Zurn Elkay Water Solutions (ZWS) Operating Margin (2011 - 2026)
Zurn Elkay Water Solutions posted quarterly Operating Margin of 18.96% for Q1 2026, up 265.0% year-on-year from 5.19% in Q1 2025, and up 27.83% on a QoQ basis from 14.83% in Q4 2025.
Zurn Elkay Water Solutions (ZWS) has 16 years of Operating Margin data on file, last reported at 18.96% in Q1 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Operating Margin rose 265.0% year-over-year to 18.96%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 17.1% (up 99.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 16.45%, up 83.0% from the prior year.
- Operating Margin for Q1 2026 stood at 18.96%, up from 14.83% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Operating Margin topped out at 18.96% in Q1 2026 and bottomed at 2.42% in Q3 2022.
- The 5-year median for Operating Margin is 15.09% (2023), against an average of 13.93%.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Operating Margin sank 1657 bps; it then surged 1750 bps in 2023.
- A 5-year view of Operating Margin shows it stood at 5.82% in 2022, then jumped by 58 bps to 9.19% in 2023, then jumped by 45 bps to 13.3% in 2024, then climbed by 12 bps to 14.83% in 2025, then gained by 28 bps to 18.96% in 2026.
- The last three Operating Margin figures came in at 18.96% (Q1 2026), 14.83% (Q4 2025), and 17.02% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Veralto | 20.72 Bn | 19.29 Bn | 854.00 Mn | 23.77% |
| 2 | Zurn Elkay Water Solutions | 7.83 Bn | 7.56 Bn | 205.80 Mn | 18.96% |
| 3 | Federal Signal | 6.47 Bn | 6.40 Bn | 179.40 Mn | 844.92% |
| 4 | Ceco Environmental | 2.82 Bn | 2.78 Bn | 63.92 Mn | 0.91% |
| 5 | PureCycle Technologies | 2.21 Bn | 2.11 Bn | - | -1,012.72% |
| 6 | Euro Tech Holdings | 1.36 Bn | 1.34 Bn | - | - |
| 7 | Energy Recovery | 421.81 Mn | 335.66 Mn | 2.70 Mn | -153.09% |
| 8 | CleanCore Solutions | 173.22 Mn | 156.17 Mn | -419,259.00 | -3,490.91% |
| 9 | Arq | 116.43 Mn | 111.76 Mn | 9.94 Mn | -3.38% |
| 10 | 374Water | 42.95 Mn | 42.95 Mn | -2.43 Mn | 496.77% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 18.96% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 14.83% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 17.02% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 17.46% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 16.31% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 13.30% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 17.12% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 17.45% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 14.23% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 9.19% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 15.09% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 13.59% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 11.74% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 5.82% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -2.42% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 18.82% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 18.32% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 5.68% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 14.15% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 15.31% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 11.70% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 43.02% |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 36.25% |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 37.78% |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 16.09% |
| Dec 31, 2019 | -18.57% |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 16.98% |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 15.78% |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 108.38% |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 14.62% |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 15.51% |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 14.32% |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 14.81% |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 14.75% |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 15.01% |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 12.91% |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 15.75% |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 7.26% |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 10.69% |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 8.18% |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 3.47% |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 10.54% |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 11.42% |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 10.97% |
| Mar 31, 2015 | 6.25% |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 7.18% |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 14.82% |
| Jun 30, 2014 | 2.38% |
| Mar 31, 2014 | 12.71% |
| Dec 28, 2013 | 14.12% |
| Sep 28, 2013 | 14.48% |
| Jun 29, 2013 | 12.35% |
| Mar 31, 2013 | 11.53% |
| Dec 29, 2012 | 12.61% |
| Sep 29, 2012 | 13.23% |
| Jun 30, 2012 | 11.14% |
| Mar 31, 2012 | 13.05% |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 10.52% |
| Oct 1, 2011 | 13.62% |
| Jul 2, 2011 | 13.41% |