Ingersoll Rand vs Xylem
Xylem is the larger business, with $9.04bn of revenue in fiscal 2025 against $7.65bn for Ingersoll Rand (1.2 times as much). Ingersoll Rand grew faster (5.7% against 5.5%). Xylem kept more of each dollar of sales as profit: a net margin of 10.6% against 7.6%. Xylem carries less debt relative to equity (21.7% against 47.4%).
| Latest fiscal year | Ingersoll RandIR, 2025 | XylemXYL, 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $7.65bn | $9.04bn |
| Revenue growth | 5.7% | 5.5% |
| Net income | $581m | $957m |
| Operating margin | 15.0% | 13.5% |
| Net margin | 7.6% | 10.6% |
| Return on equity | 5.7% | 8.7% |
| Free cash flow | $1.22bn | $910m |
| Cash | $1.25bn | $1.48bn |
| Total debt | $4.78bn | $2.49bn |
| Debt to equity | 47.4% | 21.7% |
| Dividend per share | — | $1.60 |
| Dividend yield | 0.1% | 1.8% |
| Share buybacks | $1.02bn | $15.0m |
| Employees | 21,000 | 22,000 |
| Market value | $32.66bn | $22.36bn |
| Price vs our value range | Within our value range | Above our value range |
| Moat score | 65 (Moderate) | 63 (Moderate) |
| Insider trades, 12 months | 1 buys, 21 sales | 2 buys, 2 sales |