Xylem (XYL) Competitors $131.65 +0.24 (+0.18%) Closing price 07/9/2025 03:57 PM EasternExtended Trading$131.55 -0.10 (-0.08%) As of 07/9/2025 07:13 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock XYL vs. DCI, DOV, FTV, GGG, IEX, IR, ITT, ITW, PNR, and WTSShould you be buying Xylem stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Xylem include Donaldson (DCI), Dover (DOV), Fortive (FTV), Graco (GGG), IDEX (IEX), Ingersoll Rand (IR), ITT (ITT), Illinois Tool Works (ITW), Pentair (PNR), and Watts Water Technologies (WTS). Xylem vs. Its Competitors Donaldson Dover Fortive Graco IDEX Ingersoll Rand ITT Illinois Tool Works Pentair Watts Water Technologies Donaldson (NYSE:DCI) and Xylem (NYSE:XYL) are both industrial machinery companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, dividends, valuation, earnings, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations and profitability. Do analysts prefer DCI or XYL? Donaldson currently has a consensus target price of $70.00, suggesting a potential downside of 1.30%. Xylem has a consensus target price of $143.71, suggesting a potential upside of 9.16%. Given Xylem's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Xylem is more favorable than Donaldson.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Donaldson 1 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00Xylem 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.67 Is DCI or XYL a better dividend stock? Donaldson pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. Xylem pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Donaldson pays out 40.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Xylem pays out 43.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Donaldson has raised its dividend for 38 consecutive years and Xylem has raised its dividend for 2 consecutive years. Donaldson is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Does the media refer more to DCI or XYL? In the previous week, Xylem had 7 more articles in the media than Donaldson. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Xylem and 9 mentions for Donaldson. Xylem's average media sentiment score of 1.41 beat Donaldson's score of 0.76 indicating that Xylem is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Donaldson 5 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Xylem 14 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in DCI or XYL? 82.8% of Donaldson shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 88.0% of Xylem shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.7% of Donaldson shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Xylem shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Which has preferable earnings & valuation, DCI or XYL? Xylem has higher revenue and earnings than Donaldson. Donaldson is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Xylem, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioDonaldson$3.59B2.30$414M$2.9823.80Xylem$8.56B3.74$890M$3.7235.39 Is DCI or XYL more profitable? Xylem has a net margin of 10.54% compared to Donaldson's net margin of 9.94%. Donaldson's return on equity of 28.86% beat Xylem's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Donaldson9.94% 28.86% 14.63% Xylem 10.54%10.12%6.62% Which has more volatility and risk, DCI or XYL? Donaldson has a beta of 0.98, suggesting that its stock price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Xylem has a beta of 1.12, suggesting that its stock price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryXylem beats Donaldson on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Xylem News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for XYL and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding XYL and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart XYL vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricXylemWaste Removal Svcs IndustryBusiness SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$31.98B$10.10B$13.04B$20.51BDividend Yield1.22%1.31%2.70%3.74%P/E Ratio35.3935.3128.8627.90Price / Sales3.7411.33409.9340.80Price / Cash19.9217.0526.3722.25Price / Book3.003.726.214.59Net Income$890M$221.89M$188.52M$982.91M7 Day Performance-0.48%1.12%0.87%0.11%1 Month Performance2.47%0.15%2.72%3.55%1 Year Performance-3.41%16.84%38.90%13.79% Xylem Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)XYLXylem4.5432 of 5 stars$131.65+0.2%$143.71+9.2%-1.4%$31.98B$8.56B35.3923,000Positive NewsDCIDonaldson3.8957 of 5 stars$69.39-0.3%$70.00+0.9%+2.3%$8.09B$3.65B23.2914,000DOVDover4.745 of 5 stars$183.34+0.0%$208.58+13.8%+7.6%$25.14B$7.75B11.0425,000Trending NewsFTVFortive4.9278 of 5 stars$52.20-27.1%$82.62+58.3%-27.2%$17.74B$6.18B22.8918,000Analyst ForecastHigh Trading VolumeGGGGraco3.7538 of 5 stars$86.03-0.1%$93.00+8.1%+13.5%$14.38B$2.11B30.404,300IEXIDEX4.6798 of 5 stars$175.67-0.4%$212.50+21.0%-5.6%$13.27B$3.27B27.849,000Positive NewsIRIngersoll Rand3.9742 of 5 stars$83.28-1.2%$97.80+17.4%-4.3%$33.60B$7.24B41.2317,000Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastITTITT4.3006 of 5 stars$156.93-0.6%$165.50+5.5%+25.4%$12.35B$3.63B24.9511,700ITWIllinois Tool Works4.6913 of 5 stars$247.17-0.4%$253.42+2.5%+11.0%$72.42B$15.90B21.7446,000Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastPNRPentair4.6061 of 5 stars$102.70-0.8%$107.14+4.3%+42.5%$16.90B$4.08B26.549,750Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastWTSWatts Water Technologies4.0899 of 5 stars$246.51+0.2%$231.20-6.2%+46.4%$8.23B$2.25B28.244,800 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Donaldson Alternatives Dover Alternatives Fortive Alternatives Graco Alternatives IDEX Alternatives Ingersoll Rand Alternatives ITT Alternatives Illinois Tool Works Alternatives Pentair Alternatives Watts Water Technologies Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:XYL) was last updated on 7/10/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersI was wrong about TrumpI made a mistake. 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