Trex vs Watts Water Technologies
Watts Water Technologies reported revenue of $2.4 billion in fiscal 2025, 2.1 times Trex's $1.2 billion in fiscal 2025. Trex's revenue grew 2.0% in its latest year, and Watts Water Technologies' grew 8.3%. Trex had an operating margin of 22.0%, against 18.4% at Watts Water Technologies. Free cash flow was $135 million at Trex and $356 million at Watts Water Technologies.
Side by side
| Trex | Watts Water Technologies | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest fiscal year | FY2025, Dec 31, 2025 | FY2025, Dec 31, 2025 |
| Revenue | $1.2B | $2.4B |
| Revenue growth | 2.0% | 8.3% |
| Revenue growth a year, last 5 years | 5.9% | 10.1% |
| Gross margin | 39.2% | 49.5% |
| Operating margin | 22.0% | 18.4% |
| Net margin | 16.2% | 14.0% |
| Free cash flow | $135M | $356M |
| Free cash flow margin | 11.5% | 14.6% |
| Return on capital | — | 20.5% |
| Net debt to EBITDA | — | −0.4x |
| Dividends and buybacks | $54M | $83M |
| Change in diluted share count | −1.1% | 0.0% |
| Last close | $49.57 | $367.75 |
| P/E at the last close | 29.3× | 32.1× |
| Insider trades, last 12 months | bought $982,391, sold $122,574 | sold $17.4 million |
| Piotroski F-score | — | 8 of 9 |
Amounts in each company's own currency, US$ unless marked (a foreign company may report in another), each company's latest fiscal year from its 10-K, or 20-F or 40-F for a foreign company. Growth rates compare with the year before; the five-year rate is the average a year. Free cash flow is cash from operations minus capital spending; return on capital is after-tax operating income over the money invested in the business; P/E is the last close over the latest earnings per share. Banks are measured differently (return on equity, efficiency ratio), so some rows apply to one company only.
Ten years
Revenue
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Operating margin
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Free cash flow
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Source: the companies' Form 10-K filings, from SEC EDGAR, and the last close. For information only, not investment advice: the figures describe results, not which company is the better investment. The Filing Desk is not affiliated with either company. Full figures on the Trex and Watts Water Technologies pages.