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ZWS

Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Corporation

ZWS

NYSE·Industrials·Industrial - Pollution & Treatment Controls·Mkt cap $8.2B

$49.16

+0.31%

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Our plain-language verdict, the thesis, risk factors, and what is changing about the business.

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52-Week Range

$35.73 - $53.76

P/E

39.33

Fwd P/E

27.98

Beta

0.82

Div Yield

0.86%

Avg Vol

1.1M

Shares Out

167.5M

Mkt Cap

$8.2B

Price action

Price chart

Up 30.6% over the trailing year

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Total returns

Price performance

Total return across standard periods - splits & dividends adjusted by FMP. Periods longer than 1Y show annualized in the tooltip.

Why we rate it this way

The thesis at a glance

Bull and bear case · plain-English context across the five lenses we evaluate.

Bull Case

5 reasons

  • Diversified brand portfolio (Zurn, World Dryer, Just Manufacturing) serving multiple end markets
  • Integrated water solutions reducing customer complexity and procurement costs
  • Strong presence in high-growth institutional markets (healthcare, education, government)
  • Established distribution network and customer relationships across non-residential sectors
  • Compliance expertise in water safety, backflow prevention, and fire protection regulations

Bear Case

2 risks

  • Average volatility.
  • Premium valuation to Industrial Machinery peers

Growth

Stable outlook

Increasing regulatory focus on water conservation and building code compliance

Value

Premium valuation to Industrial Machinery peers

Momentum

Strong

+8.9% over 3m

Quality

Strong

Excellent business quality

Dividend

Modest

0.86% yield

Earnings track record

Latest print - beat on both lines

AI-summarized recap of last quarter, plus the surprise on every print.

Next: Apr 20, 2026

Q2 26 RECAP

APR 21, 2026

Reported EPS of $0.41 vs $0.37 consensus (+10.8% surprise). Revenue of $433.0M vs $418.9M expected (+3.4%). Beat on both top and bottom lines.

EPS beat +10.8%
Rev beat +3.4%
Double beat

EPS surprise · last 4Q

1 of 1 beats

Q2 26

+10.8%

Next: Apr 20, 2026

Revenue trend · last 8Q

+4%

+4%

+8%

+11%

+10%

+11%

Q2 24

Q3 24

Q4 24

Q1 25

Q2 25

Q3 25

Q4 25

Q1 26

$412.0M

$410.0M

$370.7M

$388.8M

$444.5M

$455.4M

$407.2M

$433.0M

Margins · last 8Q

Gross

47.5%

Operating

19.0%

Profit

13.6%

Wall Street consensus

5 analysts · 60% Buy

Live ratings and price targets aggregated across covering analysts.

Buy

3

60%

Hold

2

40%

Sell

0%

Median Price Target

$54.50

+10.9% vs $49.16

Low $53.00
Median $54.50
High $58.00

Latest: Barclays · Jun 30, 2026

4 analysts covering

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How ZWS stacks vs Industrial - Pollution & Treatment Controls

Stock metrics vs industry averages. Green = better than industry.

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