Xylem (XYL) Return on Invested Capital (2011 - 2026)

Xylem's Return on Invested Capital history runs 16 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 0.01% for Q1 2026.

• On a quarterly basis, Return on Invested Capital fell 3.0% year-over-year to 0.01% in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was 0.01%, a 3.0% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 0.03%, down 27.0% from the prior year.
• Return on Invested Capital fell to 0.01% in Q1 2026 per XYL's latest filing, from 0.02% in the prior quarter.
• Across five years, Return on Invested Capital topped out at 0.06% in Q2 2025 and bottomed at 0.0% in Q4 2022.
• The 5-year median for Return on Invested Capital is 0.02% (2024), against an average of 0.02%.
• Across the five-year window, Return on Invested Capital rose 5 bps in 2025 and decreased 3 bps in 2026, its largest moves.
• Year by year, Return on Invested Capital stood at 0.0% in 2022, then surged by 633 bps to 0.02% in 2023, then gained by 1 bps to 0.02% in 2024, then declined by 7 bps to 0.02% in 2025, then sank by 52 bps to 0.01% in 2026.
• Per Business Quant, the three latest XYL Return on Invested Capital figures stand at 0.01% (Q1 2026), 0.02% (Q4 2025), and 0.05% (Q3 2025).