Waters Corporation WAT Return on invested capital
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Where this comes from
Calculated from Waters Corporation’s reported figures.
Based on trailing twelve months.
The official record: Waters Corporation’s 10-Q, filed May 12, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →
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Questions, answered.
- What is Waters Corporation's return on invested capital?
- Waters Corporation (WAT) reported return on invested capital of 4.5% in Q1 2026.
- How has Waters Corporation's return on invested capital changed year-over-year?
- Waters Corporation's return on invested capital decreased by 80.9% year-over-year, from 23.5% to 4.5%.
- What is the long-term trend for Waters Corporation's return on invested capital?
- Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Waters Corporation's return on invested capital has grown at a -15.0% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 49.6% to 22%.
- What does return on invested capital mean?
- The after-tax return the business earns on all the capital — debt and equity — invested in it.
- How do you interpret return on invested capital?
- The cleanest measure of business quality: ROIC sustained above the cost of capital creates value, below it destroys value. Compare against WACC, not against zero.
- How does return on invested capital compare across companies?
- Highly comparable across companies as a quality screen. Sector-sensitive definitions of invested capital mean banks/insurers are best excluded.