Latest ROE for Zurn Elkay Water Solutions: 16.7% — see history and peer comparisons.
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Return on Equity measures how efficiently a company uses shareholders' equity to generate profits. A higher ROE indicates better profitability relative to equity.
Zurn Elkay Water Solutions posts a ROE of 16.7%. That is below the Industrials sector average of 20.51%. Comparing that reading with peers and prior periods is usually more useful than looking at the number in isolation.
For Industrials stocks, a ROE near 20.51% is typical. Zurn Elkay Water Solutions's 16.7% is lower that level. That is roughly 18.6% below the sector mean. Whether that is a warning or an opportunity depends on growth outlook and other fundamentals shown elsewhere on Stockcircle.
Zurn Elkay Water Solutions's ROE moves when the underlying profit, equity, or asset base changes. Cost cuts, pricing power, buybacks, write-downs, and cyclical swings can all shift the percentage. The latest reading is 16.7%; use YoY and peer views to separate noise from signal.
Context for ZWS's ROE usually means three checks: (1) trend versus prior periods, (2) level versus peers (average 20.51%), and (3) consistency with growth and profitability. This page covers the first two; Zurn Elkay Water Solutions's other metric pages and overview cover the third.
Judging Zurn Elkay Water Solutions against Industrials peers is usually better than using a market-wide rule of thumb. Business models inside Industrials are more comparable, which makes gaps in ROE easier to interpret. Start with 16.7% here, then scan peer and history charts to see if the gap is persistent.