What does waters advanced diagnostics — cost direct labor mean?

Measures the direct wages and benefits paid to employees involved in the assembly and production of diagnostic products within the Advanced Diagnostics segment. It highlights the labor intensity of the manufacturing process for this specific business unit.

Waters Corporation WAT Waters Advanced Diagnostics — Cost Direct Labor

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Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$1.3B+91.4%

Gross profit$569.5M+8.6%

Operating income-$47.0M-131%

Net income-$72.0M-160%

EPS (diluted)-$0.87-143%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$462.0M+20.7%

Total debt$5.2B+263%

Total equity$15.3B+679%

Total assets$24.5B+434%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow-$3.0M-101%

CapEx$39.0M+50.0%

Free cash flow-$42.0M-118%

Valuation

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Market cap$36.76B+78.1%

Enterprise value$41.51B+92.6%

P/E81.8×+50.6×

P/S9.8×+3.0×

Profitability

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Gross margin59.3%-0.1pp

Operating margin16%-12.3pp

Net margin11.9%-10.1pp

FCF margin7%-13.8pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity5.2%-35.6pp

Debt / equity0.3×-0.4×

Current ratio1.8×0.0×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by Waters Corporation in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:CostDirectLabor.

The official record: Waters Corporation’s 10-Q, filed May 12, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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What is Waters Corporation's waters advanced diagnostics — cost direct labor?: Waters Corporation (WAT) reported waters advanced diagnostics — cost direct labor of $45M in Q1 2026.
What does waters advanced diagnostics — cost direct labor mean?: Measures the direct wages and benefits paid to employees involved in the assembly and production of diagnostic products within the Advanced Diagnostics segment. It highlights the labor intensity of the manufacturing process for this specific business unit.