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Xylem Inc.: Q3 FY2025 earnings call

What management said about Q3 FY2025, from the documents filed with the SEC on 28 October 2025: press release. Guidance figures: 4 raised, 1 kept. The quarter’s numbers.

Key takeaways

  • Revenue up 8%, 7% organic: Third-quarter revenue was $2.3 billion, up 8 percent reported and 7 percent organic, according to the company's release. Source
  • Diluted EPS and adjusted EPS grew: Diluted EPS grew 4 percent and adjusted EPS grew 23 percent on the year-earlier quarter. Source
  • Measurement and Control Solutions grew fastest: Revenue was 522 versus 458, up 14 percent reported and 11 percent organic; constant-currency growth was 13 percent. Source
  • Adjusted EBITDA margin up 200 basis points: Adjusted EBITDA margin was 23.2 percent, up 200 basis points year on year. Source
  • Productivity and pricing lifted margin: Productivity savings, price realization and volume produced the expansion, which exceeded inflation, investments and mix. Source
  • Double-digit gains in two segments: Growth was across all segments; Measurement and Control Solutions and Water Solutions and Services grew by double digits. Source

“The team delivered another strong quarter, exceeding expectations with disciplined execution on continuing commercial momentum”

Matthew Pine, Xylem’s president and CEO

Guidance

AreaPeriodFigureAgainst last quarter
Revenue (reported) SourceFull-year 2025approximately $9.0 billion, up approximately 5 to 6 percent on a reported basisRaised from approximately $8.9 to $9.0 billion, up approximately 4 to 5 percent
Revenue (organic) SourceFull-year 2025approximately 4 to 5 percent on an organic basisRaised from approximately 4 percent on an organic basis
Adjusted EBITDA margin SourceFull-year 2025approximately 22.0 to 22.3 percent, an increase of 140 to 170 basis points from Xylem’s 2024 adjusted earningsRaised from approximately 21.3 to 21.8 percent, an increase of 70 to 120 basis points
Adjusted diluted EPS SourceFull-year 2025$5.03 to $5.08Raised from $4.70 to $4.85
Free cash flow margin SourceFull-year 2025approximately 9 to 10 percentKept

What changed from last quarter

  • Guidance raised: Full-year revenue guidance raised on reported growth, and organic growth guidance also raised. Source
  • Guidance raised: Full-year adjusted EBITDA margin and adjusted EPS guidance raised. Source
  • Guidance kept: Full-year free cash flow margin guidance kept at the prior level. Source

Results and growth drivers

  • Revenue up 8%, 7% organic: Third-quarter revenue was $2.3 billion, up 8 percent reported and 7 percent organic, according to the company's release. Source
  • Diluted EPS and adjusted EPS grew: Diluted EPS grew 4 percent and adjusted EPS grew 23 percent on the year-earlier quarter. Source
  • Net income and adjusted net income: Net income attributable to Xylem was $227 million, or $0.93 per share. Adjusted net income was $333 million, or $1.37 per share, excluding listed items. Source
  • Interest down, sale losses and tax up: Net income margin fell 30 basis points to 10.0 percent. Lower interest expense helped, while a larger loss on business sales and higher tax expense offset it. Source

Segments and reporting lines

  • Measurement and Control Solutions grew fastest: Revenue was 522 versus 458, up 14 percent reported and 11 percent organic; constant-currency growth was 13 percent. Source
  • Water Solutions and Services grew double digits: Revenue was 634 versus 576, up 10 percent both reported and organic. Source
  • Water Infrastructure growth moderate: Revenue was 656 versus 623, up 5 percent reported and 5 percent organic; constant-currency growth was 3 percent. Source
  • Applied Water little changed: Revenue was 456 versus 447, up 2 percent reported and 1 percent organic. Source

“Resilient market demand for our solutions and our team’s accelerating performance give us the confidence to raise our full-year guidance.”

Matthew Pine, Xylem’s president and CEO

Margins and costs

  • Adjusted EBITDA margin up 200 basis points: Adjusted EBITDA margin was 23.2 percent, up 200 basis points year on year. Source
  • Productivity and pricing lifted margin: Productivity savings, price realization and volume produced the expansion, which exceeded inflation, investments and mix. Source
  • Restructuring costs higher: Restructuring and realignment costs were $31 million in the quarter, against $11 million a year earlier. The company excludes them from adjusted figures. Source
  • Operating margin reported and adjusted: Operating margin was 14.7 percent reported and 18.9 percent adjusted, against 13.3 and 16.6 percent a year earlier. Source

Demand and order book

  • Double-digit gains in two segments: Growth was across all segments; Measurement and Control Solutions and Water Solutions and Services grew by double digits. Source
  • Nine-month revenue up 5%: Nine-month revenue was 6,638 versus 6,306, up 5 percent reported and 5 percent organic. Source
  • Orders and backlog not reported: The release lists orders and backlog among indicators management reviews, but it gives no orders or backlog figures. Source

Cash flow and capital

  • Operating cash flow and capex, nine months: Nine-month operating cash flow was 698, against 688; capital expenditures were 248, against 221. Source
  • Dividends up, buybacks down: Nine-month dividends paid were 293, against 263; common stock repurchases were 14, against 19. Source
  • Acquisitions and sale proceeds: Acquisitions of businesses used 113 in the nine months, against 5; sale proceeds were 48, against 11. An asset acquisition used a further 37. Source
  • Cash and long-term debt levels: Cash and cash equivalents were 1,191 at September 30, against 1,121 at December 31, 2024. Long-term debt was 1,913, against 1,978. Source

Strategy, portfolio and workforce

  • Simplification credited for margin: Management attributed the adjusted EBITDA margin it called a record to its simplification initiatives, alongside adjusted EPS growth. Source
  • Business sale losses and held-for-sale assets: Loss on sale of businesses was 37 in the quarter and 47 for nine months, against 2 and 6. Assets held for sale rose to 158 from 77. Source
  • Workforce of 23,000 employees: The company describes its 23,000 diverse employees as having delivered 2024 revenue of $8.6 billion. Source

Risks management discussed

  • External: Management said the full-year guidance is given amid volatility from geopolitical, trade, macroeconomic and regulatory uncertainty. Source
  • Financial: Management said GAAP forecasting of items such as discrete tax items is difficult, so guidance other than revenue is given on a non-GAAP basis only. Source

Earlier plans management reported on

  • On track: Management said it is solidly on track to deliver its long-term financial framework. Source

Other quarters

Summarised with AI from the documents the company filed with the SEC. Every point is checked against the filing before it is shown: management’s own words word for word, figures against the line or table row they come from. A point that fails the check is left out. Source opens the filing at that line.