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    Waters Corporation

    WAT | NYSE
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    $423.92
    +$2.29 (+0.54%)
    At close: Sep 21, 2026, 4:00 PM ET
    $423
    -$0.92 (-0.22%)
    After-hours: Sep 21, 2026, 4:19 PM ET
    Overview Rating Statistics Financials Earnings Analysts Ownership Profile

    Market Data

    Market Cap
    $31.53B
    Enterprise Value
    $46.17B
    Beta
    1.19
    Average Volume
    939.47K
    Shares Outstanding (Diluted)
    98.2K
    Shares Change YoY
    -99.84%
    Institutional Ownership
    N/A
    Exchange
    NYSE
    ISIN
    US9418481035

    Price Performance

    Price Change 1M
    4.4%
    Price Change 3M
    18.7%
    Price Change 6M
    40.2%
    Price Change YTD
    11.0%
    Price Change 1Y
    40.1%
    Price Change 3Y
    57.6%
    Price Change 5Y
    7.7%
    1M CAGR (ann.)
    5.5%
    1Y CAGR (ann.)
    38.8%
    5Y CAGR (ann.)
    0.1%
    All-Time CAGR
    11.4%

    Valuation

    PE Ratio
    105.72
    Forward PE
    31.28
    PEG Ratio
    -1.64
    Forward PEG
    7.92
    PS Ratio
    8.96
    Forward PS
    5.80
    PB Ratio
    2.74
    P/FCF Ratio
    104.99
    P/Adj. FCF Ratio
    128.74
    P/OCF Ratio
    75.70
    EV/Sales
    9.94
    EV/EBIT
    136.78
    EV/EBITDA
    51.54
    EV/FCF
    116.46
    Earnings Yield
    0.9%
    FCF Yield
    0.9%
    Adj. FCF Yield
    0.8%

    Financial Health

    Net Debt
    $4.55B
    Total Debt
    $5.09B
    Cash & Short-Term Investments
    $539M
    Total Assets
    $24.75B
    Current Ratio
    1.86
    Quick Ratio
    1.29
    Debt / Equity Ratio
    0.35
    Debt / EBITDA
    5.68
    Debt / FCF
    12.83
    OCF / Debt
    0.11
    Interest Coverage
    2.67
    Altman Z-Score
    2.31
    Piotroski F-Score
    5

    Margins & Profitability

    Gross Profit Margin
    50.8%
    Operating Profit Margin
    8.0%
    EBITDA Margin
    19.3%
    Net Profit Margin
    3.6%
    FCF Margin
    8.5%
    Adj. FCF Margin
    7.0%
    SBC / Revenue
    1.6%
    SBC Impact (per share)
    -18.4%

    Returns

    Return on Assets
    0.7%
    Return on Equity
    1.9%
    Return on Invested Capital
    1.3%
    Return on Capital Employed
    1.6%
    Return on Tangible Assets
    2.4%

    Historical Growth (CAGR)

    Revenue CAGR 3Y
    15.8%
    Revenue CAGR 5Y
    11.7%
    Revenue CAGR 10Y
    8.3%
    EPS CAGR 3Y
    -29.3%
    EPS CAGR 5Y
    -17.6%
    EPS CAGR 10Y
    -3.9%
    FCF CAGR 3Y
    0.8%
    FCF CAGR 5Y
    -9.2%
    FCF CAGR 10Y
    -2.3%

    Analyst Forecasts

    Analyst Rating
    Buy
    Analyst Count
    37
    EPS Growth Next 3Y
    71.7%
    Revenue Growth Next 3Y
    20.1%
    Earnings Date
    Nov 2, 2026
    EPS Estimate (next Q)
    $4.01
    EPS Growth Est (next Q)
    17.9%
    Revenue Est (next Q)
    $1.75B
    Revenue Growth Est (next Q)
    119.3%

    Fair Value Estimates

    Graham Number
    $118.15
    Graham Upside
    -72.1%
    Lynch Fair Value
    $20.05
    Lynch Upside
    -95.3%
    Price Target
    $438.36
    Price Target Upside
    3.4%

    Cash Flow

    Operating Cash Flow
    $548.86M
    Free Cash Flow
    $396.45M
    Adj. Free Cash Flow
    $323.3M
    FCF Per Share
    $4.06
    OCF Per Share
    $5.60
    OCF/S Ratio
    11.8%

    Income Statement

    Revenue
    $4.64B
    Gross Profit
    $2.36B
    Operating Income
    $369.69M
    EBITDA
    $895.77M
    Net Income
    $166.14M
    EPS (Diluted)
    $4.01
    Revenue / Employee
    $587.88K
    Profit / Employee
    $21.03K
    Employees
    7,900

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