XYL earnings: EPS beat by 8.1%, revenue in line
Xylem Inc. reported results (Jul 28, 2026). EPS came in at $1.46 against a $1.35 consensus, beat by 8.1%. Revenue was $2.3B versus $2.3B expected, in line.
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Noticed on the call
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Sees FY revenue about $9.2 billion.
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“Full-year reported revenue is now expected to be roughly $9.2 billion which delivers revenue growth of approximately 2% while organic revenue growth will be in the 2% to 3% versus prior guidance of 2% to 4%.”
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From the call / model-read, verbatim-grounded
Sentiment
0.39
Net tone of the full call — above 0 positive, below 0 negative
Q&A Evasiveness
+1.2
Question-dodging vs this company's own baseline — spikes matter, not the level
Guidance Tone
0.42
Tone of the forward-guidance language
Novelty Share
94%
Language not seen in this company's prior calls
Capacity & Capex “EBITDA margin expansion was outstanding for Water Infrastructure at 480 basis points, with productivity, mix, price, volume more than offsetting inflation and investments In applied water, orders were up 9% and book-to-bill was well above 1.”
Guidance “Water orders have been up double-digits in both the first and second quarter, and we expect that to continue.”
4 more flagged statementsand 2 tone events from this call are in the Pro read.
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The quarter in numbers
| Metric | Actual | Consensus | Surprise |
|---|---|---|---|
| EPS | $1.46 | $1.35 | beat by 8.1% |
| Revenue | $2.3B | $2.3B | in line |
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The trend
Revenue is up 2.7% from the same quarter last year. Gross margin sits at 37.8%, 110 bps off its 8-quarter high.
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How it stacks up
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