XYL among the 258 companies we cover
Where it stands · the better end on the right. The band holds the middle half; the line is the median.
XYL and 9 peers, year by year
The 9 Industrials companies closest to XYL in revenue over the last twelve months. Every number is from the 10-K and links to it in SEC's Inline XBRL viewer.
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| Company | Year | Revenue | Sales growth | Gross margin | Operating margin | Net margin | FCF margin | Return on equity | Debt / equity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| XYL Xylem Inc. | FY2025 | $9.0B | +5.5% | 38.5% | 13.5% | 10.6% | 10.1% | 8.3% | 0.22 |
| FDXF FedEx Freight | FY2026 | $8.8B | −1.1% | - | 6.1% | 7.4% | −2.4% | n/m | n/m |
| FAST Fastenal | FY2025 | $8.2B | +8.7% | 45.0% | 20.2% | 15.3% | 12.8% | 31.9% | 0.03 |
| ROK Rockwell Automation | FY2026 | $9.0B | +7.8% | 50.0% | - | 15.7% | 18.9% | 39.7% | 0.92 |
| ABM ABM Industries Inc | FY2025 | $8.7B | +4.6% | - | 3.6% | 1.9% | 1.8% | 9.1% | 0.88 |
| APG APi Group Corp | FY2025 | $7.9B | +12.7% | 31.4% | 7.0% | 3.8% | 8.4% | 8.9% | 0.81 |
| XPO XPO, Inc. | FY2025 | $8.2B | +1.1% | - | 8.0% | 3.9% | 4.0% | 17.0% | 1.75 |
| NOV NOV Inc. | FY2025 | $8.7B | −1.4% | 20.2% | 5.6% | 1.7% | 10.0% | 2.3% | 0.27 |
| DOV Dover Corporation | FY2025 | $8.1B | +4.5% | 39.8% | 17.0% | 13.5% | 13.8% | 14.8% | 0.54 |
| HWM Howmet Aerospace | FY2025 | $8.3B | +11.1% | - | 24.8% | 18.3% | 17.3% | 28.2% | 0.57 |
Each company, year by year
Bars: revenue, each company on its own scale. Line: net margin, on one scale for all. FY2016 to FY2025 · 10-K XBRL
Who rewrote the most
Share of the words changed in Risk Factors and in MD&A, latest 10-K against the one before
Revenue, FY2016 to FY2025
Revenue as reported in the 10-K.
| Company | FY2016 | FY2017 | FY2018 | FY2019 | FY2020 | FY2021 | FY2022 | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| XYL Dec | $3.8B | $4.7B | $5.2B | $5.2B | $4.9B | $5.2B | $5.5B | $7.4B | $8.6B | $9.0B |
| FDXF May | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $9.4B | $8.9B |
| FAST Dec | $4.0B | $4.4B | $5.0B | $5.3B | $5.6B | $6.0B | $7.0B | $7.3B | $7.5B | $8.2B |
| ROK Sep | $5.9B | $6.3B | $6.7B | $6.7B | $6.3B | $7.0B | $7.8B | $9.1B | $8.3B | $8.3B |
| ABM Oct | $5.1B | $5.5B | $6.4B | $6.5B | $6.0B | $6.2B | $7.8B | $8.1B | $8.4B | $8.7B |
| APG Dec | - | - | $3.7B | $985.0M | $3.6B | $3.9B | $6.6B | $6.9B | $7.0B | $7.9B |
| XPO Dec | $14.6B | $15.4B | $17.3B | $10.7B | $6.2B | $7.2B | $7.7B | $7.7B | $8.1B | $8.2B |
| NOV Dec | $7.3B | $7.3B | $8.5B | $8.5B | $6.1B | $5.5B | $7.2B | $8.6B | $8.9B | $8.7B |
| DOV Dec | $6.8B | $7.8B | $7.0B | $7.1B | $6.7B | $7.9B | $7.8B | $7.7B | $7.7B | $8.1B |
| HWM Dec | $12.4B | $13.0B | $6.8B | $7.1B | $5.3B | $5.0B | $5.7B | $6.6B | $7.4B | $8.3B |
| Peer median | $6.8B | $7.3B | $6.7B | $6.9B | $6.0B | $6.1B | $7.5B | $7.7B | $8.1B | $8.3B |
Sales growth, FY2016 to FY2025
Revenue against the fiscal year before.
| Company | FY2016 | FY2017 | FY2018 | FY2019 | FY2020 | FY2021 | FY2022 | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| XYL Dec | +3.2% | +24.8% | +10.6% | +0.8% | −7.1% | +6.5% | +6.3% | +33.4% | +16.3% | +5.5% |
| FDXF May | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | −5.6% |
| FAST Dec | +2.4% | +10.8% | +13.1% | +7.4% | +5.9% | +6.4% | +16.1% | +5.2% | +2.7% | +8.7% |
| ROK Sep | - | +7.3% | +5.6% | +0.4% | −5.5% | +10.5% | +10.9% | +16.7% | −8.8% | +0.9% |
| ABM Oct | +5.0% | +6.0% | +18.1% | +0.9% | −7.9% | +4.0% | +25.3% | +3.7% | +3.2% | +4.6% |
| APG Dec | - | - | - | −73.6% | +264% | +9.8% | +66.4% | +5.6% | +1.3% | +12.7% |
| XPO Dec | +91.8% | +5.2% | +12.3% | −3.7% | −4.5% | +16.8% | +7.2% | +0.3% | +4.2% | +1.1% |
| NOV Dec | −50.9% | +0.7% | +15.7% | +0.3% | −28.2% | −9.3% | +31.0% | +18.6% | +3.3% | −1.4% |
| DOV Dec | −2.3% | +12.9% | +2.5% | +2.1% | −6.3% | +18.3% | +7.6% | −2.0% | +0.8% | +4.5% |
| HWM Dec | - | +4.6% | +8.1% | +4.7% | −25.9% | −5.5% | +13.9% | +17.3% | +11.9% | +11.1% |
| Peer median | +2.4% | +6.0% | +12.3% | +0.7% | −5.9% | +8.1% | +15.0% | +5.4% | +3.0% | +4.5% |
Gross margin, FY2016 to FY2025
Gross profit / revenue.
| Company | FY2016 | FY2017 | FY2018 | FY2019 | FY2020 | FY2021 | FY2022 | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| XYL Dec | 38.8% | 39.2% | 38.9% | 39.0% | 37.5% | 38.0% | 37.7% | 36.9% | 37.5% | 38.5% |
| FDXF May | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| FAST Dec | 49.6% | 49.3% | 48.3% | 47.2% | 45.5% | 46.2% | 46.1% | 45.7% | 45.1% | 45.0% |
| ROK Sep | 42.1% | 42.3% | 43.3% | 43.3% | 41.0% | 41.4% | 40.0% | 48.8% | 46.6% | 48.1% |
| ABM Oct | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| APG Dec | - | - | 21.1% | 20.1% | 21.1% | 23.8% | 26.1% | 28.0% | 31.0% | 31.4% |
| XPO Dec | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| NOV Dec | −1.4% | 12.2% | 17.1% | 10.0% | 7.1% | 14.0% | 18.4% | 21.4% | 22.7% | 20.2% |
| DOV Dec | 32.8% | 32.3% | 36.6% | 36.7% | 37.0% | 37.6% | 37.0% | 37.3% | 38.2% | 39.8% |
| HWM Dec | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Peer median | 37.4% | 37.3% | 36.6% | 36.7% | 37.0% | 37.6% | 37.0% | 37.3% | 38.2% | 39.8% |
Operating margin, FY2016 to FY2025
Operating income / revenue.
| Company | FY2016 | FY2017 | FY2018 | FY2019 | FY2020 | FY2021 | FY2022 | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| XYL Dec | 10.8% | 11.7% | 12.6% | 9.3% | 7.5% | 11.3% | 11.3% | 8.9% | 11.8% | 13.5% |
| FDXF May | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 18.6% | 15.8% |
| FAST Dec | 20.1% | 20.1% | 20.1% | 19.8% | 20.2% | 20.3% | 20.8% | 20.8% | 20.0% | 20.2% |
| ROK Sep | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 21.3% | 19.3% | 20.4% |
| ABM Oct | 1.1% | 1.9% | 2.2% | 3.2% | 1.6% | 3.3% | 4.5% | 5.1% | 2.5% | 3.6% |
| APG Dec | - | - | 4.3% | −16.3% | −4.6% | 3.5% | 2.5% | 5.2% | 6.9% | 7.0% |
| XPO Dec | 3.2% | 3.8% | 4.1% | 5.3% | 1.6% | 4.3% | 4.9% | 5.7% | 8.2% | 8.0% |
| NOV Dec | −33.3% | −3.8% | 2.5% | −74.1% | −39.8% | −2.4% | 3.6% | 7.6% | 9.9% | 5.6% |
| DOV Dec | 10.4% | 10.3% | 12.1% | 13.7% | 14.0% | 16.2% | 16.3% | 15.9% | 15.6% | 17.0% |
| HWM Dec | 7.7% | 3.7% | 11.4% | 8.2% | 11.9% | 15.0% | 16.2% | 18.1% | 22.0% | 24.8% |
| Peer median | 5.4% | 3.7% | 4.3% | 5.3% | 1.6% | 4.3% | 4.9% | 11.7% | 15.6% | 15.8% |
Net margin, FY2016 to FY2025
Net income / revenue.
| Company | FY2016 | FY2017 | FY2018 | FY2019 | FY2020 | FY2021 | FY2022 | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| XYL Dec | 6.9% | 7.0% | 10.5% | 7.6% | 5.2% | 8.2% | 6.4% | 8.3% | 10.4% | 10.6% |
| FDXF May | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 16.7% | 15.1% |
| FAST Dec | 12.6% | 13.2% | 15.1% | 14.8% | 15.2% | 15.4% | 15.6% | 15.7% | 15.2% | 15.3% |
| ROK Sep | 12.4% | 13.1% | 8.0% | 10.4% | 16.2% | 19.4% | 12.0% | 15.3% | 11.5% | 10.4% |
| ABM Oct | 1.1% | 0.1% | 1.5% | 2.0% | 0.0% | 2.0% | 3.0% | 3.1% | 1.0% | 1.9% |
| APG Dec | - | - | 3.6% | −15.5% | −4.3% | 1.2% | 1.1% | 2.2% | 3.6% | 3.8% |
| XPO Dec | 0.5% | 2.2% | 2.4% | 3.9% | 1.8% | 4.7% | 8.6% | 2.4% | 4.8% | 3.9% |
| NOV Dec | −33.3% | −3.2% | −0.4% | −71.9% | −41.7% | −4.5% | 2.1% | 11.6% | 7.2% | 1.7% |
| DOV Dec | 7.5% | 10.4% | 8.2% | 9.5% | 10.2% | 14.2% | 13.6% | 13.8% | 34.8% | 13.5% |
| HWM Dec | −7.6% | −0.6% | 9.5% | 6.6% | 5.0% | 5.2% | 8.3% | 11.5% | 15.5% | 18.3% |
| Peer median | 1.1% | 2.2% | 5.8% | 5.3% | 3.4% | 4.9% | 8.5% | 11.5% | 11.5% | 10.4% |
Free cash flow, FY2016 to FY2025
Cash from operations minus capital spending.
| Company | FY2016 | FY2017 | FY2018 | FY2019 | FY2020 | FY2021 | FY2022 | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| XYL Dec | $373.0M | $516.0M | $349.0M | $613.0M | $641.0M | $330.0M | $388.0M | $566.0M | $942.0M | $910.0M |
| FDXF May | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $1.1B | $1.1B |
| FAST Dec | $330.4M | $465.3M | $497.9M | $596.3M | $933.7M | $613.5M | $767.2M | $1.3B | $946.8M | $1.1B |
| ROK Sep | $830.4M | $892.3M | $1.2B | $1.0B | $1.0B | $1.1B | $682.0M | $1.2B | $639.0M | $1.4B |
| ABM Oct | $39.5M | −$51.6M | $270.0M | $203.1M | $419.5M | $280.0M | −$30.4M | $190.7M | $167.3M | $155.1M |
| APG Dec | - | - | $38.0M | $139.0M | $458.0M | $127.0M | $191.0M | $428.0M | $536.0M | $663.0M |
| XPO Dec | $139.0M | $281.0M | $551.0M | $250.0M | $139.0M | $387.0M | $303.0M | −$839.0M | $19.0M | $329.0M |
| NOV Dec | $676.0M | $640.0M | $277.0M | $481.0M | $700.0M | $90.0M | −$393.0M | −$140.0M | $953.0M | $876.0M |
| DOV Dec | $595.0M | $569.3M | $618.2M | $758.5M | $939.1M | $944.4M | $594.6M | $1.2B | $920.3M | $1.1B |
| HWM Dec | −$1.0B | −$635.0M | −$551.0M | −$180.0M | −$258.0M | $250.0M | $540.0M | $682.0M | $977.0M | $1.4B |
| Peer median | $330.4M | $465.3M | $387.4M | $365.5M | $579.0M | $333.5M | $421.5M | $555.0M | $920.3M | $1.1B |
FCF margin, FY2016 to FY2025
Free cash flow / revenue.
| Company | FY2016 | FY2017 | FY2018 | FY2019 | FY2020 | FY2021 | FY2022 | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| XYL Dec | 9.9% | 11.0% | 6.7% | 11.7% | 13.1% | 6.4% | 7.0% | 7.7% | 11.0% | 10.1% |
| FDXF May | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 11.5% | 12.3% |
| FAST Dec | 8.3% | 10.6% | 10.0% | 11.2% | 16.5% | 10.2% | 11.0% | 17.1% | 12.5% | 12.8% |
| ROK Sep | 14.1% | 14.1% | 17.6% | 15.7% | 15.9% | 16.3% | 8.8% | 13.4% | 7.7% | 16.3% |
| ABM Oct | 0.8% | −0.9% | 4.2% | 3.1% | 7.0% | 4.5% | −0.4% | 2.4% | 2.0% | 1.8% |
| APG Dec | - | - | 1.0% | 14.1% | 12.8% | 3.2% | 2.9% | 6.2% | 7.6% | 8.4% |
| XPO Dec | 1.0% | 1.8% | 3.2% | 2.3% | 2.3% | 5.4% | 3.9% | −10.8% | 0.2% | 4.0% |
| NOV Dec | 9.3% | 8.8% | 3.3% | 5.7% | 11.5% | 1.6% | −5.4% | −1.6% | 10.7% | 10.0% |
| DOV Dec | 8.8% | 7.3% | 8.8% | 10.6% | 14.1% | 11.9% | 7.6% | 15.0% | 11.9% | 13.8% |
| HWM Dec | −8.3% | −4.9% | −8.1% | −2.5% | −4.9% | 5.0% | 9.5% | 10.3% | 13.1% | 17.3% |
| Peer median | 8.3% | 7.3% | 3.7% | 8.2% | 12.1% | 5.2% | 5.8% | 8.2% | 10.7% | 12.3% |
Return on equity, FY2016 to FY2025
Net income / shareholders' equity at the year end.
| Company | FY2016 | FY2017 | FY2018 | FY2019 | FY2020 | FY2021 | FY2022 | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| XYL Dec | 11.9% | 13.2% | 19.8% | 13.6% | 8.6% | 13.3% | 10.2% | 6.0% | 8.4% | 8.3% |
| FDXF May | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 74.1% | 56.2% |
| FAST Dec | 25.8% | 27.6% | 32.7% | 29.7% | 31.4% | 30.4% | 34.4% | 34.5% | 31.8% | 31.9% |
| ROK Sep | 36.7% | 31.0% | 33.1% | 172.1% | 99.6% | 56.8% | 34.2% | 38.9% | 27.2% | 23.8% |
| ABM Oct | 5.9% | 0.3% | 6.7% | 8.3% | 0.0% | 7.8% | 13.4% | 14.0% | 4.6% | 9.1% |
| APG Dec | - | - | 21.5% | −8.7% | −9.8% | 2.0% | 3.4% | 7.4% | 8.5% | 8.9% |
| XPO Dec | 2.6% | 9.4% | 11.8% | 15.3% | 3.9% | 29.5% | 65.8% | 14.9% | 24.2% | 17.0% |
| NOV Dec | −17.3% | −1.7% | −0.2% | −78.4% | −48.8% | −5.0% | 3.0% | 16.1% | 10.0% | 2.3% |
| DOV Dec | 13.4% | 18.5% | 20.6% | 22.4% | 20.2% | 26.8% | 24.9% | 20.7% | 38.8% | 14.8% |
| HWM Dec | −18.4% | −1.5% | 11.5% | 10.2% | 7.3% | 7.4% | 13.0% | 18.9% | 25.4% | 28.2% |
| Peer median | 5.9% | 9.4% | 16.2% | 12.8% | 5.6% | 17.3% | 19.1% | 17.5% | 25.4% | 17.0% |
Debt / equity, FY2016 to FY2025
Total debt / shareholders' equity at the year end.
| Company | FY2016 | FY2017 | FY2018 | FY2019 | FY2020 | FY2021 | FY2022 | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| XYL Dec | 1.24 | 0.88 | 0.74 | 0.69 | 1.04 | 0.76 | 0.54 | 0.22 | 0.19 | 0.22 |
| FDXF May | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.03 |
| FAST Dec | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.22 | 0.13 | 0.15 | 0.13 | 0.18 | 0.08 | 0.06 | 0.03 |
| ROK Sep | 0.99 | 0.69 | 1.10 | 5.58 | 1.95 | 1.67 | 1.41 | 0.83 | 1.04 | 0.88 |
| ABM Oct | 0.28 | 0.86 | 0.65 | 0.52 | 0.48 | 0.55 | 0.74 | 0.73 | 0.75 | 0.88 |
| APG Dec | - | - | - | 0.68 | 0.91 | 0.76 | 1.31 | 1.12 | 0.93 | 0.81 |
| XPO Dec | 1.87 | 1.30 | 1.19 | 1.89 | 1.84 | 3.09 | 2.44 | 2.63 | 2.08 | 1.75 |
| NOV Dec | 0.27 | 0.19 | 0.20 | 0.26 | 0.35 | 0.34 | 0.34 | 0.28 | 0.27 | 0.27 |
| DOV Dec | 0.95 | 0.81 | 1.14 | 1.01 | 0.92 | 0.75 | 0.86 | 0.68 | 0.48 | 0.54 |
| HWM Dec | 1.58 | 1.39 | 1.21 | 1.52 | 1.52 | 1.21 | 1.16 | 0.92 | 0.73 | 0.57 |
| Peer median | 0.95 | 0.81 | 1.10 | 0.84 | 0.91 | 0.75 | 1.01 | 0.78 | 0.74 | 0.57 |
EPS (diluted), FY2016 to FY2025
Diluted earnings per share, on today's share count after splits.
| Company | FY2016 | FY2017 | FY2018 | FY2019 | FY2020 | FY2021 | FY2022 | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| XYL Dec | $1.45 | $1.83 | $3.03 | $2.21 | $1.40 | $2.35 | $1.96 | $2.79 | $3.65 | $3.92 |
| FDXF May | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $10.53 | $9.00 |
| FAST Dec | $0.43 | $0.50 | $0.66 | $0.69 | $0.74 | $0.80 | $0.94 | $1.01 | $1.00 | $1.09 |
| ROK Sep | $5.56 | $6.35 | $4.21 | $5.83 | $8.77 | $11.58 | $7.97 | $11.95 | $8.28 | $7.67 |
| ABM Oct | $1.01 | $0.07 | $1.47 | $1.90 | $0.00 | $1.86 | $3.41 | $3.79 | $1.28 | $2.59 |
| APG Dec | - | - | - | −$1.15 | −$2.21 | −$0.67 | $0.10 | −$0.46 | −$0.56 | −$0.69 |
| XPO Dec | $0.53 | $2.45 | $2.88 | $3.57 | $0.87 | $2.93 | $5.76 | $1.60 | $3.23 | $2.64 |
| NOV Dec | −$6.41 | −$0.63 | −$0.08 | −$15.96 | −$6.62 | −$0.65 | $0.39 | $2.50 | $1.60 | $0.39 |
| DOV Dec | $3.25 | $5.15 | $3.75 | $4.61 | $4.70 | $7.74 | $7.42 | $7.52 | $19.45 | $7.94 |
| HWM Dec | −$2.31 | −$0.28 | $1.30 | $1.03 | - | $0.59 | $1.11 | $1.83 | $2.81 | $3.71 |
| Peer median | $0.53 | $0.50 | $1.47 | $1.46 | $0.74 | $1.33 | $2.26 | $2.17 | $2.81 | $2.64 |
Fiscal years are lined up as each company's 10-K names them; the month next to a ticker is when its year ends. Hover a number for the XBRL line items and the filing; click it to open the filing on sec.gov. "n/m" means not meaningful: equity below zero, or a base so close to zero that the ratio says nothing. The peer median leaves out XYL and needs at least three peers with the number. P/E, P/S and P/FCF at each year end appear here once the site has daily prices. What the same companies write about AI, tariffs and more
Sources
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Financials: XYL's own statements, year by year. Compare: the whole peer group on one page.
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