# Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Corporation (ZWS) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NYSE, United States. Sector: Industrials / Transportation Infrastructure. Price $47.61, market value $7.9 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 29.6×** (5-yr avg 42.4×, 3-yr avg 41.7×). Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Corporation trades at 29.6× trailing earnings, well below its own five-year average of 42.4×: cheap by its own standards. The Industrials median in the September 2026 study was 25.7×. Forward P/E is 23.4×, lower than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to grow.
- **PEG: 0.94**. A PEG of 0.94 means the P/E is low relative to expected earnings growth: the market is not paying much for that growth.
- **Price / sales: 4.4×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 4.4×.
- **Price / book: 4.8×**. The shares trade at 4.8× book value; book value is a meaningful part of the valuation.
- **EV / EBITDA: 17.6×**. Enterprise value is 17.6× operating earnings before depreciation, the multiple that ignores how the company is financed.
- **Earnings yield: 3.4%**. The inverse of the P/E: 3.4% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Gross margin: 49.0%**. Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Corporation keeps 49.0% of revenue after the direct cost of what it sells.
- **Operating margin: 20.9%**. 20.9% of revenue is left after running the business, a healthy level in most sectors.
- **Net margin: 11.7%**. 11.7% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: 12.3%**. 12.3% on shareholders' equity is solid.
- **Return on invested capital: 16.4%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is 16.4%: comfortably above what that capital costs.
- **Return on assets: 10.3%**. Each dollar of assets produces 10.3% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): 8.3%** (3-yr 9.8%/yr, 5-yr 17.8%/yr). Revenue grew 8.3% over the last year, against 17.8% a year compounded over five years: growth is slowing.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): 25.0%** (3-yr 42.2%/yr, 5-yr -0.7%/yr). Earnings per share rose 25.0%, faster than revenue, so margins expanded or the share count shrank.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 0.31**. Debt is 0.31 times equity: a conservative balance sheet.
- **Net debt / EBITDA: 0.4×**. It would take 0.4 years of operating earnings to repay net borrowings, within the comfortable range.
- **Altman Z-score: 6.22**. A Z-score of 6.22 places the company in the safe zone for bankruptcy risk.
- **Piotroski F-score: 7/9**. 7 of 9 fundamental checks pass: strong and improving financials.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 0.92%** ($0.42 per share, trailing). Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Corporation yields 0.92%, a modest yield more typical of a growth-oriented payer.
- **Payout ratio: 32%**. 32% of earnings goes out as dividends, leaving room to keep raising it.
- **Consecutive years of increases: 6**. 6 straight years of increases.
- **Dividend growth (5 yr): 19.8%/yr** (1-yr 15.2%). The dividend has compounded at 19.8% a year over five years, doubling roughly every 4 years at that pace.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): 4.3%** (YTD 2.9%, 3-mo 0.5%). The shares are up 4.3% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -13.4%** (10.6% above the low). Trading 13% below its 52-week high.
- **200-day average: below**. The price sits below its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of a downtrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 41**. An RSI of 41 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 0.95** (volatility 28%). Beta of 0.95 against the S&P 500: the shares move roughly with the market.

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