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•Revenue of $2.1 billion, up 1% on a reported and organic basis

•Earnings per share of $0.89, up 41%; $1.11 on an adjusted basis, up 12%

•Updated full-year revenue guidance of $8.5 billion, up approximately 15% YoY, with organic revenue growth of ~5%

•Narrowing full-year adjusted EPS guidance to $4.22 to $4.24, from $4.18 to $4.28

WASHINGTON, D.C., (October 31, 2024) – Xylem Inc. (NYSE: XYL), a leading global water technology company that empowers customers and communities to build a more water-secure world, today reported third-quarter results. The Company’s total revenue was $2.1 billion, up one percent on a reported and organic basis, and third-quarter earnings per share were up 41 percent on a reported basis and 12 percent on an adjusted basis. Orders grew 8 percent on a reported and organic basis.

“The team delivered strong results in the quarter, with earnings at the high end of guidance, and margin expansion beating our expectations,” said Matthew Pine, Xylem’s President and CEO. “Demand remained resilient, reflected in robust orders growth in all segments, and a healthy book-to-bill. Moderated organic revenue growth in the quarter was driven largely by project timing.”

“Outperformance on margin and earnings was further reinforced by momentum in our integration of Evoqua and by initial impacts from our broader simplification efforts,” Pine continued. “Evoqua integration is ahead of schedule and synergy capture continues to accelerate, giving us confidence in closing the year above target. As a result, we are narrowing our full-year earnings guidance, with continuing focus on sustainable, high-quality earnings and profitable growth.”

Net income was $217 million, or $0.89 per share. Net income margin increased 300 basis points to 10.3 percent. These results are driven by strong operational performance. Adjusted net income was $269 million, or $1.11 per share, which excludes the impacts of amortization of acquired intangible assets, restructuring and realignment costs, gain/loss from sale of businesses, special charges, and tax-related special items.

Third-quarter adjusted earnings before interest, tax, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA) margin was 21.2 percent, ­reflecting a year-over-year increase of 140 basis points. Productivity savings and price drove the margin expansion, exceeding the impact of inflation, strategic investments and mix.

Xylem expects full-year 2024 revenue of $8.5 billion, up approximately 15 percent on a reported basis and up approximately 5 percent on an organic basis.

Full-year 2024 adjusted EBITDA margin is expected to be approximately 20.5 percent. This results in adjusted earnings per share of $4.22 to $4.24 from the previous range of $4.18 to $4.28. Full-year free cash flow conversion to net income is expected to be at least 120 percent.

Further 2024 planning assumptions are included in Xylem’s third-quarter earnings materials posted at www.xylem.com/investors. Excluding revenue, Xylem provides guidance only on a non-GAAP basis due to the inherent difficulty in forecasting certain amounts that would be included in GAAP earnings, such as discrete tax items, without unreasonable effort.

Supplemental information on Xylem’s third-quarter earnings and reconciliations for certain non-GAAP items is posted at www.xylem.com/investors.

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Xylem (XYL) is a Fortune 500 global water solutions company that empowers customers and communities to build a more water-secure world. Our 23,000 diverse employees delivered combined pro forma revenue of $8.1 billion in 2023, optimizing water and resource management with innovation and expertise. Join us at www.xylem.com and Let’s Solve Water.

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Although we believe that the expectations reflected in any of our forward-looking statements are reasonable, actual results could differ materially from those projected or assumed in any of our forward-looking statements. Our future financial condition and results of operations, as well as any forward-looking statements, are subject to change and to inherent risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond our control.

Important factors that could cause our actual results, performance and achievements, or industry results to differ materially from estimates or projections contained in or implied by our forward-looking statements include, among others, the following: the impact of overall industry and general economic conditions, including industrial, governmental, and public and private sector spending, interest rates, inflation and related monetary policy by governments in response to inflation, and the strength of the residential and commercial real estate markets, on economic activity and our operations; geopolitical events, including the ongoing and possible escalation of the conflicts involving Russia and Ukraine, and the Middle East, as well as regulatory, economic and other risks associated with our global sales and operations, including those related to domestic content requirements applicable to projects receiving governmental funding; manufacturing and operating cost increases due to macroeconomic conditions, including inflation, energy supply, supply chain shortages, logistics challenges, tight labor markets, prevailing price changes, tariffs and other factors; demand for our products, disruption, competition or pricing pressures in the markets we serve; cybersecurity incidents or other disruptions of information technology systems on which we rely, or involving our connected products and services; lack of availability or delays in receiving parts and raw materials from our supply chain, including electronic components (in particular, semiconductors); disruptions in operations at our facilities or that of third parties upon which we rely; uncertainty related to the realization of the benefits and synergies from our acquisition of Evoqua Water Technologies Corp.; safe and compliant treatment and handling of water, wastewater and hazardous materials; failure to successfully execute large projects, including with respect to meeting performance guarantees and customers’ budgets, timelines and safety requirements; our ability to retain and attract leadership and other diverse and key talent, as well as competition for overall talent and labor; defects, security, warranty and liability claims, and recalls related to our products; uncertainty around restructuring and realignment actions and related costs and savings; our ability to execute strategic investments for growth, including related to acquisitions and divestitures; availability, regulation or interference with radio spectrum used by certain of our products; volatility in served markets or impacts on our business and operations due to weather conditions, including the effects of climate change; risks related to our sustainability commitments and related disclosures; fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates; difficulty predicting our financial results; risk of future impairments to goodwill and other intangible assets; changes in our effective tax rates or tax expenses; financial market risks related to our pension and other defined benefit plans; failure to comply with, or changes in, laws or regulations, including those pertaining to our business conduct, operations, products and services, including anti-corruption, data privacy and security, trade, competition, the environment, climate change and health and safety; legal, governmental or regulatory claims, investigations or proceedings and associated contingent liabilities; matters related to intellectual property infringement or expiration of rights; and other factors set forth under “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023 ("2023 Annual Report") and in subsequent filings we make with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”).

Forward-looking and other statements in this press release regarding our environmental and other sustainability plans and goals are not an indication that these statements are necessarily material to investors, to our business, operating results, financial condition, outlook, or strategy, to our impacts on sustainability matters or other parties, or are required to be disclosed in our filings with the SEC. In addition, historical, current, and forward-looking social, environmental and sustainability-related statements may be based on standards for measuring progress that are still developing, internal controls and processes that continue to evolve, and assumptions that are subject to change in the future. All forward-looking statements made herein are based on information currently available to us as of the date of this press release. We undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENTS (Unaudited) (in millions, except per share data)

			Three Months												Nine Months
For the periods ended March 31,			2024						2023						2024						2023
Revenue from products			$	1,744					$	1,720					$	5,236					$	4,535
Revenue from services			360						356						1,070						711
Revenue			2,104						2,076						6,306						5,246
Cost of revenue from products			1,047						1,043						3,147						2,730
Cost of revenue from services			273						269						804						555
Cost of revenue			1,320						1,312						3,951						3,285
Gross profit			784						764						2,355						1,961
Selling, general and administrative expenses			445						491						1,404						1,291
Research and development expenses			55						61						172						172
Restructuring and asset impairment charges			4						21						37						57
Operating income			280						191						742						441
Interest expense			10						14						35						35
Other non-operating income, net			1						8						11						19
(Loss) on sale of business			(2)						—						(6)						—
Income before taxes			269						185						712						425
Income tax expense			52						33						148						82
Net income			$	217					$	152					$	564					$	343
Earnings per share:
Basic			$	0.89					$	0.63					$	2.33					$	1.64
Diluted			$	0.89					$	0.63					$	2.32					$	1.63
Weighted average number of shares:
Basic			242.9						240.9						242.5						208.9
Diluted			243.8						242.2						243.4						210.1

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Unaudited)

(in millions, except per share amounts)

			September 30, 2024						December 31, 2023
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents			$	989					$	1,019
Receivables, less allowances for discounts, returns and credit losses of $60 and $56 in 2024 and 2023, respectively			1,707						1,617
Inventories			1,091						1,018
Prepaid and other current assets			226						230
Total current assets			4,013						3,884
Property, plant and equipment, net			1,158						1,169
Goodwill			7,593						7,587
Other intangible assets, net			2,326						2,529
Other non-current assets			956						943
Total assets			$	16,046					$	16,112
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable			$	930					$	968
Accrued and other current liabilities			1,105						1,221
Short-term borrowings and current maturities of long-term debt			17						16
Total current liabilities			2,052						2,205
Long-term debt			1,977						2,268
Accrued post-retirement benefits			332						344
Deferred income tax liabilities			535						557
Other non-current accrued liabilities			550						562
Total liabilities			5,446						5,936
Stockholders’ equity:
Common Stock – par value $0.01 per share:
Authorized 750.0 shares, issued 259.2 shares and 257.6 shares in 2024 and 2023, respectively			3						3
Capital in excess of par value			8,673						8,564
Retained earnings			2,902						2,601
Treasury stock – at cost 16.2 shares and 16.0 shares in 2024 and 2023, respectively			(753)						(733)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss			(232)						(269)
Total stockholders’ equity			10,593						10,166
Non-controlling interests			7						10
Total equity			10,600						10,176
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity			$	16,046					$	16,112

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (Unaudited)

(in millions)

For the periods ended September 30,			2024						2023
Operating Activities
Net income			$	564					$	343
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation			191						132
Amortization			229						167
Share-based compensation			43						45
Restructuring and asset impairment charges			37						57
Loss from sale of business			6						—
Other, net			(4)						(20)
Payments for restructuring			(24)						(12)
Changes in assets and liabilities (net of acquisitions):
Changes in receivables			(101)						(142)
Changes in inventories			(88)						(41)
Changes in accounts payable			(31)						15
Changes in accrued and deferred taxes			(11)						(77)
Other, net			(123)						(85)
Net Cash – Operating activities			688						382
Investing Activities
Capital expenditures			(221)						(177)
Acquisition of businesses, net of cash acquired			(5)						(476)
Proceeds from sale of business			11						103
Proceeds from the sale of property, plant and equipment			3						2
Cash received from investments			5						1
Cash paid for investments			(8)						(1)
Cash paid for equity investments			(4)						(58)
Cash received from interest rate swaps			—						38
Cash received from cross-currency swaps			25						25
Other, net			1						4
Net Cash – Investing activities			(193)						(539)
Financing Activities
Short-term debt issued, net			—						1
Short-term debt repaid			(268)						—
Long-term debt issued, net			—						275
Long-term debt repaid			(13)						(155)
Repurchase of common stock			(19)						(10)
Proceeds from exercise of employee stock options			66						45
Dividends paid			(263)						(219)
Other, net			(23)						(8)
Net Cash – Financing activities			(520)						(71)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash			(5)						(11)
Net change in cash and cash equivalents			(30)						(239)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year			1,019						944
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period			$	989					$	705
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:
Cash paid during the period for:
Interest			$	49					$	43
Income taxes (net of refunds received)			$	160					$	159

Xylem Inc. Non-GAAP Measures

Management reviews key performance indicators including revenue, gross margins, segment operating income and margins, orders growth, working capital and backlog, among others. In addition, we consider certain non-GAAP (or "adjusted") measures to be useful to management and investors evaluating our operating performance for the periods presented, and to provide a tool for evaluating our ongoing operations, liquidity and management of assets. This information can assist investors in assessing our financial performance and measures our ability to generate capital for deployment among competing strategic alternatives and initiatives, including but not limited to, dividends, acquisitions, share repurchases and debt repayment. Excluding revenue, Xylem provides guidance only on a non-GAAP basis due to the inherent difficulty in forecasting certain amounts that would be included in GAAP earnings, such as discrete tax items, without unreasonable effort. These adjusted metrics are consistent with how management views our business and are used to make financial, operating and planning decisions. These metrics, however, are not measures of financial performance under GAAP and should not be considered a substitute for revenue, operating income, net income, earnings per share (basic and diluted) or net cash from operating activities as determined in accordance with GAAP. We consider the following items to represent the non-GAAP measures that we consider to be key performance indicators, as well as the related reconciling items to the most directly comparable measure calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP. The non-GAAP measures may not be comparable to similarly titled measures reported by other companies.

“Organic revenue” and “Organic orders” defined as revenue and orders, respectively, excluding the impact of fluctuations in foreign currency translation and contributions from acquisitions and divestitures. Divestitures include sales or discontinuance of insignificant portions of our business that did not meet the criteria for classification as a discontinued operation. The period-over-period change resulting from foreign currency translation impacts is determined by translating current period and prior period activity using the same currency conversion rate.

“Constant currency” defined as financial results adjusted for foreign currency translation impacts by translating current period and prior period activity using the same currency conversion rate. This approach is used for countries whose functional currency is not the U.S. dollar.

“EBITDA” defined as earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization expense. “Adjusted EBITDA” and "Adjusted Segment EBITDA" reflect the adjustments to EBITDA and segment EBITDA, respectively, to exclude share-based compensation charges, restructuring and realignment costs, gain or loss from sale of businesses and special charges.

“Adjusted EBITDA Margin” and “Adjusted Segment EBITDA Margin” defined as adjusted EBITDA and adjusted segment EBITDA divided by total revenue and segment revenue, respectively.

“Adjusted Operating Income”, “Adjusted Segment Operating Income”, “Adjusted Net Income” and “Adjusted EPS” defined as operating income, segment operating income, net income and earnings per share, adjusted to exclude restructuring and realignment costs, amortization of acquired intangible assets, gain or loss from sale of businesses, special charges and tax-related special items, as applicable.

“Adjusted Operating Margin” and “Adjusted Segment Operating Margin” defined as adjusted operating income and adjusted segment operating income divided by total revenue and segment revenue, respectively.

“Free Cash Flow” defined as net cash from operating activities, as reported in the Statement of Cash Flows, less capital expenditures, and “Free Cash Flow Conversion” defined as Free Cash Flows divided by net income, excluding the gain on sale of businesses and other non-recurring, significant non-cash impacts, such as non-cash impairment charges and significant deferred tax items. Our definitions of "free cash flow" and "free cash flow conversion" do not consider certain non-discretionary cash payments, such as debt.

"Adjusted Free Cash Flow" defined as free cash flow adjusted for significant cash items for which the corresponding income statement impact does not occur within the same fiscal year.

“Realignment costs” defined as costs not included in restructuring costs that are incurred as part of actions taken to reposition our business, including items such as professional fees, severance, relocation, travel, facility set-up and other costs.

“Special charges” defined as non-recurring costs incurred by the Company, such as those related to acquisitions and integrations, divestitures and non-cash impairment charges.

“Tax-related special items” defined as tax items, such as tax return versus tax provision adjustments, tax exam impacts, tax law change impacts, excess tax benefits/losses and other discrete tax adjustments.

Reported vs. Organic & Constant Currency Orders

($ Millions)

			(As Reported - GAAP)																														(As Adjusted - Organic)																								Constant  Currency
									(A)						(B)																		(C)						(D)						(E)=B+C+D						(F) = E/A						(G) = (E - C) / A
			Orders						Orders						Change 2024 v. 2023						% Change 2024 v. 2023						Book-to-Bill						Acquisitions/ Divestitures						FX Impact						Change Adj. 2024 v. 2023						% Change Adj. 2024 v. 2023
			2024						2023
Nine Months Ended September 30
Xylem Inc.			6,534						5,457						1,077						20		%				104		%				(886)						6						197						4		%				20		%
Water Infrastructure			2,036						1,680						356						21		%				111		%				(243)						(1)						112						7		%				21		%
Applied Water			1,382						1,350						32						2		%				103		%				—						3						35						3		%				3		%
Measurement & Control Solutions			1,199						1,228						(29)						(2)		%				86		%				—						(1)						(30)						(2)		%				(2)		%
Water Solutions & Services			1,917						1,199						718						60		%				110		%				(643)						5						80						7		%				60		%
Quarter Ended September 30
Xylem Inc.			2,201						2,031						170						8		%				105		%				—						(4)						166						8		%				8		%
Water Infrastructure			700						656						44						7		%				112		%				—						(4)						40						6		%				6		%
Applied Water			437						422						15						4		%				98		%				—						—						15						4		%				4		%
Measurement and Control Solutions			386						343						43						13		%				84		%				—						(2)						41						12		%				12		%
Water Solutions and Services			678						610						68						11		%				118		%				—						2						70						11		%				11		%
Quarter Ended June 30
Xylem Inc.			2,087						1,856						231						12		%				96		%				(265)						11						(23)						(1)		%				13		%
Water Infrastructure			690						563						127						23		%				109		%				(89)						5						43						8		%				23		%
Applied Water			465						445						20						4		%				102		%				—						3						23						5		%				5		%
Measurement and Control Solutions			384						470						(86)						(18)		%				80		%				—						1						(85)						(18)		%				(18)		%
Water Solutions and Services			548						378						170						45		%				91		%				(176)						2						(4)						(1)		%				46		%
Quarter Ended March 31
Xylem Inc.			2,246						1,570						676						43		%				110		%				(621)						(1)						54						3		%				43		%
Water Infrastructure			646						461						185						40		%				113		%				(154)						(2)						29						6		%				40		%
Applied Water			480						483						(3)						(1)		%				110		%				—						—						(3)						(1)		%				(1)		%
Measurement and Control Solutions			429						415						14						3		%				93		%				—						—						14						3		%				3		%
Water Solutions and Services			691						211						480						227		%				123		%				(467)						1						14						7		%				228		%

Reported vs. Organic & Constant Currency Revenue

($ Millions)

			(As Reported - GAAP)																								(As Adjusted - Organic)																								Constant  Currency
									(A)						(B)												(C)						(D)						(E) = B+C+D						(F) = E/A						(G) = (E - C) / A
			Revenue						Revenue						Change 2024 v. 2023						% Change 2024 v. 2023						Acquisitions / Divestitures						FX Impact						Change Adj. 2024 v. 2023						% Change Adj. 2024 v. 2023
			2024						2023
Nine Months Ended September 30
Xylem Inc.			6,306						5,246						1,060						20		%				(782)						5						283						5		%				20		%
Water Infrastructure			1,828						1,541						287						19		%				(221)						—						66						4		%				19		%
Applied Water			1,339						1,396						(57)						(4)		%				—						1						(56)						(4)		%				(4)		%
Measurement and Control Solutions			1,402						1,175						227						19		%				—						—						227						19		%				19		%
Water Solutions and Services			1,737						1,134						603						53		%				(561)						4						46						4		%				54		%
Quarter Ended September 30
Xylem Inc.			2,104						2,076						28						1		%				—						(6)						22						1		%				1		%
Water Infrastructure			623						612						11						2		%				—						(5)						6						1		%				1		%
Applied Water			447						465						(18)						(4)		%				—						(2)						(20)						(4)		%				(4)		%
Measurement and Control Solutions			458						413						45						11		%				—						(1)						44						11		%				11		%
Water Solutions and Services			576						586						(10)						(2)		%				—						2						(8)						(1)		%				(1)		%
Quarter Ended June 30
Xylem Inc.			2,169						1,722						447						26		%				(302)						13						158						9		%				27		%
Water Infrastructure			631						519						112						22		%				(84)						6						34						7		%				23		%
Applied Water			456						478						(22)						(5)		%				—						4						(18)						(4)		%				(4)		%
Measurement and Control Solutions			482						384						98						26		%				—						2						100						26		%				26		%
Water Solutions and Services			600						341						259						76		%				(218)						1						42						12		%				76		%
Quarter Ended March 31
Xylem Inc.			2,033						1,448						585						40		%				(480)						(2)						103						7		%				40		%
Water Infrastructure			574						410						164						40		%				(137)						(1)						26						6		%				40		%
Applied Water			436						453						(17)						(4)		%				—						(1)						(18)						(4)		%				(4)		%
Measurement and Control Solutions			462						378						84						22		%				—						(1)						83						22		%				22		%
Water Solutions and Services			561						207						354						171		%				(343)						1						12						6		%				171		%

Adjusted Diluted EPS

($ Millions, except per share amounts)

EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA by Quarter

($ Millions)

2024
			Q1						Q2						Q3						Q4						Total
Net Income			153						194						217												564
Net Income Margin			7.5		%				8.9		%				10.3		%										8.9		%
Depreciation			61						62						68												191
Amortization			73						83						73												229
Interest Expense (Income), net			7						6						5												18
Income Tax Expense			43						53						52												148
EBITDA			337						398						415												1,150
Share-based Compensation			18						13						12												43
Restructuring & Realignment			15						29						11												55
Special Charges			16						13						7												36
Loss/(Gain) from sale of business			5						(1)						2												6
Adjusted EBITDA			391						452						447												1,290
Revenue			2,033						2,169						2,104												6,306
Adjusted EBITDA Margin			19.2		%				20.8		%				21.2		%										20.5		%
2023
			Q1						Q2						Q3						Q4						Total
Net Income			99						92						152						266						609
Net Income Margin			6.8		%				5.3		%				7.3		%				12.6		%				8.3		%
Depreciation			28						41						63						61						193
Amortization			32						51						84						76						243
Interest Expense (Income), net			2						5						6						8						21
Income Tax Expense			27						22						33						(56)						26
EBITDA			188						211						338						355						1,092
Share-based Compensation			12						15						18						15						60
Restructuring & Realignment			11						36						33						23						103
Special Charges			25						67						22						22						136
Loss/(Gain) from sale of business			—						—						—						1						1
Adjusted EBITDA			236						329						411						416						1,392
Revenue			1,448						1,722						2,076						2,118						7,364
Adjusted EBITDA Margin			16.3		%				19.1		%				19.8		%				19.6		%				18.9		%