Watts Water Technologies (WTS) FCF Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026)

Watts Water Technologies (WTS) reported FCF Payout Ratio of 2.65 for Q1 2026, up 739.65% year-over-year from 0.32 in Q1 2025, and up 2025.76% quarter-over-quarter from 0.12 in Q4 2025.

Watts Water Technologies (WTS) FCF Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Watts Water Technologies (WTS) has 18 years of FCF Payout Ratio data on file, last reported at 2.65 in Q1 2026.

  • FCF Payout Ratio for Q1 2026 came in at 2.65, up 739.65% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 0.22 (up 28.21% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 0.19, up 10.22% from the prior year.
  • FCF Payout Ratio advanced to 2.65 in Q1 2026 per WTS's latest filing, from 0.12 in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, FCF Payout Ratio peaked at 2.65 in Q1 2026 and troughed at 1.18 in Q1 2022.
  • A 5-year average of 0.27 and a median of 0.19 in 2024 frame the typical range for FCF Payout Ratio.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2026: FCF Payout Ratio slumped 540.28% in 2022, then jumped 739.65% in 2026.
  • A 5-year view of FCF Payout Ratio shows it stood at 0.08 in 2022, then surged by 56.76% to 0.12 in 2023, then declined by 7.41% to 0.11 in 2024, then grew by 10.44% to 0.12 in 2025, then soared by 2025.76% to 2.65 in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows WTS's FCF Payout Ratio at 2.65 in Q1 2026, 0.12 in Q4 2025, and 0.16 in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Cover (Qtr)
1 GE Vernova 251.14 Bn 242.11 Bn 1.78 Bn 0.03
2 Eaton 153.70 Bn 153.00 Bn 2.65 Bn 1.32
3 Parker-Hannifin 111.44 Bn 110.97 Bn 2.02 Bn 0.26
4 Cummins 90.06 Bn 87.33 Bn 2.24 Bn 2.30
5 Emerson Electric 77.51 Bn 75.74 Bn 2.42 Bn -0.45
6 Illinois Tool Works 72.86 Bn 72.03 Bn 1.76 Bn 0.88
7 Ametek 51.86 Bn 51.38 Bn 717.56 Mn 0.18
8 Rockwell Automation 50.08 Bn 49.71 Bn 1.13 Bn 0.56
9 Dover 28.99 Bn 27.35 Bn 798.14 Mn 0.54
10 Watts Water Technologies 10.53 Bn 10.15 Bn 326.10 Mn 2.65

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 29, 2026 2.65
Dec 31, 2025 0.12
Sep 28, 2025 0.16
Jun 29, 2025 0.30
Mar 30, 2025 0.32
Dec 31, 2024 0.11
Sep 29, 2024 0.17
Jun 30, 2024 0.19
Mar 31, 2024 0.34
Dec 31, 2023 0.12
Sep 24, 2023 0.13
Jun 25, 2023 0.20
Mar 26, 2023 0.36
Dec 31, 2022 0.08
Sep 25, 2022 0.29
Jun 26, 2022 0.26
Mar 27, 2022 -1.18
Dec 31, 2021 0.23
Sep 26, 2021 0.16
Jun 27, 2021 0.29