Retirement and nonpension postretirement benefit obligations
Waters Corporation Retirement and nonpension postretirement benefit obligations increased by 29.5% to $57.00M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 28.4%, from $44.38M to $57.00M. Over 5 years (FY 2020 to FY 2025), Retirement and nonpension postretirement benefit obligations shows a downward trend with a -9.5% CAGR. This increase may warrant attention — for this metric, lower values are generally preferred.
Analysis
How to read this metric
An increase suggests rising long-term benefit obligations or lower plan asset performance, while a decrease indicates reduced future liability or improved funding status.
Detailed definition
This represents the long-term financial obligations a company expects to pay to retired employees for pension benefits a...
Peer comparison
Standard across capital-intensive industries with legacy workforces; peers often disclose this as part of net periodic benefit cost.
non_current_liabilities_pension_and_other_postretirement_0d4947Historical Data
| 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 | $74.79M | $72.66M | $64.03M | $58.44M | $51.68M | $48.80M | $38.20M | $42.66M | $43.57M | $41.53M | $47.56M | $48.98M | $48.58M | $51.01M | $44.61M | $44.38M | $45.91M | $47.74M | $44.00M | $57.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | -2.8% | -11.9% | -8.7% | -11.6% | -5.6% | -21.7% | +11.7% | +2.1% | -4.7% | +14.5% | +3.0% | -0.8% | +5.0% | -12.5% | -0.5% | +3.5% | +4.0% | -7.8% | +29.5% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -30.9% | -32.8% | -40.3% | -27.0% | -15.7% | -14.9% | +24.5% | +14.8% | +11.5% | +22.8% | -6.2% | -9.4% | -5.5% | -6.4% | -1.4% | +28.4% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Waters Corporation's retirement and nonpension postretirement benefit obligations?
- Waters Corporation (WAT) reported retirement and nonpension postretirement benefit obligations of $57.00M in Q1 2026.
- How has Waters Corporation's retirement and nonpension postretirement benefit obligations changed year-over-year?
- Waters Corporation's retirement and nonpension postretirement benefit obligations increased by 28.4% year-over-year, from $44.38M to $57.00M.
- What is the long-term trend for Waters Corporation's retirement and nonpension postretirement benefit obligations?
- Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Waters Corporation's retirement and nonpension postretirement benefit obligations has grown at a -9.5% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $72.62M to $44.00M.
- What does retirement and nonpension postretirement benefit obligations mean?
- The estimated long-term cost of providing pension and healthcare benefits to retired employees.