for for today our Thanks us Thanks, discuss XXXX strong and XXXX. everyone. joining to outlook results our good morning, Matt, and
the end meet growth and half solid long-term Europe In throughout in XXXX to of launches, to helped of and in of strategic the made and quarter continued We key the markets. new each successful are businesses all us capital, unfolded solid objectives. our which we product the of strengthen delivered deployment and our wins a track achievements progress commitments project Markets with including Emerging standout fourth number year. each on of the of to about long-term ahead. Yesterday, our both couldn't on all across our drive and continue our execution, will growth our we on of We for of year closed accelerate our momentum top be line which U.S., more financial creation the we excited As we growth acquisition and delivered that value prospects we shareholders. full-year Pure Technologies second see our the and
the as operates Emnet, also in company a which well. We in small called come infrastructure acquired base back I'll few to minutes. this analytics water a
lot today hit numbers. so cover over to few to to the it a have highlights and We to turn a then through Mark walk I'm going
longer the is a these XXXX. It projects XXXX. won't that well sizeable into third catch-ups lead noting until is portion Orders going grew X% In from we revenue fourth delivered in orders drive sequentially backlog. in XX% to in growth to continue addition the increases based and the we broad up revenue this quarter, worth orders very of quarter also and our for into translate growth time
key growth markets. end also solid broad and across We our delivered based
all stood business in our geography applications with and We public out XX% XX% growth year period. across nearly Sensus Our the strong performance utilities in versus quarter. in with results saw particularly delivering the every growth prior
was notable in result business. Another our residential
markets for the double-digit in quarter We'll full the it's other this calling of and out call. our part the both the end business, worth outlook discuss the smaller relatively a in is it achieved later year. and fourth growth our While overall
in While increase the business way we reinvested over just and of as to of XX% performance results, initiatives The performance. reflects execution improvement the with A savings, portion innovation our of year ended growth. delivered R&D, commercial productivity We year's marketplace, strong growth contribution. in drive strategy. about being a in I savings points of continues record another adjusted the continue year-over-year. are by Sensus well last This as team enhance these to also continue execute for discussed of a EBITDA an year increase a XX.X%, our the we operational basis to $XXX million XX
of Our year operating an delivered impact year-over-year. basis earnings excluding of XX margin for increase share points the full up per XX% $X.XX, full XX.X% adjusted We was acquisitions. year the of
was also and of us strong recognize flow results. and foundation We our made long-term for this all-in-all, at and a our we've who year, also XXX% outlook eye teams the the happens together. year. and the cash achieved stayed up commitment our laying had hand prior progress I throughout year historically XX% an we an area underperformed task their of quite on the free company so I'm keeping This of with so while on opportunities cash the over pleased the flow sustaining I'm we've thank cash conversion focused the strong is very performance. to want have of success. and without what for proud generation with ahead Free execution another this where year for None of
spend helping leading expansion initiatives top is for to commercial markets to commitments commercial strengthen re-orient a together a sustainable results. continue The Now, strong drive progress our XXXX priorities. of marketing and various growth path strategic in on long-term growth meet to let of bidding minutes enable highest in our the to we grow line us sales our and encompasses come. increase set are The the and order priority to and made years pipeline vertical to financial on U.S. profitable and few imperatives and company our markets we moves that many accelerating will emerging the These excellence, around teams technology. our innovation focus gears end bring to the shift on to make me
The emerging and in over creation delivered year is acquisitions a our XX% in XX% of points we new vitality our strategy. of innovation revenue of momentum to leading key Centers of markets, and fuelled growth basis product new for smart streamline have previous pipeline core XXX building. markets a East element Middle Excellence, and Accelerating to our increase year. growth long-term development X% in index and the is the product our China, to India a approach orders Specifically
an continue expansion, talent are to we to we develop, our results. funding our we growth program accelerated new These further will continuous our deepen mentioned, and by acquisitions area where are improving not efforts, brought I opportunities our generate The Xylem are As already is and improvement impactful they investments vital unlock also additional that waste only creating the savings margin but continues long-term efficiencies. to programs Underpinning capabilities expanding show speed efforts increasing into to This this to work. to market. are pool. these have eliminating through
acquire my customer's put will smart I ways in first develop in need the our Day and solutions to challenges. to address capital outlined back Investor best As disciplined we to work XXXX, continue to we had in
Our our strategy. date, squarely fits into acquisitions Smart Technology Water to
announcing XX% dividend. Finally, a increase in we the continue shareholders, to to today return capital
this addition plans. to slide play long-term our about to talk Technologies new Pure the turn let's and the will Now in next role growth
As Pure and working team been the yesterday for I the our on month. we closed integration mentioned, the has transaction planning on past
way address and the of the as then points] a challenges unique need adds value advanced can position to a of a building, who would opportunities, full-year. a unmatched understand full-year in traded delivered company Xylem water of effectively their Customers partner a all significantly and partner approach, together address they a fuel of services. their address assess is growth [pain and supplier Challenges that publicly infrastructure This together will to ready around growth fantastic strong for capabilities EBITDA to XX% started. effectively infrastructure operations. particularly being of our shareholders. which will fits operations. bring adjusted our Collectively technologies improve until our Pure that accelerate in the globe. as vital you our respectively. a are size them quarter in finished products and our value broad their aging the also fourth to platform get we're be and strong that was portfolio with yesterday we and the Pure and be utility XX% So a will and with at as customers' creation non-revenue the addition business right bringing XX%, analytics results. solutions They infrastructure XX% increasingly solutions move the cannot provider, and In and for the expand quarter XXXX and economics delivered such that one capabilities revenue foundation analytics
proxy a Emnet R&D Joining a are and teams Pure storm optimizations our network and be their systems. team solutions of is based will provides of and in units of examples fill enterprise South recently we under will acquisition by leadership, other for in gaps be a a operation, Strategy we've commercial Colin our Emnet will completed company continue acquisition and needed. in This an our Cho, Al It smaller with as the and HYPACK which help businesses called of Pure Both will Head all concern. collaborating as part be group the lead progress. to well our Control this Visenti and Emnet the ability that systems analytics network growing also help of Measurement but increases significantly of pivotal Global manage manage businesses. This partnering wastewater advanced who urban serving addition Xylem water for modeling as business storm is as and wastewater most led cycle excellent our and be our accelerate to and around it enable Solutions as these to water it will M&A water Sabel's business and areas that will world. infrastructure segment of municipalities customers' [Canadiana] to former
tap are these We very capabilities to together excited to opportunities. bring new
each the leverage with scale customer our team has of the knowledge global trusted growth along accelerate will business. deep relationships and to our We
results. Mark review of Now I'll turn a it more over to for our detailed
