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Xylem Inc

NYSE: XYL · INDUSTRIALS · SPECIALTY INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY

$115.40
-2.13% today

Updated 2026-04-29

Market cap
$27.43B
P/E ratio
28.71
P/S ratio
3.02x
EPS (TTM)
$4.02
Dividend yield
1.02%
52W range
$114 – $153
Volume
2.2M
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Xylem Inc (XYL) Financial Forecast & Price Target 2030

Research-backed projections from analyst consensus, management guidance, and sector analysis.

Price target summary

Current
$115.40
Consensus
$155.55
+34.79%
2030 Target
$569.92
+393.86%
DCF
$104.77
-21.00% MoS
25 analysts:
9 Buy3 Hold0 Sell

Management guidance

Management has not provided explicit multi-year revenue targets in available guidance. Latest 2025 results showed $9.04B revenue with 5.52% growth. Company authorized $1.5B share repurchase, signaling management confidence in undervaluation. FY2026 consensus guidance: $9.30B revenue (2.88% growth).

Sources: Management guidance, analyst consensus, sector analysishigh confidence

Revenue & price projection

Actual revenue Projected revenue Base case Bull to bear range
Bull case (2030)
$945.83
$11.5B Rev × 20x P/S
Base case (2030)
$569.92
$11.5B Rev × 12x P/S
Bear case (2030)
$375.91
$11.5B Rev × 8x P/S

Financial forecast — research-backed

Metric2023202420252026 (E)2027 (E)2028 (E)2029 (E)2030 (E)
Revenue$7.4B$8.6B$9.0B$9.3B$9.7B$10.2B$10.8B$11.5B
Revenue growth—16.3%5.5%2.9%4.4%4.5%6.4%6.7%
EPS$3.68$4.28$5.08$5.56$6.14$6.75$7.45$8.15
P/S ratio———12.0x12.0x12.0x12.0x12.0x
Implied price———$460.79$485.04$497.17$533.54$569.92

Catalysts & risks

Growth catalysts
+ AI data center water demand surge (estimated 130% increase by 2050 per company research)
+ Global water infrastructure investment acceleration and government stimulus programs
+ Smart water solutions expansion and recurring revenue from analytics/IoT platforms
+ $1.5B share buyback program execution to support EPS growth
+ Q1 2026 earnings (April 28, 2026) and updated full-year guidance
Key risks
- Recent earnings miss and analyst estimate reductions signal execution headwinds despite revenue beat
- Top-line growth deceleration: 5Y CAGR of 13.1% contrasts with consensus 2.88% growth in 2026
- Industrial sector cyclicality and exposure to macro slowdown in capital equipment spending
- Foreign exchange headwinds and supply chain complexity in specialty machinery production
- Valuation compression: P/E of 30.9x elevated relative to historical averages and peers

Methodology

Xylem Inc's forward estimates are derived from AI-powered research synthesis combining analyst consensus from 25 Wall Street analysts, management guidance from the latest earnings call, and sector growth forecasts from industry research. Revenue and EPS projections use analyst consensus where available and conservative extrapolation with growth deceleration for outer years. Price targets are calculated using a tiered Price-to-Sales (P/S) methodology, where the P/S multiple is determined by the projected revenue growth rate.

WallStSmart proprietary research model · Not financial advice · Past performance is not indicative of future results · Last researched: April 7, 2026.