Zurn Elkay Water Solutions (ZWS) FCF Payout Ratio (2017 - 2026)

Zurn Elkay Water Solutions (ZWS) reported FCF Payout Ratio of 0.43 for Q1 2026, up 9.43% on a YoY basis from 0.39 in Q1 2025, and up 92.16% quarter-over-quarter from 0.22 in Q4 2025.

Zurn Elkay Water Solutions (ZWS) FCF Payout Ratio (2017 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Zurn Elkay Water Solutions has reported FCF Payout Ratio for 10 years, with the latest figure at 0.43 in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, FCF Payout Ratio rose 9.43% year-over-year to 0.43; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 0.21 (down 6.01% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 0.2, down 3.11% from the prior year.
  • FCF Payout Ratio for Q1 2026 stood at 0.43, up from 0.22 in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for FCF Payout Ratio was 0.56 in Q3 2022, with the low at 43.5 in Q1 2023.
  • Historically, FCF Payout Ratio has averaged 2.35 across 5 years, with a median of 0.16 in 2025.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — FCF Payout Ratio jumped 374.93% — and 2023, when it tumbled 62517.11%.
  • Zurn Elkay Water Solutions' FCF Payout Ratio stood at 0.15 in 2022, then jumped by 70.94% to 0.26 in 2023, then increased by 7.41% to 0.28 in 2024, then retreated by 20.12% to 0.22 in 2025, then soared by 92.16% to 0.43 in 2026.
  • The last three FCF Payout Ratio figures came in at 0.43 (Q1 2026), 0.22 (Q4 2025), and 0.16 (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Cover (Qtr)
1 Aduro Clean Technologies 856.39 Bn 856.36 Bn - -
2 Veralto 20.76 Bn 19.33 Bn 854.00 Mn 0.19
3 Zurn Elkay Water Solutions 8.35 Bn 8.08 Bn 205.80 Mn 0.43
4 Federal Signal 7.20 Bn 7.13 Bn 179.40 Mn 0.10
5 Ceco Environmental 3.52 Bn 3.48 Bn 63.92 Mn -0.05
6 PureCycle Technologies 1.57 Bn 1.47 Bn - -
7 Energy Recovery 497.64 Mn 411.49 Mn 2.70 Mn -
8 CleanCore Solutions 210.18 Mn 193.13 Mn -419,259.00 -
9 Arq 118.94 Mn 114.26 Mn 9.94 Mn -
10 374Water 38.06 Mn 38.06 Mn -2.43 Mn -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 0.43
Dec 31, 2025 0.22
Sep 30, 2025 0.16
Jun 30, 2025 0.15
Mar 31, 2025 0.39
Dec 31, 2024 0.28
Sep 30, 2024 0.16
Jun 30, 2024 0.17
Mar 31, 2024 0.28
Dec 31, 2023 0.26
Sep 30, 2023 0.12
Jun 30, 2023 0.11
Mar 31, 2023 -43.50
Dec 31, 2022 0.15
Sep 30, 2022 0.56
Jun 30, 2022 0.09
Mar 31, 2022 -0.07
Dec 31, 2021 -0.16
Sep 30, 2021 0.12
Jun 30, 2021 0.16