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.

• On a quarterly basis, Return on Capital Employed rose 132.0% year-over-year to 8.5% in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was 8.5%, a 132.0% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 8.61%, up 138.0% from the prior year.
• Return on Capital Employed advanced to 8.5% in Q1 2026 per XYL's latest filing, from 8.37% in the prior quarter.
• Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 9.95% in Q1 2023 and bottomed at 4.6% in Q3 2023.
• The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 7.43% (2025), against an average of 7.46%.
• Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed tumbled 494 bps in 2023 and surged 252 bps in 2024, its largest moves.
• Year by year, Return on Capital Employed stood at 9.66% in 2022, then plunged 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.
• Per Business Quant, the three latest XYL Return on Capital Employed figures stand at 8.5% (Q1 2026), 8.37% (Q4 2025), and 7.59% (Q3 2025).