For the quarter ended June 2025, Xylem (XYL Quick QuoteXYL - Free Report) reported revenue of $2.3 billion, up 6.1% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $1.26, compared to $1.09 in the year-ago quarter.

The reported revenue represents a surprise of +3.93% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $2.21 billion. With the consensus EPS estimate being $1.14, the EPS surprise was +10.53%.

While investors closely watch year-over-year changes in headline numbers -- revenue and earnings -- and how they compare to Wall Street expectations to determine their next course of action, some key metrics always provide a better insight into a company's underlying performance.

Since these metrics play a crucial role in driving the top- and bottom-line numbers, comparing them with the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated about them helps investors better project a stock's price performance.

Here is how Xylem performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:

• Revenue- Measurement & Control Solutions: $540 million compared to the $509.46 million average estimate based on five analysts. The reported number represents a change of +12% year over year.
• Revenue- Applied Water: $483 million versus $459.4 million estimated by five analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +5.9% change.
• Revenue- Water Infrastructure: $650 million compared to the $639.53 million average estimate based on five analysts. The reported number represents a change of +3% year over year.
• Revenue- Water Solutions and Services: $628 million versus the five-analyst average estimate of $605.08 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +4.7%.
• Adjusted Operating Income- Water Infrastructure: $127 million versus $124.64 million estimated by two analysts on average.
• Adjusted Operating Income- Applied Water: $94 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $80.1 million.
• Adjusted Operating Income- Water Solutions and Services: $106 million versus $98.21 million estimated by two analysts on average.
• Adjusted Operating Income- Corporate and other: $-23 million versus $-16.4 million estimated by two analysts on average.
• Adjusted Operating Income- Measurement & Control Solutions: $98 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $84.05 million.

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Shares of Xylem have returned -0.8% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +2.7% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), indicating that it could perform in line with the broader market in the near term.