Watts Water Technologies, Inc. filings document a Delaware public company whose Class A common stock trades on the New York Stock Exchange under WTS. Its Form 8-K reports frequently furnish quarterly operating results and financial-condition updates, including earnings releases for its plumbing, heating and water quality products business.
The company's regulatory record also includes proxy materials for annual-meeting matters, board governance, executive compensation and stockholder voting. Other 8-K disclosures address officer and director changes, compensatory arrangements, director indemnification agreements, registered security information and related corporate-governance matters.
Watts Water Technologies reported third-quarter 2026 net sales of $728.0 million, up 19% from a year earlier, with organic sales growth of 12%. Operating income was $190.8 million, up 71%, and included a $39.3 million tariff-refund special item. Adjusted operating income was $151.8 million, up 34%, and adjusted operating margin rose 240 basis points to 20.9%. Adjusted diluted EPS increased 36% to $3.40; GAAP diluted EPS was $4.34.
Sales growth reflected higher volume, particularly from data center demand, and favorable pricing. The company raised its approximate full-year 2026 outlook to 17%-18% reported sales growth and 11%-12% organic sales growth, with operating margin of 21.6%-21.7% and adjusted operating margin of 20.3%-20.4%. The outlook assumes no change in the impact of the Middle East conflict and incorporates estimated tariffs in place or announced; adjusted results exclude tariff refunds and related interest income. Higher interest rates and market uncertainty continued to weigh on new construction markets.
Watts Water Technologies (WTS) reports beneficial ownership of Class A common stock by five reporting persons as of September 30, 2026. Timothy P. Horne reported 5,900,140 shares (17.7% equity; 68.1% voting); Daniel W. Horne and Deborah Horne each reported 1,666,970 (5.7%); Peter W. Horne reported 1,529,770 (5.3%); and Walter J. Flowers reported 1,799,710 (6.1%) while disclaiming beneficial ownership. The reported positions include interests in some of the same trust-held shares.
Substantially all of Timothy P. Horne’s and Peter W. Horne’s reported ownership, and all of Daniel W. Horne’s and Deborah Horne’s, derives from Class B shares convertible into Class A on a share-for-share basis. The 1997 Voting Trust covers 5,892,640 Class B shares, with trustee Timothy P. Horne holding sole voting power. The trust was extended effective May 19, 2026 for five years and is stated to expire August 26, 2035. Shares cannot be removed during its term without trustee consent. A stock restriction agreement gives other parties a pro rata right of first refusal on specified transfers, generally at the 15-day average trading price, with book value applying to certain involuntary transfers.
Watts Water Technologies (WTS) announced that Kenneth R. Lepage intends to retire effective March 31, 2027. Lepage is the company’s General Counsel, Chief Sustainability Officer, Chief Compliance Officer and Secretary.
The company is initiating a search for his successor. Lepage will continue in his current roles until a successor is named and will assist with the transition. He has served the company for more than 23 years.
WATTS WATER TECHNOLOGIES INC (WTS) reports that officer Elie Melhem, President- APAC, M. East, Afr., sold 1,096 shares of Class A Common Stock on September 4, 2026 at a weighted average price of $359.55 per share, with prices ranging from $359.50 to $359.87, and now holds 7,867 shares directly; no Rule 10b5-1 trading plan is reported.
WATTS WATER TECHNOLOGIES INC (WTS) received a notice from officer Elie Melhem of a proposed sale under Rule 144 of 1,096 shares of common stock through Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC. The shares relate to restricted stock awards of 365, 365, and 366 shares acquired on March 15, 2024, March 15, 2025, and March 15, 2026, respectively. The filing lists an aggregate market value of approximately $394,071.40 for the shares as of September 4, 2026.
WATTS WATER TECHNOLOGIES INC (WTS) is reported to have 10.0% of its Class A Stock beneficially owned by BlackRock, Inc. and certain of its subsidiaries, according to an amended Schedule 13G/A (Amendment No. 6) reflecting positions as of August 31, 2026.
BlackRock reports beneficial ownership of 2,753,010 shares of Class A Stock, with sole voting power over 2,687,727 shares and sole dispositive power over 2,753,010 shares, and no shared voting or dispositive power. The filing notes that various underlying clients have rights to dividends or sale proceeds, but no single such person holds more than five percent of WTS common shares.
For WATTS WATER TECHNOLOGIES INC (WTS), director Joseph T. Noonan reported that a trust associated with him sold a total of 3,650 shares of Class A Common Stock on September 1, 2026, in open-market transactions at weighted average prices around $352–$355 per share. The filing also reports 1,650 shares held directly by Joseph T. Noonan after these transactions. No Rule 10b5-1 trading plan is reported.
WATTS WATER TECHNOLOGIES INC (WTS) director Joseph T. Noonan reported indirect transactions involving Class B and Class A Common Stock held through family trusts. On 2026-08-20, a trust for the benefit of his spouse made a bona fide gift of 3,650 shares of Class B Common Stock and then converted 3,650 Class B shares into 3,650 shares of Class A Common Stock on a 1-for-1 basis, which are held indirectly by that trust. Class B shares are convertible into Class A shares upon issuance and have no expiration date. Following these transactions, indirect trust holdings include Class B shares convertible into 6,447, 5,922 and 6,447 underlying Class A shares in three separate 2017 trusts for his daughters, and Noonan also holds 1,650 shares of Class A Common Stock directly.
WATTS WATER TECHNOLOGIES INC (WTS) insider Timothy P. Horne reported a bona fide gift of 3,650 shares of Class B Common Stock on 2026-08-20, held indirectly through trusts. After the gift, trusts for which he serves as trustee held 4,972,640 Class B shares under a voting trust and a separate revocable trust held 920,000 Class B shares. Each Class B share is convertible into one share of Class A Common Stock with no expiration.
Watts Water Technologies reported higher results for the quarter ended June 28, 2026. Consolidated net sales were $763.2 million versus $643.7 million a year earlier, and net income was $118.3 million versus $100.9 million, equal to basic and diluted EPS of $3.53. For the first six months, net sales reached $1,440.4 million and net income $217.9 million, or $6.50 per share.
Growth was broad-based: Americas, Europe and APMEA all increased external sales compared with 2025, lifting segment earnings to $326.1 million for the six‑month period. Operating cash flow was $120.8 million, while long‑term debt declined to $108.0 million and total stockholders’ equity rose to $2,189.4 million.
The 2025 France facility restructuring continues, with total expected pre‑tax charges of $23.2 million and estimated annual savings of approximately $3.0 million by the end of 2026. Recent acquisitions, including Superior Boiler, added goodwill and intangible assets, and the company maintained shareholder returns through dividends and modest share repurchases.