Xylem (XYL) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026)

Xylem's Return on Capital Employed history runs 16 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 8.5% for Q1 2026.

• In Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed rose 132.0% year-over-year to 8.5%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 8.5% (up 132.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 8.61%, up 138.0% from the prior year.
• Return on Capital Employed was 8.5% for Q1 2026 at Xylem, up from 8.37% in the prior quarter.
• In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 9.95% in Q1 2023 to a low of 4.6% in Q3 2023.
• Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 7.46% across 5 years, with a median of 7.43% in 2025.
• The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2024: Return on Capital Employed tumbled 494 bps in 2023, then soared 252 bps in 2024.
• A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 9.66% in 2022, then slumped by 51 bps to 4.72% in 2023, then jumped by 53 bps to 7.24% in 2024, then increased by 16 bps to 8.37% in 2025, then rose by 2 bps to 8.5% in 2026.
• The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 8.5% (Q1 2026), 8.37% (Q4 2025), and 7.59% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.