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Item 5. MARKET FOR THE REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES

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Item 5. MARKET FOR THE REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES

Market Price and Dividends

Our common stock trades publicly on the New York Stock Exchange under the trading symbol “XYL”. As of January 31, 2025, there were 7,365 holders of record of our common stock.

Dividends are declared and paid on the common stock at the discretion of our Board and depend on our profitability, financial condition, capital needs, future prospects and other factors deemed relevant by our Board. Therefore, there can be no assurance as to what level of dividends, if any, will be paid in the future. In the first quarter of 2025, we declared a dividend of $0.40 per share to be paid on March 19, 2025 to shareholders of record on February 18, 2025.

There were no unregistered offerings of our common stock during 2024.

Fourth Quarter 2024 Share Repurchase Activity

The following table summarizes our repurchases of our common stock for the quarter ended December 31, 2024:

(in millions, except per share amounts)
PeriodTotal Number of Shares PurchasedAverage Price Paid per Share (a)Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs (b)Approximate Dollar Value of Shares That May Yet Be Purchased Under the Plans or Programs (b)
10/1/24 - 10/31/24———$182
11/1/24 - 11/30/24———$182
12/1/24 - 12/31/24———$182

(a)Average price paid per share is calculated on a settlement basis.

(b)On August 24, 2015, our Board authorized the repurchase of up to $500 million in shares with no expiration date. The program's objective is to deploy our capital in a manner that benefits our shareholders and maintains our focus on growth. There were no shares repurchased under this program during the three months ended December 31, 2024. There are up to $182 million in shares that may still be purchased under this plan as of December 31, 2024.

PERFORMANCE GRAPH

CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURN

The following graph compares the relative performance of our common stock, the S&P 500 Index and the S&P 500 Industrials Index. This graph covers the period from December 31, 2019 through December 31, 2024 and assumes that $100 was invested on December 31, 2019 in our common stock, the S&P 500 and the S&P 500 Industrials with the reinvestment of any dividends.

Performance Chart.jpg

XYLS&P 500S&P 500 Industrials Index
December 31, 2020131118111
December 31, 2021156152134
December 31, 2022145125127
December 31, 2023152157150
December 31, 2024156197176

The graph is not, and is not intended to be, indicative of future performance of our common stock.

This performance graph shall not be deemed “filed” with the SEC or subject to the liabilities of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and should not be deemed incorporated by reference into any of our prior or subsequent filings under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

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