---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001524472-26-000146"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "XYL"
cik: "0001524472"
company_name: "Xylem Inc."
filed_at: "2026-10-27T11:01:43+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-10-27T11:05:34.832688+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.8
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Xylem Q3 adj EPS $1.44 (+5%), revenue $2.2B flat organic; FY26 EPS guide cut to $5.40-$5.45; divesting AW Int'l, SFC

## Summary
- Q3 orders $2.3B, up 7% reported and 10% organically; revenue $2.2B, down 3% reported but flat organically.
- GAAP EPS $1.25 (+34%), adjusted EPS $1.44 (+5%); net income $291M at 13.2% margin (+320 bps); adjusted EBITDA margin 23.9% (+70 bps).
- FY26 guidance cut: revenue ~$8.95B (-1% reported, flat organic) vs prior up 2%; adjusted EPS $5.40-$5.45 from $5.55-$5.70; FCF margin ~10.2%.
- Plans to divest Applied Water International and Specialty Flow Control; shifting from four segments to three on Jan 1, 2027 (Treatment and Services, Flow Solutions, Measurement and Analytics).
- Water Infrastructure President Hayati Yarkadas exits as officer Jan 1, 2027; stays through divestitures at CHF 557,469 salary plus $1.2M success incentive.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001524472-26-000146
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: XYL
- cik: 0001524472
- company_name: Xylem Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-10-27T11:01:43+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.8
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1524472/000152447226000146/0001524472-26-000146-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1524472/000152447226000146/xyl-20261027.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001524472-26-000146.txt

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