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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Watts Water Technologies (WTS)

Watts Water Q3 sales rise 19% to $728 million; full-year outlook raised

Positive Impact 4 of 5 earnings

Watts Water Technologies reported third quarter 2026 net sales of $728.0 million, up 19% on a reported basis and 12% organically, with diluted EPS of $4.34 versus $2.45 a year earlier. The company raised its full-year 2026 sales and operating margin outlook, though GAAP margin and EPS include $39.3 million of tariff refunds classified as a special item.

Key points

  • Q3 2026 net sales were $728.0 million, up 19% reported and 12% organic, driven mainly by data center growth and price realization
  • Diluted EPS was $4.34, up 77%; adjusted diluted EPS was $3.40, up 36%, with the GAAP figure including $0.94 per share from tariff refunds
  • Full-year 2026 reported sales growth outlook was raised to 17% to 18%, and adjusted operating margin outlook to 20.3% to 20.4%
  • Repurchased about 11,000 shares for $3.9 million in Q3; about $117 million remains under the 2023 repurchase program

The filing

CompanyWatts Water Technologies (WTS)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECNov 4, 2026, 4:42 PM ET
Accession number0001104659-26-122745

Items reported: 2.02 Results of Operations

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI on Nov 7, 2026, 11:17 PM ET, from this filing only.

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