Xylem (XYL) Operating Margin (2010 - 2026)

Xylem (XYL) recorded quarterly Operating Margin of 11.48% in Q1 2026, down 22.03% quarter-over-quarter from 14.73% in Q4 2025, and up 32.0% on a YoY basis from 8.7% in Q1 2025.

Xylem (XYL) Operating Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Xylem's Operating Margin history runs 17 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 11.48% for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Operating Margin rose 32.0% year-over-year to 11.48%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 13.6% (up 160.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 13.54%, up 175.0% from the prior year.
  • Operating Margin was 11.48% for Q1 2026 at Xylem, down from 14.73% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Operating Margin ranged from a high of 14.73% in Q4 2025 to a low of 6.91% in Q2 2023.
  • Historically, Operating Margin has averaged 11.31% across 5 years, with a median of 11.48% in 2026.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2024: Operating Margin sank 379 bps in 2023, then soared 475 bps in 2024.
  • A 5-year view of Operating Margin shows it stood at 13.08% in 2022, then decreased by 24 bps to 9.96% in 2023, then increased by 19 bps to 11.84% in 2024, then climbed by 24 bps to 14.73% in 2025, then decreased by 22 bps to 11.48% in 2026.
  • The last three Operating Margin figures came in at 11.48% (Q1 2026), 14.73% (Q4 2025), and 14.73% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Operating Margin (Qtr)
1 GE Vernova 251.14 Bn 242.11 Bn 1.78 Bn 1.92%
2 Eaton 153.70 Bn 153.00 Bn 2.65 Bn 15.73%
3 Parker-Hannifin 111.44 Bn 110.97 Bn 2.02 Bn 20.65%
4 Cummins 90.06 Bn 87.33 Bn 2.24 Bn 11.30%
5 Emerson Electric 77.51 Bn 75.74 Bn 2.42 Bn 24.24%
6 Illinois Tool Works 72.86 Bn 72.03 Bn 1.76 Bn 25.40%
7 Ametek 51.86 Bn 51.38 Bn 717.56 Mn 26.70%
8 Rockwell Automation 50.08 Bn 49.71 Bn 1.13 Bn 20.86%
9 Dover 28.99 Bn 27.35 Bn 798.14 Mn 14.90%
10 Xylem 26.69 Bn 25.89 Bn 803.00 Mn 11.48%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 11.48%
Dec 31, 2025 14.73%
Sep 30, 2025 14.73%
Jun 30, 2025 13.26%
Mar 31, 2025 11.16%
Dec 31, 2024 11.84%
Sep 30, 2024 13.31%
Jun 30, 2024 11.66%
Mar 31, 2024 10.28%
Dec 31, 2023 9.96%
Sep 30, 2023 9.20%
Jun 30, 2023 6.91%
Mar 31, 2023 9.05%
Dec 31, 2022 13.08%
Sep 30, 2022 12.17%
Jun 30, 2022 10.70%
Mar 31, 2022 8.73%
Dec 31, 2021 10.58%
Sep 30, 2021 12.02%
Jun 30, 2021 11.84%