Income Before Tax
Pre-Tax Income
Waters Corporation Pre-Tax Income decreased by 133.3% to -$88.00M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 161.5%, from $143.00M to -$88.00M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Pre-Tax Income shows relatively stable performance with a -1.6% CAGR. This decline may warrant attention — for this metric, higher values are generally preferred.
Analysis
StatementIncome Statement
SectionIncome Before Tax
CategoryProfitability
SignalHigher is better
VolatilityModerate
First reportedQ4 2013
Last reportedQ4 2025
How to read this metric
This provides a view of profitability that is not skewed by varying tax rates or one-time tax credits.
Detailed definition
A company's profits before the deduction of corporate income tax. It combines operating performance with non-operating f...
Peer comparison
Used to compare companies across different tax jurisdictions to see who generates more raw profit.
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income_before_taxHistorical Data
20 periods
| Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $197.41M | $182.68M | $252.32M | $186.70M | $192.27M | $183.38M | $275.50M | $165.17M | $180.28M | $153.20M | $237.60M | $114.86M | $169.41M | $193.62M | $276.98M | $143.00M | $177.69M | $170.12M | $264.18M | -$88.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | -7.5% | +38.1% | -26.0% | +3.0% | -4.6% | +50.2% | -40.0% | +9.1% | -15.0% | +55.1% | -51.7% | +47.5% | +14.3% | +43.1% | -48.4% | +24.3% | -4.3% | +55.3% | -133.3% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -2.6% | +0.4% | +9.2% | -11.5% | -6.2% | -16.5% | -13.8% | -30.5% | -6.0% | +26.4% | +16.6% | +24.5% | +4.9% | -12.1% | -4.6% | -161.5% |
Range-$88.00M – $276.98M
CAGR-15.6%
Avg YoY Growth-11.5%
Median YoY Growth-5.3%
Pre-Tax Income at Other Companies
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Waters Corporation's pre-tax income?
- Waters Corporation (WAT) reported pre-tax income of -$88.00M in Q1 2026.
- How has Waters Corporation's pre-tax income changed year-over-year?
- Waters Corporation's pre-tax income decreased by 161.5% year-over-year, from $143.00M to -$88.00M.
- What is the long-term trend for Waters Corporation's pre-tax income?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Waters Corporation's pre-tax income has grown at a -1.6% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $806.19M to $754.99M.
- What does pre-tax income mean?
- The total profit a company made before paying its income taxes.