Xylem (NYSE:XYL) Posts Quarterly Earnings Results, Beats Expectations By $0.06 EPS

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

Xylem Stock Performance

XYL stock opened at $129.62 on Thursday. The firm has a market cap of $31.49 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 37.90, a PEG ratio of 2.11 and a beta of 1.07. Xylem has a twelve month low of $113.26 and a twelve month high of $146.08. The company has a quick ratio of 1.42, a current ratio of 1.96 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.19. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $120.74 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $127.58.

Xylem Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, March 19th. Investors of record on Tuesday, February 18th will be issued a dividend of $0.40 per share. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, February 18th. This represents a $1.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.23%. This is a boost from Xylem’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.36. Xylem’s payout ratio is presently 43.72%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

XYL has been the topic of several research analyst reports. Citigroup lowered their target price on shares of Xylem from $148.00 to $147.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, January 13th. TD Cowen dropped their price objective on shares of Xylem from $138.00 to $125.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, November 6th. Royal Bank of Canada reduced their target price on Xylem from $163.00 to $162.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, November 1st. Robert W. Baird increased their price target on Xylem from $139.00 to $148.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday. Finally, Wolfe Research reaffirmed a “peer perform” rating on shares of Xylem in a research note on Thursday, December 12th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eight have given a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $149.90.

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.