Xylem Inc.
Xylem Inc. is a leading global water technology company with approximately 22,000 employees worldwide and 2025 revenues of $9.0 billion. The company designs, manufactures and services engineered products and solutions across critical water applications, serving customers in approximately 150 countries. Xylem's website… From the company’s description.
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What Xylem Inc. does
In the company’s own words
Xylem Inc. is a leading global water technology company with approximately 22,000 employees worldwide and 2025 revenues of $9.0 billion. The company designs, manufactures and services engineered products and solutions across critical water applications, serving customers in approximately 150 countries. Xylem's website is www.xylem.com.
The company operates through four reportable business segments. Water Infrastructure, representing 29% of revenue, provides water and wastewater pumps, filtration, disinfection and biological treatment equipment serving utility and industrial customers. Applied Water, comprising 20% of revenue, delivers pumps, valves, heat exchangers and controls for building solutions and industrial water applications. Measurement and Control Solutions, accounting for 23% of revenue, develops smart metering, analytics, test instruments and software solutions that enable intelligent resource management. Water Solutions and Services, representing 27% of revenue, provides maintenance services, dewatering equipment, process treatment systems and outsourced operational solutions.
Xylem maintains a global manufacturing footprint across Europe, North America, Latin America, Asia and the Middle East. The company's geographic revenue distribution reflects significant U.S. presence at 58% of total revenue, with Western Europe contributing 20%, emerging markets 14%, and other regions 8%. The company operates through market-leading brands including Flygt, Sensus, Godwin, Jabsco, Lowara and YSI, many with over 100 years of market presence.
The company's competitive advantages include its global distribution networks combining direct sales forces and independent channel partners, substantial installed base generating recurring parts and service revenue, and a strong history of innovation. Xylem differentiates through product performance, quality, reliability, application expertise and energy efficiency across diverse customer segments including water utilities, industrial facilities, municipalities and commercial property owners.
Xylem's strategy emphasizes customer centricity, profitable growth, operational excellence, sustainability leadership and high-impact culture. The company integrates sustainability throughout its business model, focusing on decarbonizing the water sector, accelerating water stewardship and advancing water access and sanitation globally. With no single customer representing more than 5% of consolidated revenues, Xylem maintains a diversified customer base and backlog of $4.6 billion at year-end 2025.
Company details
- Sector
- Industrials
- Industry (SIC)
- Industrial Machinery
- Headquarters
- WASHINGTON, DC
- Fiscal year end
- December
- CIK
- 1524472
- SIC
- 3561
Financial performance, year by year
Fiscal 2013–2025 · USDThe full income statement, balance sheet and cash flow for each of these years — every figure traceable to its filing — is on the Financials tab with a free account.
Who owns Xylem Inc. — and what changed
Funds as of 2026Q2 · superinvestors as of 2026-06-30
Largest fund holders · Xylem Inc.’s weight in each
Fund ownership is a floor, not a census — pensions, insurers and people holding shares directly are not visible here.
Xylem Inc.’s bonds, as funds hold them
Funds report holding 6 issues of Xylem Inc.’s debt, $338.82M at market value — what funds hold, not the company’s total debt. Weighted-average coupon 3.50%, maturing 2026 to 2046.
Fund ownership counts N-PORT filers only, so it is a floor rather than a census — pensions, insurers and direct holders are not visible here, and the remainder is not “held by individuals”.
Every fund and institutional holder, quarter by quarter, is on the Ownership tab with a free account.
Recent filings
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