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Zurn Elkay Water Solutions (ZWS) stock

Water products , market cap $7.2B

$45.48
+0.66%

As of Tuesday's close · Live for Pro members at the open

Quality Score
4
Below Average
In its industry
#11of 16
Checks firing
2of 14
Transition
From 52-week high
-17.3%
under its best in a year

ZWS's Quality Score was unchanged on Tue, Nov 10, at 4.

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Why ZWS fell on Oct 28

Down 12% on Oct 28, and still 8% under its Oct 27 close.

  • It reported quarterly revenue of $495.1M and diluted EPS of $0.45 after the close on Oct 27.

Sources: Price history, Oct 28, 2026; SEC filing, Oct 27, 2026

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Key facts on ZWS

Key facts on ZWS
Holding it backBelow a falling 200-day average down over one year
Its scoreDown:Lowest Quality Score since Apr 2025 Scores before Sep 10, 2026 were rebuilt.
Latest filing10-Q, Oct 27 Filed its quarterly report (10-Q) for the quarter to Sep 30, 2026
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ZWS in the news

Wed Oct 28Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Reports Third Quarter 2026 Financial Results SEC filing 4:07 PM ET · Business Wire and 3 more ZWS closed −11.5% that day.

What's next

Fri Nov 20: Ex-dividend, $0.13 a shareAt the open. Pays Dec 7.

ZWS catalysts

Coming up

After its last 4 reports it closed +3.1% on average, higher 3 of 4 times.

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Why ZWS scores 4

Below Averagefor quality, not price, 2 of 14 chart checks firingWhat the Quality Score means

  • +2Chart checks 2 of 14 firing right now, one point each
  • −2Long-term trend below a falling 200-⁠day average, down over one year
  • Profit addsRead on the last four quarters against the four before, or the last full year where no quarters are filed.
  • Growth addsSales and margins against a year earlier: up to +3 for fast growth and widening margins, down to -2 when both shrink.

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How ZWS ranks in Industrial Machinery

ZWS is #11 of 16 by Quality Score.

How ZWS ranks in Industrial Machinery
RankStockQuality Score
11Zurn Elkay Water Solutions (ZWS) logoZWSZurn Elkay Water Solutions4

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When does ZWS report earnings, and what happens after?

Expected to report Tue Feb 2, after the close (in 84 days).

What an earnings report is: every 3 months, a company tells everyone how much it sold and earned. We read the figures, the outlook, and how the stock moved after.

What ZWS reported on Oct 27, 2026

The quarter

Sales of $495.1M, 9% more than a year ago; a profit of $0.45 a share, from $0.35.

“Income from operations as a percentage of net sales increased by 490 basis points year over year as a result of product mix, Zurn Elkay Business System led productivity initiatives and supply chain repositioning.”

The quarter that ended Sep 30, from the company's press release

The press releaseThe filing on EDGAR

Where the sales came from

Where the quarter's sales came from
LineQ3
2026
Q3
2025
By region
United Statesup 10%$457M92%$415M91%

Each quarter's sales and their share of its total. Figures as filed (SEC filing, Oct 27)

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The outlook

The outlook the company gave, by period
MeasureFigure
Q4 2026
Net sales$430M to $437M

Figures as filed (SEC filing, Oct 27)

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The numbers

Market value
$7.2B
today
Sales
$1.8B
up 10.1% on the year

Sales grew 18% a year over 5 years, fiscal 2020 to 2025.

Pays $0.52 a share a year.

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Close after the report, last 3

+9.5%+4.5%-11.5%
Apr 21Jul 28Oct 27
ReportedGapReaction5
days
Oct 27, 2026After close-6.1%-11.5%-10.2%
Jul 28, 2026After close+10.4%+4.5%+7.8%
Apr 21, 2026After close+4.4%+9.5%+8.7%

ZWS closed higher after 3 of its last 4 reports.

All 4 reports, and ZWS's Quality Score going into each

ZWS sales and profit by year

Sales and profit by year

Sales grew every year from 2020 to 2025, to $1.7B. It made a profit in each of the six years.

ZWS has 2 of 14 chart checks firing

Volume1 of 3 shown
Tight range1 of 3 shown
Buying1 of 3 shown
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ZWS RSI today: 47.2, below its 50-day and 200-day averages

Not scored

RSI 47.2, MACD below signal, below both averages. Not scored.

The deep dive on ZWS

9 more findings on ZWS, each with its source, for Pro members.

ZWS insider trades

One insider bought $100K across 1 filing, and one insider sold $1.3M across 1 filing, in the last 6 months. The newest:

BuyJacques Donavon Butler$100KDirectorat $49.60 on Aug 19, filed Aug 21

ZWS trades by Congress and the executive branch

2 trades disclosed in the last six months. The newest:

BuyDonald Trump$1K to $15KPresident (R)traded Jun 15, disclosed Aug 22(68 days later)
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ZWS's officers and directors

Officers and directors with a Form 4 in the last 12 months.

9 more officers and directors file at ZWS.

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Which ETFs hold ZWS?

In ETFs: ZWS is under 0.1% of VTI, the most of the 24 funds Breakaway covers, by their holdings as filed for Jun 30, 2026.

About Zurn Elkay Water Solutions

Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Corp is a growth-oriented, pure-play water management business that designs, procures, manufactures, and markets the broadest sustainable product portfolio of specification-driven water management solutions to improve health, hydration, human safety and the environment. Its product portfolio includes professional grade water safety and control products, flow systems products, hygienic and environmental products, and filtered drinking water products for public and private spaces that deliver superior value to building owners, positively impact the environment and human hygiene and reduce product installation time.

2,600 employeesMilwaukee, WIzurnelkay.com

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As of Nov 10, 2026: ZWS's Quality Score is 4 (Below Average), #11 of 16 in Industrial Machinery. Insiders bought $100K and sold $1.3M in the last 6 months (Form 4).

What does ZWS's Quality Score say?

ZWS scores 4 today, which Breakaway calls Below Average. It is #11 of 16 in General Industrial Machinery & Equipment by Quality Score, with 2 of 14 chart checks firing. Down 12% on Oct 28, and still 8% under its Oct 27 close. Breakaway does not say whether to buy any stock: the score does not know your situation, and it is not a recommendation to buy or sell anything. Please do your own research.

What is ZWS's Quality Score?

ZWS scores 4 today, which Breakaway calls Below Average (0 to 5). That is #11 of 16 in General Industrial Machinery & Equipment by Quality Score. The score adds up the chart checks, the trend, the company's filed sales, its profits, the news, insider trades, and Congress trades. The section above lists the lines behind ZWS's 4.

Are insiders buying ZWS?

One insider bought $100K across 1 filing, and one insider sold $1.3M across 1 filing, in the last 6 months. The newest is Jacques Donavon Butler, Director, who bought $100K on Aug 19. Every filing, with the scored weight, for Pro members.

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