Xylem Inc. · Pumps & Pumping Equipment

XYL

Low riskNext report: Around Feb 9, 2027 (est.)

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The short version

A profitable company with steady sales.

Going well

Profitable every year for 10 years
Brings in more cash than it spends
Little debt

Watch out for

Share count growing 10.5% a year (dilution)
2 offering filings in 6 months (may sell new shares)

Money moves

No insider buying or selling in the last 30 days
Institutions added 0.7% to their holdings in the quarter ending June 2026 (473 bought, 565 sold)

Facts from SEC filings, not a recommendation.

What the price means

Price as of Oct 26

$108.30-0.4% that day

Company value: $24.8B; Share price times all shares
Price vs profit (P/E): 24.0x; You pay about $24 for each $1 of yearly profit
Price vs sales: 2.7x; Company value is 2.7 times a year of sales
Dividend yield: 1.5%; Yearly dividend as a share of today's price
Cash vs value: 3%; Cash as a share of company value
Debt vs value: 8%; Debt as a share of company value

From XYL's last IEX trade and its SEC filings (profits and sales over the last four quarters). A starting point for research, not a verdict.

The business over time

Last 12 quarters, from SEC filings

Sales, Sep '26

$2.2B-3.0% vs a year earlier

Dec '23Tap a barSep '26

Last 12 months: $9.1B, up 1.9% from the 12 months before. Over 5 years, sales grew about 13% a year.

What the price assumes

Your guesses, our math

Move the sliders to your own view of XYL. Starting points are the company's recent numbers.

Sales growth+2% a yearRecently: +1.9% a yearProfit margin12%Last 12 months: 11.9%P/E at the end24xToday: 24.0x. Many steady companies trade at 12x to 25xShare count change+10% a yearBelow zero means buybacks; above zero means new shares (dilution)

Sales in 5 years$10.0B

Profit in 5 years$1.2B

Price these guesses point to$77.99-28% vs $108.30 todayAbout -6.4% a year, before dividends

What today's price needs: with a 12% margin and a 24x P/E, sales would have to grow about 8.9% a year for 5 years just to match today's price.

Simple math on your guesses, not a forecast or a price target. Real results depend on many things these sliders leave out.

Price

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Business quality

The checklist Warren Buffett-style investors use. Annual numbers for 2025.

4/7Mixed

MissReturn on equity 15%+Earns a lot on the money owners have in the business.8.7%
PassDebt under half of equityNot relying on borrowed money.0.17x equity
PassNet margin 10%+Keeps at least 10 cents of profit from each dollar of sales.10.6%
PassProfitable every yearSteady profits, not one good year.10 of 10 years
PassFree cash flow positiveBrings in more cash than it spends to run and grow.$1.2B
MissShare count not growingNot diluting owners. Falling means buybacks.+34.8% in 3 years
MissGross margin 40%+Pricing power: sells for well above what it costs to make.38.5%

Revenue: $9.0B; +5.5% vs prior year
5-year growth: +13.1%/yr; revenue, per year
Total debt: $2.0B; 0.17x equity
Current ratio: 1.63x; short-term assets / bills due

From annual reports filed with the SEC. A checklist is a starting point for research, not a verdict.