---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001104659-26-056325"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "WTS"
cik: "0000795403"
company_name: "WATTS WATER TECHNOLOGIES INC"
filed_at: "2026-05-06T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-14T23:03:33.588794+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.8
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Watts Water Q1 net sales $677M (+21%); EPS $2.97; raises dividend 21% to $0.63

## Summary
- Net sales $677.3M, up 21% reported and 12% organic; operating margin 19.6% (+390 bps).
- Diluted EPS $2.97, up 34%; adjusted diluted EPS $3.04, up 28%.
- Quarterly dividend increased 21% to $0.63 per share.
- Full-year 2026 outlook maintained despite geopolitical and trade uncertainties.
- Organic growth across all regions; record Q1 net sales, operating income, margin, and EPS.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001104659-26-056325
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: WTS
- cik: 0000795403
- company_name: WATTS WATER TECHNOLOGIES INC
- filed_at: 2026-05-06T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.8
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/795403/000110465926056325/0001104659-26-056325-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/795403/000110465926056325/wts-20260506x8k.htm

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