Xylem (XYL) Operating Margin (2010 - 2026)

Xylem's (XYL) quarterly Operating Margin came in at 11.48% in Q1 2026, up 32.0% year-on-year from 8.7% in Q1 2025, and down 22.03% quarter-over-quarter from 14.73% in Q4 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.

  • On a quarterly basis, Operating Margin rose 32.0% year-over-year to 11.48% in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was 13.6%, a 160.0% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 13.54%, up 175.0% from the prior year.
  • Operating Margin declined to 11.48% in Q1 2026 per XYL's latest filing, from 14.73% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Operating Margin topped out at 14.73% in Q4 2025 and bottomed at 6.91% in Q2 2023.
  • The 5-year median for Operating Margin is 11.48% (2026), against an average of 11.31%.
  • Across the five-year window, Operating Margin sank 379 bps in 2023 and surged 475 bps in 2024, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Operating Margin 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.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest XYL Operating Margin figures stand at 11.48% (Q1 2026), 14.73% (Q4 2025), and 14.73% (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Operating Margin (Qtr)
1 GE Vernova 270.93 Bn 257.81 Bn 2.36 Bn 5.88%
2 Eaton 156.55 Bn 155.79 Bn 2.65 Bn 15.73%
3 Parker-Hannifin 124.04 Bn 123.57 Bn 2.02 Bn 20.65%
4 Cummins 91.66 Bn 88.48 Bn 2.24 Bn 11.30%
5 Emerson Electric 82.90 Bn 81.11 Bn 2.42 Bn 24.24%
6 Illinois Tool Works 81.54 Bn 80.71 Bn 1.76 Bn 25.40%
7 Ametek 55.40 Bn 54.92 Bn 717.56 Mn 26.70%
8 Rockwell Automation 51.78 Bn 51.35 Bn 1.13 Bn 20.86%
9 Ingersoll Rand 32.99 Bn 31.71 Bn 792.40 Mn 15.68%
10 Xylem 29.09 Bn 28.28 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%