Xylem (XYL) Tax Rate (2010 - 2026)
Xylem (XYL) posted Tax Rate of 21.10% for Q3 2026, down 2.81 percentage points from 23.91% a year earlier and down 7.20 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Xylem (XYL) Tax Rate (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Sep 30, 2026, Tax Rate at Xylem was 20.13%, down 0.49 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at 19.56%, up 1.44 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Tax Rate shows a five-year change of +8.68 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Xylem's Tax Rate was 18.12% in FY2024 (+14.03 pp), 4.09% in FY2023 (-15.22 pp), 19.32% in FY2022 (+2.88 pp) and 16.44% in FY2021 (+5.56 pp).
- Quarterly Tax Rate has run from a low of 9.51% in Q4 2025 to a high of 29.41% in Q3 2022 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Tax Rate increased in four of the last seven quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.81 percentage points.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Tax Rate in the past five years was Q3 2022, with a gain of 15.13 percentage points; the weakest was Q3 2023, with a drop of 11.57 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Tax Rate for the three prior quarters was 28.30% (Q2 2026), 22.54% (Q1 2026) and 9.51% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Tax Rate (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ecolab | 85.71 Bn | 78.69 Bn | 2.07 Bn | 20.17% |
| 2 | Veralto | 28.52 Bn | 21.15 Bn | 908.00 Mn | 7.33% |
| 3 | Xylem | 22.63 Bn | 18.36 Bn | 907.00 Mn | 21.10% |
| 4 | Badger Meter | 4.51 Bn | 3.92 Bn | 98.85 Mn | 25.14% |
| 5 | Ceco Environmental | 2.29 Bn | 2.11 Bn | 86.47 Mn | - |
| 6 | NWPX Infrastructure | 887.68 Mn | 845.76 Mn | 38.19 Mn | 23.94% |
| 7 | Energy Recovery | 377.64 Mn | 40.09 Mn | 4.20 Mn | - |
| 8 | Cadiz | 305.87 Mn | 270.99 Mn | -24,000.00 | - |
| 9 | AirJoule Technologies | 179.92 Mn | 59.54 Mn | - | - |
| 10 | LanzaTech Global | 53.29 Mn | -44.34 Mn | 1.91 Mn | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 21.10% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 28.30% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 22.54% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 9.51% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 23.91% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 25.08% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 23.04% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 13.07% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 19.33% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 21.46% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 21.94% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 17.84% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 19.30% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 21.43% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 21.16% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 29.41% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 17.65% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 16.33% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 10.32% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 14.29% |
API Access
Xylem Tax Rate API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
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=tax-rate&ticker=XYL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "tax-rate", "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=tax-rate&ticker=XYL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();