Stock comparison
Watts Water Technologies
Xylem
Scored across Buffett, Graham, Lynch and Greenblatt - plus a side-by-side metric table covering valuation, quality, growth and balance sheet.
WTS
Watts Water Technologies
Market cap
$10.1B
Sector
Industrials
XYL
Xylem
Market cap
$26.21B
Sector
Industrials
Overall winner
Watts Water Technologies WTS
Wins on the combined sum of fit scores across all four strategies. Per-strategy breakdown below.
Fit scores by strategy
| Strategy | WTS | XYL | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Warren Buffett | 71B | 54D | WTS |
| Benjamin Graham | 80A | 57C | WTS |
| Philip Fisher | 65B | 48D | WTS |
| Peter Lynch | 55C | 50C | WTS |
| Joel Greenblatt | 49D | 34F | WTS |
| Charlie Munger | 59C | 36D | WTS |
| Terry Smith | 59C | 34F | WTS |
Side-by-side metrics
| Metric | WTS | XYL |
|---|---|---|
| Market cap | $10.1B | $26.21B |
| P/E (TTM) | 27.3x | 27.0x |
| EV/EBIT | 20.7x | 21.9x |
| ROIC (TTM) | 15.18% | 6.66% |
| Gross margin | 49.25% | 38.61% |
| Net margin | 14.32% | 10.7% |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | 7.75% | 14.84% |
| EPS CAGR 5y | 20.03% | 13.48% |
| Debt / Equity | 0.1x | 0.2x |
| Dividend yield | 0.7% | 1.51% |
Where each one wins
The metrics with the biggest gap between the two - sorted so the most decisive edges read first.
WTS leads on
- ROIC (TTM)15.18%vs 6.66%+56%
- Debt / Equity0.1xvs 0.2x+47%
- EPS CAGR 5y20.03%vs 13.48%+33%
- Net margin14.32%vs 10.7%+25%
XYL leads on
- Market cap$26.21Bvs $10.1B+61%
- Dividend yield1.51%vs 0.7%+54%
- Revenue CAGR 5y14.84%vs 7.75%+48%
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Key terms in this analysis
Educational tool. Fit scores are deterministic projections from public financials onto each investor's published criteria - not personal recommendations or advice.