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WTS · Watts Water Technologies Inc

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$354.18 -3.51 (-0.98%) At close · Sep 30
Market Cap
$11.94B
Shares
33.38M
Volume · Sep 30 170.4K Avg daily vol (3M) 204.89K

Price & Indicators

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20d MA 50d MA 200d MA Earnings Filing Insider Congress Investor day
Close$354.18 Open$358.12 Day$354.08–358.99 52W close$263.55–392.23 Avg vol 30d189K Short int745K · 2.2% float · 4.0d Short vol63% Last earningsAug 6, 2026 DataJan 2020–Sep 2026 Filing10-Q · Aug 6

Up next

Next earnings call
Nov 5, 2026 Est · unconfirmed · in 5 wks
filed Aug 6, 2026
call held Aug 6, 2026

Metrics snapshot

Useful current figures from the complete screener profile.

Revenue (TTM)
$2.68B
Trailing 12 months
Net income (TTM)
$383.80M
Trailing 12 months
Revenue growth YoY
+18.6%
Year over year
Operating margin
19.1%
Trailing 12 months
P / E (TTM)
31.2
Trailing earnings · reciprocal yield 3.2%
FCF yield
2.9%
TTM · current market cap
Return on invested capital
—
Trailing 12 months
Net cash
—
Latest balance sheet
Dividend yield
—
Trailing 12 months
Shares change YoY
+0.0%
Year over year
Price change (1Y)
+29.4%
Trailing year
Short interest
2.2%
Latest settlement · 4.0 days to cover
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AI Brief

Q2 FY26 earnings call · Aug 6, 2026
Q2 FY26

TL;DR. Watts Water reported record Q2 2026 results with net sales up 19% to $763M and 12% organic growth, driven by data center demand; the company raised full-year 2026 organic sales growth outlook to 8%–11% and adjusted operating margin expansion to up 20–80 bps.

Bullish
  • + Record Q2 sales, operating income, and EPS with 19% reported and 12% organic sales growth
  • + Raised full-year organic sales growth outlook to 8%–11%, over a 5-point increase at the midpoint
  • + Raised full-year adjusted operating margin expansion outlook to up 20–80 bps, a 70 bps increase at the midpoint
  • + Adjusted diluted EPS grew 18% to $3.66 and adjusted operating income grew 15% to $160M
  • + Europe segment margin expanded 160 bps to 13.3% and APMEA segment margin expanded 100 bps to 19.9%
Bearish
  • − Americas segment margin declined 150 bps to 25.7%
  • − Residential single-family market is 'getting slightly worse' and non-institutional new construction remains soft
  • − Macro headwinds include persistently higher inflation/commodity prices, expected no further rate cuts, fluid tariffs, and Middle East conflict
  • − Free cash flow declined to $98M YTD from $105M on higher working capital

AI-generated from the earnings call and 8-K · may contain errors · not investment advice

Equibles Rating

blended score · not investment advice
Overall
Buy
SellHoldBuy
Technical Buy Momentum Very Strong Sentiment Bullish Fundamentals Excellent Quant / Vol Moderate
Market backdrop VIX 16.3 · calm Equity put/call 0.53
Technical
price trend
Buy
50 / 200-day cross No cross
Price vs 200-day avg +10%
above
Price vs 50-day avg −2%
below
RSI (14) 46
neutral
MACD trend Positive
52-week position 70%
mid-range
Momentum
relative strength
Very Strong
1-month return 0%
trailing
6-month return +16%
trailing
YTD return +28%
this year
Relative strength +4%
vs S&P · 6-mo
Sentiment
smart money
Bullish
Trend (MA cross) No cross
50d $361 › 200d $323 — 50d above 200d
Institutional flow Accumulating
+12% holders QoQ · +118 funds added
Insider flow Distributing
Net -$1.7M over 90 days · 100% sells
Short interest Falling
2.23% of float · ▼ -5.8% MoM · 4.0 days cover
Volume signal Normal
Volume near normal
Institution breadth Multi-yr high
582 holders — near 3-yr high, broad support
Squeeze score 55
elevated · 0–100
Fundamentals
Excellent
Revenue growth +8%
Y/Y
Gross margin 49%
expanding
EPS growth +17%
Y/Y
Free cash flow $356.3M
Valuation P/E 31.3
in line
Buyback $121.0M
remaining
Balance sheet $18.9M
net cash
Quant / Vol
risk profile
Moderate
Volatility 27%
annualized · 1-yr
Max drawdown −16%
past year
ATR 2.0%
of price · 14-day

Blended from price, momentum, positioning, fundamentals & volatility · daily-close · not investment advice. Market backdrop is context, not part of the score.

Guidance & track record

Latest guidance · from the 8-K filed Aug 5, 2026
Net sales growth · Full Year 2026 Initiated 14% – 17%
Adjusted operating margin · Full Year 2026 Initiated 19.8% – 20.4%
Organic sales growth · Full Year 2026 Initiated 8% – 11%

Guidance from company 8-Ks · delivered figures from as-reported statements · no analyst estimates involved.

Technicals

trend & momentum for long-term holders Buy
0 · 4 · 2
50 / 200-day cross
No cross Neutral
Price vs 200-day avg
+10% Bullish
Price vs 50-day avg
−2% Neutral
RSI (14)
46 Neutral
MACD trend
Positive Bullish
52-week position
70% Neutral
Market signals — smart money & positioning
Bullish · 3 of 6
Trend (MA cross) No cross
50d $361 › 200d $323 — 50d above 200d
Institutional flow Accumulating
+12% holders QoQ · +118 funds added
Insider flow Distributing
Net -$1.7M over 90 days · 100% sells
Short interest Falling
2.23% of float · ▼ -5.8% MoM · 4.0 days cover
Volume signal Normal
Volume near normal
Institution breadth Multi-yr high
582 holders — near 3-yr high, broad support
Price context
position in its 52-week range
Range low $264 Now $354 · 70% Range high $392
vs 200-day avg +10% vs 50-day avg -2%

Illustrative technical + ownership context — a signal mix, not investment advice.

Key metrics

Earlier KPI extraction records exist, but do not meet the current evidence-completeness requirements. No current verified series is available. Earlier figures remain withheld until revalidated; this is not evidence that the company reports no KPIs.

Versus peers

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Company Mkt cap YTD Rev growth Y/Y P/E Short % shares
WTS
Watts Water Technologies Inc
this stock
$11.94B +28.3% +8.3% 31.3 2.2%
GEV
GE Vernova Inc.
$255.05B +45.4% +9.0% 27.5 3.3%
ETN
Eaton Corp plc
$170.89B +34.9% +10.3% 44.8 2.0%
SMERY
Siemens Energy AG/ADR
$139.03B — — — 0.0%
PH
Parker-Hannifin Corp
$123.32B +8.7% +18.9% 34.4 1.2%

Peers by industry group · P/E from as-reported trailing EPS · short % is of shares outstanding

At a glance

key data from every section
Ownership
Institutional Holders Accumulating
Holders
582
% held
81.8%
Net QoQ
+683.8K sh
Top holder
BlackRock, Inc.
Held Float
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Held by Funds
Fund positions
479
View
Short & Settlement
Short Interest Falling
Shares short
745.2K
Days to cover
4.0d
Change
-46.2K sh
View
Short Volume
Short vol %
63%
As of
Sep 30, 2026
Short Total
View
Fails to Deliver
FTD shares
1.6K
Value
$591.0K
As of
Aug 28, 2026
View
Off-Exchange
Off-exchange %
46.0%
Week of
Aug 24, 2026
Off-exch Lit
View
Smart Money
Insider Trades Net selling
Net (90d)
-$1.7M
Buyers / Sellers
0 / 2
Buyers Sellers
View
Congressional Trades Sell
Member
Donna Shalala
Amount
$1.0K–$15.0K
Traded
Jun 24, 2019
View
Financials
Financials
Revenue (FY)
$2.4B
Net income (FY)
$340.8M
EPS diluted
$10.17
View
Buybacks
Authorized
$150.0M
Remaining
$121.0M
Spent Remaining
View
Filings
SEC Filings
Latest
10-Q
Filed
Aug 6, 2026
This year
8
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Proposed Sales
Value
$394.1K
Shares
1.1K
Filed
Sep 4, 2026
View
Earnings & Events
Earnings Calls
Last call
Aug 6, 2026
View
Investor Relations
Latest news
Watts Water Technologies Reports…
Published
Aug 5, 2026
View

Performance

5D 20D 120D MTD YTD
WTS -0.9% -0.4% +16.4% -3.2% +28.3%
SPY -0.7% +0.1% +12.2% -0.6% +11.8%
vs SPY -0.2% -0.6% +4.3% -2.6% +16.5%

Capital returns

Buyback program · as of Jun 28, 2026
Authorized
$150.00M
Spent (derived)
$29.00M
Remaining
$121.00M
Spent Remaining

Dividends per share over the trailing 365 days by ex-date · buyback figures as last reported in SEC filings ("spent" derived as authorized − remaining; when several programs run concurrently, authorized is their combined total per the newest filing) · components shown separately — trailing-year buyback spend isn't tracked, so no combined shareholder yield is derived.

Key facts CIK 795403 CUSIP 942749102 13F (30d) 18 filings 14 filers Visit website Investor relations