ZWS Zurn Elkay Water Solutions (ZWS) Insider Trading, Ownership & Congress Trades
Industrials · General industrial machinery & equipment · CIK 0001439288
Form 144 · 1
House members buying, 1 year
0
STOCK Act, US House only, disclosed up to 45 days after the trade
Funds added, last quarter
241
13F, latest reported quarter
What the filings say about ZWS
Insiders, 180 days
-$1.2M net sold
1 buyer · 1 seller · 0% of sales under a 10b5-1 plan
Planned sales (Form 144), 90 days
$1.3M
1 notice
Zurn Elkay Water Solutions insider trades (Form 4)
Form 4 buys and sells (codes P and S). Grants, option exercises
and conversions excluded.
Over the last 180 days, Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Corp insiders sold a net $1.2M of stock across 170 Form 4 purchases and sales, with 1 insider buying. Source: SEC Form 4 filings, as of 2026-10-28.
Insider
Filed
Shares
Value
Since filing
Context
- 1 earlier Form 4 trade (code P or S) here by this insider (1 buy), the last on May 6, 2022.
- The trade is 5.4% of the 37,487 shares held after it.
- No other insider bought within 30 days.
- 241 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Director Butler Jacques Donavon bought about $100.0K of ZWS on Aug 19, 2026, the largest insider purchase at the company since 2022; 241 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.Context
- 15 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (15 sales), the last on Feb 17, 2026.
- The trade is 8.1% of the 308,814 shares held after it.
- No other insider sold within 30 days.
- 241 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Chief Administrative Officer PETERSON MARK W sold about $1.3M of ZWS on Aug 4, 2026; 241 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.Context
- 11 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (11 sales), the last on Jul 31, 2025.
- The trade is 2.9% of the 69,556 shares held after it.
- 7 other insiders sold within 30 days.
- 241 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: VP-Zurn Business Systems Chhabra Sudhanshu sold about $102.8K of ZWS on Feb 17, 2026; 7 other insiders sold within 30 days and 241 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.Context
- 15 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (15 sales), the last on Feb 11, 2026.
- The trade is 0.7% of the 61,327 shares held after it.
- 7 other insiders sold within 30 days.
- 241 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Chief Information Officer Troutman Michael sold about $22.8K of ZWS on Feb 17, 2026; 7 other insiders sold within 30 days and 241 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.Context
- 14 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (14 sales), the last on Feb 11, 2026.
- The trade is 0.6% of the 333,814 shares held after it.
- 7 other insiders sold within 30 days.
- 241 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Chief Administrative Officer PETERSON MARK W sold about $102.0K of ZWS on Feb 17, 2026; 7 other insiders sold within 30 days and 241 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.170 transactions on record
Since filing: total return from the first close after the filing to the latest close, dividend-adjusted. Not a forecast.
Context lines are counts over the filings above and returns from our own price history, never a price level. Not investment advice.
Seven facts, ranked against the sector ·
Rank is not a forecast
Insiders
net -$1.2M over 180 days
-$1.2M over 90 days
more than 50% of Industrials
Congress
no House purchase disclosed in the last 12 months
Funds
241 funds bought in last quarter
more than 65% of Industrials
Revenue
+8.3% year over year
more than 62% of Industrials
Margin
11.7% net margin
more than 75% of Industrials
Buybacks
$50.0M repurchased, FY to 2026-03-31
more than 50% of Industrials
Short interest
3.2% of the float short (float per yahoo 2026-10-26) · 4.8 days to cover · settled 2026-09-30
below 57% of Industrials
What changed in the last 30 days
Nothing new filed in the last 30 days
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The year, with the filings on it
Total return over 12 months. Each marker is a filing; hover or tap one for the detail.
+8.3%12M
Insider buyInsider sellForm 144 (planned sale)
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Who owns ZWS: institutional holders (13F)
13F holdings, latest reported quarter
24,566,503 sh
$1.2B
8,988,098 sh
$454.2M
8,892,334 sh
$449.3M
7,014,394 sh
$354.4M
5,986,944 sh
$302.5M
Congress trades in ZWS
No Congress trades reported
No House member has disclosed a trade in this stock. See what Congress is buying.
Activist and 5% holders (13D/13G)
No 5%+ ownership filings
Nobody has filed for crossing 5%. That is a fact, not missing data.
ZWS planned insider sales (Form 144)
Notice of intent to sell, filed before any sale
Mark William Peterson
Filed 2026-08-04
$1.3M
ZWS mutual fund holders (N-PORT)
Funds ranked by the share of their own portfolio in this stock (N-PORT).
BECK, MACK & OLIVER PARTNERS FUND
$4.0M position · as of 2026-06-30
5.2%
Virtus KAR Small-Mid Cap Core Fund
$55.2M position · as of 2026-06-30
5.1%
Global X Clean Water ETF
$990.9K position · as of 2026-05-31
4.2%
Fidelity Water Sustainability Fund
$5.4M position · as of 2026-05-31
3.3%
Paradigm Select Fund
$8.8M position · as of 2026-06-30
3.1%
Virtus Duff & Phelps Water Fund
$12.8M position · as of 2026-06-30
2.5%
SEC N-PORT, monthly, about 60 days late · funds ≥ $10M ·
% is the share of the fund's own portfolio
Executive pay vs shareholder return · Mr. Adams
CEO pay, headline and as actually paid, against the company's
return and its chosen peers' (DEF 14A).
FY
CEO total
Actually paid
Other execs, avg
TSR
Peer TSR
2025
$11.6M
$19.1M
$2.0M
+155%
+90%
2024
$11.2M
$18.4M
$2.4M
+103%
+61%
2023
$9.9M
$17.8M
$1.7M
+58%
+38%
2022
$1.4M
-$5.9M
$1.4M
+13%
+14%
2021
$16.8M
$56.8M
$2.7M
+93%
+22%
Tagged by the company under SEC Item 402(v). Returns are
cumulative from the start of the disclosure period. Green where the company beat its own peer group.
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Why this name is on the desk
Insiders have filed to sell, before selling.
The record shows a net $1.2M sold by insiders over 180 days, 241 funds added last quarter, $1.3M in planned Form 144 sales. Each figure is a federal filing, dated the day it went public.
ZWS financials
Revenue growth
+8.3%
XBRL, annual
Net margin
11.7%
Ratios from the company's XBRL filings, latest filings
Revenue, TTM
$1.7B
four quarters, 2025-04-01 to 2026-03-31
Revenue, TTM ZWS
| FY Dec 2025 | $1.7B |
| FY Dec 2024 | $1.6B |
| FY Dec 2023 | $1.5B |
| FY Dec 2022 | $1.3B |
| FY Dec 2021 | n/a |
| Mar 2026 | $433.0M |
| Dec 2025 | $407.2M |
| Sep 2025 | $455.4M |
| Jun 2025 | $444.5M |
| Mar 2025 | $388.8M |
| Dec 2024 | $370.7M |
| Sep 2024 | $410.0M |
| Jun 2024 | $412.0M |
At each fiscal year end
Single quarter
Net margin, TTM
+12.3%
net income over revenue, 2025-04-01 to 2026-03-31
Net margin, TTM ZWS
| FY Dec 2025 | +11.7% |
| FY Dec 2024 | +10.2% |
| FY Dec 2023 | +7.4% |
| FY Dec 2022 | +4.8% |
| FY Dec 2021 | n/a |
| Mar 2026 | +13.6% |
| Dec 2025 | +10.3% |
| Sep 2025 | +13.6% |
| Jun 2025 | +11.4% |
| Mar 2025 | +11.2% |
| Dec 2024 | +9.8% |
| Sep 2024 | +10.6% |
| Jun 2024 | +11.2% |
At each fiscal year end
Single quarter
Free cash flow, TTM
n/a
capex not filed for the four quarters
Free cash flow, TTM ZWS
| FY Dec 2025 | n/a |
| FY Dec 2024 | n/a |
| FY Dec 2023 | n/a |
| FY Dec 2022 | n/a |
| FY Dec 2021 | $189.0M |
| Mar 2026 | n/a |
| Dec 2025 | n/a |
| Sep 2025 | n/a |
| Jun 2025 | n/a |
| Mar 2025 | n/a |
| Dec 2024 | n/a |
| Sep 2024 | n/a |
| Jun 2024 | n/a |
At each fiscal year end
Single quarter
Debt to equity
0.31x
long-term 2026-03-31 plus current 2026-03-31; equity 2026-03-31
Debt to equity ZWS
| FY Dec 2025 | 0.31x |
| FY Dec 2024 | 0.31x |
| FY Dec 2023 | 0.31x |
| FY Dec 2022 | 0.33x |
| FY Dec 2021 | 4.27x |
| Mar 2026 | 0.31x |
| Dec 2025 | 0.31x |
| Sep 2025 | 0.31x |
| Jun 2025 | 0.32x |
| Mar 2025 | 0.32x |
| Dec 2024 | 0.31x |
| Sep 2024 | 0.31x |
| Jun 2024 | 0.31x |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
Cash flow to debt
0.70x
TTM operating cash flow over long-term 2026-03-31 plus current 2026-03-31
Cash flow to debt ZWS
| FY Dec 2025 | 0.70x |
| FY Dec 2024 | 0.59x |
| FY Dec 2023 | 0.51x |
| FY Dec 2022 | 0.18x |
| FY Dec 2021 | 0.41x |
| Mar 2026 | 0.70x |
| Dec 2025 | 0.70x |
| Sep 2025 | 0.64x |
| Jun 2025 | 0.62x |
| Mar 2025 | 0.57x |
| Dec 2024 | 0.59x |
| Sep 2024 | 0.58x |
| Jun 2024 | 0.61x |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
Return on equity
+13.5%
TTM net income over average of 2025-03-31 and 2026-03-31
Return on equity ZWS
| FY Dec 2025 | +12.4% |
| FY Dec 2024 | +10.0% |
| FY Dec 2023 | +7.0% |
| FY Dec 2022 | +7.1% |
| FY Dec 2021 | +15.4% |
| Mar 2026 | +13.5% |
| Dec 2025 | +12.4% |
| Sep 2025 | +12.1% |
| Jun 2025 | +11.0% |
| Mar 2025 | +10.7% |
| Dec 2024 | +10.0% |
| Sep 2024 | +8.6% |
| Jun 2024 | +8.5% |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
Return on assets
+8.1%
TTM net income over average of 2025-03-31 and 2026-03-31
Return on assets ZWS
| FY Dec 2025 | +7.4% |
| FY Dec 2024 | +6.0% |
| FY Dec 2023 | +4.1% |
| FY Dec 2022 | +3.1% |
| FY Dec 2021 | +5.4% |
| Mar 2026 | +8.1% |
| Dec 2025 | +7.4% |
| Sep 2025 | +7.1% |
| Jun 2025 | +6.5% |
| Mar 2025 | +6.4% |
| Dec 2024 | +6.0% |
| Sep 2024 | +5.0% |
| Jun 2024 | +4.9% |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
Return on invested capital
+12.1%
operating income after a 24.1% effective tax rate, over long-term 2026-03-31 plus current 2026-03-31 plus average of 2025-03-31 and 2026-03-31 minus cash
Return on invested capital ZWS
| FY Dec 2025 | +11.4% |
| FY Dec 2024 | +9.8% |
| FY Dec 2023 | +6.9% |
| FY Dec 2022 | +5.6% |
| FY Dec 2021 | +8.2% |
| Mar 2026 | +12.1% |
| Dec 2025 | +11.4% |
| Sep 2025 | +11.0% |
| Jun 2025 | +10.4% |
| Mar 2025 | +10.0% |
| Dec 2024 | +9.8% |
| Sep 2024 | +8.7% |
| Jun 2024 | +8.2% |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
Return on capital employed
+12.4%
operating income (EBIT proxy) over average of 2025-03-31 and 2026-03-31 minus current liabilities
Return on capital employed ZWS
| FY Dec 2025 | +11.6% |
| FY Dec 2024 | +10.1% |
| FY Dec 2023 | +7.6% |
| FY Dec 2022 | +6.3% |
| FY Dec 2021 | +5.5% |
| Mar 2026 | +12.4% |
| Dec 2025 | +11.6% |
| Sep 2025 | +11.1% |
| Jun 2025 | +10.8% |
| Mar 2025 | +10.6% |
| Dec 2024 | +10.1% |
| Sep 2024 | +9.1% |
| Jun 2024 | +8.7% |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
P/E, trailing
39.77x
close 2026-10-26 over four quarters of diluted EPS, 2025-04-01 to 2026-03-31
P/E, trailing ZWS
| FY Dec 2025 | 40.43x |
| FY Dec 2024 | 40.54x |
| FY Dec 2023 | 45.25x |
| FY Dec 2022 | 43.16x |
| FY Dec 2021 | 37.14x |
| Mar 2026 | 36.16x |
| Dec 2025 | 40.43x |
| Sep 2025 | 41.99x |
| Jun 2025 | 36.21x |
| Mar 2025 | 33.31x |
| Dec 2024 | 40.54x |
| Sep 2024 | 45.49x |
| Jun 2024 | 37.69x |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
Enterprise value
$8.5B
market value at close 2026-10-26 on 2026-04-16 shares, plus long-term 2026-03-31 plus current 2026-03-31, minus cash 2026-03-31
Enterprise value ZWS
| FY Dec 2025 | $8.0B |
| FY Dec 2024 | $6.6B |
| FY Dec 2023 | $5.4B |
| FY Dec 2022 | $4.2B |
| FY Dec 2021 | $4.9B |
| Mar 2026 | $7.7B |
| Dec 2025 | $8.0B |
| Sep 2025 | $8.1B |
| Jun 2025 | $6.4B |
| Mar 2025 | $6.0B |
| Dec 2024 | $6.6B |
| Sep 2024 | $6.5B |
| Jun 2024 | $5.4B |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
FCF yield
n/a
capex not filed for the four quarters
FCF yield ZWS
| FY Dec 2025 | n/a |
| FY Dec 2024 | n/a |
| FY Dec 2023 | n/a |
| FY Dec 2022 | n/a |
| FY Dec 2021 | +4.3% |
| Mar 2026 | n/a |
| Dec 2025 | n/a |
| Sep 2025 | n/a |
| Jun 2025 | n/a |
| Mar 2025 | n/a |
| Dec 2024 | n/a |
| Sep 2024 | n/a |
| Jun 2024 | n/a |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
PEG, trailing
1.58x
P/E over trailing EPS growth of 25%: four quarters to 2026-03-31 against the four to 2025-03-31
PEG, trailing ZWS
| FY Dec 2025 | 1.62x |
| FY Dec 2024 | 0.98x |
| FY Dec 2023 | 1.39x |
| FY Dec 2022 | n/a |
| FY Dec 2021 | n/a |
| Mar 2026 | 1.43x |
| Dec 2025 | 1.62x |
| Sep 2025 | 1.01x |
| Jun 2025 | 1.23x |
| Mar 2025 | 0.84x |
| Dec 2024 | 0.98x |
| Sep 2024 | 2.11x |
| Jun 2024 | 0.24x |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
Price as of 2026-10-26. Hover or tap a tile for its yearly and quarterly history.
Method
TTM is four consecutive fiscal quarters; Q4 is the year minus nine months when not filed. Returns use the average of opening and closing balances. EBIT is approximated by operating income. PEG uses trailing EPS growth.
Fundamentals
Annual figures from XBRL filings. Pick a past date to see them as known then.
| 2025-12 | 2024-12 | 2023-12 | 2022-12 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $1.7B | $1.6B | $1.5B | $1.3B |
| Gross profit | $764.8M | $707.0M | $648.1M | $465.5M |
| Operating income | $278.9M | $244.6M | $191.4M | $107.1M |
| Net income | $198.0M | $160.2M | $112.7M | $61.7M |
| EPS (diluted) | 1.15 | 0.92 | 0.64 | 0.40 |
| Operating cash flow | $346.5M | $293.5M | $253.9M | $97.0M |
| Cash | $300.5M | $198.0M | $136.7M | $124.8M |
| Long-term debt | $495.6M | $494.8M | $494.4M | $530.2M |
| Buybacks | $159.9M | $150.2M | $125.1M | $24.7M |
| Dividends paid | $63.9M | $56.6M | $50.4M | $32.5M |
SEC XBRL, fiscal years, as known on 2026-10-28
ZWS Stock Sonar score 6/7 axes
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ZWS filings, in plain words
Are Zurn Elkay Water Solutions insiders buying or selling ZWS?
In the 180 days to 2026-10-28, Zurn Elkay Water Solutions insiders were net sellers, a net $1.2M: $100.0K of purchases and $1.3M of sales reported on Form 4, by 1 buyer and 1 seller.
Are there planned insider sales of ZWS?
Yes. 1 Form 144 notice of planned insider sales was filed in the 90 days to 2026-10-28, covering $1.3M of stock; the latest, by Mark William Peterson, was filed 2026-08-04.
Read the full summary
In the 180 days to 2026-10-28, Zurn Elkay Water Solutions insiders were net sellers of ZWS, a net $1.2M across purchases and sales reported on Form 4 by 1 buyer and 1 seller. Sales outweighed purchases more than tenfold by value. Insiders filed 1 Form 144 notice of intent to sell in the 90 days to 2026-10-28, covering $1.3M of stock. Each figure is counted from SEC and House filings as of 2026-10-28, dated the day the filing was made public.
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