ZWS
Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Corporation
ZWS's fundamentals are strong and it looks cheap: trading at 26x earnings, below its usual 40x. Analysts expect earnings growth.
ZWS Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
ZWS's profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are currently strong, and its revenue is stable.
ZWS PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 23x | $45.17 | — |
| Cheap | 25x | $42.43 | -6.1% |
| Current | 26x | $45.17 | — |
| Fair | 40x | $67.68 | +50% |
| Expensive | 48x | $81.44 | +80% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
ZWS's PE is in its cheap range at 26x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 23x next year's earnings.
ZWS Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Improving | |
| Growth | |
| Growth | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for ZWS, with profitability improving.
ZWS Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $1.99 | +17% |
| Q3 2026 | $1.71 | +53% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.62 | +60% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.24 | +25% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.15 | +25% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.12 | +44% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.01 | +31% |
| Q1 2025 | $0.99 | +41% |
| Q4 2024 | $0.92 | +44% |
ZWS's earnings per share have climbed steadily: $1.71 over the past year, up 53% from the year before, and higher year over year for 13 quarters in a row.
ZWS Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $495.1M | +8.7% |
| Q2 2026 | $491M | +10% |
| Q1 2026 | $433M | +11% |
| Q4 2025 | $407.2M | +9.8% |
| Q3 2025 | $455.4M | +11% |
| Q2 2025 | $444.5M | +7.9% |
| Q1 2025 | $388.8M | +4% |
| Q4 2024 | $370.7M | +3.9% |
ZWS's revenue has grown year over year for 12 quarters in a row: $495M last quarter, up 8.7% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 22% | +4.8 points |
| Q2 2026 | 31% | +14 points |
| Q1 2026 | 19% | +2.7 points |
| Q4 2025 | 15% | +1.5 points |
| Q3 2025 | 17% | -0.1 points |
| Q2 2025 | 17% | 0 points |
| Q1 2025 | 16% | +2.1 points |
| Q4 2024 | 13% | +4.1 points |
ZWS's operating margin was 22% last quarter, up 4.8 points from the same quarter a year ago, near the top of its range since 2019.
ZWS Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $112.2M | +11% |
| Q2 2026 | $162.3M | +47% |
| Q1 2026 | $46.1M | +7.5% |
| Q4 2025 | $91.7M | +44% |
| Q3 2025 | $101.3M | +11% |
| Q2 2025 | $110.6M | +30% |
| Q1 2025 | $42.9M | -20% |
| Q4 2024 | $63.6M | +9.3% |
ZWS generated $412M in free cash flow over the past year, up 29% from the year before.
ZWS Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.4% | -673K shares |
| 1 year | -1.3% | -2.2M shares |
| 3 years | -4.6% | -8M shares |
| 5 years | -32% | -80.5M shares |
| Available history | -32% | -79.3M shares |
ZWS has 168M diluted shares, down 1.3% from a year ago, with $160M in buybacks over the past year.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $35.1M |
| Q2 2026 | $49.6M |
| Q1 2026 | $50M |
| Q4 2025 | $25M |
| Q3 2025 | $25M |
| Q2 2025 | $32.5M |
| Q1 2025 | $77.4M |
| Q4 2024 | $20.3M |
ZWS spent $160M buying back its own shares over the past year, up 2.9% from the year before.
ZWS Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 0.4x | Very low |
| Q2 2026 | 0.3x | Very low |
| Q1 2026 | 0.6x | Very low |
| Q4 2025 | 0.5x | Very low |
| Q3 2025 | 0.7x | Very low |
| Q2 2025 | 0.8x | Very low |
| Q1 2025 | 1.0x | Healthy |
| Q4 2024 | 0.9x | Very low |
ZWS's net debt is less than a year of its operating earnings (EBITDA).
ZWS Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 43.8 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 15.1 | Oversold |
ZWS's weekly RSI is 44 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 15 (oversold).
ZWS PE vs Industrials Sector
| Metric | ZWS | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 26x | 24x | 9.9% above |
| PE % | 18 | 58 | 40 pts below |
ZWS is trading at 26x earnings, in line with the Industrials sector's median of 24x.
ZWS Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $46.2 | 2.3% below |
| 20 week MA | $47.6 | 5.1% below |
| 50 week MA | $47.9 | 5.8% below |
| 100 week MA | $43.7 | 3.4% above |
| 200 week MA | $36.5 | 24% above |
ZWS has pulled back, but its long-term trend is still up: it's below its 8-, 20- and 50-week averages, but 24% above its 200-week average.
ZWS Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $15.8 | $18.9 | +20% |
| 2021 | $18.9 | $36.1 | +91% |
| 2022 | $36.1 | $21.4 | -41% |
| 2023 | $21.4 | $29.4 | +37% |
| 2024 | $29.4 | $37.7 | +28% |
| 2025 | $37.7 | $47.8 | +27% |
| 2026 YTD | $47.8 | $45.2 | -5.6% |
ZWS has finished higher in five of the last six years. It's down 5.6% so far in 2026.