WTS
Watts Water Technologies, Inc.
WTS's fundamentals are strong: revenue grew 19% and its operating margin rose 3 points to 21%. At 27x earnings, it's trading right at its usual valuation.
WTS Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| Healthy | |
| Strong |
WTS's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently healthy.
WTS PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 23x | $301 | -16% |
| Fair | 26x | $350 | -2.1% |
| Current | 27x | $357 | — |
| Expensive | 34x | $453 | +27% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
WTS's PE is in its fair range at 27x.
WTS Forward outlook
There aren't enough analyst estimates for WTS to show an outlook.
WTS Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $13.34 | +38% |
| Q2 2026 | $11.45 | +23% |
| Q1 2026 | $10.93 | +25% |
| Q4 2025 | $10.17 | +17% |
| Q3 2025 | $9.69 | +16% |
| Q2 2025 | $9.30 | +13% |
| Q1 2025 | $8.73 | +8.3% |
| Q4 2024 | $8.69 | +11% |
WTS's earnings per share have climbed steadily: $13.34 over the past year, up 38% from the year before, and higher year over year for 22 quarters in a row.
WTS Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $728M | +19% |
| Q2 2026 | $763.2M | +19% |
| Q1 2026 | $677.3M | +21% |
| Q4 2025 | $625.1M | +16% |
| Q3 2025 | $611.7M | +13% |
| Q2 2025 | $643.7M | +7.8% |
| Q1 2025 | $558M | -2.3% |
| Q4 2024 | $540.4M | -1.3% |
WTS's revenue has grown year over year for six quarters in a row: $728M last quarter, up 19% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 26% | +8 points |
| Q2 2026 | 20% | -0.8 points |
| Q1 2026 | 20% | +3.9 points |
| Q4 2025 | 18% | +1.7 points |
| Q3 2025 | 18% | +1.1 points |
| Q2 2025 | 21% | +2.3 points |
| Q1 2025 | 16% | -1.2 points |
| Q4 2024 | 16% | +2.1 points |
WTS's operating margin was 26% last quarter, up 8 points from the same quarter a year ago, near the top of its range since 2019.
WTS Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $131.9M | +19% |
| Q2 2026 | $91.6M | +54% |
| Q1 2026 | $6.6M | -86% |
| Q4 2025 | $140.3M | +10% |
| Q3 2025 | $110.9M | +32% |
| Q2 2025 | $59.5M | -24% |
| Q1 2025 | $45.6M | +28% |
| Q4 2024 | $127.5M | +29% |
WTS generated $370M in free cash flow over the past year, up 7.8% from the year before.
WTS Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | 0% | -- |
| 1 year | 0% | -- |
| 3 years | 0% | -- |
| 5 years | -1.2% | -400K shares |
| Available history | -2% | -700K shares |
WTS has 34M diluted shares, about the same as a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $3.9M |
| Q2 2026 | $4.1M |
| Q1 2026 | $3.8M |
| Q4 2025 | $4.2M |
| Q3 2025 | $3.9M |
| Q2 2025 | $4M |
| Q1 2025 | $3.9M |
| Q4 2024 | $4M |
WTS spent $16M buying back its own shares over the past year, up 1.3% from the year before.
WTS Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -0.5x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -0.4x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -0.3x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -0.4x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -0.5x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -0.4x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -0.3x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | -0.4x | Net Cash |
WTS has more cash than debt.
WTS Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 55.5 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 28.3 | Neutral |
WTS's weekly RSI is 55 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 28 (neutral).
WTS PE vs Industrials Sector
| Metric | WTS | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 27x | 24x | 11% above |
| PE % | 52 | 58 | 6 pts below |
WTS is trading at 27x earnings, a 11% premium to the Industrials sector's median of 24x.
WTS Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $355.0 | 0.6% above |
| 20 week MA | $359.3 | 0.6% below |
| 50 week MA | $325.8 | 9.6% above |
| 100 week MA | $282.9 | 26% above |
| 200 week MA | $236.1 | 51% above |
WTS's trend is mixed: it's above four of its five weekly moving averages, and 51% above its 200-week average.
WTS Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $99.8 | $120.9 | +21% |
| 2021 | $120.9 | $188.7 | +56% |
| 2022 | $188.7 | $146.9 | -22% |
| 2023 | $146.9 | $208.3 | +42% |
| 2024 | $208.3 | $203.7 | -2.2% |
| 2025 | $203.7 | $284.3 | +40% |
| 2026 YTD | $284.3 | $357.2 | +26% |
WTS has finished higher in four of the last six years. It's up 26% so far in 2026.