What is Xylem's capex?

Xylem (XYL) reported capex of $90M in Q1 2026.

How has Xylem's capex changed year-over-year?

Xylem's capex increased by 26.8% year-over-year, from $71M to $90M.

What is the long-term trend for Xylem's capex?

Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Xylem's capex has grown at a 12.3% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $208M to $331M.

What does capex mean?

Cash spent on property, plant, and equipment — the primary measure of investment in productive capacity and infrastructure.

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Segments

By segment

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Water Solutions and Services$45M+125%

Measurement and Control Solutions$15M—

Regional Selling Locations$14M+100%

Water Infrastructure$10M—

Applied Water$4M—

Corporate Segment and Other Operating Segment$2M-75.0%

Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$2.1B+2.7%

Gross profit$803.0M+4.6%

Operating income$244.0M+5.6%

Net income$193.0M+14.2%

EPS (diluted)$0.79+14.5%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$808.0M-23.7%

Total debt$2.6B+19.1%

Total equity$11.0B+1.4%

Total assets$17.0B+2.4%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$108.0M+227%

Free cash flow$18.0M+147%

Valuation

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Market cap$28.1B-10.9%

Enterprise value$29.88B-8.2%

P/E28.6×-5.0×

P/S3.1×-0.5×

Profitability

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Gross margin38.6%+1.1pp

Operating margin13.6%+1.6pp

Net margin10.8%+0.3pp

FCF margin10.6%+0.3pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity9%+0.4pp

Debt / equity0.2×0.0×

Current ratio1.5×-0.4×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by Xylem in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:PaymentsToAcquireProductiveAssets.

The official record: Xylem’s 10-Q, filed April 28, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Xylem's capex?: Xylem (XYL) reported capex of $90M in Q1 2026.
How has Xylem's capex changed year-over-year?: Xylem's capex increased by 26.8% year-over-year, from $71M to $90M.
What is the long-term trend for Xylem's capex?: Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Xylem's capex has grown at a 12.3% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $208M to $331M.
What does capex mean?: Cash spent on property, plant, and equipment — the primary measure of investment in productive capacity and infrastructure.