NYSE · WAT

Waters Corp.

$374.68 -$7.73 (-2.02%) 1D After hours

Key Metrics

$37.55B
Market cap
83.58×
P/E · TTM
$3.77B
Revenue · TTM
$449.25M
Net income
EPS · TTM $0.01
Dividend yield
Free cash flow
Beta · 1Y 0.83
EBITDA · TTM $626.41M
Gross margin

The Story So Far

LAST 6 MONTHS PRIMARY SOURCES ONLY
  • Jul 27
    Money has been moving out of its sector (Technology).

    Technology has run -4.1 points vs SPY over four weeks, ranking 8→2→11→7 of 11 sectors — this stock trades inside that current.

    RECEIPT: ROTATION MAP, LIVE ↗
  • Jul 16
    Money rotated out of high-beta cohorts market-wide.

    High-beta names lagged the blue-chips by 18.6 points over ten sessions around this date. Stocks in that cohort weren't falling alone — they fell together.

    RECEIPT: ROTATION GAUGE, LIVE
  • May 5
    The stock moved +13.5% in a single session.

    Sessions this size usually pair with a chapter above or below — a filing, a headline, or the whole cohort moving together.

    RECEIPT: DAILY BAR, May 5
  • Mar 12
    From its Feb 4 high, the share price fell 26%.

    Peak close $384.33 on Feb 4; trough close $283.32 on Mar 12. The drawdown is the fact — the chapters around it are the context.

    RECEIPT: PRICE SERIES, PEAK-TO-TROUGH -26%
  • Feb 9
    The stock moved -13.9% in a single session.

    Sessions this size usually pair with a chapter above or below — a filing, a headline, or the whole cohort moving together.

    RECEIPT: DAILY BAR, Feb 9

The story updates itself as events post · The wolf reports; you decide

Snapshot

Market cap$37.55B
Enterprise value$41.94B
Shares outstanding98.2M
52-wk range$275.05 – $414.15
Avg volume · 20D515.3K
Net cash −$4.39B
Book value / share$0.26
IndustryLaboratory Analytical Instruments
ExchangeNYSE
About Waters Corp.
IPO dateNov 17, 1995
Employees7900

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.

Wolf Grade COMING SOON

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Valuation

P/E83.58
P/S9.96
P/FCF
EV/EBITDA66.95
EV/Sales11.12
Graham №$0.21

Profitability

Gross
Operating 13.9%
Net 11.9%
FCF
ROE / ROIC 5.2% · 2.3%

Financial Health

Current ratio1.79
Quick ratio1.13
Debt / equity0.32
Debt / EBITDA 7.75
Net cash −$4.39B
Working capital$1.79B

Cash Flow · TTM

Operating CF $390.00M
Capex
Free cash flow
Buybacks $12.73M
Dividends paid
Shareholder yield 0.0%

Piotroski F-Score

4 / 9
Middling fundamentals · 4 of 9 signals passing

Altman Z-Score

3.3
Safe zone (> 2.99) · bankruptcy risk negligible

Graham Number vs Price

$0.21 vs $374.68
Trades 1,799.5× above classic defensive value — priced for growth
Fundamentals through 2026-04-04 · computed by TickerWolf from SEC filings