Quick Takeaways
- WAT - WATERS CORP /DE/ financial facts are built from SEC company filings data.
- Latest metrics period on this page: Q1 2026.
- Headline metric: Return On Equity 29%.
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WATERS CORP /DE/ financial metrics
Professional SEC-based dashboard for profitability, financial health, and growth with transparent scoring logic. Latest period: Q1 2026.
- Symbol
- WAT on NYSE
- Location
- Milford, MA
- Fiscal year end
- 31 December
- Latest financial report
- 09 Apr 2026
What Changed
- Return On Equity YoY change: <span class="text-red-600">-32%</span>.
- Most recent SEC facts end date: 19 Feb 2026.
Why This Matters
- This gives a beginner-friendly first read before you inspect detailed formulas and metric tables.
- Every metric card links to a deeper SEC-backed history page for verification.
Official SEC Source
Based on latest 10-Q/10-K
Facts and ratios are grounded in SEC company facts linked to the latest 10-Q/10-K cycle.
See Original FilingLatest SEC snapshot (2026-02-19) highlights Return On Equity 29.3%, Return On Assets 11.5%, and Operating Margin 33.8%.
Financial Quality Score
Transparent 0-100 scoring model based on profitability, financial health, and growth factors.
84.3/100
Strong Confidence high
Return On Equity
29%
Metric score 100.0/100
Return On Assets
12%
Metric score 100.0/100
Financial Health
- Current Ratio
- 1.73x
- Quick Ratio
- 1.14x
- Debt to Equity
- 0.6x
Strengths
Return On Equity, Return On Assets, and Operating Margin
Watchpoints
NetIncomeLoss YoY
Key metrics snapshot
Return On Equity
29%
YoY: -32%
Industry median: -32% (n=33)
Return On Assets
12%
YoY: -4%
Industry median: -35% (n=33)
Operating Margin
34%
YoY: -9.2%
Industry median: -117% (n=29)
Current Ratio
1.73x
YoY: -18%
Industry median: 2.39x (n=34)
Quick Ratio
1.14x
YoY: -15%
Industry median: 1.25x (n=30)
Debt-to-equity
0.6x
YoY: -42%
Industry median: 0.37x (n=30)
Revenues YoY
7%
YoY:
Industry median: -0.07% (n=30)
NetIncomeLoss YoY
0.75%
YoY:
Industry median: -0.5% (n=31)
Profitability
| Metric | Latest value | YoY change |
|---|---|---|
| Return On Equity | 29% | -32% |
| Return On Assets | 12% | -4% |
| Operating Margin | 34% | -9.2% |
Financial Health
| Metric | Latest value | YoY change |
|---|---|---|
| Current Ratio | 1.73x | -18% |
| Quick Ratio | 1.14x | -15% |
| Debt-to-equity | 0.6x | -42% |
Growth
| Metric | Latest value | YoY change |
|---|---|---|
| Revenues YoY | 7% | |
| NetIncomeLoss YoY | 0.75% |
Share Metrics
| Metric | Latest value | YoY change |
|---|---|---|
| Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding | 98,101,871 | +65% |
How we score
This score is transparent and deterministic. We weight profitability, financial health, and growth metrics, then renormalize weights when SEC data is missing.
| Metric | Weight | V1 threshold |
|---|---|---|
| ROIC | 20 | 5% to 20% |
| ROE | 15 | 8% to 25% |
| ROA | 10 | 2% to 10% |
| Operating Margin | 5 | 5% to 25% |
| Current Ratio | 12 | 1.0x to 2.0x |
| Quick Ratio | 8 | 0.8x to 1.5x |
| Debt to Equity | 10 | 0.3x to 2.0x (lower is better) |
| Revenue YoY | 10 | -10% to +20% |
| Net Income YoY | 10 | -10% to +20% |
How Calculated (standard_v1)
Metrics are computed with a market-consensus convention designed for cross-portal comparability.
- TTM Operating Income / TTM Revenues
- Current Assets / Current Liabilities (latest instant quarter)
- (Current Assets - Inventory) / Current Liabilities; fallback: (Cash+Short-Term Investments + Accounts Receivable) / Current Liabilities
- Total Debt / Stockholders Equity (latest instant quarter; shared unit; freshest series)
- TTM Net Income / Average Equity (current quarter + same quarter previous year) / 2
- TTM Net Income / Average Assets (current quarter + same quarter previous year) / 2
- TTM NOPAT / Average Invested Capital, where NOPAT=Operating Income*(1-tax rate), Invested Capital=Equity+Total Debt-Cash & ST Investments
- TTM Revenues YoY
- TTM Net Income YoY