Xylem Inc. (XYL) earnings on July 28, 2026

Before the market opens Q2 2026

More Xylem Inc. earnings

Prior outlook: Optimistic Outcome: Accurate

XYL rose 4% after releasing earnings. The stock climbed even higher during the day, reaching a 5.8% gain before settling.

XYL price around the earnings

124.97

Change: +4.0%

2026-07-28, 20:00 UTC

Start of the measured window End of the measured window
117.47 120.66 123.86 127.05 120.16
Price series around the eventClosing price per minute from before the event to the end of the measured window.
July 28, 2026
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Price series around the event

Prior thesis

Prior outlook: Optimistic Outcome: Accurate

Thesis published
Results released

Strong recent record of beating earnings and analyst targets cite a price target about 25.1% above the current price, supported by positive growth; the recent trend has been strong but is cooling, and extreme retail crowding tempers the scenario.

Context analyzed before publication

Trend
Cooled from +47.2 to +30.3; the recent trend is weakening into the event with price near resistance.

Analysts

Evidence

Analyst consensus
Buy
Consensus average (1-5)
1.91
Analysts covering the stock
17
Average price target
150.35
Lowest price target
124
Highest price target
183
Upside to price target
25.1%
Quarterly earnings growth
14.2%
Revenue growth
2.7%
Forward EPS
6.1
Trailing EPS
4.04
Analyst moves in the last 60 days
3
  • Strong buy: 3
  • Buy: 11
  • Hold: 9
  • Sell: 0
  • Strong sell: 0
Strong buy
3
Buy
11
Hold
9
Sell
0
Strong sell
0
  • July 20, 2026 · Stifel: Maintains rating (Buy → Buy)
  • July 16, 2026 · RBC Capital: Maintains rating (Outperform → Outperform)
  • June 25, 2026 · Jefferies: Upgrades rating (Hold → Buy)

News and sentiment

Evidence

Sentiment
Sentiment
Constructive
Mention volume
Low
Normalized volume
33%
News
Sources (2)

Technicals

Evidence

Average true range (ATR)
2.1%
Distance to 52-week high
-20.6%
14-day change (14d)
-0.9%
30-day change (31d)
+3.1%
30-day relative strength
+1.8%
SPY change (31d)
+1.3%
Nearest support
119.33
Nearest resistance
120.52
Volume accumulation ratio (14d / 46d)
1.13

Trends

Evidence

Average earnings surprise
+6.3%
  • April 28, 2026: actual EPS 1.12 vs estimate 1.08 (surprise +3.3%)
  • February 10, 2026: actual EPS 1.42 vs estimate 1.41 (surprise +0.8%)
  • October 28, 2025: actual EPS 1.37 vs estimate 1.23 (surprise +11.1%)
  • July 31, 2025: actual EPS 1.26 vs estimate 1.15 (surprise +9.9%)

Expected move

Implied move
+2.1%
Source
Options chain

Reactions over its last 20 earnings

Median move
4.6%
75th percentile move
5.8%
90th percentile move
9.8%
Up / down moves
14 / 6
Average up move
+4.1%
Average down move
-6.2%

Monitoring and close

What Xylem Inc. reported

Status
Finished
Actual EPS1.46
EPS estimate1.34
EPS surprise+9.0%
Revenue$2,336 million
Revenue estimate$2,341 million
Revenue surprise-0.2%

Xylem beat Q2 2026 earnings estimates, raised annual guidance on AI demand. Sales in line, but revenue outlook slightly below. Optimistic on earnings, pessimistic on sales.

Sources (16)

Pre-market second reading after the results

Verdict
Mixed results

Heading into the open, the figures confirm the optimistic scenario. In the 1572 past cases with a similar move, the close held that direction 76% of the time.

How the stock reacted

Outcome
Accurate
Consolidated
+4.0%
Max favorable move (MFE)
5.8%
Max adverse move (MAE)
0.3%