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The price of Xylem Inc (NYSE: XYL) closed at $136.95 in the last session, down -0.99% from day before closing price of $138.32. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.99 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.33 million shares were traded. XYL stock price reached its highest trading level at $139.265 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $136.83.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at XYL’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 28.00 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 36.05. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.50 and its Current Ratio is at 1.96. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.19 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.17.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In the most recent recommendation for this company, Barclays on September 19, 2025, initiated with a Overweight rating and assigned the stock a target price of $165.
On May 30, 2025, JP Morgan started tracking the stock assigning a Overweight rating and target price of $148.
Insider Transactions:
An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Nov 04 ’25 when Harker Victoria D sold 1,700 shares for $148.14 per share. The transaction valued at 251,838 led to the insider holds 16,875 shares of the business.
VICTORIA HARKER bought 1,700 shares of XYL for $251,830 on Nov 04 ’25. On Oct 30 ’25, another insider, Toussaint Claudia S, who serves as the EVP, CPSO of the company, sold 10,421 shares for $152.64 each. As a result, the insider received 1,590,661 and left with 31,250 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, XYL now has a Market Capitalization of 33343086592 and an Enterprise Value of 34980634624. As of this moment, Xylem’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 35.23, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 24.58. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.88. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 3.75 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.98. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 3.933 whereas that against EBITDA is 18.868.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for XYL is 1.17, which has changed by 0.12108934 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.12529528 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, XYL has reached a high of $154.27, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $100.47. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -5.97%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 2.85%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, XYL traded on average about 1.31M shares per day over the past 3-months and 1615310 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 243.50M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 242.83M. Insiders hold about 0.26% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 93.68% stake in the company. Shares short for XYL as of 1763078400 were 3194709 with a Short Ratio of 2.43, compared to 1760486400 on 2679414. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 3194709 and a Short% of Float of 1.68.
Dividends & Splits
The forward annual dividend rate for XYL is 1.60, which was 1.56 in the trailing 12 months. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.011278194. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.13.
