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.
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Down 12% on Oct 28, and still 8% under its Oct 27 close.
| Holding it back | Below a falling 200-day average |
| Its score | Down:Lowest Quality Score since Apr 2025 |
| Latest filing | 10-Q, Oct 27 |
Fri Nov 20: Ex-dividend, $0.13 a shareAt the open. Pays Dec 7.
After its last 4 reports it closed +3.1% on average, higher 3 of 4 times.
Below Averagefor quality, not price, 2 of 14 chart checks firingWhat the Quality Score means
ZWS is #11 of 16 by Quality Score.
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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.
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.”
| Line | Q3 2026 | Q3 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| United States | $457M | $415M |
Each quarter's sales and their share of its total. Figures as filed (SEC filing, Oct 27)
| Measure | Figure |
|---|---|
| Net sales | $430M to $437M |
Sales grew 18% a year over 5 years, fiscal 2020 to 2025.
Pays $0.52 a share a year.
| Reported | Gap | Reaction | 5 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 27, 2026 | -6.1% | -11.5% | -10.2% |
| Jul 28, 2026 | +10.4% | +4.5% | +7.8% |
| Apr 21, 2026 | +4.4% | +9.5% | +8.7% |
Sales grew every year from 2020 to 2025, to $1.7B. It made a profit in each of the six years.
RSI 47.2, MACD below signal, below both averages. Not scored.
One insider bought $100K across 1 filing, and one insider sold $1.3M across 1 filing, in the last 6 months. The newest:
2 trades disclosed in the last six months. The newest:
Officers and directors with a Form 4 in the last 12 months.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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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