Xylem (NYSE:XYL) Announces Quarterly Earnings Results, Beats Estimates By $0.06 EPS

Xylem (NYSE:XYL) posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday. The industrial products company reported $1.18 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.12 by $0.06, Zacks reports. Xylem had a net margin of 9.85% and a return on equity of 9.61%. The firm had revenue of $2.30 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.18 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $0.99 earnings per share. The business’s revenue was up 8.6% compared to the same quarter last year. Xylem updated its FY 2025 guidance to 4.500-4.700 EPS.

Xylem Stock Up 5.4 %

NYSE:XYL opened at $129.40 on Wednesday. The company has a market cap of $31.44 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 37.83, a P/E/G ratio of 2.11 and a beta of 1.07. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.19, a quick ratio of 1.42 and a current ratio of 1.96. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $120.66 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $127.57. Xylem has a 52-week low of $112.02 and a 52-week high of $146.08.

Xylem Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, December 24th. Investors of record on Tuesday, November 26th were issued a $0.36 dividend. This represents a $1.44 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.11%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, November 26th. Xylem’s dividend payout ratio is currently 42.11%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several analysts have recently weighed in on XYL shares. Stifel Nicolaus lowered their target price on shares of Xylem from $166.00 to $150.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, January 24th. TD Cowen lowered their price objective on Xylem from $138.00 to $125.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, November 6th. Citigroup cut their target price on Xylem from $148.00 to $147.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, January 13th. Wolfe Research reiterated a “peer perform” rating on shares of Xylem in a research report on Thursday, December 12th. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada cut their price objective on Xylem from $163.00 to $162.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Friday, November 1st. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eight have given a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $150.50.

About Xylem

Xylem Inc, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the design, manufacture, and servicing of engineered products and solutions worldwide. It operates through four segments: Water Infrastructure, Applied Water, Measurement & Control Solutions, and Integrated Solutions and Services. The Water Infrastructure segment offers products, including water, storm water, and wastewater pumps; controls and systems; filtration, disinfection, and biological treatment equipment; and mobile dewatering equipment and rental services under the ADI, Flygt, Godwin, Sanitaire, Magneto, Neptune Benson, Ionpure, Leopold, Wedeco, and Xylem Vue brands.