Xylem (XYL) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Xylem Inc. is a water technology company that develops equipment, software and services for managing water and wastewater. Its offerings include pumps and treatment systems, water-quality testing and analysis, smart meters, monitoring and control technologies, and services for detecting leaks and maintaining water infrastructure.

The company serves water and wastewater utilities, industrial and commercial customers, and residential markets. Its technologies support the movement, treatment, testing and efficient use of water across municipal and industrial systems.

Xylem was established in 2011 when it became an independent company following its spin-off from ITT Corporation. In 2023, it acquired Evoqua Water Technologies, expanding its water-treatment and services capabilities. Xylem serves customers around the world, and Matthew Pine became its chief executive officer in 2024.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $93.93 to $95.23
• 50-Day Range: $88.32 to $109.28
• 52-Week Range: $87.40 to $146.76
• Volume: 1.86 million shs
• Average Volume: 3.66 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $21.61 billion
• P/E Ratio: 20.84
• Dividend Yield: 1.83%
• Price Target: $121.31
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Xylem Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Xylem scored higher than 100% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 6th out of 655 stocks in the industrials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 4.2 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Xylem has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.37, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 9 buy ratings, 8 hold ratings, and 2 sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Xylem has a consensus price target of $121.31, representing about 28.8% upside from its current price of $94.21.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Xylem has been the subject of 15 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 8.26%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Xylem are expected to grow by 8.26% in the coming year, from $5.45 to $5.90 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Xylem is 20.84, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 25.41.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Xylem is 20.84, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Industrials sector average P/E ratio of about 31.12.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Xylem has a PEG Ratio of 1.57. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Xylem has a P/B Ratio of 2.10. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 5.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

3.79% of the float of Xylem has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Xylem has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.11, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Xylem has recently decreased by 16.12%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Yield

Xylem pays a meaningful dividend of 1.83%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Xylem has only been increasing its dividend for 2 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Xylem is 38.05%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Xylem will have a dividend payout ratio of 29.15% next year. This indicates that Xylem will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 4.3 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.83

News Sentiment

Xylem has a news sentiment score of 0.83. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.55 average news sentiment score of Industrials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 16 news articles for Xylem this week, compared to 6 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

26 people have searched for XYL on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 189% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

7 people have added Xylem to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 75% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.9 / 5
• Insider Trading: Acquiring Shares

Net Insider Buying

Over the last three months, insiders have purchased a net $985,600.00 in company stock, which represents 0.0046% of the company's market cap.

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Xylem insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought $985,600.00 in company stock and sold $0.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

0.32% of the stock of Xylem is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

87.96% of the stock of Xylem is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Record date for 9/24 Dividend: 8/27/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 9/24 Dividend: 8/27/2026
• Dividend Payable: 9/24/2026
• Last Earnings: 10/27/2026
• Today: 11/14/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Industrials
• Industry: Machinery
• Sub-Industry: Industrial Machinery & Supplies & Components
• Current Symbol: NYSE:XYL
• CIK: 1524472
• Web: www.xylem.com
• Phone: (202) 869-9150
• Fax: 914-323-5800
• Employees: 22,000
• Year Founded: 2011

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Xylem: $121.31
• High Price Target: $150.00
• Low Price Target: $90.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +28.8%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.37
• Research Coverage: 19 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $4.52
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 20.84
• Forward P/E Ratio: 15.97
• P/E Growth: 1.57
• Net Income: $957 million
• Net Margins: 11.94%
• Pretax Margin: 14.80%
• Return on Equity: 12.06%
• Return on Assets: 7.51%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.23
• Current Ratio: 1.39
• Quick Ratio: 1.02

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $9.04 billion
• Price / Sales: 2.39
• Cash Flow: $7.47 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 12.61
• Book Value: $44.79 per share
• Price / Book: 2.10

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 229,340,000
• Free Float: 228,601,000
• Market Cap: $21.61 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.01