WAT — Waters Corporation price, chart and key statistics

Price data

Price

$468.55

YTD price return

+23.36%

YTD total return

+23.36%

Next earnings

Nov 3, 2026 · Before open

Market cap

46B2016-12 10.8B2026-10 46B+325.2% over the window

Enterprise value

50.7B

Shares outstanding

98.2M2016-07 80.6M2026-07 98.2M+21.9% over the window

52W low

$282.77

52W high

$470.85

From 52W high

-0.49%

From 52W low

+65.70%

52W range

99%

Beta

1.19

Volume

Rel volume

0.92×

30D volume

862.8K

30D $ vol

377.3M

Insider trading

Insider net 1WNo open-market insider purchase or sale with a transaction date in the last 7 days, as filed on Form 4.

none

Insider net 1MNo open-market insider purchase or sale with a transaction date in the last 30 days, as filed on Form 4.

none

Insider net 3M0 insider-days of buying (no priced lot) and 1 of selling ($1.4M) in the last 91 days, by transaction date, open-market transactions only — awards, exercises, tax withholding and employee-plan purchases are not counted. A Form 4 is filed within two business days of the trade, so the newest days may not be in yet.

−$1.4M

Insider net 1Y2 insider-days of buying ($451K) and 1 of selling ($1.4M) in the last 365 days, by transaction date, open-market transactions only — awards, exercises, tax withholding and employee-plan purchases are not counted. A Form 4 is filed within two business days of the trade, so the newest days may not be in yet.

−$992K

Form 4 transactions by trade date, as filed; latest on file 2026-08-06.

Fundamentals

Sales (ttm)

4.6B2016-07 2.1B2026-07 4.6B+121.3% over the window

Sales/share

$47.272016-07 $26.052026-07 $47.27+81.5% over the window

EPS (ttm)

$4.012016-07 $5.962026-07 $4.01-32.7% over the window

FCF (ttm)

398.8M2023-12 442.2M2026-07 398.8M-9.8% over the window

FCF/share

$4.062023-12 $7.472026-07 $4.06-45.7% over the window

Book value/share

$154.662016-07 $26.682026-07 $154.66+479.8% over the window

Net margin

3.58%2016-07 23.3%2026-07 3.6%-84.7% over the window

ROE

1.09%2016-07 22.8%2026-07 1.1%-95.2% over the window

ROA

0.67%2016-07 11.0%2026-07 0.7%-93.9% over the window

Debt / equity

0.32×2016-07 0.762026-07 0.32-57.6% over the window

Current ratio

1.862016-07 6.522026-07 1.86-71.4% over the window

Growth (CAGR, ttm) · 10Y

Sales

+51.48%2025-06-28 → 2026-07-043B → 4.6B (+52.5% total)+15.73%2023-07-01 → 2026-07-043B → 4.6B (+55.2% total)+11.70%2021-07-03 → 2026-07-042.7B → 4.6B (+73.9% total)+8.26%2016-07-02 → 2026-07-042.1B → 4.6B (+121.3% total)

Net income

-74.32%2025-06-28 → 2026-07-04660.9M → 166.1M (-74.9% total)-37.23%2023-07-01 → 2026-07-04674.5M → 166.1M (-75.4% total)-24.11%2021-07-03 → 2026-07-04660.5M → 166.1M (-74.8% total)-10.24%2016-07-02 → 2026-07-04489.8M → 166.1M (-66.1% total)

FCF

n/a-4.03%2023-12-31 → 2026-07-04442.2M → 398.8M (-9.8% total)n/an/a

Shares

+63.78%2025-06-28 → 2026-07-0459.5M → 98.2M (+65.1% total)+18.40%2023-07-01 → 2026-07-0459.1M → 98.2M (+66.2% total)+9.87%2021-07-03 → 2026-07-0461.4M → 98.2M (+60.1% total)+2.00%2016-07-02 → 2026-07-0480.6M → 98.2M (+21.9% total)

Per-share growth (CAGR, ttm) · 10Y

EPS

-63.27%2025-06-28 → 2026-07-04$11.09 → $4.01 (-63.8% total)-29.21%2023-07-01 → 2026-07-04$11.34 → $4.01 (-64.6% total)-17.63%2021-07-03 → 2026-07-04$10.58 → $4.01 (-62.1% total)-3.88%2016-07-02 → 2026-07-04$5.96 → $4.01 (-32.7% total)

Sales/share

-7.51%2025-06-28 → 2026-07-04$51.17 → $47.27 (-7.6% total)-2.26%2023-07-01 → 2026-07-04$50.63 → $47.27 (-6.6% total)+1.67%2021-07-03 → 2026-07-04$43.52 → $47.27 (+8.6% total)+6.14%2016-07-02 → 2026-07-04$26.05 → $47.27 (+81.5% total)

FCF/share

n/a-21.58%2023-12-31 → 2026-07-04$7.47 → $4.06 (-45.7% total)n/an/a

Book value/share

+316.73%2025-06-28 → 2026-07-04$36.29 → $154.66 (+326.2% total)+127.44%2023-07-01 → 2026-07-04$13.05 → $154.66 (+1085.2% total)+103.99%2021-07-03 → 2026-07-04$4.37 → $154.66 (+3437.6% total)+19.21%2016-07-02 → 2026-07-04$26.68 → $154.66 (+479.8% total)

Price

+33.23%2025-10-27 → 2026-10-27$351.75 → $468.55 (+33.2% total)Price appreciation from split-adjusted daily closes, excluding dividends; endpoints are exact trading-day anniversaries of the latest close.+24.16%2023-10-27 → 2026-10-27$244.76 → $468.55 (+91.4% total)Price appreciation from split-adjusted daily closes, excluding dividends; endpoints are exact trading-day anniversaries of the latest close.+5.34%2021-10-27 → 2026-10-27$361.17 → $468.55 (+29.7% total)Price appreciation from split-adjusted daily closes, excluding dividends; endpoints are exact trading-day anniversaries of the latest close.+13.05%2016-10-26 → 2026-10-27$137.42 → $468.55 (+241.0% total)Price appreciation from split-adjusted daily closes, excluding dividends; endpoints are exact trading-day anniversaries of the latest close.

Total return

+33.23%2025-10-27 → 2026-10-27$351.75 → $468.55 (+33.2% total)Total return with dividends reinvested (adjusted daily closes); endpoints are exact trading-day anniversaries of the latest close. The gap against the Price row is the dividend contribution.+24.16%2023-10-27 → 2026-10-27$244.76 → $468.55 (+91.4% total)Total return with dividends reinvested (adjusted daily closes); endpoints are exact trading-day anniversaries of the latest close. The gap against the Price row is the dividend contribution.+5.34%2021-10-27 → 2026-10-27$361.17 → $468.55 (+29.7% total)Total return with dividends reinvested (adjusted daily closes); endpoints are exact trading-day anniversaries of the latest close. The gap against the Price row is the dividend contribution.+13.05%2016-10-26 → 2026-10-27$137.42 → $468.55 (+241.0% total)Total return with dividends reinvested (adjusted daily closes); endpoints are exact trading-day anniversaries of the latest close. The gap against the Price row is the dividend contribution.

Fundamentals end at the last reported quarter; price and total return end at the latest close.

Valuation

P/E (ttm)Price ÷ TTM diluted EPS. Net income carries everything below the operating line, including one-off gains. Negative when the trailing year lost money.

116.8×2016-12 21.732026-10 277.14+1175.6% over the window

P/OI (ttm)Price ÷ TTM operating income. Excludes the below-the-line items that make P/E jump — mark-to-market gains, settlements, tax true-ups.

139.7×2016-12 18.132026-10 139.68+670.5% over the window

Fwd P/E

27.4×

P/S (ttm)Market cap ÷ TTM revenue.

9.9×2016-12 5.102026-10 9.91+94.6% over the window

P/B (mrq)Market cap ÷ stockholders' equity at the most recent quarter end.

3.0×2016-12 4.792026-10 3.03-36.8% over the window

P/FCF (ttm)Market cap ÷ TTM free cash flow (operating cash flow − capex).

115.4×2024-03 46.092026-10 115.45+150.5% over the window

EV/EBITDA (fy)

53.8×

EV/Sales (ttm)

10.9×

FCF yield (ttm)TTM free cash flow ÷ market cap — the inverse of P/FCF.

0.87%2023-12 2.3%2026-07 1.1%-52.1% over the window

Buyback yield (realized, 1y)1 − shares_at(2026-07-04) ÷ shares_at(2025-06-28) = 1 − 98.2M ÷ 59.5M. Point-in-time share counts from the company's own SEC filings (the same count at both ends), published only when the cash flow statement shows repurchases inside that window. A falling price can't inflate it; negative means net dilution.

-63.78%

Shareholder yield (realized, 1y)Buyback leg + dividend leg: shares retired over the year (-63.78%) + dividends paid over that year ($0) ÷ market_cap_at(2025-06-28) ($21B). Both legs are measured against the start of the window, so a payout can't shrink its own denominator.

-63.78%

Buyback yield (cash, ttm)Buybacks net of issuance over the trailing twelve months ($14.7M) ÷ today's market cap ($46B). Dollars SPENT over what the company is worth NOW — a stock that fell after buying reads high.

0.03%2016-10 3.0%2026-07 0.0%-98.7% over the window

Shareholder yield (cash, ttm)(TTM buybacks net of issuance $14.7M + TTM dividends $0) ÷ today's market cap ($46B). Same caveat as the cash buyback yield.

0.03%2016-10 3.0%2026-07 0.0%-98.7% over the window

Vs own 10Y history

P/E

92nd

P/OI

100th

P/S

98th

P/B

6th