We use cookies to understand how you use our site and to improve your experience. This includes personalizing content and advertising. To learn more, click here. By continuing to use our site, you accept our use of cookies, revised Privacy Policy and Terms of Service.
You are being directed to ZacksTrade, a division of LBMZ Securities and licensed broker-dealer. ZacksTrade and Zacks.com are separate companies. The web link between the two companies is not a solicitation or offer to invest in a particular security or type of security. ZacksTrade does not endorse or adopt any particular investment strategy, any analyst opinion/rating/report or any approach to evaluating individual securities.
If you wish to go to ZacksTrade, click OK. If you do not, click Cancel.
Xylem (XYL) Q2 Earnings: How Key Metrics Compare to Wall Street Estimates
Read MoreHide Full Article
For the quarter ended June 2023, Xylem (XYL - Free Report) reported revenue of $1.72 billion, up 26.3% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $0.98, compared to $0.66 in the year-ago quarter.
The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.67 billion, representing a surprise of +2.98%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of +15.29%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $0.85.
While investors closely watch year-over-year changes in headline numbers -- revenue and earnings -- and how they compare to Wall Street expectations to determine their next course of action, some key metrics always provide a better insight into a company's underlying performance.
As these metrics influence top- and bottom-line performance, comparing them to the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated helps investors project a stock's price performance more accurately.
Here is how Xylem performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
Revenue- Measurement & Control Solutions: $415 million versus $474.20 million estimated by three analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +19.9% change.
Revenue- Applied Water: $478 million versus $460.23 million estimated by three analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +11.4% change.
Revenue- Water Infrastructure: $704 million versus $635.33 million estimated by three analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +19.5% change.
Adjusted Operating Income- Water Infrastructure: $129 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $111.63 million.
Adjusted Operating Income- Measurement & Control Solutions: $46 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $26.90 million.
Adjusted Operating Income- Applied Water: $86 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $76.30 million.
Shares of Xylem have returned +0.1% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +3% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy), indicating that it could outperform the broader market in the near term.
See More Zacks Research for These Tickers
Normally $25 each - click below to receive one report FREE:
Image: Bigstock
Xylem (XYL) Q2 Earnings: How Key Metrics Compare to Wall Street Estimates
For the quarter ended June 2023, Xylem (XYL - Free Report) reported revenue of $1.72 billion, up 26.3% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $0.98, compared to $0.66 in the year-ago quarter.
The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.67 billion, representing a surprise of +2.98%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of +15.29%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $0.85.
While investors closely watch year-over-year changes in headline numbers -- revenue and earnings -- and how they compare to Wall Street expectations to determine their next course of action, some key metrics always provide a better insight into a company's underlying performance.
As these metrics influence top- and bottom-line performance, comparing them to the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated helps investors project a stock's price performance more accurately.
Here is how Xylem performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
- Revenue- Measurement & Control Solutions: $415 million versus $474.20 million estimated by three analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +19.9% change.
- Revenue- Applied Water: $478 million versus $460.23 million estimated by three analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +11.4% change.
- Revenue- Water Infrastructure: $704 million versus $635.33 million estimated by three analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +19.5% change.
- Adjusted Operating Income- Water Infrastructure: $129 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $111.63 million.
- Adjusted Operating Income- Measurement & Control Solutions: $46 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $26.90 million.
- Adjusted Operating Income- Applied Water: $86 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $76.30 million.
View all Key Company Metrics for Xylem here>>>Shares of Xylem have returned +0.1% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +3% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy), indicating that it could outperform the broader market in the near term.