Skip to content
Screener

Waters Corporation WAT Return on equity

Return on equity at other companies

Revvity logo
RevvityRVTY
3.2%-0.5pp
Kewaunee Scientific Corporation logo
Kewaunee Scientific CorporationKEQU
13.8%-5.3pp
Thermo Fisher Scientific logo
Thermo Fisher ScientificTMO
13.5%+0.1pp
Danaher logo
DanaherDHR
7.6%+1.0pp
Agilent Technologies logo
Agilent TechnologiesA
21.3%+2.4pp
Bruker logo
BrukerBRKR
-1%-21.2pp

Other financials

Income statement

See full
Revenue$1.6B+113%
Gross profit$569.5M+8.6%
Operating income-$86.0M-146%
Net income$136.0M-7.6%
EPS (diluted)$1.39-43.7%

Balance sheet

See full
Cash & equivalents$539.0M+46.8%
Total debt$5.1B+298%
Total equity$15.2B+604%
Total assets$24.8B+425%

Cash flow

See full
Operating cash flow$200.0M+391%
CapEx-$49.0M-319%
Free cash flow$151.0M+723%

Valuation

See full
Market cap$37.05B+118%
Enterprise value$41.59B+132%
P/E84.6×+58.8×
P/S+2.4×

Profitability

See full
Gross margin59.3%-0.1pp
Operating margin7.1%-20.6pp
Net margin9.4%-12.3pp
FCF margin8.5%-11.8pp

Returns & leverage

See full
Debt / equity0.3×-0.3×
Current ratio1.8×0.0×

Where this comes from

Calculated from Waters Corporation’s reported figures.

Based on trailing twelve months.

The source filing: Waters Corporation’s 8-K, filed August 4, 2026. Open the filing →

Filed
Aug 4, 2026, 6:10 AM EDT
Accession
0001193125-26-331413

FAQ

What is Waters Corporation's return on equity?
Waters Corporation (WAT) reported return on equity of 5% in Q2 2026.
How has Waters Corporation's return on equity changed year-over-year?
Waters Corporation's return on equity decreased by 86.4% year-over-year, from 37% to 5%.
What is the long-term trend for Waters Corporation's return on equity?
Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Waters Corporation's return on equity has grown at a -40.4% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 231.1% to 29.3%.
What does return on equity mean?
Trailing-twelve-month net income divided by average shareholders' equity (average of the start and end of the trailing-twelve-month window). Measures the profit generated on each dollar of shareholder capital.

Ask your AI about Waters Corporation's return on equity.

Connect your AI assistant and compare it to peers, right in your chat.

Connect your AI
Harbor at dusk
Claude