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Xylem (XYL) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2025)

Xylem (XYL) has 15 years of Return on Capital Employed data on record, last reported at 0.08% in Q4 2025.

  • For Q4 2025, Return on Capital Employed rose 1.0% year-over-year to 0.08%; the TTM value through Dec 2025 reached 0.08%, up 1.0%, while the annual FY2025 figure was 0.09%, 1.0% up from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed reached 0.08% in Q4 2025 per XYL's latest filing, up from 0.07% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 0.1% in Q1 2023 and bottomed at 0.05% in Q3 2023.
  • Average Return on Capital Employed over 5 years is 0.08%, with a median of 0.08% recorded in 2021.
  • Peak YoY movement for Return on Capital Employed: increased 3bps in 2021, then fell -5bps in 2023.
  • A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 0.09% in 2021, then grew by 13bps to 0.1% in 2022, then tumbled by -51bps to 0.05% in 2023, then skyrocketed by 53bps to 0.07% in 2024, then increased by 16bps to 0.08% in 2025.
  • Per Business Quant database, its latest 3 readings for Return on Capital Employed were 0.08% in Q4 2025, 0.07% in Q1 2025, and 0.07% in Q4 2024.