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Zurn Water Solutions
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Rating:78Outperform
Price Target:
$58.00
▲(18.80% Upside)
Action:Reiterated
Date:08/18/26
The score is driven primarily by strong financial performance (expanding profitability and high-quality free cash flow) and a very positive earnings call with raised guidance and record margins. Technicals are supportive with an uptrend but not strong momentum. Valuation is the main offset, with a high P/E and low dividend yield increasing sensitivity to execution and growth delivery.
Positive Factors
Revenue and Profitability Growth
Sustained revenue expansion alongside stronger net margins indicates improved operating leverage and product economics. This supports durable earnings growth, although future performance still depends on maintaining demand and controlling mix and cost pressures.
Negative Factors
Margin Volatility
The EBITDA margin decline shows that profitability remains sensitive to product mix, costs and operating conditions. Sustaining recent record adjusted margins may be difficult if pricing benefits fade or lower-margin categories grow faster.
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Positive Factors
Negative Factors
Revenue and Profitability Growth
Sustained revenue expansion alongside stronger net margins indicates improved operating leverage and product economics. This supports durable earnings growth, although future performance still depends on maintaining demand and controlling mix and cost pressures.
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Zurn Water Solutions (ZWS) vs. SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY)
Market Cap
$8.16B
Dividend Yield0.91%
Average Volume (3M)1.05M
Price to Earnings (P/E)29.4
Beta (1Y)0.85
Revenue Growth10.69%
EPS Growth60.92%
CountryUS
Employees2,600
SectorIndustrials
Sector Strength72
IndustryIndustrial - Machinery
Share Statistics
EPS (TTM)1.65
Shares Outstanding165,864,090
10 Day Avg. Volume994,463
30 Day Avg. Volume1,045,978
Financial Highlights & Ratios
PEG Ratio1.81
Price to Book (P/B)4.89
Price to Sales (P/S)4.62
P/FCF Ratio24.77
Enterprise Value/Market Cap<0.01
Enterprise Value/Revenue<0.01
Enterprise Value/Gross Profit<0.01
Enterprise Value/Ebitda<0.01
Forecast
1Y Price Target
$58.43Price Target Upside19.68% Upside
Rating ConsensusModerate Buy
Number of Analyst Covering8
EPS Forecast (FY)1.83
Revenue Forecast (FY)$1.85B
Zurn Water Solutions Business Overview & Revenue Model
Company Description
Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Corporation (ZEWS) is a leading provider of comprehensive water system solutions. The company is involved in the entire lifecycle, from design and procurement to manufacturing and marketing, with a focus on optimizing wa...
How the Company Makes Money
Zurn Water Solutions primarily makes money by selling water management and plumbing products to the building and construction ecosystem. Revenue is generated through product sales across core categories such as (1) valves and backflow prevention (...
Zurn Water Solutions Earnings Call Summary
Earnings Call Date:Jul 28, 2026
(Q2-2026)
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Next Earnings Date:Nov 03, 2026
Earnings Call Sentiment Positive
The call conveys a strongly positive operational and financial trajectory: double-digit organic sales growth, record adjusted margins (27.7%), robust free cash flow ($112M), extremely low leverage (0.3x), and an upgraded full-year outlook. Strategic actions (Intellihot acquisition, ZEBS-driven productivity, filtration product leadership, and supply chain reshoring) underpin confidence in continued high incremental margins (~40%) and mid-to-long-term adjacencies growth. Headwinds are relatively contained — pockets of residential/commercial softness, a one-time tariff refund that boosted GAAP results, integration work for Intellihot, and modest market growth — but management has addressed these and emphasized execution. Overall, positives substantially outweigh the limited near-term risks.Positive Updates
Strong Revenue Growth
Q2 sales of $491 million, representing 10% core (organic) year-over-year growth and above the high end of guidance.
Negative Updates
Residential and Commercial Pockets of Softness
Management cited residential softness and pockets of commercial weakness; hygienic & environmental product category remains the smallest and more competitive with lower growth versus higher-margin platforms.
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Q2-2026 Updates
Positive
Negative
Strong Revenue Growth
Q2 sales of $491 million, representing 10% core (organic) year-over-year growth and above the high end of guidance.
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Company Guidance
Management raised its outlook, guiding Q3 core sales growth of 6–7% with an adjusted EBITDA margin around 28% and projecting Q4 core sales growth in the mid‑single digits; they expect the recently acquired Intellihot to contribute about $18 million of net sales in the final five months of 2026 and have updated full‑year adjusted EBITDA to $503–$513 million and full‑year free cash flow to at least $350 million (excluding any IEEPA/reciprocal tariff refunds). The full‑year assumptions include roughly 3–4 points of price, ~1 point of market growth and the remainder from share gains/sector exposure, with the midpoint implying ~140 basis points of year‑over‑year margin expansion; the outlook also contemplates the transition from expired Section 122 to new Section 301 tariffs. Management highlighted balance‑sheet strength (net debt leverage ~0.3x), Q2 free cash flow of $112 million, and noted that D&A and other P&L effects from Intellihot will be reflected after a preliminary purchase price allocation.Zurn Water Solutions Financial Statement Overview
Summary
Income Statement
83
Very Positive
Balance Sheet
78
Positive
Cash Flow
88
Very Positive
| Breakdown | TTM | Dec 2025 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Income Statement | ||||||
| Total Revenue | 1.74B | 1.70B | 1.57B | 1.53B | 1.28B | 910.90M |
| Gross Profit | 778.00M | 706.10M | 707.00M | 648.10M | 465.50M | 373.20M |
| EBITDA | 353.90M | 373.60M | 328.40M | 273.20M | 165.20M | 164.60M |
| Net Income | 276.10M | 198.00M | 160.20M | 112.70M | 61.70M | 120.90M |
Balance Sheet | ||||||
| Total Assets | 2.78B | 2.68B | 2.65B | 2.67B | 2.86B | 1.08B |
| Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments | 365.00M | 300.50M | 198.00M | 136.70M | 124.80M | 96.60M |
| Total Debt | 550.50M | 580.50M | 551.60M | 543.20M | 579.50M | 554.50M |
| Total Liabilities | 1.12B | 1.08B | 1.06B | 1.06B | 1.25B | 951.30M |
| Stockholders Equity | 1.66B | 1.60B | 1.59B | 1.60B | 1.61B | 126.40M |
Cash Flow | ||||||
| Free Cash Flow | 375.10M | 316.60M | 271.70M | 232.60M | 89.40M | 200.30M |
| Operating Cash Flow | 401.40M | 346.50M | 293.50M | 253.90M | 97.00M | 223.60M |
| Investing Cash Flow | -22.90M | -29.90M | -20.20M | -4.60M | -6.60M | -21.90M |
| Financing Cash Flow | -215.40M | -217.30M | -207.50M | -239.20M | -61.10M | -356.20M |
Zurn Water Solutions Technical Analysis
Negative
48.82
Price Trends
49.32
Negative
49.04
Negative
48.09
Positive
Market Momentum
-0.18
Positive
42.90
Neutral
20.52
Neutral
Evaluating momentum and price trends is crucial in stock analysis to make informed investment decisions. For ZWS, the sentiment is Negative. The current price of 48.82 is below the 20-day moving average (MA) of 50.37, below the 50-day MA of 49.32, and above the 200-day MA of 48.09, indicating a neutral trend. The MACD of -0.18 indicates Positive momentum. The RSI at 42.90 is Neutral, neither overbought nor oversold. The STOCH value of 20.52 is Neutral, not indicating any strong overbought or oversold conditions. Overall, these indicators collectively point to a Negative sentiment for ZWS.
Zurn Water Solutions Risk Analysis
Zurn Water Solutions disclosed 26 risk factors in its most recent earnings report. Zurn Water Solutions reported the most risks in the "Finance & Corporate" category.
Finance & Corporate - Financial and accounting risks. Risks related to the execution of corporate activity and strategy
Latest Risks Added 0 New Risks
Zurn Water Solutions Peers Comparison
UnderperformOutperform
Sector (63)
Name | Overall Rating | Market Cap | P/E Ratio | ROE | Dividend Yield | Revenue Growth | EPS Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
79 Outperform | $7.42B | 25.67 | 20.22% | 0.49% | 23.97% | 28.96% | |
78 Outperform | $8.16B | 29.42 | 17.09% | 0.87% | 10.69% | 60.92% | |
69 Neutral | $405.30M | 26.97 | 8.25% | ― | -14.95% | -31.61% | |
63 Neutral | $10.79B | 15.43 | 7.44% | 2.01% | 2.89% | -14.66% | |
61 Neutral | $4.04B | 18.56 | 54.68% | 0.41% | 13.05% | 15.73% | |
53 Neutral | $4.12B | -123.99 | 5.54% | ― | 37.64% | -145.85% | |
48 Neutral | $1.34B | -5.31 | -196.94% | ― | 326.13% | 20.03% |
* Industrials Sector Average
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6.77%
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Zurn Water Solutions Corporate Events
Business Operations and StrategyFinancial DisclosuresM&A Transactions
Zurn Elkay to Acquire Intellihot, Expanding Heating Portfolio
Positive
Jul 20, 2026
On July 20, 2026, Zurn Elkay Water Solutions announced a definitive agreement to acquire Intellihot Inc., a privately held leader in high-efficiency gas and electric tankless water heaters serving healthcare, education, hospitality and commercial ...
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