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WAT NYSE

Waters Corporation
1W: +5.0% 1M: +5.2% 3M: +18.8% YTD: +19.4% 1Y: +28.2% 3Y: +80.7% 5Y: +31.1%
$468.55
+12.57 (+2.76%)
After Hours: $467.52 (-1.03, -0.22%)
Weekly Expected Move ±3.8%
$419 $436 $454 $471 $488
NYSE · Healthcare · Medical - Diagnostics & Research · Tech Score Strong Buy · Power 66 · $44.8B mcap · 98M float · 0.851% daily turnover · Short 65% of daily vol
Credit Risk of going bust: lower than 76% of companies Debt: 10.5% of company value Bonds: $314.4M held by 260 funds, 67 bp over Treasuries → details ▾
Of US companies ranked in the safest four tenths, about 1 in 3,500 filed for bankruptcy within a year (2020-2025).
If the stock fell to about $3.79 (down 99.2%), Waters Corporation would be worth roughly what it owes.
Total debt $5.25B against a stock market value of $44.77B.
Distance to default 8.80 (Merton model): prices to 2026-10-26, balance sheet 2026-07-04, debt counted $2.44B (short-term plus half of long-term), stock volatility 35.2%; Altman Z'' 3.66. A ranking and a back-test, not a forecast.
Bond figures are fund-reported marks (SEC N-PORT) as of Jul 2026. How these are computed.

Revenue Segmentation

By Product / Service

By Geography

Revenue by Segment (5-Year Trend)

Income Trends

Revenue
$3.2B +7.0% ▲
5Y CAGR: +6.0%
Gross Profit
$1.8B +4.0% ▲
5Y CAGR: +6.1%
Operating Income
$893M +8.1% ▲
5Y CAGR: +6.7%
Net Income
$643M +0.8% ▲
5Y CAGR: +4.3%
EPS (Diluted)
$10.76 +0.5% ▲
5Y CAGR: +5.2%
EBITDA
$1.0B -2.4% ▼
5Y CAGR: +5.2%

Profit Margins

Year-over-Year Growth

View Full Income Statement
Line ItemFY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
Revenue$2.8B$3.0B$3.0B$3.0B$3.2B
YoY Growth+17.8%+6.7%-0.5%+0.1%+7.0%
Cost of Revenue$1.2B$1.2B$1.2B$1.2B$1.3B
Gross Profit$1.6B$1.7B$1.8B$1.8B$1.8B
Gross Margin58.5%58.0%59.6%59.4%57.8%
R&D Expenses$168M$176M$175M$183M$195M
SG&A Expenses$627M$658M$736M$690M$740M
Operating Expenses$808M$850M$944M$932M$935M
Operating Income$822M$873M$818M$826M$893M
Operating Margin29.5%29.4%27.7%27.9%28.2%
Interest Expense$45M$49M$99M$90M$51M
Income Before Tax$806M$838M$736M$755M$755M
Tax Expense$113M$130M$94M$117M$112M
Net Income$693M$708M$642M$638M$643M
Net Margin24.9%23.8%21.7%21.6%20.3%
EPS (Diluted)$11.17$11.73$10.84$10.71$10.76
EBITDA$983M$1.0B$1.0B$1.0B$1.0B
Shares Outstanding62M60M59M60M60M

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