Zurn Elkay fell 11% after its fourth-quarter sales outlook came in below analyst expectations, despite a third-quarter beat.
Why Zurn Elkay Stock Fell 11% Today
Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Corporation (NYSE: ZWS) fell 11% and last traded at $43.50 after the close. Its fourth-quarter revenue outlook, management’s forecast for sales, fell below average analyst expectations. Adjusted earnings per share, a profit measure that removes specified unusual items, and revenue beat estimates, but the weaker sales forecast pointed to slower near-term growth.
What Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Corporation Does
Zurn Elkay makes water-management products for buildings, including water safety and control systems, flow systems, and drinking-water products. These products help manage water use and delivery, so sales can depend on building work and repairs. That makes management’s view of demand important to investors.
Zurn Elkay Trading Volume Today
Trading totaled about 2.5 million shares, about three times the normal pace. The heavier activity shows that many investors responded to the outlook rather than the decline happening in a quiet session.
Zurn Elkay Quarterly Dividend
The company also raised its quarterly dividend to $0.13 per share from $0.11. A higher payout returns more cash to shareholders, but it does not answer whether sales will keep growing.
Quick Financial Overview
Zurn Elkay is a profitable mid-cap, meaning it is a medium-sized public company. Its market value, or the value of all its shares, is $7.22B. The latest report lists $307.1M in cash and cash equivalents, meaning cash the company can spend, as of September 30, 2026.
Zurn Elkay Revenue and Earnings
The quarter brought revenue of $495.1M and net income of $76.3M. Revenue is money from sales, while net income is what remains after expenses, interest, and taxes. Those results show a business with substantial sales and a profit, even as investors weigh the next quarter’s outlook.
Zurn Elkay Stock Near Its 52-week Low
ZWS is near its 52-week low after a broad slide across recent weeks. The five-session change is -10.09%, while the one-month change is -7.03%. Today’s decline was the biggest daily move in the last year, making it an unusually large move for the stock.
Trading Perspective
The bottom of today’s opening gap is the $45 level. The gap is the space between the prior close and the next session’s opening price, so moving back above that level would mark a recovery into the gap.
The yearly high is the $55 level, well above the current price. The stock would first need to regain the gap floor before that higher level becomes a nearer test.
Conclusion
Zurn Elkay’s next quarterly report will test whether sales expectations are holding up. A report date is not available. Firm sales would suggest management’s caution was temporary, while weaker results would point to softer demand lasting longer.
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