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Watts Water Technologies, Inc. WTS Return on invested capital

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38%+0.4pp
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25%-1.3pp
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19.1%

Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$677.3M+21.4%
Gross profit$326.1M+19.7%
Operating income$133.0M+51.7%
Net income$99.6M+34.6%
EPS (diluted)$2.97+34.4%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$374.7M+11.3%
Total debt$197.8M+0.3%
Total equity$2.1B+18.3%
Total assets$2.9B+17.6%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$17.9M-67.6%
CapEx$11.3M+17.7%
Free cash flow$6.6M-85.5%

Valuation

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Market cap$11.48B+42.5%
Enterprise value$11.31B+42.8%
P/E31.3×+3.8×
P/S4.5×+0.9×

Profitability

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Gross margin49.2%+1.6pp
Operating margin19.3%+2.3pp
Net margin14.3%+1.3pp
FCF margin12.4%-2.6pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity18.9%+1.3pp
Debt / equity0.1×0.0×
Current ratio2.7×+0.3×

Where this comes from

Calculated from Watts Water Technologies, Inc.’s reported figures.

Based on trailing twelve months.

The official record: Watts Water Technologies, Inc.’s 10-Q, filed May 7, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Watts Water Technologies, Inc.'s return on invested capital?
Watts Water Technologies, Inc. (WTS) reported return on invested capital of 20.8% in Q1 2026.
How has Watts Water Technologies, Inc.'s return on invested capital changed year-over-year?
Watts Water Technologies, Inc.'s return on invested capital increased by 13.5% year-over-year, from 18.3% to 20.8%.
What is the long-term trend for Watts Water Technologies, Inc.'s return on invested capital?
Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Watts Water Technologies, Inc.'s return on invested capital has grown at a 12.0% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 11.2% to 19.7%.
What does return on invested capital mean?
The after-tax return the business earns on all the capital — debt and equity — invested in it.
How do you interpret return on invested capital?
The cleanest measure of business quality: ROIC sustained above the cost of capital creates value, below it destroys value. Compare against WACC, not against zero.
How does return on invested capital compare across companies?
Highly comparable across companies as a quality screen. Sector-sensitive definitions of invested capital mean banks/insurers are best excluded.