Xylem Inc.

On January 12, 2011, Xylem's parent, ITT Corporation announced its plan to separate the company into three, stand-alone publicly traded, independent companies". The future water company was named Xylem, pronounced zi-lem. (The name " Xylem ", derived from classical Greek, is the tissue that transports water in plants.) It comprises three business units – Water Solutions, Analytics, and Applied Water Systems.

ITT Corporation spun off its defense businesses into a company named ITT Exelis, and retained its corporate name, logo and "Engineered for life" company tagline for its other activities.

In March 2014, Patrick Decker succeeded Steven R. Loranger as the CEO and president of Xylem. Loranger was chairman, president and CEO of ITT Corporation when it spun its water businesses off as Xylem in October 2011.

In May 2023, Xylem completed the acquisition of Evoqua Water Technologies, a provider of water and wastewater treatment solutions and services, in an all-stock transaction valued at $7.5 billion. The combined company becomes the world's largest pure-play water technology company. The structure's projected pro forma revenue is $7.3 billion, with a global workforce of more than 22,000 employees.

The company's revenue for 2023 totalled $7.4 billion, exceeding the reported basis by 33%. The company's net profit totalled $266 million, with a net profit margin of 12.6%.

In May 2024, Xylem, in partnership with the German city of Weissenburg and the Technical University of Munich, launched a revolutionary water-related initiative, Reuse Brew. This is a traditional German pale lager beer made from recycled wastewater. This process, utilizing technology developed by Xylem, involves ozone injection, ultraviolet radiation, hydrogen peroxide pellets, and filtration through carbon and nano filters.