Xylem Inc. (XYL) Stock Analysis
Last updated Sep 8, 2026
Health Check
Last analyzed Sep 7, 2026
- Financial Health 75
- Profitability 75
- Business Quality 60
- Balance Sheet 65
- Cash Flow 80
Why this rating?
Health 71/100 — High Quality
Entry timing is weak right now. Quality may be fine; the setup is not.
Company overview
Xylem Inc. (XYL) is a Specialty Industrial Machinery company in the Industrials sector. Compound Radar rates Xylem Inc. 71/100 (High Quality) due to solid business quality, steady revenue growth, and manageable leverage.
Investment profile
- Quality Moderate
- Growth Moderate
- Balance Sheet Adequate
- Valuation Attractive
Financial highlights
Valuation
- P/E 25.91
- Forward P/E 17.42
- PEG 1.29
- EV/Revenue 2.93
Profitability
- Revenue Growth 1.5%
- Gross Margin 39.2%
- Operating Margin 17.0%
- Net Margin 11.2%
- ROE 9.2%
Financial strength
- Cash $1.28B
- Debt $3.06B
- Net Cash $-1.78B
- Free Cash Flow $910.00M
- Current Ratio 1.61
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Health Entry- Mueller Water Products, Inc. Specialty Industrial Machinery MWA$23.76 74 Health 74 / 100
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Wait WaitEntry timing is weak right now. Quality may be fine; the setup is not.
- Graco Inc. Specialty Industrial Machinery GGG$77.03 73 Health 73 / 100
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Wait WaitEntry timing is weak right now. Quality may be fine; the setup is not.
- GE Vernova Inc. Specialty Industrial Machinery GEV$971.31 70 Health 70 / 100
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Good Entry Good EntryA usable setup — not as clean as Strong Entry, but timing is not mixed or weak.
- Symbotic Inc. Specialty Industrial Machinery SYM$43.30 69 Health 69 / 100
Solid fundamentals with some trade-offs across our health dimensions.
Wait WaitEntry timing is weak right now. Quality may be fine; the setup is not.
- Emerson Electric Co. Specialty Industrial Machinery EMR$152.15 68 Health 68 / 100
Solid fundamentals with some trade-offs across our health dimensions.
Watch WatchWorth tracking, but timing is mixed — not a clear setup yet.
- Flowserve Corporation Specialty Industrial Machinery FLS$76.98 67 Health 67 / 100
Solid fundamentals with some trade-offs across our health dimensions.
Wait WaitEntry timing is weak right now. Quality may be fine; the setup is not.
- Pentair plc Specialty Industrial Machinery PNR$58.62 67 Health 67 / 100
Solid fundamentals with some trade-offs across our health dimensions.
Wait WaitEntry timing is weak right now. Quality may be fine; the setup is not.
- Eaton Corporation plc Specialty Industrial Machinery ETN$422.13 66 Health 66 / 100
Solid fundamentals with some trade-offs across our health dimensions.
Watch WatchWorth tracking, but timing is mixed — not a clear setup yet.
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