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Watts Water Technologies, Inc. (WTS)

Industrials | Specialty Industrial Machinery | North Andover, United States | NYSE
351.09 USD -0.56 (-0.159%) ⇩ (Oct. 13, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)

Short-term:★★★☆☆Long-term:★★★★☆Dividends:★★☆☆☆
Hot Take ↕ | Oct. 10, 2026, 2:56 a.m. EDT

Watts Water Technologies is a high-quality industrial compounder with robust 18.6% revenue growth and an 18.8% return on equity, backed by a strong balance sheet and net cash position. While the valuation commands a premium with a trailing P/E near 31, the data center demand reshaping its growth trajectory provides a compelling long-term case. Technically, the stock is trading below its 50-day moving average, which creates short-term friction, but recent earnings beats and bullish options flow suggest institutional accumulation is underway. The dividend yield is modest at 0.66%, reflecting a capital allocation strategy focused on reinvestment rather than income distribution, though the payout ratio remains highly sustainable.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoTheta ✓0.041674
AutoARIMA0.055895
AutoETS0.059601
MSTL0.063264

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta

Forecast Reliability
Score 50%
H-stat 0.05
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.121
Excess Kurtosis -1.16
Attribute Value
Sector Industrials
Ex Dividend Date 2026-08-31
Last Dividend Date 2026-08-31
Debt to Equity Ratio 9.674
Revenue per Share 79.916
Market Cap 11,720,455,168
Trailing P/E 30.66
Forward P/E 25.01
Beta 1.15
Profit Margins 14.34%
Website https://www.watts.com

As of Oct. 10, 2026, 2:56 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning bullishly, with call open interest significantly exceeding put open interest across expirations. The October and December call chains show heavy positioning at strikes above the current price, while put activity is concentrated at lower strikes, indicating a lack of hedging against downside and a focus on upside participation.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.18% 0.73% 0.78% 0.77%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-09-01 0.630 0.177096
2026-06-01 0.630 0.205225
2026-02-27 0.520 0.158180
2025-12-01 0.520 0.190553
2025-08-29 0.520 0.187793
2025-05-30 0.520 0.214770
2025-02-28 0.430 0.200391
2024-11-29 0.430 0.199268
2024-08-30 0.430 0.218607
2024-05-31 0.430 0.215939
2024-02-29 0.360 0.176514
2023-11-30 0.360 0.187003
2023-08-31 0.360 0.190708
2023-05-31 0.360 0.227201
2023-02-28 0.300 0.171204
2022-11-30 0.300 0.189334
2022-08-31 0.300 0.216575
2022-05-31 0.300 0.229305
2022-02-28 0.260 0.180618
2021-11-30 0.260 0.137778
2021-08-31 0.260 0.151542
2021-05-28 0.260 0.191317
2021-02-26 0.230 0.201595
2020-11-30 0.230 0.196329
2020-08-31 0.230 0.240209
2020-05-29 0.230 0.276575
2020-02-27 0.230 0.240058
2019-11-27 0.230 0.235946
2019-08-29 0.230 0.250900
2019-05-30 0.230 0.282486
2019-02-28 0.210 0.260740
2018-11-29 0.210 0.290738
2018-08-30 0.210 0.253470
2018-05-31 0.210 0.272904
2018-03-01 0.190 0.254862
2017-11-30 0.190 0.255376
2017-08-30 0.190 0.309698
2017-05-31 0.190 0.305958
2017-02-28 0.180 0.281470
2016-11-30 0.180 0.263543
2016-08-31 0.180 0.279503
2016-05-31 0.180 0.312772
2016-02-29 0.170 0.329649
2015-11-25 0.170 0.305700
2015-08-13 0.170 0.298665
2015-05-14 0.170 0.312041
2015-02-26 0.150 0.269736
2014-11-20 0.150 0.240385
2014-08-14 0.150 0.251847
2014-05-15 0.150 0.283179
2014-02-26 0.130 0.210254
2013-11-14 0.130 0.223023
2013-08-15 0.130 0.243765
2013-05-16 0.130 0.277126
2013-02-27 0.110 0.234942
2012-11-15 0.110 0.297619
2012-08-16 0.110 0.285640
2012-05-17 0.110 0.329341
2012-02-16 0.110 0.275000
2011-11-17 0.110 0.308469
2011-08-18 0.110 0.437202
2011-05-19 0.110 0.313658
2011-02-16 0.110 0.274109
2010-11-18 0.110 0.330033
2010-08-19 0.110 0.351325
2010-05-20 0.110 0.350430
2010-02-18 0.110 0.370370
2009-11-19 0.110 0.355297
2009-08-20 0.110 0.388281
2009-05-20 0.110 0.511390
2009-02-19 0.110 0.594916
2008-11-20 0.110 0.631458
2008-08-21 0.110 0.368386
2008-05-21 0.110 0.400291
2008-02-21 0.110 0.395115
2007-11-21 0.100 0.356125
2007-08-23 0.100 0.291290
2007-05-23 0.100 0.271003
2007-02-22 0.100 0.254194
2006-11-22 0.090 0.213321
2006-08-24 0.090 0.277778
2006-05-24 0.090 0.255973
2006-02-23 0.090 0.252525
2005-11-23 0.080 0.273224
2005-08-25 0.080 0.246381
2005-05-25 0.080 0.237178
2005-02-24 0.080 0.266223
2004-11-24 0.070 0.227420
2004-08-26 0.070 0.276571
2004-05-26 0.070 0.285714
2004-02-26 0.070 0.304480
2003-11-26 0.070 0.340633
2003-08-27 0.060 0.328767
2003-05-29 0.060 0.347826
2003-02-27 0.060 0.395778
2002-11-27 0.060 0.379747
2002-08-28 0.060 0.330579
2002-05-30 0.060 0.326087
2002-02-27 0.060 0.385109
2001-08-29 0.060 0.400267
2001-05-31 0.060 0.377358
2001-03-01 0.060 0.415225
2000-11-30 0.060 0.596273
2000-08-31 0.060 0.533333
2000-05-24 0.060 0.521739
2000-03-01 0.088 0.617544
1999-11-23 0.088 0.609524
1999-09-01 0.088 0.409302
1999-05-26 0.088 0.510145
1999-03-03 0.088 0.664151
1998-11-24 0.088 0.470903
1998-08-31 0.088 0.527341
1998-05-27 0.088 0.378495
1998-02-25 0.088 0.287347
1997-11-25 0.078 0.302913
1997-08-28 0.078 0.318367
1997-05-28 0.078 0.312000
1997-02-26 0.078 0.304390
1996-11-26 0.070 0.318182
1996-08-28 0.070 0.383562
1996-05-29 0.070 0.375839
1996-02-28 0.070 0.368421
1995-11-29 0.062 0.278652
1995-08-30 0.062 0.253061
1995-05-25 0.062 0.298795
1995-02-23 0.062 0.266667
1994-11-28 0.055 0.283871
1994-08-29 0.055 0.234043
1994-05-25 0.055 0.241758
1994-02-23 0.055 0.193833
1993-11-24 0.045 0.195652
1993-08-30 0.045 0.218182
1993-02-23 0.045 0.229299
1993-02-17 0.045 0.208092
1992-11-24 0.035 0.152174
1992-08-26 0.035 0.154696
1992-05-22 0.035 0.136585
1992-02-24 0.035 0.138614
1991-11-22 0.030 0.126316
1991-08-27 0.030 0.122449
1991-05-24 0.030 0.128342
1991-02-25 0.030 0.143713
1990-11-26 0.025 0.147059
1990-08-27 0.025 0.136986
1990-05-01 0.025 0.137457
Additional Data
dividendYield 0.66
exDividendDate 2026-09-01
trailingAnnualDividendRate 2.19
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.0062277834
lastDividendValue 0.63
lastDividendDate 2026-09-01
dividendDate 2026-09-15

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.28086984
Address1 815 Chestnut Street
All Time High 394.54
All Time Low 6.25
Ask 0.0
Ask Size 80
Audit Risk 1
Average Analyst Rating 2.5 - Buy
Average Daily Volume10 Day 201,490
Average Daily Volume3 Month 195,312
Average Volume 195,312
Average Volume10Days 201,490
Beta 1.15
Bid 302.0
Bid Size 80
Board Risk 7
Book Value 65.584
City North Andover
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 5
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 351.09
Current Ratio 2.66
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,790,726,400
Day High 354.037
Day Low 346.68
Debt To Equity 9.674
Display Name Watts Water
Dividend Date 1,789,430,400
Dividend Yield 0.66
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,793,908,800
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,793,908,800
Earnings Growth 0.173
Earnings Quarterly Growth 0.172
Earnings Timestamp 1,793,822,400
Earnings Timestamp End 1,793,822,400
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,793,822,400
Ebitda 581,000,000
Ebitda Margins 0.21701999
Enterprise To Ebitda 19.939
Enterprise To Revenue 4.327
Enterprise Value 11,584,355,328
Eps Current Year 12.70278
Eps Forward 14.03738
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 11.45
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,788,220,800
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 20
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fax 978 794 1848
Fifty Day Average 363.3306
Fifty Day Average Change -12.240601
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.03368998
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 28.086985
Fifty Two Week High 394.54
Fifty Two Week High Change -43.450012
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.110128276
Fifty Two Week Low 260.0
Fifty Two Week Low Change 91.09
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.35034615
Fifty Two Week Range 260.0 - 394.54
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 525,015,000,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 0.71
Float Shares 27,110,375
Forward Eps 14.03738
Forward P E 25.011076
Free Cashflow 228,787,504
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Full Time Employees 5,700
Fullday Change -0.55999756
Fullday Change Percent -0.15924856
Fullday Price 351.09
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,790,812,800
Gross Margins 0.48853
Gross Profits 1,307,900,032
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.00984
Held Percent Institutions 1.01359
Implied Shares Outstanding 33,383,050
Industry Specialty Industrial Machinery
Industry Disp Specialty Industrial Machinery
Industry Key specialty-industrial-machinery
Ir Website http://www.wattswater.com/_investors/overview.asp
Is Earnings Date Estimate 0
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,788,220,800
Last Dividend Value 0.63
Last Fiscal Year End 1,767,139,200
Last Split Date 763,776,000
Last Split Factor 2:1
Long Business Summary Watts Water Technologies, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, supplies products and solutions that manage and conserve the flow of fluids and energy into, through, and out of buildings in the commercial, industrial, and residential markets. The company offers residential and commercial flow control and protection products, including backflow preventers, water pressure regulators, temperature and pressure relief valves, thermostatic mixing valves, leak detection and protection products, commercial washroom solutions, hydration solutions, and emergency safety products and equipment for plumbing and hot water applications. It also provides heating, ventilation, and air conditioning and gas products comprising commercial, institutional, and industrial boilers; water heaters and heating solutions; hydronic and electric heating systems for under-floor radiant applications; custom heat and hot water solutions; hydronic pump groups for boiler manufacturers and alternative energy control packages; and flexible stainless-steel connectors for natural and liquid propane gas in commercial food service and residential applications. In addition, the company offers drainage and water re-use products, such as drainage products, engineered rainwater harvesting solutions for commercial, industrial, marine, and residential applications; connected roof drain systems; and water quality products, including point-of-use and point-of-entry, closed loop, cooling tower, and other water applications for commercial, marine, and residential applications. It sells its products to plumbing, heating, and mechanical wholesale distributors and dealers; original equipment manufacturers; specialty product distributors; and do-it-yourself and retail chains, as well as wholesalers and private label accounts in the Americas, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Middle East, and Africa. Watts Water Technologies, Inc. was founded in 1874 and is headquartered in North Andover, Massachusetts.
Long Name Watts Water Technologies, Inc.
Market us_market
Market Cap 11,720,455,168
Market State PRE
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_313108
Most Recent Quarter 1,782,604,800
Net Income To Common 383,800,000
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 11,885,033,460
Number Of Analyst Opinions 7
Open 350.98
Operating Cashflow 397,900,000
Operating Margins 0.20912
Overall Risk 7
Payout Ratio 0.19129999
Peg Ratio 3.12
Phone 978 688 1811
Pre Market Change 0.0
Pre Market Change Percent 0.0
Pre Market Price 351.09
Pre Market Time 1,791,975,567
Previous Close 351.65
Price Eps Current Year 27.638832
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 5.353287
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 4.377878
Profit Margins 0.14336
Quick Ratio 1.48
Quote Source Name Delayed Quote
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key buy
Recommendation Mean 2.5
Region US
Regular Market Change -0.559998
Regular Market Change Percent -0.159249
Regular Market Day High 354.037
Regular Market Day Low 346.68
Regular Market Day Range 346.68 - 354.037
Regular Market Open 350.98
Regular Market Previous Close 351.65
Regular Market Price 351.09
Regular Market Time 1,791,921,603
Regular Market Volume 279,096
Return On Assets 0.11635
Return On Equity 0.18805
Revenue Growth 0.186
Revenue Per Share 79.916
Sand P52 Week Change 0.17502642
Sector Industrials
Sector Disp Industrials
Sector Key industrials
Share Holder Rights Risk 10
Shares Outstanding 27,466,760
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0225
Shares Short 749,652
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,788,134,400
Shares Short Prior Month 791,438
Short Name Watts Water Technologies, Inc.
Short Percent Of Float 0.0365
Short Ratio 3.83
Source Interval 15
State MA
Symbol WTS
Target High Price 447.0
Target Low Price 360.0
Target Mean Price 404.0
Target Median Price 405.0
Total Cash 347,900,000
Total Cash Per Share 10.421
Total Debt 211,800,000
Total Revenue 2,677,199,872
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 2.19
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.0062277834
Trailing Eps 11.45
Trailing P E 30.662882
Trailing Peg Ratio 3.1618
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 326.01956
Two Hundred Day Average Change 25.070435
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.07689856
Type Disp Equity
Volume 279,096
Website https://www.watts.com
Zip 01,845-6098