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Waters Corporation WAT SPXR3KPHARMA

Healthcare · Diagnostics & Research · United States
https://www.waters.com
Company Profile ↓
$409.38
+37.92% 1Y
Mkt Cap$40.20B
P/E101.58
P/B2.61
52W High$421.26
52W Low$283.32
Book Value$155.78
EPS (TTM)$4.03

Company Overview

Waters Corporation provides analytical workflow solutions in Asia, the Americas, and Europe. The company operates through two segments, Waters and TA. The company designs, manufactures, sells, and services liquid chromatography, as well as mass spectrometry (MS) technology systems and supports products, including chromatography columns, and other consumable products. It also designs, manufactures, sells, and services thermal analysis, rheometry, and calorimetry instruments for use in predicting the suitability and stability of fine chemicals, pharmaceuticals, water, polymers, metals, and viscous liquids for various industrial, consumer goods, and healthcare products, as well as for life science research; and develops and supplies software-based products that interface with its instruments, as well as other manufacturers' instruments. In addition, the company offers MS technology, which is used in drug discovery and development comprising clinical trial testing, the analysis of proteins in disease processes, nutritional safety analysis, and environmental testing. Its products are used by clinical, pharmaceutical, biochemical, industrial, nutritional safety, environmental, academic, and governmental customers working in research and development, quality assurance, and other laboratory applications. The company was founded in 1958 and is headquartered in Milford, Massachusetts.

Why Investors Should Care

Healthy Capital Returns

Return on capital employed stands at 20.9%.

Conservative Balance Sheet

Carries low leverage with a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.33.

Positive Free Cash Flow

Generates positive free cash flow, funding growth and shareholder returns internally.

Recent Developments

  • Dec 2025 Revenue of $3.17B (+7.0% YoY); net profit $642.63M.
  • Trailing 12 Months Year-on-year growth — revenue +113.3%, earnings +0.8%.
  • 5-Year Trend Long-term compounding — revenue CAGR 4.6%, profit CAGR 2.8%.

Growth & Price Performance

Compounded Sales Growth

5 Years:4.60%
1 Year:113.30%

Compounded Profit Growth

5 Years:2.80%
1 Year:0.75%

Stock Price Performance

1 Year:+37.92%
6 Months:+35.31%
3 Months:+12.05%
1 Month:+2.42%

Highlights auto-generated from reported financials and price data; not investment advice. Verify with official filings before acting.

Technical Snapshot Bullish
52-Week Range 91% of range
$283.32 $421.26
Trend Signals
  • Price vs 50-DMAAbove
  • Price vs 200-DMAAbove
  • RSI (14)53.59 · Neutral
Price Performance
1M+2.42%
3M+12.05%
6M+35.31%
1Y+37.92%
Valuation vs Sector

P/E of 101.58 is above the sector median of 25.17 — pricier than peers.

Auto-generated from price history and fundamentals; not investment advice.

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Fundamental Growth Charts

Interactive charts for Revenue, Net Income, EBITDA, Free Cash Flow, EPS, ROE, ROCE, Gross/Net/Operating Margin and more — switch metric and period using the dropdowns above. CAGR is computed across the displayed window (quarterly CAGR is annualised). Visual growth charts make it easy to spot multi-year compounding trends at a glance — far faster than reading raw numbers in a table.

PROS

  • Healthy ROCE of 20.9%.
  • Generates positive free cash flow.
  • In a confirmed uptrend (50-DMA above 200-DMA).

CONS

  • Trading at a high P/E of 101.6.

* The pros and cons are auto-generated from financial metrics.

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Valuation

Stock P/E
101.58
Industry PE
25.17
Forward P/E
24.71
PEG Ratio
1.74
Book Value
$155.78
Price to Book
2.61
P/S
8.60
EV/EBITDA
30.80
Dividend Yield
0.00%

Growth (CAGR)

Revenue 5Y
4.60%
Profit 5Y
2.80%
Revenue (YoY)
113.30%
Earnings (YoY)
0.75%

Profitability & Returns

ROCE
20.92%
ROE
1.92%
ROA
3.53%
Profit Margin
3.59%
Op Margin
10.03%
Gross Margin
56.34%
EPS (Latest Qtr)
$-0.87
EPS (TTM)
$4.03

Balance Sheet & Liquidity

Debt/Equity
0.33
Quick Ratio
1.27
Current Ratio
1.73
Debt
$5.09B
Total Assets
$24.53B
Current Assets
$4.06B
Working Capital
$908.15M

Ownership

Promoter Holding
0.10%
Chg in Prom Hold
-
FII / Inst Holding
102.30%
Chg in FII Hold
0.02%

Financial Snapshot

Enterprise Value
$40.20B
Total Revenue (TTM)
$4.64B
EBITDA
$1.45B
Free Cash Flow
$539.81M
Operating Cash Flow
$549.56M
Shares Outstanding
98.19M
Gross Margin
56.34%
Payout Ratio
0.00%

Peer comparison

Peer companies in the same sector (Healthcare).

#NameCMP $P/E Mkt CapDiv Yld % ROCE %ROE % Rev CAGR 5Y %Profit CAGR 5Y %
1 WAT Waters Corporation SPXR3KPHARMA 409.38 101.58 $40.20B 0.00% 20.92% 1.92% 4.60% 2.80%
2 LLY Eli Lilly and Company SPXR3KPHARMA 1,149.36 38.57 $1.02T 0.58% - 102.29% 7.20% 11.41%
3 JNJ Johnson & Johnson SPXR3KPHARMA 275.23 31.97 $663.28B 2.09% 14.88% 25.74% 2.43% 4.76%
4 ABBV AbbVie Inc. SPXR3KPHARMA 256.46 72.45 $453.19B 2.84% 10.47% -129.24% 1.75% -29.06%
5 MRK Merck & Co., Inc. SPXR3KPHARMA 150.33 120.26 $371.29B 2.65% - 34.70% 5.64% 10.01%
6 UNH UnitedHealth Group Incorporated SPXR3KPHARMA 397.14 25.54 $356.47B 2.33% 9.74% 14.15% 10.40% 5.43%
7 NVS Novartis AG PHARMA 159.99 24.20 $304.10B 3.03% 21.09% 30.35% 9.25% 26.22%
8 AZN AstraZeneca PLC NDXPHARMA 162.70 24.36 $252.33B 1.98% 15.97% 21.96% 9.82% 45.96%
9 AMGN Amgen Inc. NDXSPXR3KPHARMA 437.23 27.14 $235.98B 2.49% 13.95% 91.47% 5.51% 5.55%
Financial Statements Quarterly Results · Profit & Loss · Balance Sheet · Cash Flows · Ratios

Quarterly Results

Figures in USD.

Metric Sep 2018Dec 2018Mar 2019Jun 2019Sep 2019Dec 2019Mar 2020Jun 2020Sep 2020Dec 2020Mar 2021Apr 2021Jun 2021Jul 2021Sep 2021Oct 2021Dec 2021Mar 2022Apr 2022Jun 2022Jul 2022Sep 2022Oct 2022Dec 2022Mar 2023Apr 2023Jun 2023Jul 2023Sep 2023Dec 2023Mar 2024Jun 2024Sep 2024Dec 2024Mar 2025Jun 2025Sep 2025Dec 2025Mar 2026Apr 2026
Revenue 578.02M715.02M513.86M599.16M577.28M716.29M464.94M519.98M593.78M786.66M608.54M608.54M681.65M681.65M659.23M659.23M836.45M690.57M690.57M714.32M714.32M708.55M708.55M858.51M684.67M684.67M740.58M740.58M711.69M819.47M636.84M708.53M740.30M-662.00M771.33M799.89M932.36M1.27B1.27B
Cost of Revenue ----------------------------------277.00M321.41M327.81M362.86M679.00M-
Gross Profit ----------------------------------385.00M449.93M472.08M569.50M588.00M-
Operating Expenses ----------------------------------233.00M261.71M279.97M298.98M635.00M-
Operating Income 171.67M244.53M121.15M177.65M173.24M236.42M68.28M155.11M158.38M263.71M171.27M171.27M196.42M196.42M191.81M191.81M262.20M195.47M195.47M199.63M199.63M192.01M192.01M286.28M174.17M174.17M199.86M199.86M179.43M264.22M133.85M189.11M211.13M-152.00M188.21M192.11M270.52M-47.00M-47.00M
EBITDA ----------------------------------207.00M243.06M249.43M331.01M167.00M-
Interest Expense ----------------------------------14.00M14.35M26.64M14.29M48.00M-
Pretax Income ----------------------------------143.00M177.69M170.12M264.18M-88.00M-
Tax Provision ----------------------------------22.00M30.58M21.20M38.97M-16.00M-
Net Income ------------------------------102.20M142.74M161.50M-121.00M147.11M148.92M225.21M-72.00M-72.00M
Diluted EPS 1.832.461.512.082.073.120.861.982.033.492.372.372.692.692.602.603.522.622.622.722.722.602.603.812.382.382.552.552.273.651.722.402.71-2.032.472.503.77-0.87-0.87
R&D Expense 35.17M38.11M35.06M36.49M34.33M37.07M34.99M31.16M34.97M39.66M38.09M38.09M44.95M44.95M41.99M41.99M43.33M40.47M40.47M44.01M44.01M43.44M43.44M48.28M42.69M42.69M45.87M45.87M41.99M44.39M44.59M46.18M45.34M46.91M47.00M48.55M53.64M46.90M-96.00M

Profit & Loss (Annual)

Figures in USD.

Metric Dec 2007Dec 2008Dec 2009Dec 2010Dec 2011Dec 2012Dec 2013Dec 2014Dec 2015Dec 2016Dec 2017Dec 2018Dec 2019Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022Dec 2023Dec 2024Dec 2025
Revenue 1.47B1.58B1.50B1.64B1.85B1.84B1.90B1.99B2.04B2.17B2.31B2.42B2.41B2.37B-2.97B2.96B2.96B3.17B
Cost of Revenue ---------------1.25B1.20B1.20B1.29B
Gross Profit 841.93M913.86M903.82M990.07M1.12B1.11B1.12B1.16B1.20B------1.72B1.76B1.76B1.88B
Operating Expenses ---------------840.58M943.52M920.26M1.07B
Operating Income 348.88M389.75M394.60M449.93M528.60M511.49M517.34M517.91M567.45M625.04M662.20M739.77M708.46M645.49M-883.19M817.68M837.92M802.59M
EBITDA ---------------1.02B1.00B1.04B1.03B
Interest Expense ---------------48.80M98.86M89.68M69.55M
Pretax Income ---------------837.85M736.24M754.87M754.88M
Tax Provision ---------------130.09M94.01M117.03M112.25M
Net Income -----461.44M450.00M431.62M469.05M521.50M20.31M593.79M592.20M521.57M-707.75M642.23M637.83M642.63M
Diluted EPS 2.623.213.34---5.205.075.656.410.257.658.698.36-11.7310.8410.7110.76
R&D Expense 80.65M81.59M77.15M84.27M92.35M96.00M100.54M107.73M118.55M125.19M132.59M143.40M142.96M140.78M168.36M176.19M174.94M183.03M195.71M

Balance Sheet (Annual)

Figures in USD.

Metric Dec 2006Dec 2007Dec 2008Dec 2009Dec 2010Dec 2011Dec 2012Dec 2013Dec 2014Dec 2015Dec 2016Dec 2017Dec 2018Dec 2019Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022Dec 2023Dec 2024Dec 2025
Total Assets --1.62B1.91B2.33B2.72B3.17B3.58B3.87B4.27B4.66B5.32B3.73B2.56B2.84B-3.28B4.63B4.55B5.08B
Current Assets ----------------1.76B1.75B1.67B2.15B
Cash & Equivalents 514.17M597.33M428.52M341.11M308.50M383.99M481.04M440.80M422.18M487.67M505.63M642.32M796.28M335.71M436.69M-480.53M395.08M325.36M587.83M
Inventory ----------------455.71M516.24M477.26M572.37M
Receivables ----------------722.89M702.17M733.37M828.84M
Total Liabilities --961.89M1.06B1.26B1.50B1.70B1.82B1.98B2.21B2.36B3.09B2.16B2.77B2.61B-2.78B3.48B2.73B2.52B
Current Liabilities --289.51M394.57M385.85M601.86M504.24M487.53M580.49M564.08M520.32M606.16M448.93M591.33M804.98M-785.74M789.58M789.76M1.24B
Long Term Debt --500.00M500.00M700.00M700.00M1.04B1.19B1.24B1.49B1.70B1.90B1.15B1.58B1.21B-1.52B2.31B1.63B947.45M
Total Debt ----------------1.66B2.44B1.70B1.49B
Total Equity 362.38M586.08M661.00M848.95M1.07B1.23B1.47B1.76B1.89B2.06B2.30B2.23B1.57B-216.28M232.14M-504.49M1.15B1.83B2.56B
Shares Outstanding ----------------162.43M162.71M162.96M163.16M

Cash Flows (Annual)

Figures in USD.

Metric Dec 2007Dec 2008Dec 2009Dec 2010Dec 2011Dec 2012Dec 2013Dec 2014Dec 2015Dec 2016Dec 2017Dec 2018Dec 2019Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022Dec 2023Dec 2024Dec 2025
Operating Cash Flow 370.51M418.25M418.26M457.86M497.37M449.28M484.88M--642.92M697.64M604.45M643.09M790.51M-611.66M602.81M762.12M652.55M
Investing Cash Flow -167.91M18.81M-419.03M-411.51M-355.98M-296.39M-464.73M---487.92M-535.75M1.68B768.80M-264.09M--107.97M-1.44B-143.09M-152.25M
Financing Cash Flow -119.69M-572.94M-90.28M-60.25M-60.42M-66.53M-64.59M---115.70M-63.87M-2.12B-1.87B-440.50M--509.63M754.95M-696.67M-237.21M
Capital Expenditure ----------------183.46M-160.63M-142.48M-112.75M
Free Cash Flow ---------------428.20M442.18M619.64M539.81M
Net Change in Cash ----------------5.94M-84.50M-77.64M263.10M
Share Buybacks -200.65M237.50M211.38M296.29M370.83M295.88M301.58M337.44M334.70M325.76M332.54M1.32B2.47B196.41M648.93M626.06M70.28M13.54M14.67M

Ratios (Annual)

Figures in %.

Metric Dec 2007Dec 2008Dec 2009Dec 2010Dec 2011Dec 2012Dec 2013Dec 2014Dec 2015Dec 2016Dec 2017Dec 2018Dec 2019Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022Dec 2023Dec 2024Dec 2025
Gross Margin % 57.2%58.0%60.3%60.2%60.5%60.0%58.9%58.5%58.7%------58.0%59.6%59.4%59.3%
Operating Margin % 23.7%24.7%26.3%27.4%28.6%27.7%27.2%26.0%27.8%28.8%28.7%30.6%29.4%27.3%-29.7%27.7%28.3%25.4%
Net Margin % -----25.0%23.6%21.7%23.0%24.1%0.9%24.5%24.6%22.1%-23.8%21.7%21.6%20.3%
ROE % -----31.4%25.5%22.8%22.8%22.7%0.9%37.9%-273.8%224.7%-140.3%55.8%34.9%25.1%
ROCE % -29.2%26.1%23.2%24.9%19.2%16.7%15.7%15.3%15.1%14.0%22.6%36.0%31.7%-35.4%21.3%22.3%20.9%

Shareholding Pattern

Insiders
0.10%
Institutions
102.30%
Public Float
102.40%

Top Institutional Holders

#Holder% HeldSharesValue
1 Blackrock Inc. 8.64% 8.48M $3.52B
2 Vanguard Capital Management LLC 6.53% 6.42M $2.66B
3 Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC 4.83% 4.74M $1.97B
4 Massachusetts Financial Services Co. 4.71% 4.63M $1.92B
5 State Street Corporation 4.46% 4.38M $1.82B
6 T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. 3.89% 3.82M $1.58B
7 Invesco Ltd. 3.56% 3.49M $1.45B
8 Alliancebernstein L.P. 2.74% 2.69M $1.12B
9 Geode Capital Management, LLC 2.68% 2.64M $1.09B
10 Fundsmith LLP 2.31% 2.27M $942.85M

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Latest News

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Yahoo Finance Fri, 04 Sep 2026

Waters (WAT) Stock Could Be A Bargain On Cash Flow Yet Fully Priced On Sales

Waters stock has put in a strong multi year gain, yet the valuation signals are split, with an intrinsic value estimate based on a Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) model pointing to upside while the earnings multiple checks lean expensive. Over t…

Yahoo Finance Fri, 04 Sep 2026

Waters (WAT) Raised Guidance, Is The Stock Still Cheap?

Waters (WAT) stock is back in focus after the company reported Q2 2026 adjusted earnings of $3.05 per share and raised its full year guidance for organic revenue growth and adjusted earnings. At a share price of $413.56, Waters has posted a…

Yahoo Finance hu, 03 Sep 2026

Why Is Waters (WAT) Up 3.1% Since Last Earnings Report?

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Yahoo Finance Fri, 28 Aug 2026

Is Wall Street Bullish or Bearish on Waters Corporation Stock?

Although Waters Corporation has exceeded the broader market over the past year, Wall Street analysts maintain a cautiously optimistic outlook on the stock’s prospects.

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Waters Corporation to Present at the Wells Fargo Healthcare Conference

Waters Corporation (NYSE: WAT) announced that Udit Batra, Ph.D., Waters President and Chief Executive Officer, will participate in a fireside chat at the Wells Fargo 21st Annual Healthcare Conference on Wednesday, September 9th, 2026, at 10…

WAT — Frequently Asked Questions

What is the current share price of Waters Corporation (WAT)?

As of 2026-09-07 16:24 PDT, Waters Corporation (WAT) trades at $409.38 on NYSE. Its 52-week range is $283.32 to $421.26.

What is the market capitalisation of WAT?

Waters Corporation (WAT) has a market capitalisation of $40.20B on NYSE.

What is the P/E ratio of WAT?

WAT trades at a trailing price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 101.58. The industry average P/E is 25.17. Its price-to-book (P/B) ratio is 2.61.

What is the return on equity (ROE) of WAT?

WAT has a return on equity (ROE) of 1.92%. Its return on capital employed (ROCE) is 20.92%.

Is WAT a good stock to buy?

This page provides a data-driven analysis of Waters Corporation (WAT), including valuation ratios, profitability, growth trends, auto-generated pros and cons, peer comparison and AI exposure. Review these fundamentals alongside your own research and risk tolerance. This is informational content, not investment advice.

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