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

Xylem has reported Return on Invested Capital over the past 15 years, most recently at 0.07% for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly results put Return on Invested Capital at 0.07% for Q4 2025, changed 0.0% from a year ago — trailing twelve months through Dec 2025 was 0.07% (changed 0.0% YoY), and the annual figure for FY2025 was 0.08%, changed 0.0%.
  • Return on Invested Capital for Q4 2025 was 0.07% at Xylem, up from 0.07% in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Return on Invested Capital for XYL hit a ceiling of 0.15% in Q3 2021 and a floor of 0.05% in Q3 2023.
  • Median Return on Invested Capital over the past 5 years was 0.08% (2024), compared with a mean of 0.1%.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Return on Invested Capital: increased 6bps in 2021 and later decreased -8bps in 2024.
  • Xylem's Return on Invested Capital stood at 0.15% in 2021, then fell by -13bps to 0.13% in 2022, then tumbled by -53bps to 0.06% in 2023, then rose by 14bps to 0.07% in 2024, then grew by 4bps to 0.07% in 2025.
  • The last three reported values for Return on Invested Capital were 0.07% (Q4 2025), 0.07% (Q3 2025), and 0.07% (Q2 2025) per Business Quant data.