Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Corporation
ZWS
NYSE·Industrials·Industrial - Machinery·Mkt cap $7.9B
$47.61
▼ -0.02%
P/E
29.21
Mkt Cap
$7.9B
52-Wk Range
$43.06–$55.00
52-Week Range
$43.06 - $55.00
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Price action
Price chart
Up 2.0% over the trailing year
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
- Low volatility (beta 0.8).
- 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
Stable
+0.8% over 3m
Quality
Strong
Strong fundamentals
Dividend
Modest
0.92% yield
Smart-money signal
Who's buying ZWS right now
Insider Form 4s, 13F institutional filings, and Congressional disclosures - at a glance.
Earnings track record
Latest print - beat on both lines
AI-summarized recap of last quarter, plus the surprise on every print.
Next: Oct 27, 2026
JUL 28, 2026
Reported EPS of $0.50 vs $0.47 consensus (+5.6% surprise). Revenue of $491.0M vs $483.0M expected (+1.6%). Beat on both top and bottom lines.
EPS surprise · last 4Q
1 of 1 beats
Estimate
Actual
Q3 26
+5.6%
Revenue trend · last 8Q
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+4%
+4%
+8%
+11%
+10%
+11%
+20%
Q3 24
Q4 24
Q1 25
Q2 25
Q3 25
Q4 25
Q1 26
Q2 26
$410.0M
$370.7M
$388.8M
$444.5M
$455.4M
$407.2M
$433.0M
$535.2M
Margins · last 8Q
Gross
58.5%
Operating
28.5%
Profit
21.2%
Wall Street consensus
5 analysts · 40% Buy
Live ratings and price targets aggregated across covering analysts.
Buy
40%
Hold
60%
Sell
0%
Median Price Target
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Latest: Barclays · Jul 31, 2026
vs Industry
How ZWS stacks vs Industrial - Machinery
Stock metrics vs industry averages. Green = better than industry.
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