Xylem (XYL) Retained Earnings (2011 - 2026)
Xylem (XYL) recorded Retained Earnings of $3.96 billion in Q2 2026, up 18.5% from $3.34 billion a year earlier and up 4.3% from the prior quarter.
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Xylem (XYL) Retained Earnings (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025, Xylem reported Retained Earnings of $3.71 billion, up 18.0% from FY2024.
- Annual Retained Earnings has increased for 14 straight years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 13.9% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Retained Earnings came in at $3.14 billion in FY2024 (+20.7%), $2.6 billion in FY2023 (+13.5%), $2.29 billion in FY2022 (+6.4%) and $2.15 billion in FY2021 (+11.6%).
- The Q2 2026 figure is the highest quarterly Retained Earnings in data going back to Q4 2011.
- On a year-over-year basis, Retained Earnings has increased for 55 consecutive quarters, with growth averaging 19.5% over the last eight quarters.
- Across the past five years, year-over-year growth in Retained Earnings ran from 4.7% in Q2 2023 to 20.7% in Q4 2024.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at $3.79 billion (Q1 2026), $3.71 billion (Q4 2025) and $3.47 billion (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Retained Earnings (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ecolab | 77.03 Bn | 68.81 Bn | 1.95 Bn | 13.39 Bn |
| 2 | Xylem | 23.64 Bn | 19.13 Bn | 963.00 Mn | 3.96 Bn |
| 3 | Veralto | 23.04 Bn | 15.69 Bn | 902.00 Mn | 2.18 Bn |
| 4 | Badger Meter | 3.58 Bn | 2.86 Bn | 90.77 Mn | 679.65 Mn |
| 5 | Ceco Environmental | 3.02 Bn | 2.85 Bn | 86.47 Mn | 21.46 Mn |
| 6 | NWPX Infrastructure | 993.21 Mn | 954.68 Mn | 34.36 Mn | 308.11 Mn |
| 7 | Energy Recovery | 341.34 Mn | 16.50 Mn | 8.96 Mn | 113.22 Mn |
| 8 | Cadiz | 329.91 Mn | 298.36 Mn | -24,000.00 | -712.20 Mn |
| 9 | AirJoule Technologies | 286.05 Mn | 165.68 Mn | - | 131.13 Mn |
| 10 | LanzaTech Global | 74.74 Mn | -40.40 Mn | 1.91 Mn | -848.93 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 3.96 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 3.79 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 3.71 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 3.47 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 3.34 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 3.21 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 3.14 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 2.90 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 2.77 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 2.67 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 2.60 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 2.42 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 2.34 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 2.33 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 2.29 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 2.20 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 2.24 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 2.18 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 2.15 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 2.09 Bn |
API Access
Xylem Retained 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=retained-earnings&ticker=XYL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "retained-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=retained-earnings&ticker=XYL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();