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Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Corporation ZWS
$47.67 +1.00% Close, Oct 2, 2026 · NYSE · Market cap $7.91B
High qualityLow risk
Next earnings report: Oct 27, 2026
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Three things to know
- Diluted EPS over the last four quarters was $1.62, up 60.4% year over year.
- Earnings beat analyst estimates in each of the last 14 quarters (average surprise over the last four: +7.5%).
- The shares trade at 29.4× trailing earnings, lower than 81% of the company's own readings over the past five years.
PromtFinance scores
Each score is a percentile within the Industrials sector (0–100). Under each score: how the stock ranks in its sector on every component. As of Oct 5, 2026.
Growth64Neutral
How fast revenue, earnings and cash flow are growing.
- Revenue growth (TTM, YoY)Bottom 50%
- EPS growth (TTM, YoY)Top 18%
- FCF growth (TTM, YoY)Top 34%
- Revenue growth, 3-year CAGRTop 30%
- Revenue growth accelerationBottom 17%
Quality91Exceptional
Returns on capital, margins, earnings quality and balance-sheet strength.
- Return on invested capitalTop 29%
- Gross marginTop 17%
- Operating marginTop 17%
- Cash conversion (OCF / net income)Bottom 47%
- Accruals (lower is better)Top 46%
- Net debt / EBITDA (lower is better)Top 27%
- Interest coverTop 22%
Value58Neutral
How cheap the shares are relative to earnings, cash flow and their own history.
- Earnings yieldTop 38%
- Free-cash-flow yieldTop 33%
- EBITDA / enterprise valueBottom 36%
- Sales / enterprise valueBottom 21%
- P/E vs own 5-year history (lower is better)Top 20%
Momentum55Neutral
Strength and persistence of the price trend, including versus the S&P 500.
- 12-month return excluding last monthBottom 40%
- 6-month returnTop 48%
- 1-year return vs S&P 500Bottom 45%
- Distance from 52-week highTop 23%
- Trend checklist (0–4)Top 42%
Revisions60Neutral
Earnings surprises and analyst sentiment (estimate-revision history is being collected).
- Average EPS surprise, last 4 quartersTop 43%
- Consecutive EPS beatsTop 5%
- Share of analysts rating BuyBottom 28%
- Upside to consensus price targetBottom 38%
Stability97Exceptional
Low volatility, shallow drawdowns, low market sensitivity and modest leverage.
- Volatility, 60 days (lower is better)Top 5%
- Maximum drawdown, 3 yearsTop 13%
- Beta vs S&P 500 (lower is better)Top 22%
- Net debt / EBITDA (lower is better)Top 27%
What changed
Latest four quarters versus the same period a year earlier (growth: versus one quarter earlier).
| Measure | Before | Now | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | 10.0% | 7.7% | ↓ |
| EPS growth (YoY) | 28.9% | 60.4% | ↑ |
| Gross margin | 44.6% | 44.8% | ↑ |
| Operating margin | 16.4% | 17.4% | ↑ |
| FCF margin | 17.4% | 21.6% | ↑ |
Fundamental momentum
| Measure | Now (TTM) | Year / quarter before | Sector rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (TTM, YoY) | 7.7% | 10.0% | ↓ | Bottom 50% |
| EPS growth (TTM, YoY) | 60.4% | 28.9% | ↑ | Top 18% |
| Gross margin | 44.8% | 44.6% | ↑ | Top 17% |
| Operating margin | 17.4% | 16.4% | ↑ | Top 17% |
| Net margin | 15.9% | 10.8% | ↑ | — |
| Free-cash-flow margin | 21.6% | 17.4% | ↑ | — |
| Return on invested capital | 9.3% | — | Top 29% | |
| Revenue growth, 3-year CAGR | 9.8% | — | Top 30% |
Quality of earnings and balance sheet
- Cash conversion (OCF / net income)Above 1× means profits are backed by cash.
- 1.45×
- Accruals (net income − OCF) / assetsLower is better; high accruals can signal weaker earnings quality.
- -4.5%
- Stock-based compensation / revenueA cost to shareholders through dilution.
- 1.9%
- Receivables growth vs revenue growthReceivables growing much faster than sales can be a warning.
- +4.0 pp
- Net debt / EBITDABelow 1× is conservative; above 3× is high leverage.
- 0.52×
- Interest cover (operating income / interest)How many times operating profit covers interest.
- 11.7×
Shareholder returns
- Dividend yield (dividends paid, TTM)
- 0.89%
- Net buyback yield (TTM)
- 1.78%
- Shareholder yield
- 2.67%
- Share count change, 1 year
- -0.5%
- Share count change, 3-year CAGR
- -1.4%
Shareholder yield = dividends + net buybacks over the last four quarters, divided by market cap.
Based on the four quarters through Jun 30, 2026 (filed Jul 28, 2026).
Earnings and expectations
Earnings momentum
- Consecutive EPS beats
- 14
- Beats in the last 8 reports
- 8 of 8
- Average EPS surprise, last 4
- +7.5%
- Average 2-day reaction, last 8
- +0.7%
- Positive 20 days after report
- 7 of 8
Analysts
- Consensus price target
- $58.67
- Target vs current price
- +23.1%
- Analysts with a rating
- 9
- Share rating Buy or Strong Buy
- 44%
- Consensus rating
- Hold
How the stock reacted to recent reports
| Report date | EPS surprise | 2 days | 5 days | 20 days | 60 days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 28, 2026 | +5.6% | +1.1% | +5.0% | +0.2% | — |
| Apr 21, 2026 | +10.8% | +0.3% | +10.5% | +0.5% | +1.3% |
| Feb 3, 2026 | +5.9% | +0.3% | +11.9% | +7.1% | +8.4% |
| Oct 28, 2025 | +7.5% | -1.3% | +0.9% | +1.4% | +0.4% |
| Jul 29, 2025 | +16.7% | -0.4% | +14.5% | +19.3% | +22.5% |
| Apr 22, 2025 | +6.9% | +4.9% | +13.5% | +26.0% | +25.7% |
| Feb 4, 2025 | +14.3% | +0.7% | -2.9% | -13.6% | -13.2% |
| Oct 29, 2024 | +6.3% | -0.4% | +3.0% | +11.6% | +7.8% |
Returns from the close before each report. Past reactions do not determine future ones.
Earnings history
| Report date | EPS | Estimate | Surprise | Revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 28, 2026 | $0.50 | $0.47 | +5.6% | $491.0M |
| Apr 21, 2026 | $0.41 | $0.37 | +10.8% | $433.0M |
| Feb 3, 2026 | $0.36 | $0.34 | +5.9% | $407.2M |
| Oct 28, 2025 | $0.43 | $0.40 | +7.5% | $455.4M |
| Jul 29, 2025 | $0.42 | $0.36 | +16.7% | $444.5M |
| Apr 22, 2025 | $0.31 | $0.29 | +6.9% | $388.8M |
| Feb 4, 2025 | $0.32 | $0.28 | +14.3% | $370.7M |
| Oct 29, 2024 | $0.34 | $0.32 | +6.3% | $410.0M |
Valuation in context
| Multiple | Now | 5-year median | 5-year percentile | Sector rank (cheapness) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P/E (trailing) | 29.4× | 41.1× | 19th | Top 38% |
| P/E (forward) | 26.0× | — | — | — |
| EV / EBITDA | 22.9× | — | — | Bottom 36% |
| EV / Sales | 4.66× | — | — | Bottom 21% |
| Free-cash-flow yield | 4.74% | — | — | Top 33% |
| Earnings yield | 3.40% | — | — | Top 38% |
P/E over the past five years
Range 13.8× – 90.9× since Jun 30, 2021. Each point: price on the filing date divided by trailing-twelve-month EPS known then.
What moved the stock over the past year
- Price return, 1 year
- +1.9%
- Earnings per share growth (TTM)
- +60.4%
- Change in P/E multiple
- -19.7%
Most of the move came from earnings growth.
Technical state
Trend checklist
- ✓ Price above 20-day average
- ✗ Price above 50-day average
- ✗ Price above 200-day average
- ✓ 50-day average above 200-day
- ✓ MACD histogram positive
Trend quality
- Days above the 50-day average
- 0
- Days above the 200-day average
- 0
- 50-day average slope (20 days)
- -1.5%
- 200-day average slope (20 days)
- -0.1%
- Distance from 50-day average
- -1.7%
- Distance from 200-day average
- -1.3%
- RSI (14)
- 55.0
- Relative volume
- 0.95×
Risk and drawdowns
- Volatility, 60 days (annualized)
- 21.6%
- Volatility vs own 5-year history
- 13th percentile · Low for this stock
- Beta vs S&P 500 (2 years, weekly)
- 0.74
- Correlation with S&P 500
- 0.39
- Current drawdown from 1-year high
- -10.4%
- Maximum drawdown, 3 years
- -30.4%
Largest declines in the past six years
| From peak | To low | Decline | Length | Recovery |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 19, 2021 | Mar 23, 2023 | -47.8% | 335 days | 408 days (Nov 5, 2024) |
| Dec 9, 2024 | Apr 8, 2025 | -30.3% | 81 days | 77 days (Jul 30, 2025) |
| Jan 12, 2021 | Jan 27, 2021 | -19.2% | 10 days | 14 days (Feb 17, 2021) |
| Feb 6, 2026 | Mar 30, 2026 | -17.2% | 35 days | 19 days (Apr 27, 2026) |
| Aug 4, 2026 | Sep 10, 2026 | -14.4% | 26 days | Not yet recovered |
Declines of 10% or more from a closing high, measured on daily closes.
Financial statements
- Market cap
- $7.91B
- P/E (TTM)
- 29.4
- EPS, diluted (TTM)
- $1.62
- Revenue (TTM)
- $1.74B
- Dividend yield
- 0.92%
- 52-week range
- $43.06 – $55.00
| FY 2021 | FY 2022 | FY 2023 | FY 2024 | FY 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $910.9M | $1.28B | $1.53B | $1.57B | $1.70B |
| Gross profit | $373.2M | $465.5M | $648.1M | $707.0M | $706.1M |
| Operating income | $107.0M | $107.1M | $191.4M | $244.6M | $288.5M |
| Net income | $120.9M | $61.7M | $112.7M | $160.2M | $198.0M |
| EPS (diluted) | $0.97 | $0.40 | $0.64 | $0.92 | $1.12 |
| Q3 2024 | Q4 2024 | Q1 2025 | Q2 2025 | Q3 2025 | Q4 2025 | Q1 2026 | Q2 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $410.0M | $370.7M | $388.8M | $444.5M | $455.4M | $407.2M | $433.0M | $442.2M |
| Net income | $43.5M | $36.4M | $43.6M | $50.5M | $61.8M | $42.1M | $58.9M | $113.3M |
| EPS (diluted) | $0.25 | $0.21 | $0.25 | $0.30 | $0.36 | $0.24 | $0.35 | $0.67 |
| FY 2021 | FY 2022 | FY 2023 | FY 2024 | FY 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | $223.6M | $97.0M | $253.9M | $293.5M | $346.5M |
| Capital expenditure | -$23.3M | -$7.6M | -$21.3M | -$21.8M | -$29.9M |
| Free cash flow | $200.3M | $89.4M | $232.6M | $271.7M | $316.6M |
| Dividends paid | -$36.4M | -$32.5M | -$50.4M | -$56.6M | -$63.9M |
| Net share buybacks | -$900,000 | -$24.7M | -$125.1M | -$150.2M | -$152.0M |
Cash outflows are shown as negative numbers.
- Cash and short-term investments
- $365.0M
- Total assets
- $2.78B
- Total liabilities
- $1.12B
- Total debt
- $550.5M
- Net debt
- $185.5M
- Shareholders’ equity
- $1.66B
As of Jun 30, 2026 (filed Jul 28, 2026).
Dividends
| Ex-date | Amount | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 20, 2026 | $0.11 | Sep 4, 2026 |
| May 20, 2026 | $0.11 | Jun 5, 2026 |
| Feb 20, 2026 | $0.11 | Mar 6, 2026 |
| Nov 20, 2025 | $0.11 | Dec 5, 2025 |
| Aug 20, 2025 | $0.09 | Sep 5, 2025 |
| May 20, 2025 | $0.09 | Jun 6, 2025 |
| Feb 20, 2025 | $0.09 | Mar 7, 2025 |
| Nov 20, 2024 | $0.09 | Dec 6, 2024 |
Short interest
- Shares sold short
- 4,884,117
- Days to cover
- 5.98
- Change vs previous report
- +6.1%
FINRA short interest, settlement date Sep 15, 2026.
Stock splits
- Oct 5, 2021
- 2-for-1