Xylem Inc. (XYL) Stock Price, Fundamentals & Analysis

What XYL does

Xylem Inc. (XYL) designs, manufactures, and services engineered products and solutions for water utility, industrial, and building services applications worldwide. It operates through segments covering water infrastructure, applied water, measurement and control solutions, and water solutions and services, with brands such as Flygt, Goulds Water Technology, WTW, and YSI. The company is part of the S&P 500 and sits in the Industrials sector, specifically the Specialty Industrial Machinery industry.

Key numbers explained

• 108.64 USD is the latest share price; the stock moved +0.73% today.
• The trailing P/E ratio of 25.7 shows how much investors pay per dollar of the last 12 months' earnings; the forward P/E ratio of 17.4 uses expected future earnings and is typically read as a more optimistic valuation gauge.
• 4.23 USD is the trailing 12-month earnings per share (EPS), the portion of profit allocated to each share.
• The dividend yield of 1.59% tells you the annual cash payout relative to the share price; the ex-dividend date is 27 Aug 2026, and 40% of earnings are paid out as dividends.
• Market capitalisation of 25.37 mld. USD is the total value of all outstanding shares.
• Beta of 1 means the stock's price tends to move in line with the overall market.
• The 52-week range of 105.29 – 154.27 shows the lowest and highest traded prices in the past year, with the current price near the lower end of that band.
• 11.2% profit margin and 17% operating margin indicate how much of each revenue dollar remains as profit after costs.

Recent news

• Recent research reports cover the global centrifugal pump market and the data centre pumps market, highlighting long-term demand for pump technologies.
• Analyst commentary questions whether XYL is underperforming the broader industrial sector, and notes a 7.1% decline since the last earnings report.
• A European pump market report forecasts growth from 17.5B to 22.53B through 2031, profiling Xylem among key industry players.

What to watch

• Water infrastructure spending, industrial automation trends, and building services demand typically influence companies like Xylem Inc.
• Earnings releases and forward guidance can shift expectations around the forward P/E ratio and dividend sustainability.
• Broader Industrials and Specialty Industrial Machinery conditions, including peer moves by companies such as Masco (MAS) or Carrier Global (CARR), may affect relative performance.