Xylem (XYL) Q3 2026 earnings — TrendMatrix coverage
Reported
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Key numbers
- Adjusted EPS
- $1.44
- Estimate
- $1.45
- Surprise
- -0.7%
- Revenue (period 2026-09-30)
- $2.20B
- Score at report (before → after)
- 5.6 → 5.6/10
Revenue source: xbrl.
How the report landed
Xylem (XYL) missed the $1.45 estimate with adjusted EPS of $1.44 — a modest 0.7% shortfall. TrendMatrix's engine moved from Buy (Wait) (5.6/10) to Sell at 5.6/10 after the report.
Where TrendMatrix's rating stands now
TrendMatrix currently rates XYL Sell at 5.6/10.
3 of the last 4 quarters beat the estimate; this quarter's -0.7% surprise compares with a +3.2% four-quarter average. Next scheduled report: 2027-02-09.
What supports the rating
- Strong earnings beat streak (3/4)
- Attractive valuation
What argues against it
- Sector modifier (Industrials): -0.7
- Negative news sentiment (-0.80)
- Negative momentum
This section and the ones below it reflect TrendMatrix’s latest engine read — they update after the report date and are not frozen to it.
The levels TrendMatrix's engine tracks
- Current price
- $90.76
- Price target
- $114.92
- Stop
- $84.78
- Upside to target
- +26.6%
- Reward-to-risk
- 3.5:1
The stock trades at 20.1× trailing but 15.3× forward earnings — consensus estimates already build in a substantial earnings recovery.
Risk check: trading volume is running 1.6× its average — elevated turnover around the report window.
Model outputs from TrendMatrix’s engine as of 2026-10-30 — shown for context, not personalized investment advice.
XYL at TrendMatrix's latest read
Industrial quarters are order-book stories — backlog and book-to-bill color how the market reads the reported number.
- Industry
- Specialty Industrial Machinery
- Market cap
- $20.81B
- P/E (fwd)
- 15.3
- P/E (ttm)
- 20.1
- 52-week range
- $87.40–$154.27
- Off 52-week high
- 41.2%
- RSI (14)
- 31
- Volume vs avg
- 1.56×
- Score today
- 5.6/10