Xylem Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Accumulated Amortization increased by 3.4% to $1.54B in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 13.7%, from $1.35B to $1.54B. Over 5 years (FY 2020 to FY 2025), Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Accumulated Amortization shows an upward trend with a 10.9% CAGR. This increase may warrant attention — for this metric, lower values are generally preferred.
A rising balance relative to gross assets indicates an aging portfolio of intangible assets nearing the end of their useful lives.
The cumulative amount of amortization expense recognized against finite-lived intangible assets since their acquisition...
Standard accounting metric; peers with older acquisition cycles will show higher accumulated amortization relative to gross assets.
other_finite_lived_intangible_assets_accumulated_amortization| Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $945.00M | $968.00M | $991.00M | $1.02B | $985.00M | $800.00M | $840.00M | $878.00M | $929.00M | $995.00M | $1.09B | $1.15B | $1.20B | $1.25B | $1.27B | $1.35B | $1.45B | $1.49B | $1.49B | $1.54B |
| QoQ Change | — | +2.4% | +2.4% | +2.8% | -3.3% | -18.8% | +5.0% | +4.5% | +5.8% | +7.1% | +9.3% | +5.4% | +4.6% | +3.8% | +1.7% | +6.6% | +7.5% | +2.8% | -0.5% | +3.4% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +4.2% | -17.4% | -15.2% | -13.8% | -5.7% | +24.4% | +29.5% | +30.6% | +29.2% | +25.2% | +16.5% | +17.8% | +21.1% | +19.8% | +17.3% | +13.7% |