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Xylem Inc.: Q4 FY2025 earnings call

What management said about Q4 FY2025, from the documents filed with the SEC on 10 February 2026: press release. Guidance figures: 5 new. The quarter’s numbers.

Key takeaways

  • Fourth-quarter orders up 9%: Fourth-quarter orders were $2.4 billion, up 9% reported and 7% organically. Source
  • Full-year revenue reached $9.0 billion: Full-year revenue was $9.0 billion, up 6% reported and 5% organically. Source
  • Adjusted EPS up 20% in quarter: Fourth-quarter adjusted EPS was $1.42, up 20%, driven by productivity and price; reported diluted EPS was $1.37, up 2%. Source
  • Measurement and Control Solutions revenue growth: Full-year revenue for the segment was $2,086 million, up 11% reported and 9% organically. Source
  • Fourth-quarter adjusted EBITDA margin 23.2%: Fourth-quarter adjusted EBITDA margin was 23.2 percent, up 220 basis points year over year. Source
  • Measurement and Control Solutions orders up 24%: Fourth-quarter orders for the segment were $588 million, up 24% reported and 22% organically, with book-to-bill of 110 percent. Source
  • Dividend raised 8% to $0.43: The Board declared a first-quarter dividend of $0.43 per share, up 8 percent, payable March 24, 2026. Source

“We achieved record full-year revenue, adjusted EBITDA margin, and adjusted EPS, supported by broad-based demand across our largest end markets.”

Matthew Pine, Xylem’s CEO

Guidance

AreaPeriodFigureAgainst last quarter
Revenue SourceFull year 2026$9.1 to $9.2 billionNew
Organic revenue growth SourceFull year 20262 to 4 percentNew
Adjusted EBITDA margin SourceFull year 202622.9 to 23.3 percentNew
Free cash flow margin SourceFull year 202610.2 to 11 percentNew
Adjusted EPS SourceFull year 2026$5.35 to $5.60New

What changed from last quarter

  • New guidance: Full-year 2026 guidance initiated for revenue, organic growth and adjusted EPS. Source
  • New: Quarterly dividend declared at $0.43 per share, an 8 percent increase. Source

Results and growth drivers

  • Fourth-quarter orders up 9%: Fourth-quarter orders were $2.4 billion, up 9% reported and 7% organically. Source
  • Fourth-quarter revenue up 6%: Fourth-quarter revenue was $2.4 billion, up 6% reported and 4% organically. Source
  • Full-year revenue reached $9.0 billion: Full-year revenue was $9.0 billion, up 6% reported and 5% organically. Source
  • Adjusted EPS up 20% in quarter: Fourth-quarter adjusted EPS was $1.42, up 20%, driven by productivity and price; reported diluted EPS was $1.37, up 2%. Source
  • Prior guide for full-year adjusted EPS: The third-quarter release had forecast full-year 2025 adjusted EPS of $5.03 to $5.08, against a previous guide of $4.70 to $4.85.

Segments and regions

  • Measurement and Control Solutions revenue growth: Full-year revenue for the segment was $2,086 million, up 11% reported and 9% organically. Source
  • Water Solutions and Services revenue rose: Fourth-quarter revenue for the segment was $639 million, up 5% reported and 4% organically. Source
  • Water Infrastructure reported up, organic down: Fourth-quarter revenue was $749 million, up 3% reported but down 1% organically, with a negative translation effect. Source
  • Applied Water revenue rose modestly: Fourth-quarter revenue for the segment was $475 million, up 5% reported and 3% organically. Source

“Xylem’s transformation continues to strengthen the quality of our earnings and position us for sustainable, profitable growth.”

Matthew Pine, Xylem’s CEO

Products and customers

  • Essential technologies for water challenges: Management said it expects resilient underlying demand in 2026 as it simplifies the product portfolio to address customers' largest water challenges. Source
  • Product and services revenue both rose: Full-year product revenue was $7,472 million and services revenue was $1,563 million, up from $7,095 million and $1,467 million. Source
  • Water Solutions and Services orders rose: Fourth-quarter orders for the segment were $638 million, up 8% reported and 7% organically. Source

Costs, margins and pricing

  • Fourth-quarter adjusted EBITDA margin 23.2%: Fourth-quarter adjusted EBITDA margin was 23.2 percent, up 220 basis points year over year. Source
  • Productivity and price drove margin gain: Productivity savings and price realization drove the margin expansion, exceeding the effects of inflation, lower volumes and tariffs. Source
  • Full-year adjusted EBITDA margin 22.2%: Full-year adjusted EBITDA margin was 22.2 percent, compared with 20.6 percent in 2024. Source
  • Net income margin down 50 basis points: Fourth-quarter net income margin was 14.0 percent; net income attributable to Xylem was $335 million, or $1.37 per share. Source

Demand and the order book

  • Full-year orders and book-to-bill: Full-year orders were $8,904 million, up 2% reported; book-to-bill was 99 percent, and organic orders rose 2%. Source
  • Measurement and Control Solutions orders up 24%: Fourth-quarter orders for the segment were $588 million, up 24% reported and 22% organically, with book-to-bill of 110 percent. Source
  • Water Infrastructure orders flat in quarter: Fourth-quarter orders for the segment were $691 million, flat on a reported basis, with book-to-bill of 92 percent. Source

Capital, cash and returns to shareholders

  • Dividend raised 8% to $0.43: The Board declared a first-quarter dividend of $0.43 per share, up 8 percent, payable March 24, 2026. Source
  • Operating cash flow and capital spending: Full-year net cash from operating activities was $1,241 million, against $1,263 million in 2024; capital expenditures were $331 million. Source
  • Cash balance rose over the year: Cash and cash equivalents ended the year at $1,479 million, up from $1,121 million at the end of 2024. Source
  • Dividends paid rose to $391 million: Full-year dividends paid were $391 million, up from $350 million in 2024. Source

Strategy and investment

  • Lower estimated loss on divestitures: Management cited a reduction in the estimated loss on sale of businesses as a driver of fourth-quarter net income. Source
  • Acquisitions and divestiture proceeds: Full-year cash paid for acquisitions of businesses was $163 million; proceeds from sales of businesses were $49 million. Source
  • Assets held for sale rose: Assets held for sale were $176 million at year end, up from $77 million at the end of 2024. Source

Coming up, as management said on 10 February 2026

  • Dividend payment date: The $0.43 dividend is payable March 24, 2026, to holders of record as of February 24, 2026. Source
  • Further 2026 planning assumptions published: Further 2026 planning assumptions are in the fourth-quarter 2025 earnings materials posted on the investor website. Source

Figures management reported

FigureReported
Orders, fourth quarter Source$2.4 billion, up 9% reported and 7% organically
Book-to-bill, fourth quarter Source100%

Risks management discussed

  • Financial: Restructuring and realignment costs were $46 million in the fourth quarter, up from $36 million a year earlier; the company excludes them from adjusted results. 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.