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.
What supports the rating
- Strong earnings beat streak (3/4)
- Attractive valuation
What argues against it
- Sector modifier (Industrials): -0.7
- Negative momentum
- Below 200-MA, MA slope -4.1%/30d (confirmed downtrend)
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
- $92.86
- Price target
- $120.49
- Stop
- $89.83
- Upside to target
- +29.8%
- Reward-to-risk
- 4.3:1
The stock trades at 20.6× trailing but 15.0× forward earnings — consensus estimates already build in a substantial earnings recovery.
Risk check: trading volume is running 3.9× its average — elevated turnover around the report window.
Model outputs from TrendMatrix’s engine as of 2026-10-28 — 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
- $21.68B
- P/E (fwd)
- 15.0
- P/E (ttm)
- 20.6
- 52-week range
- $92.61–$154.27
- Off 52-week high
- 39.8%
- RSI (14)
- 32
- Volume vs avg
- 3.90×
- Score today
- 5.6/10