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Xylem (XYL) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2026)

Xylem has reported Return on Capital Employed over the past 16 years, most recently at 8.5% for Q1 2026.

  • For Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed rose 132.0% year-over-year to 8.5%; the TTM value through Mar 2026 reached 8.5%, up 132.0%, while the annual FY2025 figure was 8.61%, 138.0% up from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 was 8.5% at Xylem, up from 8.37% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Return on Capital Employed peaked at 9.95% in Q1 2023 and troughed at 4.6% in Q3 2023.
  • A 5-year average of 7.46% and a median of 7.43% in 2025 define the central range for Return on Capital Employed.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Return on Capital Employed: tumbled -494bps in 2023 and later soared 252bps in 2024.
  • Year by year, Return on Capital Employed stood at 9.66% in 2022, then plummeted by -51bps to 4.72% in 2023, then soared by 53bps to 7.24% in 2024, then grew by 16bps to 8.37% in 2025, then increased by 2bps to 8.5% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows Return on Capital Employed for XYL at 8.5% in Q1 2026, 8.37% in Q4 2025, and 7.59% in Q3 2025.