Xylem Inc
xylem.comXylem Inc (NYSE: XYL) is a water technology company that designs, manufactures, and services products used in the transport, treatment, testing, and management of water. Revenue is generated through equipment sales and related services across utility, industrial, commercial, and residential end markets. Xylem operates in approximately 150 countries, with 42% of net revenue generated outside the United States for the year ended December 31, 2025. The company's products are subject to a range of environmental and safety regulations, including the U.S. Safe Drinking Water Act, the Clean Water Act, and the EU's Restriction of Hazardous Substances Directive, reflecting the regulated nature of its core end markets. Certain products supplied to the medical industry are subject to Section 510(k) of the U.S. Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act. Principal currency exposures include the Euro, Swedish Krona, Canadian Dollar, Polish Zloty, British Pound, and Australian Dollar, creating material foreign exchange translation and transaction risk.
Products & Services
Water transport, treatment, testing, and management equipment and services. Products span potable and non-potable water applications, wastewater treatment, and certain medical-industry applications subject to FDA Section 510(k) review. The company also uses U.S. FCC-licensed radio spectrum in certain product lines.
Revenue Model
Xylem generates revenue through the sale of water technology equipment and related services. The business includes both short-cycle, book-and-bill transactions and longer-cycle project-based orders. Sales are transactional rather than subscription-based, with geographic diversification across approximately 150 countries (FY2025).
Customers & Markets
End markets include water utilities, industrial customers, commercial and residential users, and select medical industry customers. Operations are subject to federal, state, local, and foreign environmental and safety regulations, indicating heavy exposure to regulated public-utility and industrial buyers.
Geographic Exposure
58% U.S. revenue, 42% non-U.S. revenue for the year ended December 31, 2025. Significant operations outside the U.S. with principal currency exposures in Euro, Swedish Krona, Canadian Dollar, Polish Zloty, British Pound, and Australian Dollar. Translation exposure also in Chinese Yuan and Indian Rupee.
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