Which is more profitable, IDEX or Xylem?

IDEX keeps more of every sale as profit.

Which grows faster, IDEX or Xylem?

Xylem grew its sales faster in recent years.

Which is cheaper, IDEX or Xylem?

Xylem costs less for each unit of yearly profit (lower P/E).

Which has less debt, IDEX or Xylem?

Xylem would need fewer years of earnings to pay off its debt.

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IDEX vs Xylem stock

Side by side in plain words: who keeps more of its sales, grows faster, costs less and owes less.

In one sentence

IDEX is more profitable. Xylem grows faster, is cheaper for its profits and has less debt.

Side by side

	IDEX	Xylem
	$17.5 billion	$21.6 billion
	14.0%	10.6%
	+8.0%	+13.1%
	36.1×	22.6×
	1.4 years	0.6 years
	8.7%	6.7%
	1.3%	1.5%

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How we compare

Four contests with the same rules as each stock page: profit kept from sales (higher wins), yearly sales growth across the last reports, up to five years (higher wins), price per unit of yearly profit (lower P/E wins; a company without profit loses) and debt in years of earnings (lower wins). A winner is only named when both companies have the number.

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