XYL Stock — Xylem Inc.

Xylem Inc. (XYL)

XYL is a Stock. As of September 3, 2026, its distribution rate is 1.61%, its trailing-12-month yield is 1.57%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 74/100 (Generally safe). Total return is 443.9% over the past 14.9 years, 287.2 points behind SPY at 731.1%.

At the current 1.61% distribution rate, a $10,000 investment would generate approximately $161 per year, or $13.42 per month on an equivalent basis. Actual quarterly payments vary.

Xylem Inc. designs, manufactures, and services engineered products and solutions for water infrastructure, applied water systems, and measurement and control solutions across utility, industrial, and building services markets worldwide. The company distributes a modest yield on a quarterly basis. The stock appeals to income investors seeking exposure to essential water management and infrastructure businesses.

XYL performance versus SPY

Data as of September 3, 2026.

Total return is 443.9% over the past 14.9 years, 287.2 points behind SPY at 731.1%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 30.0%.

XYL key facts

Data as of September 3, 2026.

Distribution Safety Score™

74 · Generally safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

1.19%

Asset type

Stock

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

10/13/2011

Distribution rate

1.61%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

1.57%

5-year average yield

1.16

Last close

$107.89

Market cap

$25,190,892,147

Average volume

1637809.0

Next dividend

$0.43

Last ex-dividend date

08/27/2026

Next payment date

09/24/2026

Beta

1.01

Payout ratio

0.3147

P/E ratio

25.75

Forward P/E

17.094

EPS

$4.19

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (1.61%) is the latest regular payout annualized by the fund's stated frequency, divided by the last close. Issuers often publish this as “Distribution Rate” on the fact sheet. Trailing-12-month yield (1.57%) is the sum of distributions paid in the last 12 months, split-adjusted, divided by the last close. It lags a recent raise or cut. We show a 30-day SEC yield when the fund publishes one. Schwab and other issuers may report a TTM distribution yield or SEC yield on a different date — all can be valid; they are not interchangeable. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss. Figures below use Dividend Vision data as of September 3, 2026.

Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology · SEC yield

Sources and review

Data as of September 3, 2026.

Primary sources: prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

XYL risks and drawbacks

XYL's current distribution rate is moderate, not a high-yield payout — the strategy is dividend quality more than maximum income. Payments are quarterly, so cash flow is lumpy versus a monthly fund. Total return has trailed SPY over the available window. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 30.0%.

Who may consider XYL — and who may not

It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (XYL pays quarterly); investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields; investors whose main goal is matching SPY total return. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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