WATTS WATER TECHNOLOGIES INC Earnings Per Share Disclosure
(14) Earnings per Share and Stock Repurchase Program
The Class A common stock and Class B common stock have equal dividend and liquidation rights. Each share of the Company’s Class A common stock is entitled to one vote on all matters submitted to stockholders and each share of Class B common stock is entitled to ten votes on all such matters. Shares of Class B common stock are convertible into shares of Class A common stock on a one-to-one basis at the option of the holder. As of December 31, 2025, the Company had reserved a total of 1,689,043 shares of Class A common stock for issuance under its stock-based compensation plans and 5,916,290 shares for conversion of Class B common stock to Class A common stock.
Basic net income per common share is calculated by dividing net income by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding. The calculation of diluted net income per share assumes the conversion of all dilutive securities.
Net income and the number of shares used to compute net income per share, basic and assuming full dilution, are reconciled below:
Years Ended December 31, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
2025 | 2024 | 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Per | Per | Per | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Net | Share | Net | Share | Net | Share | |||||||||||||||||||
| Income | | Shares | | Amount | | Income | | Shares | | Amount | | Income | | Shares | | Amount | |||||||
(Amounts in millions, except per share information) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Basic EPS | $ | 340.8 | 33.5 | $ | 10.17 | $ | 291.2 | 33.5 | $ | 8.70 | $ | 262.1 | 33.4 | $ | 7.85 | |||||||||
Dilutive securities, principally unvested deferred stock awards |
| — | NM |
| NM |
| — | NM |
| (0.01) |
| — | 0.1 |
| (0.03) | |||||||||
Diluted EPS | $ | 340.8 | 33.5 | $ | 10.17 | $ | 291.2 | 33.5 | $ | 8.69 | $ | 262.1 |
| 33.5 | $ | 7.82 | ||||||||
NM – Not meaningful
On July 31, 2023, the Company’s Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of up to $150 million of the Company’s Class A common stock, to be purchased from time to time on the open market or in privately negotiated transactions. The Company has entered into a Rule 10b5-1 plan, which permits shares to be repurchased under the Company’s stock repurchase program when the Company might otherwise be precluded from doing so under insider trading laws. The repurchase program may be suspended or discontinued at any time, subject to the terms of the Rule 10b5-1 plan the Company entered into with respect to the repurchase program. As of December 31, 2025, there was approximately $128.9 million remaining authorized for share repurchases under the repurchase program.
For the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023, the Company repurchased 66,519 shares for $16.0 million, 85,435 shares for $17.0 million and 91,622 shares for $16.0 million, respectively.
Historical Timeline
| Fiscal Year | Filed | |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Feb 23, 2026 | Showing above |
| 2024 | Feb 18, 2025 | |
| 2023 | Feb 21, 2024 | |
| 2022 | Feb 21, 2023 | |
| 2021 | Feb 22, 2022 | |
| 2020 | Feb 18, 2021 | |
About Earnings Per Share Disclosures
The earnings per share disclosure breaks down the calculation from net income to both basic and diluted EPS, revealing the full impact of a company's capital structure on per-share economics. The reconciliation between basic and diluted share counts exposes how many stock options, RSUs, convertible securities, and warrants are potentially dilutive to existing shareholders.
Key signals: a widening gap between basic and diluted shares indicates growing dilution from equity compensation or convertible instruments. Anti-dilutive securities excluded from the diluted calculation deserve attention — they represent latent dilution that will materialize if the stock price rises. Watch for the effect of share buybacks on per-share metrics: EPS growth driven primarily by repurchases rather than income growth signals weakening fundamentals. Compare year-over-year changes in the diluted share count against equity compensation expense to assess whether management is effectively managing dilution.