Watts Water Technologies (MEX:WTS) Owner Earnings per Share (TTM): 144.59 (As of Mar. 2026) — 503% Above Median

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MEX:WTS Watts Water Technologies Inc MEX:WTS
91 GF Score
Price MXN5,253.46
GF Value MXN3,901.01
! 5 Warning Signs
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What is Watts Water Technologies Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)?

Watts Water Technologies MEX:WTS 91 Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 144.59 as of Mar. 2026, which is 503% above its 10-year median of 23.96. GuruFocus rates MEX:WTS with a GF Score™ of 91/100 and a GF Value™ of MXN3,901.01. The stock has 5 warning signs investors should review. Among 1,469 Industrial Products companies, Watts Water Technologies ranks worse than 61.33% on this metric.

In 1986 Berkshire Hathaway Shareholder Letter, Warren Buffett defined owner earnings as follows:

"These represent (a) reported earnings plus (b) depreciation, depletion, amortization, and certain other non-cash charges...less (c) the average annual amount of capitalized expenditures for plant and equipment, etc. that the business requires to fully maintain its long-term competitive position and its unit volume (If the business requires additional working capital to maintain its competitive position and unit volume, the increment also should be included in (c))...Our owner-earnings equation does not yield the deceptively precise figures provided by GAAP, since (c) must be a guess - and one sometimes very difficult to make. Despite this problem, we consider the owner earnings figure, not the GAAP figure, to be the relevant item for valuation purposes - both for investors in buying stocks and for managers in buying entire businesses...All of this points up the absurdity of the 'cash flow' numbers that are often set forth in Wall Street reports. These numbers routinely include (a) plus (b) - but do not subtract (c)."

Watts Water Technologies's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was MXN144.59. It's Price-to-Owner-Earnings ratio for today is 36.33.


The historical rank and industry rank for Watts Water Technologies's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) or its related term are showing as below:

MEX:WTS' s Price-to-Owner-Earnings Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 14.65   Med: 23.96   Max: 63.56
Current: 36.33


During the past 13 years, the highest Price-to-Owner-Earnings ratio of Watts Water Technologies was 63.56. The lowest was 14.65. And the median was 23.96.


MEX:WTS's Price-to-Owner-Earnings is ranked worse than
61.33% of 1469 companies
in the Industrial Products industry
Industry Median: 26.55 vs MEX:WTS: 36.33

Watts Water Technologies's Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the three months ended in Mar. 2026 was MXN53.56. Its Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was MXN200.48. It's PE Ratio (TTM) ratio for today is 26.20.

Watts Water Technologies's EPS without NRI for the three months ended in Mar. 2026 was MXN54.82. Its EPS without NRI for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was MXN206.34. It's PE Ratio without NRI ratio for today is 25.46.


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Assumption: Companies usually do not report maintenance capital expenditures and growth capital expenditures separately. Here we use estimated numbers and average them over 5 years. The method to estimate maintenance capital expenditures can be found in above part 4.

Note: GuruFocus' Change In Working Capital is provided by Morningstar. It is calculated by adding the items under "Change in operating assets and liabilities" (may refer to a different name for different company) section in Cash Flow Statement from original financial report. And it includes non-current parts of assets and liabilities.


Watts Water Technologies Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Related Terms


Watts Water Technologies Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Watts Water Technologies's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) 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.

Watts Water Technologies Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Chart

Watts Water Technologies Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)
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Watts Water Technologies Quarterly Data
Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25 Jun25 Sep25 Dec25 Mar26
Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 216.98 170.98 173.94 194.48 171.40

MEX:WTS vs GNRC, DCI, PNR: Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Comparison

For the Specialty Industrial Machinery subindustry, Watts Water Technologies's Price-to-Owner-Earnings, along with its competitors' market caps and Price-to-Owner-Earnings 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.


Watts Water Technologies Price-to-Owner-Earnings vs Industrial Products Industry

For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, Watts Water Technologies's Price-to-Owner-Earnings distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Watts Water Technologies's Price-to-Owner-Earnings falls into.


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Watts Water Technologies Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Calculation

In 1986 Berkshire Hathaway Shareholder Letter, Warren Buffett defined owner earnings as follows:

"These represent (a) reported earnings plus (b) depreciation, depletion, amortization, and certain other non-cash charges...less (c) the average annual amount of capitalized expenditures for plant and equipment, etc. that the business requires to fully maintain its long-term competitive position and its unit volume. (If the business requires additional working capital to maintain its competitive position and unit volume, the increment also should be included in (c))...Our owner-earnings equation does not yield the deceptively precise figures provided by GAAP, since (c) must be a guess - and one sometimes very difficult to make. Despite this problem, we consider the owner earnings figure, not the GAAP figure, to be the relevant item for valuation purposes - both for investors in buying stocks and for managers in buying entire businesses...All of this points up the absurdity of the 'cash flow' numbers that are often set forth in Wall Street reports. These numbers routinely include (a) plus (b) - but do not subtract (c)."

To make it simple, then you will have:

Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) = (Net Income + Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization + Change In Deferred Tax - 5Y Average of Maintenance Capital Expenditure + Change In Working Capital) / Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average)

Watts Water Technologies's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Calculation:

TTM / Last Quarter Average of Last 20 Quarters
Net Income 6,711
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization 1,110
Change In Deferred Tax 833
5Y Average of Maintenance Capital Expenditure 456
Change In Working Capital -2,423
Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) 34

1. Start with "Net Income" from income statement. Watts Water Technologies's Net Income for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was MXN6,711 Mil.

2. "Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization" is from cashflow statement. Watts Water Technologies's Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was MXN1,110 Mil. This needs to be added back because company does not actually need to pay cash for it. It is a non-cash item.

3. Other non-cash charges usually include "Stock Based Compensation" and "Change In Deferred Tax":
However, to be conservative, GuruFocus will not add Stock Based Compensation back to net income. Watts Water Technologies's Change In Deferred Tax for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was MXN833 Mil.

4. Average maintenance capital expenditure over a business/industry cycle: 5-Year Average Maintenance Capital Expenditure = MXN456 Mil

It is usually best to take a long-term average of maintenance capital expenditure. Ideally this would be as long as 10 years and include at least one economic downturn. However, since many companies do not have as long as 10-year history, here GuruFocus uses the latest 5 years data to do the calculation. To smooth out unusual years but reflect recent developments, we take an average of the 5 year maintenance capital expenditure.

The following shows how to get maintenance capital expenditure.

First, calculate the revenue change regarding to the previous quarter. If the revenue decreased from the previous quarter, then the Maintenance Capital Expenditure = Capital Expenditure (positive).
Second, if the revenue increased from the previous quarter, then calculate the percentage of Net PPE as of corresponding Revenue.
Growth Capital Expenditure = Percentage of Property, Plant and Equipment as of corresponding Revenue * Revenue Increase
Third, calculate Capital Expenditure (positive) - Growth Capital Expenditure.
If [Capital Expenditure (positive) - Growth Capital Expenditure] was negative, then the Maintenance Capital Expenditure = Capital Expenditure (positive).
If [Capital Expenditure (positive) - Growth Capital Expenditure] was positive, then the Maintenance Capital Expenditure = Capital Expenditure (positive) - Growth Capital Expenditure.
Fourth, get the average of the 5 years maintenance capital expenditure.

Watts Water Technologies's 5-Year Average Maintenance Capital Expenditure = MXN456 Mil

5. "Change In Working Capital" is from cashflow statement. Watts Water Technologies's Change In Working Capital for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was MXN-2,423 Mil.
Note: GuruFocus' Change in Working Capital is provided by Morningstar. It is calculated by adding the items under "Change in operating assets and liabilities" (may refer to a different name for different company) section in Cash Flow Statement from original financial report. And sometimes it includes non-current parts of assets and liabilities.

6. Watts Water Technologies's Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) for the months ended in Mar. 2026 was 33.500 Mil.

Watts Water Technologies's Onwer Earnings Per Share for Mar. 2026 is calculated as:

Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)
=( Net Income+Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization+Change In Deferred Tax
=( 6710.893 +1110.328+832.995
-5Y Avg of Maintenance CAPEX+Change In Working Capital )/Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average)
-456.0012073381+-2422.546)/33.500
=144.59

Price-to-Owner-Earnings=Current Price/Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)
=5253.46/144.59
=36.33

* 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.

What does a Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) of 144.59 mean?
Watts Water Technologies (MEX:WTS) has a Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) of 144.59 as of Mar. 2026. Warren Buffett defined owner earnings as reported earnings plus depreciation less average maintenance capital expenditure. View historical data on Watts Water Technologies. This is 503% above median its historical median of 23.96. Over the past decade, Watts Water Technologies' Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) has ranged from 14.65 to 63.56. According to the industry distribution chart, Watts Water Technologies ranks #901 out of 1469 companies in the Industrial Products industry, placing it in the top 61.3%.
Is Watts Water Technologies' Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) too high?
Watts Water Technologies' current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) of 144.59 is 503% above median its 10-year median of 23.96. Over the past 10 years, this metric has ranged from a low of 14.65 to a high of 63.56. The Industrial Products industry median Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 26.55. Watts Water Technologies' value of 144.59 is 444.6% above this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, Watts Water Technologies ranks #901 out of 1469 companies in the Industrial Products industry, which is below the industry midpoint. Overall, Watts Water Technologies has a GF Score™ of 91/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Watts Water Technologies' Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) compare to GNRC and DCI?
According to the Industrial Products industry distribution chart, Watts Water Technologies ranks #901 out of 1469 companies for Owner Earnings per Share (TTM). This places Watts Water Technologies in the lower half of its industry. The industry median Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 26.55. Watts Water Technologies' value of 144.59 is 444.6% above this benchmark. Historically, Watts Water Technologies' own Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) has ranged from 14.65 to 63.56 over the past decade. While the company's 10-year median is 23.96 vs. the industry median of 26.55, Watts Water Technologies has consistently been above the industry average. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) for an Industrial Products company?
The median Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) among Industrial Products companies is 26.55, based on 1,469 companies in the industry. Companies in the top quartile (top 25%) have a Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) significantly above this median, while those in the bottom quartile fall well below. However, Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Watts Water Technologies's current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) of 144.59 is 444.6% above the industry median. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) mean?
A high Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Warren Buffett defined owner earnings as reported earnings plus depreciation less average maintenance capital expenditure. View historical data on Watts Water Technologies. For the Industrial Products industry, the median Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 26.55 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Watts Water Technologies's current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 144.59, which is 503% above median its own 10-year median of 23.96. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Watts Water Technologies stock overvalued right now?
Watts Water Technologies (MEX:WTS) has a current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) of 144.59. The stock's GF Value™ is MXN3,901.01, compared to a current price of MXN5,253.46 — trading 34.7% above its estimated fair value. The current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 144.59, which is 503% above median its 10-year median of 23.96 and 444.6% above the Industrial Products industry median of 26.55. Watts Water Technologies' overall GF Score™ is 91/100 with 5 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) calculated?
Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Watts Water Technologies (MEX:WTS), the current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 144.59 as of Mar. 2026. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.

Is Watts Water Technologies (MEX:WTS) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Watts Water Technologies stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of MXN5,253.46 is trading 34.7% above its estimated GF Value™ of MXN3,901.01.

Key valuation signals for MEX:WTS:

  • Owner Earnings per Share (TTM): 144.59 (503% above median its 10-year median of 23.96)
  • GF Value™: MXN3,901.01 vs. price of MXN5,253.46 (34.7% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 91/100 with 5 warning signs
  • Industry Position: 444.6% above the Industrial Products median (#901 of 1469)

No single metric tells the full story. See the MEX:WTS stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


Watts Water Technologies Business Description

Other Exchanges WTS:USAW3W:Germany
Address 815 Chestnut Street, North Andover, MA, USA, 01845
Watts Water Technologies Inc is a U.S.-based company that provides safety, energy efficiency, and water conservation products. Its product portfolio includes residential and commercial flow control products, which are sold for plumbing and hot water applications; HVAC and gas products, including commercial boilers, water heaters, heating solutions, etc.; drainage and water reuse products, including drainage products and engineered rainwater-harvesting solutions; and water quality products, including point-of-use and point-of-entry water filtration, conditioning, and scale prevention systems. Its products are marketed through brands like Watts, Apex, Bradley, Nexa, and others. Geographically, the company derives its key revenue from the Americas, followed by Europe and the APMEA region.
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