Xylem (XYL) Debt-to-Equity

: 0.24 (As of Dec. 2023)

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Xylem's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $122 Mil. Xylem's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $2,268 Mil. Xylem's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $10,166 Mil. Xylem's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.24.

A high debt to equity ratio generally means that a company has been aggressive in financing its growth with debt. This can result in volatile earnings as a result of the additional interest expense.

The historical rank and industry rank for Xylem's Debt-to-Equity or its related term are showing as below:

XYL' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.24 Med: 0.79 Max: 1.08
Current: 0.24

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of Xylem was 1.08. The lowest was 0.24. And the median was 0.79.

XYL's Debt-to-Equity is ranked better than
55.12% of 2618 companies
in the Industrial Products industry
Industry Median: 0.28 vs XYL: 0.24

Xylem Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for Xylem's Debt-to-Equity can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Xylem Annual Data

Trend

Dec14

Dec15

Dec16

Dec17

Dec18

Dec19

Dec20

Dec21

Dec22

Dec23

Debt-to-Equity

0.80

1.06

0.78

0.56

0.24

Xylem Quarterly Data
	Mar19	Jun19	Sep19	Dec19	Mar20	Jun20	Sep20	Dec20	Mar21	Jun21	Sep21	Dec21	Mar22	Jun22	Sep22	Dec22	Mar23	Jun23	Sep23	Dec23
Debt-to-Equity																0.56	0.54	0.26	0.24	0.24

Competitive Comparison

For the Specialty Industrial Machinery subindustry, Xylem's Debt-to-Equity, along with its competitors' market caps and Debt-to-Equity data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.

Xylem Debt-to-Equity Distribution

For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, Xylem's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Xylem's Debt-to-Equity falls into.

Xylem Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

Xylem's Debt to Equity Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Debt to Equity	=	Total Debt			/	Total Stockholders Equity
	=	(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation	+	Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation)	/	Total Stockholders Equity
	=	(122	+	2268)	/	10166
	=	0.24

Xylem's Debt to Equity Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Debt to Equity	=	Total Debt			/	Total Stockholders Equity
	=	(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation	+	Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation)	/	Total Stockholders Equity
	=	(122	+	2268)	/	10166
	=	0.24

Xylem (NYSE:XYL) Debt-to-Equity Explanation

In the calculation of Debt to Equity, we use the total of Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation and Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation divided by Total Stockholders Equity. In some calculations, Total Liabilities is used to for calculation.

Be Aware

Because a company can increase its ROE % by having more financial leverage, it is important to watch the leverage ratio when investing in high ROE % companies.

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Xylem (XYL) Business Description

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Address

300 Water Street SE, Washington, DC, USA, 20003

Website

https://www.xylem.com

Xylem is a global leader in water technology and offers a wide range of solutions, including the transport, treatment, testing, and efficient use of water for customers in the utility, industrial, commercial, and residential sectors. Xylem was spun off from ITT in 2011. Based in Rye Brook, New York, Xylem has a presence in over 150 countries and employs 16,200. The company generated $5.5 billion in revenue and $672 million in adjusted operating income in 2022.

Executives

Victoria D Harker	director	4300 WILSON BOULEVARD, ARLINGTON VA 22203
William K Grogan	officer: SVP & Chief Financial Officer	3100 SANDERS ROAD, SUITE 301, NORTHBROOK IL 60062
Patrick Decker	director, officer: President & CEO	9 ROSZEL ROAD, PRINCETON NJ 08540
Rodney Aulick	officer: SVP & President, IS&S	EVOQUA WATER TECHNOLOGIES CORP., 210 SIXTH AVENUE, PITTSBURGH PA 15222
Lisa Glatch	director	EVOQUA WATER TECHNOLOGIES CORP., 210 SIXTH AVENUE, PITTSBURGH PA 15222
Lynn C Swann	director	C/O AMERICAN HOMES 4 RENT, 23975 PARK SORRENTO, SUITE 300, CALABASAS CA 91302
Earl Ray Ellis	director	ONE LIBERTY PLAZA, 7TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10006
Hayati Yarkadas	officer: Senior Vice President	C/O TRINSEO S.A., 1000 CHESTERBROOK BOULEVARD, SUITE 300, BERWYN PA 19312
Michael J. Mcgann	officer: Senior Vice President	301 WATER STREET, SUITE 200, WASHINGTON DC 20003
Matthew Francis Pine	officer: Senior Vice President	XYLEM INC., 1 INTERNATIONAL DRIVE, RYE BROOK NY 10573
Claudia S Toussaint	officer: SVP, GC & Corporate Secretary	5454 W 110TH STREET, OVERLAND PARK KS 66211
Jeanne Beliveau-dunn	director	C/O XYLEM INC., 1 INTERNATIONAL DRIVE, RYE BROOK NY 10573
Franz Cerwinka	officer: SVP and President, Emerging Ma	XYLEM INC., 1 INTERNATIONAL DRIVE, RYE BROOK NY 10573
Sabol Colin R	officer: SVP & Chief Strategy Officer	9921 MONTIANO DRIVE, NAPLES FL 34113
Surya N Mohapatra	director	3 GIRALDA FARMS, MADISON NJ 07940