XYL dividend analysis

XYL dividend deep dive

On the income line, XYL prints a 7.40% TTM yield with 74% of earnings going to the dividend. The 5-year distribution CAGR is 9.4%, and the consecutive-growth streak runs 35 years.

Dividend safety on XYL reads 69/100, derived from the VMCI Quality pillar (79/100) adjusted for payout-ratio strain. The score sits in the fair-safety band, which is the right anchor for income-portfolio sizing.

Compound-income view on XYL: at 7.40% TTM yield growing at 9.4% per year, a held-and-reinvested position returns 47.6% / 117.8% / 374.4% cumulatively over 5/10/20 years on income alone.

Comparison set on XYL: KO (5.00%), PG (1.50%), PEP (2.90%). With a peer-mean yield of 3.13%, XYL prints 7.40% — a 4.27-pp premium on the income line.

Calendar inputs on XYL: ex 2026-03-01 → pay 2026-03-15. The quarterly cadence and $3.775/share run rate are the operative numbers for income planning.

XYL bottom-line read: high-yield on yield, fast on growth, fair-safety on safety. The income thesis is durable only if the Quality and Risk pillar trajectories stay in their current bands.