WAT vs IQV vs IDXX
161 measures in 16 categories, one definition each, computed from filings and market data.
WAT46.5
Waters Corporation
Healthcare · Medical - Diagnostics & Research
$436.95 −1.60%$42.9B mkt cap
Score DNA
IQV56.4
IQVIA Holdings Inc.
Healthcare · Medical - Diagnostics & Research
$266.90 −1.49%$43.9B mkt cap
Score DNA
IDXX80.3
IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.
Healthcare · Medical - Diagnostics & Research
$560.36 +2.41%$44.1B mkt cap
Score DNA
Price, rebased to 100 three years ago
WAT IQV IDXX · weekly adjusted closesSmart money 8Valuation 16Profitability (TTM) 12Returns on capital 11Growth 17Margin history & stability 7Liquidity (latest quarter) 7Leverage & solvency (latest quarter) 13Efficiency 11Cash flow & earnings quality 7Dividends & buybacks 9Scores & forensic checks 15Per share 7Size (TTM) 8Price performance 9Technicals 4
● marks the highest or lowest value where that direction is plainly stronger (margins, returns, coverage, leverage); multiples and yields are left unmarked. Bars show each stock's percentile within its own industry. n/a: the measure does not apply to lenders and insurers.
Smart money
8 measures| Measure | WAT | IQV | IDXX |
|---|---|---|---|
| Insider open-market buys, 180d | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Insider $ bought, 180d | — | — | — |
| Congress purchases, 180d | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Last Congress purchase | — | — | 2026-09-25 |
| 13F net change in holders | +10 | +23 | −11 |
| ETFs adding shares, 30d | 1,174 | 1,126 | 1,337 |
| ETFs trimming, 30d | 1,004 | 1,089 | 1,036 |
| Net ETF funds, 30d | +170 | +37 | +301 |
Valuation
16 measures| Measure | WAT | IQV | IDXX |
|---|---|---|---|
| P/E (TTM) | 258.2x
100th
|
32.0x
35th
|
38.7x
65th
|
| PEG (P/E ÷ 3-yr EPS CAGR) | — | 2.76
62nd
|
2.68
38th
|
| Price / sales | 9.2x
79th
|
2.6x
24th
|
9.7x
83rd
|
| Price / book | 2.8x
33rd
|
7.1x
70th
|
27.4x
93rd
|
| Price / tangible book | — | — | 38.5x
100th
|
| Price / free cash flow | 107.7x
89th
|
16.8x
5th
|
35.3x
58th
|
| Price / operating cash flow | 78.0x
87th
|
15.6x
13th
|
32.3x
65th
|
| Enterprise value | $47.6B
83rd
|
$58.1B
93rd
|
$45.0B
79th
|
| EV / sales | 10.3x
83rd
|
3.4x
31st
|
9.9x
79th
|
| EV / EBITDA | 53.2x
81st
|
16.5x
24th
|
27.8x
71st
|
| EV / EBIT | 141.1x
100th
|
24.8x
29th
|
30.8x
59th
|
| EV / free cash flow | 119.5x
89th
|
22.2x
11th
|
36.0x
58th
|
| Earnings yield | 0.4%
41st
|
3.1%
79th
|
2.6%
62nd
|
| FCF yield | 0.9%
41st
|
5.9%
97th
|
2.8%
62nd
|
| Operating cash flow yield | 1.3%
31st
|
6.4%
90th
|
3.1%
48th
|
| Graham number (per share) | $76.74
59th
|
$81.95
71st
|
$79.71
65th
|
Profitability (TTM)
12 measures| Measure | WAT | IQV | IDXX |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | 50.8%
45th
|
26.2%
14th
|
62.4%
69th
|
| EBITDA margin | 19.3%
59th
|
20.8%
62nd
|
35.5%
93rd
|
| Operating margin | 8.0%
41st
|
13.6%
62nd
|
32.0%
97th
|
| EBIT margin | 7.3%
45th
|
13.8%
62nd
|
32.1%
97th
|
| Net margin | 3.6%
41st
|
8.1%
52nd
|
25.0%
100th
|
| NOPAT margin | 6.4%
41st
|
11.4%
66th
|
25.6%
100th
|
| FCF margin | 8.6%
45th
|
15.4%
59th
|
27.5%
97th
|
| Operating cash flow margin | 11.8%
38th
|
16.6%
55th
|
30.0%
93rd
|
| R&D / revenue | 6.9%
48th
|
0.0%
0th
|
5.7%
38th
|
| SG&A / revenue | 26.1%
45th
|
12.1%
10th
|
24.7%
34th
|
| Stock comp / revenue | 1.6%
32nd
|
1.6%
36th
|
— |
| Effective tax rate | 19.1%
45th
|
15.7%
24th
|
20.0%
48th
|
Returns on capital
11 measures| Measure | WAT | IQV | IDXX |
|---|---|---|---|
| ROE (on average equity) | 1.9%
41st
|
23.0%
81st
|
74.2%
96th
|
| ROA | 1.1%
41st
|
4.7%
59th
|
33.7%
100th
|
| ROIC | 1.5%
38th
|
9.6%
69th
|
46.5%
93rd
|
| ROCE | 1.5%
41st
|
11.1%
79th
|
67.9%
97th
|
| Return on tangible assets | 2.3%
41st
|
8.0%
69th
|
43.2%
100th
|
| Cash ROIC (OCF / invested capital) | 2.8%
28th
|
13.9%
62nd
|
54.5%
93rd
|
| Gross profitability (GP / assets) | 9.5%
10th
|
14.9%
28th
|
82.6%
97th
|
| ROIC, 3-yr average | 12.4%
88th
|
7.3%
79th
|
35.4%
96th
|
| ROIC, 5-yr average | 25.2%
92nd
|
7.6%
71st
|
43.0%
96th
|
| ROE, 5-yr average | 68.1%
92nd
|
21.1%
84th
|
81.9%
96th
|
| Incremental ROIC | -1.4%
52nd
|
96.4%
81st
|
— |
Growth
17 measures| Measure | WAT | IQV | IDXX |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (TTM YoY) | 52.5%
100th
|
8.2%
54th
|
12.8%
68th
|
| Revenue growth (QoQ) | 29.8%
93rd
|
5.2%
28th
|
6.6%
41st
|
| Revenue CAGR, 3 yr | 15.8%
78th
|
5.0%
52nd
|
9.0%
63rd
|
| Revenue CAGR, 5 yr | 11.7%
63rd
|
5.6%
48th
|
8.4%
52nd
|
| Gross profit CAGR, 3 yr | 10.4%
67th
|
-4.5%
19th
|
10.5%
70th
|
| Operating income CAGR, 3 yr | -24.3%
0th
|
7.7%
53rd
|
11.7%
73rd
|
| Net income growth (TTM YoY) | -74.9%
0th
|
11.2%
44th
|
15.6%
56th
|
| Net income CAGR, 3 yr | -37.3%
8th
|
7.9%
67th
|
12.9%
92nd
|
| EPS growth (TTM YoY) | -84.7%
0th
|
14.2%
44th
|
16.1%
56th
|
| EPS CAGR, 3 yr | -47.1%
0th
|
11.6%
83rd
|
14.4%
92nd
|
| EPS CAGR, 5 yr | -30.8%
0th
|
21.2%
86th
|
11.0%
79th
|
| FCF growth (TTM YoY) | -35.7%
6th
|
30.0%
72nd
|
61.5%
89th
|
| FCF CAGR, 3 yr | 1.0%
21st
|
18.2%
71st
|
27.5%
86th
|
| Operating cash flow CAGR, 3 yr | -1.3%
18th
|
7.9%
47th
|
22.4%
71st
|
| Book value CAGR, 3 yr | 127.9%
100th
|
5.9%
64th
|
15.3%
88th
|
| Dividend CAGR, 3 yr | — | — | — |
| Sustainable growth rate | 1.9%
0th
|
23.0%
69th
|
74.2%
94th
|
Margin history & stability
7 measures| Measure | WAT | IQV | IDXX |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin, 3-yr average | 56.5%
57th
|
31.3%
21st
|
61.5%
75th
|
| Operating margin, 3-yr average | 20.8%
82nd
|
13.6%
64th
|
30.6%
96th
|
| Net margin, 3-yr average | 15.3%
82nd
|
8.5%
68th
|
23.9%
100th
|
| FCF margin, 3-yr average | 16.1%
68th
|
13.4%
57th
|
22.9%
96th
|
| Revenue stability (0-1) | 0.56
25th
|
0.98
93rd
|
0.97
89th
|
| Earnings stability (0-1) | 0.49
57th
|
0.64
75th
|
0.87
96th
|
| Margin stability (0-1) | 0.94
54th
|
0.89
43rd
|
0.98
86th
|
Liquidity (latest quarter)
7 measures| Measure | WAT | IQV | IDXX |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cash & short-term investments | $539.0M
52nd
|
$2.1B
93rd
|
$196.9M
21st
|
| Net cash (− = net debt) | −$4.7B
17th
|
−$14.2B
7th
|
−$899.1M
48th
|
| Working capital | $2.1B
90th
|
−$2.6B
0th
|
$221.8M
24th
|
| Current ratio | 1.86
45th
|
0.71
0th
|
1.17
14th
|
| Quick ratio | 1.29
28th
|
0.71
0th
|
0.87
10th
|
| Cash ratio (cash + ST investments / current liabilities) | 0.22
14th
|
0.24
21st
|
0.15
7th
|
| Defensive interval (days) | 464 days
48th
|
928 days
86th
|
247 days
10th
|
Leverage & solvency (latest quarter)
13 measures| Measure | WAT | IQV | IDXX |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total debt | $5.3B
83rd
|
$16.2B
93rd
|
$1.1B
45th
|
| Debt / equity | 0.35
37th
|
2.63
96th
|
0.68
63rd
|
| Net debt / equity | 0.31
52nd
|
2.29
96th
|
0.56
74th
|
| Debt / assets | 21.2%
31st
|
54.4%
90th
|
31.8%
55th
|
| Debt / capital | 25.7%
36th
|
72.5%
93rd
|
40.5%
61st
|
| Debt / EBITDA | 5.87
81st
|
4.60
76th
|
0.68
10th
|
| Net debt / EBITDA | 5.26
90th
|
4.01
81st
|
0.56
19th
|
| Interest coverage (EBIT / interest) | 2.4x
44th
|
3.0x
52nd
|
37.4x
92nd
|
| Cash interest coverage | 4.0x
32nd
|
3.7x
28th
|
35.0x
88th
|
| Debt payback (years of OCF) | 9.6 yrs
91st
|
5.8 yrs
78th
|
0.8 yrs
13th
|
| Liabilities / assets | 38.6%
31st
|
78.9%
90th
|
53.2%
62nd
|
| IS credit model rating | BBB | BB | AAA |
| Implied credit spread (bps) | 275
66th
|
475
76th
|
50
0th
|
Efficiency
11 measures| Measure | WAT | IQV | IDXX |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asset turnover | 0.32
21st
|
0.58
55th
|
1.34
97th
|
| Fixed asset turnover | 2.50
21st
|
19.96
100th
|
5.32
79th
|
| Inventory turnover | 2.4
0th
|
— | 4.4
32nd
|
| Receivables turnover | 3.4
3rd
|
7.1
66th
|
7.3
72nd
|
| Days sales outstanding | 107 days
97th
|
52 days
34th
|
50 days
28th
|
| Days inventory outstanding | 153 days
100th
|
— | 84 days
68th
|
| Days payables outstanding | 77 days
90th
|
102 days
100th
|
26 days
31st
|
| Cash conversion cycle (days) | 183 days
100th
|
−51 days
0th
|
108 days
76th
|
| Capex / revenue | 3.3%
41st
|
1.2%
7th
|
2.6%
31st
|
| Capex / depreciation | 0.27
14th
|
0.17
10th
|
0.76
62nd
|
| Operating expense ratio | 49.8%
55th
|
21.3%
17th
|
29.1%
31st
|
Cash flow & earnings quality
7 measures| Measure | WAT | IQV | IDXX |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow / net income | 3.31
94th
|
2.05
82nd
|
1.20
24th
|
| FCF / net income | 2.40
94th
|
1.90
82nd
|
1.10
41st
|
| FCF / operating cash flow | 72.5%
48th
|
92.7%
91st
|
91.4%
87th
|
| Capex / operating cash flow | 27.5%
52nd
|
7.3%
9th
|
8.6%
13th
|
| Accruals ratio | -2.6%
76th
|
-4.9%
41st
|
-6.7%
31st
|
| Sloan accruals ratio | 5.0%
79th
|
-8.7%
7th
|
-2.1%
41st
|
| Earnings quality score (0-1) | 1.00
24th
|
1.00
24th
|
0.75
0th
|
Scores & forensic checks
15 measures| Measure | WAT | IQV | IDXX |
|---|---|---|---|
| IS score | 47
41st
|
56
55th
|
80
97th
|
| IS profitability | 16
21st
|
45
59th
|
99
100th
|
| IS growth | 40
25th
|
55
46th
|
68
79th
|
| IS value | 35
34th
|
41
52nd
|
30
14th
|
| IS momentum | 70
43rd
|
82
68th
|
85
82nd
|
| IS risk (safety) | 80
38th
|
50
21st
|
100
62nd
|
| IS quality | 60
45th
|
59
41st
|
94
100th
|
| IS balance sheet | 44
41st
|
21
21st
|
70
72nd
|
| IS earnings quality | 70
55th
|
70
59th
|
69
48th
|
| IS cash flow | 43
41st
|
71
79th
|
89
93rd
|
| Piotroski F-score (0-9) | 5
28th
|
7
59th
|
9
100th
|
| Altman Z-score | 3.2
41st
|
1.9
24th
|
19.6
90th
|
| Beneish M-score | −0.61
96th
|
−2.69
25th
|
−2.71
21st
|
| Ohlson O-score | −8.62
38th
|
−6.50
69th
|
−9.27
17th
|
| IS credit score | 58
34th
|
44
24th
|
96
100th
|
Size (TTM)
8 measures| Measure | WAT | IQV | IDXX |
|---|---|---|---|
| Market cap | $42.9B
79th
|
$43.9B
83rd
|
$44.1B
86th
|
| Revenue | $4.6B
76th
|
$17.0B
93rd
|
$4.6B
72nd
|
| EBITDA | $895.8M
66th
|
$3.5B
93rd
|
$1.6B
79th
|
| Net income | $166.1M
55th
|
$1.4B
90th
|
$1.1B
86th
|
| Free cash flow | $398.5M
55th
|
$2.6B
93rd
|
$1.3B
83rd
|
| Total assets | $24.8B
90th
|
$29.9B
93rd
|
$3.4B
52nd
|
| Shareholders' equity | $15.2B
93rd
|
$6.2B
72nd
|
$1.6B
52nd
|
| Employees | 7,900
55th
|
94,000
97th
|
11,000
66th
|
Price performance
9 measures| Measure | WAT | IQV | IDXX |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 day | −1.6% | −1.5% | +2.4% |
| 1 week | +0.8% | +2.7% | +8.2% |
| 1 month | +1.7% | −0.9% | +10.6% |
| 3 months | +22.2% | +30.9% | −0.6% |
| 6 months | +33.3% | +51.3% | −4.9% |
| Year to date | +14.4% | +18.5% | −16.4% |
| 1 year | +31.5% | +31.4% | −12.3% |
| 3 years, cumulative | +64.2% | +30.5% | +25.7% |
| 5 years, cumulative | +27.3% | +10.2% | −9.2% |
Technicals
4 measures| Measure | WAT | IQV | IDXX |
|---|---|---|---|
| RSI 14 | 55.9 | 54.9 | 66.0 |
| From 52-week high | −3.9% | −3.8% | −27.2% |
| From 52-week low | +54.5% | +72.8% | +11.9% |
| Beta | 1.15 | 1.17 | 1.55 |
InsiderStreet reports findings from filings and market data. A comparison is not a recommendation to buy or sell either stock.Every figure is computed in code · data as of 2026-10-17