Xylem (XYL) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2011 - 2026)
Xylem (XYL) posted Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 9.16% for Q2 2026, up 1.73 percentage points from 7.43% a year earlier and up 0.66 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Xylem (XYL) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Xylem's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at 8.61%, up 1.38 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] shows a five-year change of +2.76 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Xylem's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was 7.22% in FY2024 (+0.59 pp), 6.63% in FY2023 (-2.90 pp), 9.53% in FY2022 (+1.32 pp) and 8.21% in FY2021 (+2.36 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure stands as the highest quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] since Q1 2023.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has increased in each of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +1.59 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in the past five years was Q3 2021, with a gain of 3.38 percentage points; the weakest was Q4 2023, with a drop of 4.94 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] for the three prior quarters was 8.50% (Q1 2026), 8.37% (Q4 2025) and 7.59% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ecolab | 80.89 Bn | 72.66 Bn | 1.95 Bn | 13.27% |
| 2 | Veralto | 25.48 Bn | 18.13 Bn | 902.00 Mn | 21.41% |
| 3 | Xylem | 25.39 Bn | 20.88 Bn | 963.00 Mn | 9.16% |
| 4 | Badger Meter | 4.31 Bn | 3.72 Bn | 98.85 Mn | 20.10% |
| 5 | Ceco Environmental | 2.11 Bn | 1.95 Bn | 86.47 Mn | -0.31% |
| 6 | NWPX Infrastructure | 938.16 Mn | 899.64 Mn | 34.36 Mn | 12.53% |
| 7 | Cadiz | 365.26 Mn | 333.71 Mn | -24,000.00 | -21.02% |
| 8 | Energy Recovery | 341.85 Mn | 17.01 Mn | 8.96 Mn | 7.70% |
| 9 | AirJoule Technologies | 215.64 Mn | 95.27 Mn | - | -4.66% |
| 10 | LanzaTech Global | 62.96 Mn | -52.18 Mn | 1.91 Mn | -31.59% |
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 9.16% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 8.50% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 8.37% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 7.59% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 7.43% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 7.18% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 7.24% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 6.88% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 6.26% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 5.33% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 4.72% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 4.60% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 6.32% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 9.95% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 9.66% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 9.09% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 8.78% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 8.90% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 8.57% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 8.72% |
API Access
Xylem Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] API
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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=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=XYL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "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=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=XYL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();