ZWS
ACHAT TOTAL: 2 016 titres (~99 993,60 $ US)
- Insiders
- Butler Jacques Donavon
- Total bought
- $99,994
- Total sold
- —
- Last activity
- 2026-08-19
- Last synced
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2026-08-25 17:08:49
Insider holdings as a share of total assets aren't available for this company.
Price (1 year)
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Market snapshot
Signal
Bullish signal Scored 2026-08-22
ZWS combines exceptional financial health (liquidity 90, fundamentals trend 85) with a meaningful catalyst signal: a notable insider buy following strong Q2 results (10% organic sales, 15% EBITDA growth), a Zacks Strong…
The first sentence of the analysis written for ZWS on 2026-08-22 - a real excerpt, not a sample. The rest of it, the 0-100 score and the rating it produced are part of Plus. See plans.
Financial ratios
| Metric | Trend | 2025-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 41.6% | 45.1% | 42.3% | 36.3% | 41.0% | |
| Ebit Margin | 16.8% | 15.3% | 12.1% | 8.6% | 9.6% | |
| Ebitda Margin | 22.0% | 21.0% | 17.9% | 12.9% | 18.1% | |
| Operating Profit Margin | 17.0% | 15.6% | 12.5% | 8.4% | 11.7% | |
| Pretax Profit Margin | 15.1% | 13.2% | 9.6% | 6.5% | 5.8% | |
| Continuous Operations Profit Margin | 11.3% | 10.1% | 6.8% | 4.4% | 5.5% | |
| Net Profit Margin | 11.7% | 10.2% | 7.4% | 4.8% | 13.3% | |
| Bottom Line Profit Margin | 11.3% | 10.2% | 7.4% | 4.8% | 13.3% | |
| Current Ratio | 3.129 | 2.914 | 3.023 | 2.618 | 1.975 | |
| Quick Ratio | 2.071 | 1.814 | 1.766 | 1.351 | 1.208 | |
| Solvency Ratio | 0.266 | 0.234 | 0.188 | 0.093 | 0.209 | |
| Cash Ratio | 1.158 | 0.799 | 0.619 | 0.431 | 0.402 | |
| Price To Earnings Ratio | 40.781 | 40.108 | 45.246 | 51.585 | 36.400 | |
| Price To Earnings Growth Ratio | 1.806 | 0.931 | 0.773 | -0.874 | 0.149 | |
| Forward Price To Earnings Growth Ratio | 1.806 | 0.931 | 0.773 | -0.874 | 0.149 | |
| Price To Earnings Diluted Ratio | 41.509 | 40.543 | 45.953 | 52.875 | 37.526 | |
| Price To Earnings Diluted Growth Ratio | 1.909 | 0.927 | 0.766 | -0.900 | 0.152 | |
| Price To Book Ratio | 4.891 | 4.036 | 3.197 | 1.985 | 34.987 | |
| Price To Sales Ratio | 4.623 | 4.088 | 3.348 | 2.501 | 4.855 | |
| Price To Free Cash Flow Ratio | 24.766 | 23.570 | 22.032 | 35.861 | 22.079 | |
| Price To Operating Cash Flow Ratio | 22.629 | 21.819 | 20.184 | 33.051 | 19.778 | |
| Debt To Assets Ratio | 0.217 | 0.208 | 0.204 | 0.202 | 0.515 | |
| Debt To Equity Ratio | 0.362 | 0.348 | 0.339 | 0.359 | 4.387 | |
| Debt To Capital Ratio | 0.266 | 0.258 | 0.253 | 0.264 | 0.814 | |
| Long Term Debt To Capital Ratio | 0.251 | 0.230 | 0.228 | 0.247 | 0.809 | |
| Financial Leverage Ratio | 1.671 | 1.669 | 1.664 | 1.773 | 8.526 | |
| Working Capital Turnover Ratio | 3.304 | 3.401 | 3.345 | 3.649 | 2.209 | |
| Operating Cash Flow Ratio | 1.336 | 1.184 | 1.149 | 0.335 | 0.930 | |
| Operating Cash Flow Sales Ratio | 0.204 | 0.187 | 0.166 | 0.076 | 0.245 | |
| Free Cash Flow Operating Cash Flow Ratio | 0.914 | 0.926 | 0.916 | 0.922 | 0.896 | |
| Debt Service Coverage Ratio | 10.498 | 8.468 | 5.990 | 4.272 | 4.017 | |
| Interest Coverage Ratio | 10.087 | 7.390 | 4.971 | 3.981 | 3.084 | |
| Short Term Operating Cash Flow Coverage Ratio | 385.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 17.636 | 39.929 | |
| Operating Cash Flow Coverage Ratio | 0.597 | 0.532 | 0.467 | 0.167 | 0.403 | |
| Capital Expenditure Coverage Ratio | 11.589 | 13.463 | 11.920 | 12.763 | 9.597 | |
| Dividend Paid And Capex Coverage Ratio | 3.694 | 3.744 | 3.541 | 2.419 | 3.745 | |
| Dividend Payout Ratio | 0.323 | 0.353 | 0.447 | 0.527 | 0.301 | |
| Enterprise Value Multiple | 21.737 | 20.577 | 20.246 | 22.159 | 29.649 |
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How the latest year compares
For each ratio: its most recent value, the change versus one year earlier, and versus its 5-year average. ▲ higher ▼ lower
| Metric | Current | vs 1Y ago | vs 5Y avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 41.6% | ▼-3.5% | ▲0.4% |
| Ebit Margin | 16.8% | ▲1.5% | ▲4.3% |
| Ebitda Margin | 22.0% | ▲1.1% | ▲3.7% |
| Operating Profit Margin | 17.0% | ▲1.4% | ▲4.0% |
| Pretax Profit Margin | 15.1% | ▲1.9% | ▲5.1% |
| Continuous Operations Profit Margin | 11.3% | ▲1.2% | ▲3.7% |
| Net Profit Margin | 11.7% | ▲1.5% | ▲2.2% |
| Bottom Line Profit Margin | 11.3% | ▲1.1% | ▲1.9% |
| Current Ratio | 3.129 | ▲0.215 | ▲0.397 |
| Quick Ratio | 2.071 | ▲0.257 | ▲0.429 |
| Solvency Ratio | 0.266 | ▲0.032 | ▲0.068 |
| Cash Ratio | 1.158 | ▲0.359 | ▲0.476 |
| Price To Earnings Ratio | 40.781 | ▲0.673 | ▼-2.043 |
| Price To Earnings Growth Ratio | 1.806 | ▲0.875 | ▲1.249 |
| Forward Price To Earnings Growth Ratio | 1.806 | ▲0.875 | ▲1.249 |
| Price To Earnings Diluted Ratio | 41.509 | ▲0.966 | ▼-2.172 |
| Price To Earnings Diluted Growth Ratio | 1.909 | ▲0.983 | ▲1.339 |
| Price To Book Ratio | 4.891 | ▲0.855 | ▼-4.929 |
| Price To Sales Ratio | 4.623 | ▲0.535 | ▲0.740 |
| Price To Free Cash Flow Ratio | 24.766 | ▲1.196 | ▼-0.895 |
| Price To Operating Cash Flow Ratio | 22.629 | ▲0.810 | ▼-0.863 |
| Debt To Assets Ratio | 0.217 | ▲0.008 | ▼-0.052 |
| Debt To Equity Ratio | 0.362 | ▲0.014 | ▼-0.797 |
| Debt To Capital Ratio | 0.266 | ▲0.008 | ▼-0.105 |
| Long Term Debt To Capital Ratio | 0.251 | ▲0.021 | ▼-0.102 |
| Financial Leverage Ratio | 1.671 | ▲0.002 | ▼-1.390 |
| Working Capital Turnover Ratio | 3.304 | ▼-0.097 | ▲0.122 |
| Operating Cash Flow Ratio | 1.336 | ▲0.151 | ▲0.349 |
| Operating Cash Flow Sales Ratio | 0.204 | ▲0.017 | ▲0.029 |
| Free Cash Flow Operating Cash Flow Ratio | 0.914 | ▼-0.012 | ▼-0.001 |
| Debt Service Coverage Ratio | 10.498 | ▲2.030 | ▲3.849 |
| Interest Coverage Ratio | 10.087 | ▲2.698 | ▲4.185 |
| Short Term Operating Cash Flow Coverage Ratio | 385.000 | ▲385.000 | ▲296.487 |
| Operating Cash Flow Coverage Ratio | 0.597 | ▲0.065 | ▲0.164 |
| Capital Expenditure Coverage Ratio | 11.589 | ▼-1.875 | ▼-0.278 |
| Dividend Paid And Capex Coverage Ratio | 3.694 | ▼-0.050 | ▲0.265 |
| Dividend Payout Ratio | 0.323 | ▼-0.031 | ▼-0.068 |
| Enterprise Value Multiple | 21.737 | ▲1.160 | ▼-1.137 |
Key metrics
| Metric | Trend | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Market cap | $7.84B | $6.40B | $5.12B | $3.21B | $4.42B | |
| Enterprise value | $8.12B | $6.76B | $5.53B | $3.66B | $4.88B | |
| EV / Sales | 4.79x | 4.31x | 3.61x | 2.86x | 5.36x | |
| EV / Op. cash flow | 23.44x | 23.02x | 21.79x | 37.74x | 21.83x | |
| EV / Free cash flow | 25.65x | 24.87x | 23.78x | 40.95x | 24.36x | |
| EV / EBITDA | 21.74x | 20.58x | 20.25x | 22.16x | 29.65x | |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 0.75x | 1.08x | 1.49x | 2.75x | 2.78x | |
| Current ratio | 3.13x | 2.91x | 3.02x | 2.62x | 1.98x | |
| Income quality | 1.75x | 1.83x | 2.25x | 1.57x | 1.85x | |
| Graham number | $16 | $14 | $12 | $10 | $5 | |
| Graham net-net | -$3 | -$3 | -$4 | -$5 | -$5 | |
| Tax burden | 77.3% | 77.4% | 76.8% | 73.6% | 230.7% | |
| Interest burden | 90.0% | 86.2% | 79.2% | 75.7% | 60.2% | |
| Working capital | $552.3M | $474.3M | $446.9M | $468.2M | $234.4M | |
| Invested capital | $2.34B | $2.32B | $2.38B | $2.44B | $732.0M | |
| Return on assets | 7.4% | 6.0% | 4.2% | 2.2% | 11.2% | |
| Operating ROA | 10.8% | 9.2% | 6.9% | 5.4% | 4.8% | |
| Return on tangible assets | 18.9% | 16.6% | 12.3% | 5.7% | 18.8% | |
| Return on equity | 12.3% | 10.1% | 7.0% | 3.8% | 95.6% | |
| Return on invested capital | 8.9% | 7.8% | 5.5% | 2.8% | 12.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | 11.9% | 10.2% | 7.8% | 4.2% | 12.8% | |
| Earnings yield | 2.5% | 2.5% | 2.2% | 1.9% | 2.7% | |
| Free cash flow yield | 4.0% | 4.2% | 4.5% | 2.8% | 4.5% | |
| Capex / Op. cash flow | 8.6% | 7.4% | 8.4% | 7.8% | 10.4% | |
| Capex / Depreciation | 33.7% | 24.7% | 24.2% | 13.9% | 30.1% | |
| Capex / Sales | 1.8% | 1.4% | 1.4% | 0.6% | 2.6% | |
| SG&A / Sales | 24.6% | 24.9% | 24.3% | 24.1% | 26.2% | |
| R&D / Sales | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
| Stock comp / Sales | 2.4% | 2.4% | 2.6% | 2.0% | 5.6% | |
| Intangibles / Total assets | 60.8% | 63.7% | 65.6% | 62.4% | 40.2% | |
| Days sales outstanding | 43d | 52d | 54d | 68d | 71d | |
| Days payables outstanding | 24d | 30d | 23d | 52d | 71d | |
| Operating cycle | 144d | 167d | 169d | 232d | 196d | |
| Cash conversion cycle | 120d | 137d | 146d | 179d | 125d |
Change by theme
Grouped by what each metric measures. Each figure is the change over the period shown — ▲ up ▼ down versus then.
Change over 1 year
Valuation
Market cap ▲+22.4%EV / Sales ▲+11.0%EV / EBITDA ▲+5.6%EV / Op. cash flow ▲+0.413Earnings yield +0.000Graham number ▲+1.916
Profitability
Return on equity ▲+0.023Return on assets ▲+0.013Return on invested capital ▲+0.012Return on capital employed ▲+0.017Operating ROA ▲+0.016Income quality ▼-0.082Tax burden ▼-0.001
Efficiency
Days sales outstanding ▼-9.044Days payables outstanding ▼-6.405Operating cycle ▼-23.620Cash conversion cycle ▼-17.215Capex / Sales ▲+0.004R&D / Sales n/a
Balance-sheet strength
Current ratio ▲+0.215Net debt / EBITDA ▼-0.327Working capital ▲+78000001.000Invested capital ▲+15800001.000Intangibles / Total assets ▼-0.028
Change over 5 years
Valuation
Market cap ▲+77.3%EV / Sales ▼-10.6%EV / EBITDA ▼-26.7%EV / Op. cash flow ▲+1.611Earnings yield ▼-0.002Graham number ▲+11.020
Profitability
Return on equity ▼-0.833Return on assets ▼-0.038Return on invested capital ▼-0.030Return on capital employed ▼-0.009Operating ROA ▲+0.061Income quality ▼-0.099Tax burden ▼-1.535
Efficiency
Days sales outstanding ▼-28.368Days payables outstanding ▼-47.300Operating cycle ▼-52.422Cash conversion cycle ▼-5.122Capex / Sales ▼-0.008R&D / Sales n/a
Balance-sheet strength
Current ratio ▲+1.154Net debt / EBITDA ▼-2.032Working capital ▲+317900001.000Invested capital ▲+1607900001.000Intangibles / Total assets ▲+0.206
Employee count
Peer market caps
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Recent news
- 2026-08-24 Great Lakes Advisors LLC Acquires Shares of 11,342 Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor $ZWS Great Lakes Advisors LLC bought a new stake in Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor (NYSE: ZWS) during the undefined quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm bought 11,342 shares of the company''s stock, valued at approximately $573,000. A number of other institutional
- 2026-08-24 162,382 Shares in Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor $ZWS Purchased by Deutsche Bank AG Deutsche Bank AG acquired a new stake in shares of Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor (NYSE: ZWS) in the undefined quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor acquired 162,382 shares of the company''s stock, valued at approximately $8,205,000. Deutsche Bank AG owned approximately 0.10%
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- 2026-08-04 Bank of America Corp DE Reduces Holdings in Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor $ZWS Bank of America Corp DE lessened its holdings in Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor (NYSE: ZWS) by 6.5% during the undefined quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 5,620,799 shares of the company''s stock after selling 391,302 shares during the period. Bank
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