Watts Water Technologies, Inc. (WTS) is a publicly traded company in the Industrials — Industrial - Machinery industry listed on NYSE. This overview shows the latest price, key valuation ratios, profitability metrics and financial-health indicators used by fundamental investors.
Watts Water Technologies, Inc. is a global enterprise that creates, produces, and distributes a comprehensive range of products and systems designed to regulate and optimize the movement and conservation of liquids and energy within and around both commercial and residential structures. Their operations span across the Americas, Europe, Asia-Pacific, the Middle East, and Africa.
Is Watts Water Technologies, Inc. stock overvalued or undervalued in 2026?
As of October 3, 2026, Watts Water Technologies, Inc. (WTS) trades at 27.1× earnings (P/E), against a median of 26.1× across the 273 industrials companies above $2bn in Kaplio's universe. Kaplio's verdict: fairly priced. At the decade median (27.4×) $366 (+1 %); at its sector median (26.1×) $349 (-4 %).
Kaplio overview: Watts Water Technologies, Inc.
Market cap $12B · 52 weeks $264 – $392 (7 % below the high) · P/E 27.1× · 2027 expected P/E 25.9× · Dividend 0.7 % · 11 years rising · Next earnings November 4, 2026 · expected EPS $3.15 · Price as of Oct 3 · accounts published Aug 5.
- Valuation: P/E 27.1× (fairly priced).
- Business: ROIC 15 % (solid).
- Balance sheet: Net debt/EBITDA −0.4× (solid).
- Earnings: 8 of 8 (on track).
What would it be worth at its usual multiples?
At the decade median (27.4×) $366 (+1 %); at its sector median (26.1×) $349 (-4 %). Implied price from applying the reference multiples to today's earnings (or book value, or FFO) per share. Not a fair value: it is where the stock would trade at its usual multiples.
What matters in industrials: 9 of 10 pass
- Capex / Revenue 1.9 %, fails.
- 5y revenue growth 10.3 %, passes.
- Operating margin 19.3 %, passes.
- ROIC 15.2 %, passes, near the threshold.
- FCF conversion 104.5 %, passes.
- Net debt / EBITDA −0.4×, passes.
- Altman Z-Score 8.9, passes.
- Piotroski F-Score 7 de 9, passes.
- P/E vs own 10y history 27.1×, passes.
- Cycle-adjusted EV/EBITDA 17.6×, passes.
Against its peers (reference peers) — Watts Water Technologies, Inc.: P/E 27.1×; EV/EBITDA 17.6×; ROIC 15.2 %; $12.1B. Crane Company (P/E 36.0×; EV/EBITDA 23.1×; ROIC 10.0 %; $11.8B), Generac Holdings Inc. (P/E 50.0×; EV/EBITDA 19.3×; ROIC 5.3 %; $12.8B), Regal Rexnord Corporation (P/E 33.0×; EV/EBITDA 12.5×; ROIC 4.6 %; $10.4B).
Expensive or cheap against its last ten years?
P/E at each close: today 27.1× · median 27.4× · minimum 19.2× · maximum 61.3× · cheap below 25.7× · expensive above 34.9×. It has been cheaper than today only 47% of the time over its last ten years.
Dividend
solid · Yield 0.72 % ($2.00 per share in 2025) · Years raising it ≥ 11 · 5-year growth +17 % a year · Free cash flow coverage 5.7× · With $1,000 invested today you'd collect $7.20 a year ($0.60 a month).
Profitability
| Return on Equity | 16.81% |
| Return on Invested Capital | 15.23% |
| Return on Assets | 11.83% |
| Gross Margin | 49.46% |
| Operating Margin | 19.35% |
| Net Margin | 13.98% |
Financial Health
| Debt / Equity | 0.10 |
| Current Ratio | 2.51 |
| Piotroski F-Score | 7 |
| Altman Z-Score | 8.90 |
Price Performance
| 1 month | -0.10% |
| 3 months | +4.22% |
| Year-to-date | +31.42% |
| 1 year | +28.22% |
| 3 years | +111.54% |
| 5 years | +105.94% |
Dividend History
Paid in the last 12 months: $2.3000 per share in 4 payments.
| Date | Amount |
|---|---|
| 2026-09-01 | $0.6300 |
| 2026-06-01 | $0.6300 |
| 2026-02-27 | $0.5200 |
| 2025-12-01 | $0.5200 |
| 2025-08-29 | $0.5200 |
| 2025-05-30 | $0.5200 |
| 2025-02-28 | $0.4300 |
| 2024-11-29 | $0.4300 |
| 2024-08-30 | $0.4300 |
| 2024-05-31 | $0.4300 |
Amounts adjusted for stock splits.
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