Xylem profit margin XYL
Gross, operating and net profit as a share of revenue over the last twelve months, from 2011.
- Net margin, 12 months
- 11.2%
- Operating margin, 12 months
- 14.5%
- Net margin on a year earlier
- +0.4 pts
- Peer median
- 12.2%
Over the twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, Xylem kept 11.2% of its revenue as net profit, with an operating margin of 14.5% and a gross margin of 39.2%.
Five years earlier its net margin was 7.4%.
The median for 10 industrial machinery stocks of a similar size is 12.2%.
Profit margin over time
Fiscal year by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Net margin | Operating margin | Gross margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 10.6% | 13.5% | 38.5% |
| FY2024 | 10.4% | 11.8% | 37.5% |
| FY2023 | 8.3% | 8.9% | 36.9% |
| FY2022 | 6.4% | 11.3% | 37.7% |
| FY2021 | 8.2% | 11.3% | 38.0% |
| FY2020 | 5.2% | 7.5% | 37.5% |
| FY2019 | 7.6% | 9.3% | 39.0% |
| FY2018 | 10.5% | 12.6% | 38.9% |
| FY2017 | 7.0% | 11.7% | 39.2% |
| FY2016 | 6.9% | 10.8% | 38.7% |
| FY2015 | 9.3% | 12.3% | 38.4% |
| FY2014 | 8.6% | 11.8% | 38.6% |
| FY2013 | 5.9% | 9.5% | 39.1% |
| FY2012 | 7.8% | 11.7% | 39.6% |
| FY2011 | 7.3% | 10.4% | 38.4% |
Quarter by quarter
| Quarter | Ended | Net margin, 12 months | Change on a year | Operating margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 FY26 | 11.2% | +0.4 pts | 14.5% | |
| Q1 FY26 | 10.8% | +0.3 pts | 13.6% | |
| Q4 FY25 | 10.6% | +0.2 pts | 13.5% | |
| Q3 FY25 | 10.7% | +0.8 pts | 12.8% | |
| Q2 FY25 | 10.7% | +1.6 pts | 12.4% | |
| Q1 FY25 | 10.5% | +2.2 pts | 12.0% | |
| Q4 FY24 | 10.4% | +2.1 pts | 11.8% | |
| Q3 FY24 | 9.9% | +2.6 pts | 11.3% | |
| Q2 FY24 | 9.1% | +3.3 pts | 10.3% | |
| Q1 FY24 | 8.3% | +1.8 pts | 9.2% | |
| Q4 FY23 | 8.3% | +1.8 pts | 8.9% | |
| Q3 FY23 | 7.3% | +1.3 pts | 9.4% |
Against its peers
Companies in Industrial - Machinery nearest Xylem's size, closest first, today.
| Company | Profit margin |
|---|---|
| XYLXylem | 11.2% |
| DOVDover | 13.5% |
| SYMSymbotic | 0.5% |
| IRIngersoll Rand | 12.1% |
| OTISOtis Worldwide | 10.2% |
| NDSNNordson | 18.6% |
| ITTITT | 8.9% |
| IEXIDEX | 14.5% |
| RBCRBC Bearings INC | 16.4% |
| LECOLincoln Electric | 12.4% |
| CARRCarrier Global | 5.5% |
| Peer median | 12.2% |
Where Xylem ranks
What the profit margin tells you
Profit as a share of revenue at three levels: gross (after making the product), operating (after running the business) and net (after everything, including tax and interest).
Compare within an industry. 10% is superb for a retailer and poor for a software company.
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