reading is measured on | 9 sessions |
| Wave structure | its recent swings can be read as a five-part downward sequence — what Elliott-wave chartists call an impulse — now in leg 3 of five; the labelling fails if price closes above 124. It is one of several labellings that fit, and it describes the swings already printed, not what comes next. The same swings also read as a three-part correction in leg C. | possible downward five-wave sequence, in wave 3 (one of several readings) |
| Since the 50/200 cross | its 50-day average crossed below its 200-day average about 124 trading days ago — a "death cross", a bearish long-term signal | 124 sessions |
| Trend strength (14-day ADX) | a trend is forming but not yet strong — ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 20 (a reading of 25+ marks a strong trend) | 20.1 |
Momentum
3
| 14-day RSI | momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 39, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30) | 39.3 |
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| Position in its 14-day range | it is trading near the bottom of its 14-day range ($112.50 to $124.00) — its "stochastic" reading is 8 out of 100, where 0 would mean closing exactly at the 14-session low and 100 exactly at the high. This measures WHERE the price sits inside its recent range, which is a different question from the RSI beside it: RSI is a momentum gauge, measuring how FAST the price has been moving, so a stock can drift quietly to the bottom of its range with an ordinary RSI, or fall sharply and still sit in the middle. It has been slipping within that range over the last few sessions. | 8.0 |
| Since the MACD crossed zero | MACD, a trend-momentum gauge, turned bearish about 7 trading days ago (its momentum flipped negative) | 7 sessions |
Range
12
| 52-week high | its highest closing price over the past year (about 252 trading days) was $154.27 | $154.27 |
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| From the 52-week high | it is 26.5% below its 52-week high (its highest price of the past year) | -26.5% |
| Above the 52-week low | it is 7.6% above its 52-week low (its lowest price of the past year) | +7.7% |
| Below the 52-week high | it is 26.5% below its highest point of the past year | 26.5% |
| Since a 20-day breakout | it just made a new 20-day low, its first since 2026-06-24, breaking below its recent trading range | 1 session |
| Since a 55-day breakout | it made a new 55-day high about 27 trading days ago | 27 sessions |
| All-time high | its highest closing price on record is $154.27 (set on 2025-10-30) | $154.27 |
| Given back of the 52-week move | over the past year its closes ranged ($106.34 to $152.95), and it has recovered roughly a quarter of its fall from last year’s high — 15% of it. Chart-watchers call 61.8%-65% given back the "golden pocket" — for this company that is $135.15 to $136.64. It is watched widely enough that orders cluster there, which is the honest reason it matters; it is not a forecast. | 15.2% |
| From the all-time high | it is 26.5% below its all-time high | -26.5% |
| Nearest price level | it is trading 0.5% below a resistance level at $114.00 — a price it turned at five times since 2025-01-13, most recently on 2026-07-31. Since 2024-08-21 it has 1 such level below the current price and 10 above. Levels like these describe where the price has reversed or paused before; they are not a forecast of where it will go. | +0.5% |
| All-time low | its lowest closing price on record is $22.43 (set on 2012-08-02) | $22.43 |
| Above the all-time low | it is 405.7% above its all-time low | +405.7% |
Volatility
5
| Band width vs its own 6 months | day-to-day price swings are about average versus its own recent 6-month history | 41st percentile |
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| Typical daily range | in a typical session it travels about $3.03 between its high and its low — about 2.7% of its price. That is its "average true range" over the last 14 sessions, which also counts the distance from the previous close, so a day that opens well away from yesterday counts as the large move it was | $3.03 |
| Bollinger bands (20-day, ±2σ) | most of its recent trading has stayed between about $112.84 and $125.80 — the "Bollinger bands", a range drawn two standard deviations either side of its 20-day average price, which widens when the stock gets more volatile and narrows when it settles | $112.84 – $119.32 – $125.80 |
| Typical daily range (% of price) | its price moves about 2.7% in a typical session — calmer than most companies we cover. This is the average gap between a session's high and low over the last 14 sessions, counting overnight moves, expressed against the current price so it can be compared with companies trading at any price | 2.7% |
| Stretch from the 200-day average | it is trading 4.4 daily ranges below its 200-day average price (10.5% below it in plain percentage terms) — a way of asking how far it has stretched from its own average in units of how far it normally moves in a day, so a calm company and a jumpy one can be compared on the same scale | 4.4 daily ranges below its 200-day average |
Volume
1
| Volume vs its 30-day average | trading volume is about normal versus its 30-day average | 0.82× |
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Analyst
2
| Change in the average price target | analysts have raised their average price target by 0.1% since the prior reading | +0.1% |
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| Change in the consensus rating | the analyst consensus rating is unchanged since the prior reading | unchanged |
Candlestick patterns
2
| Since a bullish engulfing | 9 sessions ago it opened below the previous session's close and finished above that session's open — a "bullish engulfing" pair, where one up day more than undid the down day before it | 9 sessions ago |
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| Since a bearish engulfing | 7 sessions ago it opened above the previous session's close and finished below that session's open — a "bearish engulfing" pair, where one down day more than undid the up day before it | 7 sessions ago |
Price gaps
2
| Gap at the open | it opened on 2026-08-21 0.7% above the previous session's close — an overnight gap, the part of the move that happened while the market was shut, and traded back through that level before the close | +0.7% |
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| Open gap | it gapped 2.7% above the previous close 40 sessions ago and has not traded back through the level it left behind at 112.04 — an "unfilled gap", which describes a price range no trade has since crossed and is not a forecast that it will be crossed | +2.7% |
Price streaks
1
| Closing streak | it has closed lower 2 sessions in a row, a -2.4% move over the run — an unbroken run of down days, which describes what has already happened and says nothing about the next session | 2 sessions down |
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Relative strength
4
| vs market, 1 month | over the past 1 month this stock lagged the market by 5.4 percentage points (the stock lost 3.1% while the market gained 2.3%) | -5.4% |
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| vs market, 3 months | over the past 3 months this stock beat the market by 1.2 percentage points (the stock gained 4.3% while the market gained 3.1%) | +1.3% |
| vs market, 6 months | over the past 6 months this stock lagged the market by 22.9 percentage points (the stock lost 11.9% while the market gained 11.1%) | -22.9% |
| vs market, 12 months | over the past 12 months this stock lagged the market by 39.6 percentage points (the stock lost 19.1% while the market gained 20.5%) | -39.6% |
Signal agreement
2
| Bullish technical signals | 1 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it is currently in a bullish state: near the bottom of its 14-day range (oversold) — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 1 of 9 |
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| Bearish technical signals | 6 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it are currently in a bearish state: a "death cross" — its 50-day average is below its 200-day, trading below its 200-day average, a fresh 20-day low, MACD momentum is negative, lagging the market over 6 months, trading below the Ichimoku cloud — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 6 of 9 |
Trend (Ichimoku cloud)
1
| Vs the Ichimoku cloud | trading 1.8% below the Ichimoku cloud — a band drawn from where its own highs and lows sat up to 2026-07-16 and projected forward over today's price, the side traders read as an established downtrend, with the band above acting as the level that would have to be cleared. The band itself is moderate, spanning 2.8% of the share price. | -1.8% |
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Volume-weighted price
2
| Vs this year’s average price paid | the price is 7% below the average price paid so far this year, so the typical buyer over that stretch is under water. That average is $121.82 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 157 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | -6.9% |
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| Vs the average paid since it last reported | the price is 5% below the average price paid since it last reported on 2026-07-28 (its 10-Q), so the typical buyer over that stretch is under water. That average is $119.55 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 19 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | -5.1% |
Price levels it has turned at before
XYL last closed at $113.42 on 2026-08-21. Since 2024-08-21 it has turned at 1 price below its last close and 10 above; the nearest below and the 3 nearest above are listed, nearest first.
| Level | Side | Distance | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| $114.00 | Resistance | 0.5% above the last close | turned there five times · 2025-01-13 to 2026-07-31 |
| $117.01 | Resistance | 3.2% above the last close | turned there three times · 2025-03-21 to 2026-03-30 |
| $120.00 | Resistance | 5.8% above the last close | turned there five times · 2024-11-01 to 2026-05-06 |
| $106.21 | Support | 6.3% below the last close | turned there three times · 2026-05-20 to 2026-06-11 |
A level is a price this company reversed or paused at more than once — they describe past behaviour, not a forecast of where the price will go.
Wave structure
Its recent swings can be read as a five-part downward sequence — what Elliott-wave chartists call an impulse — now in leg 3 of five.
This labelling fails — stops being a possible reading at all — if it closes above $124.00.
This is one of several labellings that fit the same swings, so treat it as a reading rather than the reading. It was chosen from 2 labellings that survived the rules, counting shorter readings of the same bars.
On past moves of this shape the leg has usually ended somewhere between $104.04 and $111.67 — that is where it has tended to end if the count holds, not a forecast of where the price goes.
Alternate reading: The same swings also read as a three-part correction in leg C, which fails on a close above $124.00.
This reading has stood for 3 trading days, since 2026-08-19.
Read from daily closes as of 2026-08-21.
An Elliott-wave count describes the swings already printed and the level that would disprove it. It is not a forecast, a target, or advice.
Screens: Trading below the 200-day moving average · Pulled back from the 12-month high · Broke down to a new 20-day low · lagging the market · At the bottom of its 14-day range (stochastic below 20) · Under water since its last earnings report (below the anchored VWAP) | Learn: moving average · golden cross · adx · rsi · macd · breakout · fifty two week high low
Based on daily closing prices as of 2026-08-21. Describes past price behavior only — informational, not financial advice.
Analyst consensus
- Consensus ratingBuy (1.91 mean, 1=Strong Buy…5=Strong Sell) — 17 analysts
- Mean price target$153.41 range $129.00 – $180.00; median $159.00
Analyst estimates, as of 2026-08-18. These are third-party analyst opinions and price targets, aggregated — not a recommendation, prediction, or advice from stocks-llm. Informational only.
Analyst EPS estimate for XYL
- Consensus EPS estimate$1.45 next reporting period, as of 2026-08-18
Change over time is not available yet: it needs two readings of the same reporting period at least 30 days apart, and we have been recording these estimates since 2026-08-04. An estimate for a DIFFERENT quarter is not a revision, so a reading from before the last report is never compared with one after it.
The consensus estimate for the next reporting period, and how it has moved between readings of that SAME period. A change is measured only between readings estimating one period — when a company reports, the consensus moves to the next quarter and the two numbers are not comparable. Informational only, not a forecast and not advice.
Key risks (from latest filing)
["volatility in raw material costs and supply chain constraints","foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations affecting international operations","risks associated with the integration of acquisitions and restructuring activities"]
What changed in the latest 10-Q
AI-assisted comparison of XYL's 10-Q filed 2026-04-28 against the prior one filed 2025-10-28.
Management's Discussion & Analysis (MD&A)
- Added:
- Added 'goal' to list of forward-looking statement indicators (newer filing, 2026-04-28)
- Added 'availability of funding to our customers' as economic risk factor (newer filing, 2026-04-28)
- Added 'nationalism, protectionism and anti-global sentiment' and 'volatility involving the U.S. and other governments' to geopolitical risks (newer filing, 2026-04-28)
- Added 'labor shortages' and 'other trade protection measures' to manufacturing cost factors (newer filing, 2026-04-28)
- Added 'data breaches' to cybersecurity risk description (newer filing, 2026-04-28)
- Added 'productivity, simplification' and 'realignment actions' language to restructuring risks (newer filing, 2026-04-28)
- Removed:
- Removed 'goal, objective' from forward-looking statement indicators (older filing, 2025-10-28)
- Removed reference to 'domestic content requirements applicable to projects receiving governmental funding' (older filing, 2025-10-28)
- Removed 'tight labor markets' and 'prevailing price changes' from manufacturing cost factors (older filing, 2025-10-28)
- Removed 'electronic components (in particular, semiconductors)' specificity, now stated as 'semiconductors or other key components' (older filing, 2025-10-28)
- Removed 'disruptions in operations' language, replaced with 'operational disruptions' (older filing, 2025-10-28)
- Removed 'with respect to meeting' phrase in project execution risk (older filing, 2025-10-28)
- Removed 'compete for, and' from talent retention risk (older filing, 2025-10-28)
- Removed 'restructuring and realignment actions' reference (older filing, 2025-10-28)
- Removed 'including the effects of climate change' from weather/volatility risks (older filing, 2025-10-28)
- Removed 'sustainability commitments' language, now stated as 'sustainability efforts' (older filing, 2025-10-28)
- Removed 'financial market risks related to our pension and other defined benefit plans' risk factor (older filing, 2025-10-28)
- Removed 'climate change' from regulatory compliance risks (older filing, 2025-10-28)
- Reworded:
- Changed 'geopolitical events' to 'geopolitical matters' (newer: 2026-04-28)
- Changed 'inflation and related monetary policy by governments in response to inflation' to 'inflation and governments' related monetary policy in response' (newer: 2026-04-28)
- Changed 'residential and commercial real estate markets' to 'real estate markets' (newer: 2026-04-28)
- Changed 'trade policies or agreements' to 'trade agreements' (newer: 2026-04-28)
- Changed 'as respects performance guarantees' to 'including as respects performance guarantees' (newer: 2026-04-28)
- Changed 'our ability to retain and attract' to 'our ability to retain, compete for, and attract' (newer: 2026-04-28)
- Changed 'volatile weather events, or changing climate patterns' for weather volatility description (newer: 2026-04-28)
- Notes:
- Both filings appear truncated at the end with 'and other factors set forth under' incomplete
- Comparison limited to provided text; full section content not accessible for complete assessment
Risk Factors
The two filings could not be meaningfully compared for this section.
AI-assisted comparison of two SEC filing sections. It describes wording and theme changes only, makes no materiality, legal, or investment judgement, and is not financial advice. Informational only — not financial advice.
Insider activity (SEC Form 4)
No open-market insider purchases or sales recorded in the last 90 days.
- Last 180 days1 buy ($141098) · 1 sell ($501437) — 1 buying, 1 selling insiders
Most recent open-market transaction: 2026-05-07. As of 2026-08-24.
View full insider trading history → View SEC Form 3/4/5 filingsAsk about XYL's insider activity →
Only open-market purchases (SEC code P) and sales (code S) are counted here. Option exercises, vesting/awards, gifts, and shares withheld for taxes are excluded — they are compensation or mechanical, not open-market conviction. Sales may be planned and non-discretionary (e.g. a Rule 10b5-1 plan) and are not necessarily bearish; open-market buying is not a recommendation to buy. Informational only — not financial advice.
Institutional ownership (13F)
6 institutional 13F filers reported holding XYL as of 2026-03-31 (quarter-end position, filed within 45 days).
- Distinct 13F filers 6
- Reported shares held 38,445,100
- Reported value $4,594,189,460
reported quarterly holdings change (2025-12-31 → 2026-03-31): 0 new, 4 increased, 2 decreased, 0 exited. Change counts cover only managers that filed 13F reports in BOTH quarters, derived between two quarter-end snapshots — not same-day trades; a single manager is never said to have "bought" or "sold".
Institutional holdings are quarter-end long positions reported on SEC Form 13F-HR, filed up to 45 days after the quarter ends — they are delayed, are not real-time trades, exclude short positions and most non-US securities, and are not investment advice. Any increase/decrease is a reported change between two quarterly snapshots, not a same-day purchase or sale. These are quarter-end snapshots from the 13F filings on SEC EDGAR, filed within 45 days — not real-time, and any change is a difference between two quarterly reports, not a same-day trade. Informational only — not financial advice.
Short interest (FINRA)
XYL had 7,729,575 shares of reported short interest as of the 2026-07-31 FINRA settlement date (delayed, bi-monthly; not real-time).
XYL had 3.31% of its shares outstanding sold short as of the 2026-07-31 FINRA settlement date (percent of FLOAT would be higher — float is not disclosed in the source). FINRA reported 3.28 days to cover at the same settlement.
- Reported short interest (shares) 7,729,575
- Short interest (% of shares outstanding) 3.31%
- Prior settlement (shares) 7,678,607
- Reported change 0.66%
- Days to cover (reported) 3.28
Reported to FINRA as of the 2026-07-31 settlement date. Short interest is reported to FINRA and published on a delayed, bi-monthly schedule (as of a settlement date, disseminated roughly eight business days later) — it is NOT real-time, does not cover every venue or all US trading, and is not a short-squeeze prediction or investment advice. Days-to-cover is the value FINRA reports; percent of float is not shown because the source file carries no share-count denominator — where a percent appears it is of shares OUTSTANDING, the larger base, and is therefore a floor on percent of float. Informational only — not financial advice.
Competitors & peers
- Pentair (PNR)
- Flowserve (FLS)
- IDEX Corporation (IEX)
- Watts Water Technologies (WTS)
- Badger Meter (BMI)
- A. O. Smith (AOS)
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Frequently asked questions
What does Xylem Inc. (XYL) do?
Xylem is a global water technology company that designs, manufactures, and services equipment and solutions for water and wastewater applications. The company provides a comprehensive portfolio of products, including pumps, valves, filtration systems, analytical instrumentation, and advanced digital water management software. Its offerings are utilized across the entire water cycle, from public utility water treatment and distribution to industrial and residential infrastructure.
What sector is Xylem Inc. (XYL) in?
Xylem Inc. (XYL) is classified in the Industrials sector. Its industry is water and wastewater technology. It trades on NYSE.
Does XYL pay a dividend?
Yes — Xylem Inc. (XYL) pays a dividend, with an indicated yield of about 1.46% and at least 5 years of non-decreasing per-share dividends (SEC EDGAR XBRL) — we do not hold the year before it, so the real streak may be longer (market data, as of 2026-08-24). Informational only — not financial advice.
Who are Xylem Inc.'s (XYL) competitors?
Notable peers of Xylem Inc. (XYL) include Pentair, Flowserve, IDEX Corporation, Watts Water Technologies and Badger Meter. This peer set is informational only — not financial advice.
Is Xylem Inc. (XYL) overbought or oversold right now?
Xylem Inc. (XYL) is currently neither overbought nor oversold — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 39, in the neutral middle (as of 2026-08-21). RSI describes recent price momentum, not a forecast — informational only, not financial advice.
Where does stocks-llm's data on XYL come from?
Fundamentals and prices come from market data, as of 2026-08-24; company filings and profile facts come from SEC EDGAR. All figures are delayed daily-close data shown with their as-of date — informational only, not financial advice.
Fundamentals: market data, as of 2026-08-24. Filings: SEC EDGAR. Prices are delayed daily-close data.
Last updated 2026-08-21.
Informational only — NOT financial advice. All figures are delayed daily-close data from SEC EDGAR & market data, shown with their as-of date.