Xylem (XYL) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Xylem Inc. (NYSE: XYL) is a global water technology company that develops products, services and solutions for the movement, treatment, testing and efficient use of water. Its offerings serve municipal water and wastewater systems, utilities, industrial customers, commercial buildings and other infrastructure operators.

The company’s portfolio includes water and wastewater pumps, mixing and aeration equipment, treatment systems, measurement and monitoring technologies, smart metering, network-management software, and related services. Xylem also provides solutions designed to help customers manage water quality, reduce leakage, improve operational efficiency and address challenges such as flooding, water scarcity and aging infrastructure.

Xylem was formed in 2011 through the spinoff of ITT Corporation’s water-related businesses. The company serves customers across North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Latin America, the Middle East and Africa. Matthew Pine serves as Xylem’s president and chief executive officer.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $101.62 to $103.80
• 50-Day Range: $100.93 to $123.10
• 52-Week Range: $98.58 to $154.27
• Volume: 731,447 shs
• Average Volume: 2.07 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $23.91 billion
• P/E Ratio: 24.31
• Dividend Yield: 1.68%
• Price Target: $153.00
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Xylem Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Xylem scored higher than 95% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 56th out of 653 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: 4.3 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Xylem has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.56, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 9 buy ratings, 7 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Xylem has a consensus price target of $153.00, representing about 48.0% upside from its current price of $103.35.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Xylem has been the subject of 10 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 9.54%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Xylem are expected to grow by 9.54% in the coming year, from $5.66 to $6.20 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Xylem is 24.61, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 39.02.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Xylem is 24.61, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Industrials sector average P/E ratio of about 26.81.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Xylem has a PEG Ratio of 1.64. 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 2.19. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

4.68% 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 3.76, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Xylem has recently increased by 35.69%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Yield

Xylem pays a meaningful dividend of 1.69%, 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 40.95%. 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 27.74% next year. This indicates that Xylem will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.2 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.16

News Sentiment

Xylem has a news sentiment score of 0.16. 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 lower news sentiment than the 0.47 average news sentiment score of Industrials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 8 news articles for Xylem this week, compared to 6 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

10 people have searched for XYL on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 100% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

8 people have added Xylem to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 60% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Xylem insiders have not sold or bought any 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

• Last Earnings: 7/28/2026
• Record date for 9/24 Dividend: 8/27/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 9/24 Dividend: 8/27/2026
• Dividend Payable: 9/24/2026
• Today: 10/07/2026
• Next Earnings (Confirmed): 10/27/2026
• 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: $153.00
• High Price Target: $170.00
• Low Price Target: $112.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +50.3%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.56
• Research Coverage: 16 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $4.20
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 24.23
• Forward P/E Ratio: 17.98
• P/E Growth: 1.64
• Net Income: $957 million
• Net Margins: 11.15%
• Pretax Margin: 13.95%
• Return on Equity: 11.77%
• Return on Assets: 7.50%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.23
• Current Ratio: 1.61
• Quick Ratio: 1.24

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $9.13 billion
• Price / Sales: 2.60
• Cash Flow: $7.41 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 13.74
• Book Value: $47.20 per share
• Price / Book: 2.16

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 233,487,000
• Free Float: 232,740,000
• Market Cap: $23.76 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.00