Waters/$WAT
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About Waters
Waters sells liquid chromatography, mass spectrometry, and thermal analysis tools. These analytical instruments provide essential information on various products, such as their molecular structures and physical properties, to help clients enhance the health and well-being of end users. In early 2026, Waters merged with Becton Dickinson's life science and diagnostics business, which increased its concentration in diagnostics and discovery-related life science tools.
- Ticker
- $WAT
- Sector
- Health
- Primary listing
- NYSE
- Employees
- 7,900
- Headquarters
- Milford, United States
- Website
- www.waters.com
Waters Metrics
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$40B
184.84
$2.21
1.18
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Price and volume
Market cap
$40B
Beta
1.18
52-week high
$426.22
52-week low
$282.77
Average daily volume
772K
Financial strength
Current ratio
1.861
Quick ratio
1.053
Long term debt to equity
34.274
Total debt to equity
36.045
Interest coverage (TTM)
5.56%
Profitability
EBITDA (TTM)
1,445.048
Gross margin (TTM)
56.34%
Net profit margin (TTM)
3.59%
Operating margin (TTM)
18.06%
Effective tax rate (TTM)
19.06%
Revenue per employee (TTM)
$590,000
Management effectiveness
Return on assets (TTM)
3.53%
Return on equity (TTM)
1.92%
Valuation
Price to earnings (TTM)
184.835
Price to revenue (TTM)
6.593
Price to book
2.65
Price to tangible book (TTM)
-14.64
Price to free cash flow (TTM)
76.966
Free cash flow yield (TTM)
1.30%
Free cash flow per share (TTM)
5.319
Growth
Revenue change (TTM)
52.45%
Earnings per share change (TTM)
-80.02%
3-year revenue growth (CAGR)
15.78%
10-year revenue growth (CAGR)
8.27%
3-year earnings per share growth (CAGR)
-42.00%
10-year earnings per share growth (CAGR)
-9.44%
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