TTM
38.6%
YoY change
+0.95pp
Trough year (2009)
36.4%
Peak year (2012)
39.6%
Latest annual
38.5%
Gross Margin history chart for Xylem (XYL) from 2009 to 2025
Latest: 38.5%
Gross Margin change chart for Xylem (XYL) from 2009 to 2025
Latest: +0.95pp
Gross Margin history table for Xylem (XYL) from 2009 to 2025
| 2025 | 38.5% | +0.95pp | ||
| 2024 | 37.5% | +0.62pp | ||
| 2023 | 36.9% | -0.84pp | ||
| 2022 | 37.7% | -0.28pp | ||
| 2021 | 38.0% | +0.49pp | ||
| 2020 | 37.5% | -1.45pp | ||
| 2019 | 39.0% | +0.07pp | ||
| 2018 | 38.9% | -0.42pp | ||
| 2017 | 39.3% | +0.58pp | ||
| 2016 | 38.7% | +0.31pp | ||
| 2015 | 38.4% | -0.20pp | ||
| 2014 | 38.6% | -0.43pp | ||
| 2013 | 39.1% | -0.55pp | ||
| 2012 | 39.6% | +1.20pp | ||
| 2011 | 38.4% | +0.50pp | ||
| 2010 | 37.9% | +1.52pp | ||
| 2009 | 36.4% | — |
- 202538.5%+0.95pp
- 202437.5%+0.62pp
- 202336.9%-0.84pp
- 202237.7%-0.28pp
- 202138.0%+0.49pp
- 202037.5%-1.45pp
- 201939.0%+0.07pp
- 201838.9%-0.42pp
- 201739.3%+0.58pp
- 201638.7%+0.31pp
- 201538.4%-0.20pp
- 201438.6%-0.43pp
- 201339.1%-0.55pp
- 201239.6%+1.20pp
- 201138.4%+0.50pp
- 201037.9%+1.52pp
- 200936.4%—
Gross Margin values are taken from Xylem's reported income statements (quarterly 10-Q and annual 10-K filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission). Each row shows the period end date and the filing date. YoY compares each figure to the same period one year earlier. Amounts are in USD as filed.
About Gross Margin at Xylem (XYL)
According to Xylem's latest reported financial statements, the company's latest reported gross margin is 38.6%. Gross margin is gross profit divided by revenue, expressed as a percentage. It shows how much of each sales dollar survives the direct cost of goods sold — before operating expenses, interest, and taxes. A higher gross margin generally signals pricing power and production efficiency. Margins are most meaningful compared against sector peers and a company's own history.
Headline figure above is from the reporting period ending (reported ). Chart and table below cover the full reported history back to .
In 2025, Xylem (XYL) gross margin totalled 38.46% – expanded 0.9 percentage points year-over-year.
Across the available history, gross margin reached its high of 39.62% in 2012 and its low of 36.40% in 2009.
Xylem Gross Margin by Year
Xylem Gross Margin 2025: 38.5%
2025's gross margin for Xylem came in at 38.46%, expanded 0.9 percentage points from 2024.
Xylem Gross Margin 2024: 37.5%
Xylem posted gross margin of 37.51% in 2024, expanded 0.6 percentage points from 2023.
Xylem Gross Margin 2023: 36.9%
In 2023, Xylem reported gross margin of 36.90%, contracted 0.8 percentage points from 2022.
Xylem Gross Margin 2022: 37.7%
Xylem gross margin in 2022 was 37.74%, contracted 0.3 percentage points from 2021.
Xylem Gross Margin 2021: 38.0%
Xylem gross margin in 2021 was 38.02%.
See more financial history for Xylem (XYL).
Sector peers by Gross Margin
Industrials peers of Xylem (XYL), ranked by their latest gross margin
| 45.7% | |
| 36.9% | |
| 36.9% | |
| 35.1% | |
| 34.8% | |
| 32.5% | |
| 20.2% | |
| 4.8% |
- 45.7%
- 35.1%
- 34.8%
- 32.5%
- 20.2%
- 4.8%
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