Xylem (XYL) Price to Earnings (2011 - 2026)
Xylem's Price to Earnings came in at 21.46 for Q3 2026, down 43.3% from 37.88 a year earlier and down 20.8% from the prior quarter.
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Xylem (XYL) Price to Earnings (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Xylem's Price to Earnings was 34.66, up 9.4% from FY2024.
- Going back by year, Price to Earnings was 31.68 in FY2024 (-30.2%), 45.40 in FY2023 (-19.1%), 56.15 in FY2022 (+10.8%) and 50.66 in FY2021 (-29.9%).
- The Q3 2026 figure represents the lowest quarterly Price to Earnings since Q1 2016.
- Year-over-year, Price to Earnings has declined for three consecutive quarters, with an average decline of 18.9% over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Price to Earnings over five years came in Q2 2023 (growth of 70.6%), and the weakest in Q3 2026 (a decline of 43.3%).
- Business Quant data shows XYL's Price to Earnings at 27.11 (Q2 2026), 28.95 (Q1 2026) and 34.66 (Q4 2025) in the three quarters before Q3 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ecolab | 86.73 Bn | 79.74 Bn | 2.07 Bn |
| 2 | Veralto | 28.77 Bn | 21.41 Bn | 908.00 Mn |
| 3 | Xylem | 21.59 Bn | 17.56 Bn | 907.00 Mn |
| 4 | Badger Meter | 4.42 Bn | 3.83 Bn | 98.85 Mn |
| 5 | Ceco Environmental | 3.20 Bn | 2.99 Bn | 130.10 Mn |
| 6 | NWPX Infrastructure | 866.95 Mn | 825.03 Mn | 38.19 Mn |
| 7 | Energy Recovery | 370.21 Mn | 32.65 Mn | 4.20 Mn |
| 8 | Cadiz | 265.95 Mn | 231.07 Mn | -24,000.00 |
| 9 | AirJoule Technologies | 157.70 Mn | 37.32 Mn | - |
| 10 | LanzaTech Global | 50.39 Mn | -47.24 Mn | 1.91 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 21.46 |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 27.11 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 28.95 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 34.66 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 37.88 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 33.57 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 32.09 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 31.68 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 39.52 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 43.06 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 47.26 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 45.40 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 44.60 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 61.78 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 41.20 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 45.10 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 38.78 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 36.21 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 39.37 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 54.77 |
API Access
Xylem Price to Earnings 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=price-to-earnings&ticker=XYL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "price-to-earnings", "ticker": "XYL", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=price-to-earnings&ticker=XYL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();