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Waters Corporation

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$425.74
+$1.82 (+0.43%)
At close: Sep 22, 2026, 4:00 PM ET
$425.74
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After-hours: Sep 22, 2026, 5:20 PM ET

Market Data

Market Cap
$41.62B
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.)
4.2%
1Y CAGR (ann.)
38.4%
5Y CAGR (ann.)
1.0%
All-Time CAGR
11.5%

Valuation

PE Ratio
105.72
Forward PE
41.29
PEG Ratio
-1.65
Forward PEG
7.97
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
2.95
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
$446.55
Price Target Upside
5.3%

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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