Pension and Postretirement Benefit Liabilities
Waters Corporation Pension and Postretirement Benefit Liabilities 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), Pension and Postretirement Benefit Liabilities 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 indicates a growing long-term liability, often driven by changes in interest rates or demographic shifts in the workforce.
Detailed definition
This represents the present value of the company's obligations to provide pension and other post-employment benefits to...
Peer comparison
Significant for legacy industrial companies with large, unionized, or long-tenured workforces.
pension_and_postretirement_benefit_liabilitiesHistorical 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 pension and postretirement benefit liabilities?
- Waters Corporation (WAT) reported pension and postretirement benefit liabilities of $57.00M in Q1 2026.
- How has Waters Corporation's pension and postretirement benefit liabilities changed year-over-year?
- Waters Corporation's pension and postretirement benefit liabilities increased by 28.4% year-over-year, from $44.38M to $57.00M.
- What is the long-term trend for Waters Corporation's pension and postretirement benefit liabilities?
- Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Waters Corporation's pension and postretirement benefit liabilities has grown at a -9.5% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $72.62M to $44.00M.
- What does pension and postretirement benefit liabilities mean?
- The total estimated cost of future pension and retirement benefits owed to employees.