Watts Water Technologies (WTS) Tax Rate (2009 - 2026)
Watts Water Technologies (WTS) recorded Tax Rate of 23.03% in Q2 2026, down 2.06 percentage points from 25.09% a year earlier and down 1.17 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Watts Water Technologies (WTS) Tax Rate (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a TTM basis, Watts Water Technologies' Tax Rate came in at 24.64% as of Jun 28, 2026, up 1.98 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at 23.55%, down 1.01 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Tax Rate has a five-year change of -8.00 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Tax Rate came in at 24.56% in FY2024 (-0.45 pp), 25.01% in FY2023 (+6.77 pp), 18.24% in FY2022 (-10.98 pp) and 29.22% in FY2021 (-2.34 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure is the lowest quarterly Tax Rate since Q1 2025.
- On a year-over-year basis, Tax Rate rose in three of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.36 percentage points.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Tax Rate in the last five years was a gain of 33.97 percentage points in Q4 2023, against a drop of 40.29 percentage points in Q4 2022 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at 24.20% (Q1 2026), 26.06% (Q4 2025) and 25.95% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Tax Rate (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caterpillar | 388.70 Bn | 360.40 Bn | 7.76 Bn | 23.15% |
| 2 | Amphenol | 214.42 Bn | 209.12 Bn | 3.55 Bn | 25.30% |
| 3 | Deere | 185.30 Bn | 194.07 Bn | 4.66 Bn | 28.11% |
| 4 | Eaton | 169.35 Bn | 166.59 Bn | 2.86 Bn | 28.06% |
| 5 | Parker-Hannifin | 122.64 Bn | 120.77 Bn | 2.25 Bn | 18.51% |
| 6 | Vertiv Holdings | 97.12 Bn | 87.74 Bn | 1.23 Bn | 19.71% |
| 7 | Emerson Electric | 90.13 Bn | 82.89 Bn | 2.66 Bn | 21.62% |
| 8 | 3M | 83.49 Bn | 64.94 Bn | 2.68 Bn | 16.34% |
| 9 | Illinois Tool Works | 74.89 Bn | 71.45 Bn | 1.90 Bn | 24.54% |
| 10 | Watts Water Technologies | 12.12 Bn | 10.53 Bn | 374.10 Mn | 23.03% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 28, 2026 | 23.03% |
| Mar 29, 2026 | 24.20% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 26.06% |
| Sep 28, 2025 | 25.95% |
| Jun 29, 2025 | 25.09% |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 14.84% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 24.04% |
| Sep 29, 2024 | 25.14% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 25.11% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 23.74% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 27.94% |
| Sep 24, 2023 | 25.31% |
| Jun 25, 2023 | 24.55% |
| Mar 26, 2023 | 22.51% |
| Sep 25, 2022 | 25.51% |
| Jun 26, 2022 | 26.01% |
| Mar 27, 2022 | 22.03% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 34.26% |
| Sep 26, 2021 | 26.93% |
| Jun 27, 2021 | 27.47% |
Watts Water Technologies Tax Rate API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=tax-rate&ticker=WTS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "tax-rate", "ticker": "WTS", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()
const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=tax-rate&ticker=WTS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();