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WATTS WATER TECHNOLOGIES INC (WTS)

As-reported financials and SEC filings for WATTS WATER TECHNOLOGIES INC. The latest annual period is FY2025. The latest reported quarter is Q2 FY2026. Financial statements come straight from the company’s EDGAR filings; valuation figures such as P/E and market cap use market data.

Snapshot

Revenue
$2.44B
Revenue growth (YoY)
8.3%
Net income
$340.8M
Diluted EPS
$10.17
Gross margin
49.5%
Operating margin
18.4%
Net margin
14.0%
FCF margin
14.6%
ROE
16.8%
net income / fiscal-year-end equity
P/E
31.1×
trailing when available, otherwise FY EPS
Market cap
$11.88B
Long-term debt / equity
0.10×
non-current term debt only

Fundamentals are from SEC filings for FY2025, the latest annual period (ended December 31, 2025). P/E and market cap are derived from stored market prices, last retrieved on a rolling basis and typically within the past week.

What changed at Watts Water Technologies

  • Revenue grew 8.3% to $2.4B in FY2025, in line with the 9.5% the year before.
  • Operating margin is 18.4% in FY2025, +5.1 pp against 13.2% in FY2021.
  • Most recent quarter Q2 FY2026: revenue $763M, up 18.6% from Q2 FY2025.
  • Free cash flow was $356M in FY2025, 14.6% of revenue.
  • Net income rose 17.0% to $341M in FY2025.

Computed from the as-reported figures in the statements below. A change we cannot state from filed figures is left out rather than estimated.

Peer comparison

Where Watts Water Technologies’s fundamentals sit among the 684 Industrials companies. Each figure is ranked only against peers that report it, from lowest (left) to highest (right).

Gross margin49.5%
86th percentile of 466
Operating margin18.4%
85th percentile of 605
Net margin14.0%
85th percentile of 645
FCF margin14.6%
85th percentile of 562
Revenue growth (YoY)+8.3%
62nd percentile of 668
ROE16.8%
76th percentile of 600
P/E31.1×
64th percentile of 434
Long-term debt / equity0.10×
16th percentile of 409
Short interest3.83d
59th percentile of 676

Watts Water Technologies’s gross margin of 49.5% ranks in the 86th percentile of the 466 Industrials companies reporting it. Watts Water Technologies’s operating margin of 18.4% ranks in the 85th percentile of the 605 Industrials companies reporting it. Watts Water Technologies’s net margin of 14.0% ranks in the 85th percentile of the 645 Industrials companies reporting it.

No reported insider transactions (codes P/S) in the last 90 days. For context, about 15% of companies in the universe saw any reported insider purchase (code P) in the same window. Browse insider activity →

Percentiles describe where a figure sits among sector peers reporting it (100th = highest). They are position within a peer group, not a rating, and not investment advice. Short interest ranking uses days to cover from FINRA Consolidated Short Interest data; FINRA is the owner and source of that data, included at no additional charge.

Institutional ownership

Held by 2 of the superinvestors we track (plus 7 quant / multi-strat books), based on each investor’s most recent 13F; periods vary by investor (newest: Q2 2026).

Conviction investors
2
+7 quant / multi-strat
Initiated / added
5
0 new, 5 added
Reduced / exited
4
4 trimmed, 0 exited
Combined position
$356.9M
reported long value
InvestorAs ofPosition valueSharesChange
AQR Capital ManagementquantQ2 2026$159.3M416.5KReduced
Renaissance TechnologiesquantQ2 2026$70.4M179.9KAdded
D. E. ShawquantQ2 2026$50.0M127.6KAdded
Millennium ManagementquantQ2 2026$42.3M108.1KAdded
Point72 Asset ManagementquantQ2 2026$24.3M62.2KAdded
Bridgewater AssociatesQ2 2026$4.8M12.2KAdded
Citadel AdvisorsquantQ2 2026$2.9M7.3KReduced
Two Sigma InvestmentsquantQ2 2026$2.3M5.8KReduced
Gotham Asset ManagementQ2 2026$656,4621.7KReduced

From quarterly Form 13F filings, which can be up to 45 days delayed. Long US-listed positions only: excludes short positions, options, cash, bonds, and non-US holdings, so this is not a manager’s complete portfolio. Counts are of the investors we track, not all institutions. Not investment advice.

Recent insider activity

Non-derivative buys and sells (codes P/S) reported by officers, directors and 10% owners on SEC Form 4.

Buys (90d)
0
code P
Bought (90d)
code P value
Sells (90d)
0
Reported activity
Quiet
by $ value, 90d
Trade dateInsiderTypeSharesPriceValue
2026-05-28
Dubose Michael J.DirectorSell398$309.63$123K
2026-05-13
filed 2026-05-14
Melhem EliePresident- APAC, M. East, Afr.Sell2.3K$301.00$679K

Reported non-derivative purchases and sales (codes P/S) — which may be open-market or private; excludes option exercises, grants, and shares withheld for taxes. Dates shown are the trade date; a Form 4 can be filed days to years later. A sale can be routine (e.g. a pre-set 10b5-1 plan), so read individual transactions in context. From SEC Form 4. Not investment advice.

Short interest

Total shares sold short as of each twice-monthly FINRA settlement. Rising short interest means more investors are positioned against the stock; days to cover estimates how many trading days of average volume that position represents.

Shares short
807.6K
settled 2026-08-14
Change vs prior
+9.0%
vs previous settlement
Days to cover
3.83
at avg daily volume
Avg daily volume
210.6K
FINRA reported
SettlementShares shortChangeDays to cover
2026-08-14807.6K+9.0%3.83
2026-07-31740.9K-11.6%3.94
2026-07-15838.5K+1.6%3.06
2026-06-30825.0K-45.1%1.04
2026-06-151.5M+12.2%4.18
2026-05-291.3M+24.4%4.08
2026-05-151.1M+30.8%3.17
2026-04-30822.3K+14.7%2.47

Source: FINRA Consolidated Short Interest. FINRA is the owner and source of the FINRA-supplied data, which is included at no additional charge for your own personal or professional use; republishing or redistributing it is not permitted. Settlement dates are shown; FINRA publishes each settlement about nine business days later, so the latest figure can be two to four weeks old. Not presented as a percentage of float. No FINRA endorsement of this product is implied. Not investment advice.

Income statement (as reported)

 FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Revenue$2.44B$2.25B$2.06B$1.98B$1.81B
Gross profit$1.21B$1.06B$960.9M$874.3M$767.1M
Operating income$448.1M$390.4M$350.9M$315.0M$239.6M
Net income$340.8M$291.2M$262.1M$251.5M$165.7M
Diluted EPS$10.17$8.69$7.82$7.48$4.88

Figures as reported to the SEC. Underlined values link to the filing they came from; dotted values are calculated by us from reported figures; “adj” means restated for a stock split (hover to see the figure as filed). Full details: where the numbers come from.

Balance sheet (as reported)

 FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Cash and equivalents$405.5M$386.9M$350.1M$310.8M$242.0M
Current assets$1.29B$1.08B$1.06B$950.6M$861.5M
Total assets$2.88B$2.40B$2.31B$1.93B$1.86B
Current liabilities$512.4M$417.9M$405.8M$378.7M$408.5M
Long-term debt$197.7M$197.0M$298.3M$147.6M$141.9M
Total liabilities$853.5M$689.1M$796.1M$630.3M$682.4M
Total equity$2.03B$1.71B$1.51B$1.30B$1.17B

Figures as reported to the SEC. Underlined values link to the filing they came from; dotted values are calculated by us from reported figures; “adj” means restated for a stock split (hover to see the figure as filed). Full details: where the numbers come from.

Cash flow (as reported)

 FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Operating cash flow$402.0M$361.1M$310.8M$224.0M$180.8M
Capital expenditure$45.7M$35.3M$29.7M$28.1M$26.7M
Free cash flow$356.3M$325.8M$281.1M$195.9M$154.1M

Figures as reported to the SEC. Underlined values link to the filing they came from; dotted values are calculated by us from reported figures; “adj” means restated for a stock split (hover to see the figure as filed). Full details: where the numbers come from.

Quarterly trend (as reported)

QuarterRevenueRevenue YoYNet incomeDiluted EPS
Q2 FY2026$763.2M18.6%$118.3M$3.53
Q1 FY2026$677.3M21.4%$99.6M$2.97
Q4 FY2025$625.1M15.7%$83.7M$2.50
Q3 FY2025$611.7M12.5%$82.2M$2.45
Q2 FY2025$643.7M7.8%$100.9M$3.01
Q1 FY2025$558.0M-2.3%$74.0M$2.21
Q4 FY2024$540.4M-1.3%$67.6M$2.02
Q3 FY2024$543.6M7.8%$69.1M$2.06

Latest 8 reported quarters, from company XBRL filings on SEC EDGAR.

Company facts

ExchangeNYSE
SectorIndustrials
SIC industryMiscellaneous Fabricated Metal Products
Latest annual periodFY2025 (ended December 31, 2025)
Latest reported quarterQ2 FY2026 (ended June 28, 2026)
Oldest indexed filing2014
SEC CIK795403

Selected SEC filings

10-K2026-02-23
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10-Q2026-08-06
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10-Q2026-05-07
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8-K2026-08-05
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8-K2026-05-20
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8-K2026-05-06
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Data sourced from SEC EDGAR. Figures are as-reported and may be unaudited or restated; verify against the source filing before relying on them. Informational only. Not investment advice.