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As of 04/14/2025 03:58 PM Eastern
Annual Income Statements for Waters

Annual Income Statements for Waters

This table shows Waters' income and expenses over time, based on annual financial data. All values are USD millions unless otherwise specified.

Metric 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Net Income / (Loss) Attributable to Common Shareholders
469 522 20 594 592 522 693 708 642 638
Consolidated Net Income / (Loss)
469 522 20 594 592 522 693 708 642 638
Net Income / (Loss) Continuing Operations
469 522 20 594 592 522 693 708 642 638
Total Pre-Tax Income
542 600 641 682 678 611 806 838 736 755
Total Operating Income
567 625 662 740 708 645 822 873 818 826
Total Gross Profit
1,200 1,276 1,362 1,427 1,396 1,359 1,629 1,724 1,761 1,758
Total Revenue
2,042 2,167 2,309 2,420 2,407 2,365 2,786 2,972 2,956 2,958
Operating Revenue
2,042 2,167 2,309 2,420 2,407 2,365 2,786 2,972 2,956 2,958
Total Cost of Revenue
843 891 947 993 1,011 1,007 1,157 1,248 1,195 1,200
Operating Cost of Revenue
843 891 947 993 1,011 1,007 1,157 1,248 1,195 1,200
Total Operating Expenses
632 651 700 688 687 713 808 850 944 932
Selling, General & Admin Expense
496 512 544 537 535 554 627 658 736 690
Research & Development Expense
122 125 138 143 143 141 168 186 175 183
Amortization Expense
10 9.89 6.74 7.71 9.69 11 7.14 6.37 33 47
Other Special Charges / (Income)
3.94 3.52 11 -0.43 0.00 1.18 5.17 0.00 0.00 12
Total Other Income / (Expense), net
-26 -25 -21 -58 -30 -35 -16 -36 -81 -71
Interest Expense
36 45 57 49 49 49 45 49 99 90
Interest & Investment Income
11 21 36 39 22 16 12 11 17 17
Other Income / (Expense), net
- -0.70 -0.34 -48 -3.59 -1.78 17 2.23 0.81 0.78
Income Tax Expense
73 79 621 88 86 89 113 130 94 117
Basic Earnings per Share
$5.70 $6.46 $0.25 $7.71 $8.76 $8.40 $11.25 $11.80 $10.87 $10.75
Weighted Average Basic Shares Outstanding
82.34M 80.79M 79.79M 76.99M 67.63M 62.09M 61.58M 59.99M 59.08M 59.33M
Diluted Earnings per Share
$5.65 $6.41 $0.25 $7.65 $8.69 $8.36 $11.17 $11.73 $10.84 $10.71
Weighted Average Diluted Shares Outstanding
83.09M 81.42M 80.60M 77.62M 68.17M 62.41M 62.03M 60.33M 59.27M 59.55M
Basic & Diluted Earnings per Share
- - $0.25 - - - - - - $10.75
Weighted Average Basic & Diluted Shares Outstanding
82.30M 80.70M 81.20M 77M 62.16M 62.19M 60.52M 58.94M 59.20M 59.41M

Quarterly Income Statements for Waters

This table shows Waters' income and expenses over time, based on quarterly financial data. All values are USD millions unless otherwise specified.

Metric Q3 2022 Q4 2022 Q1 2023 Q2 2023 Q3 2023 Q4 2023 Q1 2024 Q2 2024 Q3 2024 Q4 2024
Net Income / (Loss) Attributable to Common Shareholders
156 227 141 151 135 216 102 143 162 231
Consolidated Net Income / (Loss)
156 227 141 151 135 216 102 143 162 231
Net Income / (Loss) Continuing Operations
156 227 141 151 135 216 102 143 162 231
Total Pre-Tax Income
183 275 165 180 153 238 115 169 194 277
Total Operating Income
192 286 174 200 179 264 134 189 211 292
Total Gross Profit
401 510 400 440 420 501 375 420 439 524
Total Revenue
709 859 685 741 712 819 637 709 740 873
Operating Revenue
709 859 685 741 712 819 637 709 740 873
Total Cost of Revenue
307 348 284 301 291 318 262 288 302 349
Operating Cost of Revenue
307 348 284 301 291 318 262 288 302 349
Total Operating Expenses
209 224 226 240 241 237 241 231 228 232
Selling, General & Admin Expense
164 174 182 187 187 180 175 173 169 173
Research & Development Expense
43 48 43 46 42 44 45 46 45 47
Amortization Expense
1.59 1.50 1.48 6.82 12 12 12 12 12 12
Total Other Income / (Expense), net
-8.63 -11 -9.00 -20 -26 -27 -19 -20 -18 -15
Interest Expense
12 14 14 23 30 31 26 24 21 19
Interest & Investment Income
2.90 3.48 4.06 4.04 3.88 4.64 4.27 4.33 4.26 4.56
Other Income / (Expense), net
0.90 -0.37 1.39 -0.35 0.33 -0.56 2.26 -0.30 -0.34 -0.84
Income Tax Expense
27 48 24 30 19 21 13 27 32 46
Basic Earnings per Share
$2.61 $3.81 $2.39 $2.56 $2.28 $3.64 $1.73 $2.41 $2.72 $3.89
Weighted Average Basic Shares Outstanding
59.80M 59.99M 59.02M 58.86M 59.09M 59.08M 59.23M 59.34M 59.37M 59.33M
Diluted Earnings per Share
$2.60 $3.79 $2.38 $2.55 $2.27 $3.64 $1.72 $2.40 $2.71 $3.88
Weighted Average Diluted Shares Outstanding
60.08M 60.33M 59.32M 59.01M 59.26M 59.27M 59.43M 59.45M 59.50M 59.55M
Weighted Average Basic & Diluted Shares Outstanding
59.41M 58.94M 59.03M 59.10M 59.13M 59.20M 59.32M 59.36M 59.38M 59.41M

Annual Cash Flow Statements for Waters

This table details how cash moves in and out of Waters' business through operations, investing, and financing, using annual figures. All values are USD millions unless otherwise specified.

Metric 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Net Change in Cash & Equivalents
65 18 137 168 -461 101 65 -21 -85 -71
Net Cash From Operating Activities
573 643 698 604 643 791 747 612 603 762
Net Cash From Continuing Operating Activities
573 643 698 604 643 791 747 612 603 762
Net Income / (Loss) Continuing Operations
469 522 20 594 592 522 693 708 642 638
Consolidated Net Income / (Loss)
469 522 20 594 592 522 693 708 642 638
Depreciation Expense
45 52 61 58 54 69 72 72 85 87
Amortization Expense
45 45 45 50 51 57 60 58 81 105
Non-Cash Adjustments To Reconcile Net Income
50 53 44 38 39 44 20 53 36 45
Changes in Operating Assets and Liabilities, net
-35 -28 527 -135 -93 100 -97 -279 -241 -112
Net Cash From Investing Activities
-400 -488 -536 1,683 769 -264 -232 -108 -1,442 -144
Net Cash From Continuing Investing Activities
-400 -488 -536 1,683 769 -264 -232 -108 -1,442 -144
Purchase of Property, Plant & Equipment
-100 -95 -85 -96 -164 -172 -161 -176 -161 -142
Acquisitions
-26 -5.61 0.00 -31 0.00 -81 0.00 0.00 -1,282 0.00
Purchase of Investments
-2,010 -2,396 -2,960 -1,006 -37 -32 -281 -2.50 -1.05 -5.22
Sale and/or Maturity of Investments
1,732 2,005 2,522 2,825 978 21 218 78 1.77 3.68
Other Investing Activities, net
- - -12 -7.62 -8.84 0.00 -7.00 -7.54 0.00 0.00
Net Cash From Financing Activities
-83 -116 -64 -2,120 -1,873 -441 -438 -510 755 -697
Net Cash From Continuing Financing Activities
-83 -116 -64 -2,120 -1,873 -441 -438 -510 755 -697
Repayment of Debt
-123 -327 -1,313 -850 -393 -640 -359 -145 -670 -900
Repurchase of Common Equity
-335 -326 -333 -1,315 -2,469 -196 -649 -626 -70 -14
Issuance of Debt
325 485 1,480 0.27 926 315 510 205 1,450 170
Issuance of Common Equity
52 62 98 52 54 66 56 43 30 30
Other Financing Activities, net
-2.60 -10 3.89 -6.68 11 15 3.55 14 16 17
Effect of Exchange Rate Changes
-25 -21 39 - 0.22 15 -13 -15 -0.95 7.92
Cash Interest Paid
37 44 57 51 43 52 42 48 94 92
Cash Income Taxes Paid
52 50 71 159 88 98 154 160 243 183

Quarterly Cash Flow Statements for Waters

This table details how cash moves in and out of Waters' business through operations, investing, and financing, using quarterly figures. All values are USD millions unless otherwise specified.

Metric Q3 2022 Q4 2022 Q1 2023 Q2 2023 Q3 2023 Q4 2023 Q1 2024 Q2 2024 Q3 2024 Q4 2024
Net Change in Cash & Equivalents
25 37 5.54 -156 6.72 59 -58 -11 4.09 -6.09
Net Cash From Operating Activities
158 199 197 18 158 230 263 55 205 240
Net Cash From Continuing Operating Activities
158 199 197 18 158 230 263 55 205 240
Net Income / (Loss) Continuing Operations
156 227 141 151 135 216 102 143 162 231
Consolidated Net Income / (Loss)
156 227 141 151 135 216 102 143 162 231
Depreciation Expense
17 18 19 21 22 22 22 22 20 22
Amortization Expense
15 14 12 18 26 26 26 25 27 26
Non-Cash Adjustments To Reconcile Net Income
12 12 13 11 7.84 4.55 11 11 11 12
Changes in Operating Assets and Liabilities, net
-42 -71 12 -182 -32 -39 101 -147 -15 -52
Net Cash From Investing Activities
-38 -62 -34 -1,333 -37 -38 -30 -36 -26 -52
Net Cash From Continuing Investing Activities
-38 -62 -34 -1,333 -37 -38 -30 -36 -26 -52
Purchase of Property, Plant & Equipment
-39 -62 -34 -47 -38 -42 -29 -36 -26 -52
Purchase of Investments
-0.45 8.90 -0.89 - -0.90 0.74 -1.99 -0.93 0.12 -2.42
Sale and/or Maturity of Investments
0.44 - 0.88 - 0.89 - 0.90 0.92 0.93 0.92
Other Investing Activities, net
-2.64 - - - - -0.65 - - - 1.49
Net Cash From Financing Activities
-88 -111 -159 1,158 -114 -130 -292 -34 -177 -194
Net Cash From Continuing Financing Activities
-88 -111 -159 1,158 -114 -130 -292 -34 -177 -194
Repayment of Debt
- -10 -145 -250 -125 -150 -300 -220 -180 -200
Repurchase of Common Equity
-155 -149 -70 -0.24 -0.69 0.16 -13 -0.25 -0.14 -0.07
Issuance of Common Equity
5.22 6.67 2.38 6.25 9.46 12 14 7.90 3.24 5.29
Other Financing Activities, net
2.00 0.78 2.88 2.42 2.88 7.66 6.98 8.30 0.02 1.20
Effect of Exchange Rate Changes
-6.96 12 2.41 -0.16 -0.17 -3.03 1.26 4.76 2.44 -0.54

Annual Balance Sheets for Waters

This table presents Waters' assets and liabilities at the end of each period, using annual balance sheet data. All values are USD millions unless otherwise specified.

Metric 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Total Assets
4,269 4,662 5,324 3,727 2,557 2,840 3,095 3,281 4,627 4,554
Total Current Assets
3,214 3,635 4,270 2,663 1,312 1,401 1,629 1,764 1,753 1,669
Cash & Equivalents
488 506 642 796 336 437 501 481 395 324
Short-Term Investments
1,912 2,307 2,751 939 1.43 6.45 68 0.86 0.90 0.93
Accounts Receivable
468 489 534 568 588 573 613 723 702 733
Inventories, net
263 263 270 292 321 304 356 456 516 477
Other Current Assets
83 70 72 68 67 80 91 104 138 133
Plant, Property, & Equipment, net
333 337 349 343 417 494 548 582 639 651
Plant, Property & Equipment, gross
- - 349 - - 494 548 582 639 651
Total Noncurrent Assets
722 689 705 721 827 945 918 935 2,235 2,233
Goodwill
357 352 360 356 356 444 438 430 1,305 1,296
Intangible Assets
218 207 228 247 240 259 242 227 629 568
Other Noncurrent Operating Assets
147 130 117 119 231 242 238 278 300 370
Total Liabilities & Shareholders' Equity
4,269 4,662 5,324 3,727 2,557 2,840 3,095 3,281 4,627 4,554
Total Liabilities
2,210 2,360 3,091 2,160 2,773 2,608 2,727 2,777 3,477 2,725
Total Current Liabilities
564 520 606 449 591 805 681 786 790 790
Short-Term Debt
175 125 100 0.18 100 150 0.00 50 50 0.00
Accounts Payable
71 68 65 68 49 72 97 93 85 100
Accrued Expenses
- 13 13 12 12 11 11 12 12 12
Current Deferred & Payable Income Tax Liabilities
15 15 73 23 46 77 61 133 120 159
Current Employee Benefit Liabilities
55 57 69 65 43 72 101 103 69 94
Other Current Liabilities
94 92 286 116 164 225 411 395 453 426
Total Noncurrent Liabilities
1,646 1,840 2,484 1,711 2,182 1,803 2,047 1,991 2,687 1,936
Long-Term Debt
1,493 1,702 1,898 1,148 1,581 1,207 1,514 1,525 2,306 1,626
Noncurrent Deferred Revenue
- 10 457 431 395 357 320 248 137 30
Noncurrent Employee Benefit Liabilities
77 73 67 56 59 73 64 38 48 45
Other Noncurrent Operating Liabilities
61 55 63 76 147 166 149 180 197 234
Commitments & Contingencies
0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Total Equity & Noncontrolling Interests
2,059 2,302 2,234 1,567 -216 232 368 504 1,150 1,829
Total Preferred & Common Equity
2,059 2,302 2,234 1,567 -216 232 368 504 1,150 1,829
Preferred Stock
0.00 0.00 0.00 - 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Total Common Equity
2,059 2,302 2,234 1,567 -216 232 368 504 1,150 1,829
Common Stock
1,492 1,609 1,747 1,836 1,928 2,031 2,117 2,201 2,268 2,343
Retained Earnings
4,864 5,385 5,405 5,995 6,587 7,108 7,801 8,509 9,151 9,789
Treasury Stock
-4,150 -4,476 -4,808 -6,146 -8,613 -8,789 -9,438 -10,064 -10,134 -10,148
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income / (Loss)
-147 -216 -110 -118 -119 -118 -112 -142 -134 -155

Quarterly Balance Sheets for Waters

This table presents Waters' assets and liabilities at the end of each period, using quarterly balance sheet data. All values are USD millions unless otherwise specified.

Metric Q3 2022 Q4 2022 Q1 2023 Q2 2023 Q3 2023 Q4 2023 Q1 2024 Q2 2024 Q3 2024 Q4 2024
Total Assets
3,070 3,281 3,307 4,548 4,497 4,627 4,509 4,449 4,512 4,554
Total Current Assets
1,576 1,764 1,774 1,681 1,635 1,753 1,643 1,604 1,648 1,669
Cash & Equivalents
444 481 486 330 336 395 337 326 331 324
Short-Term Investments
0.88 0.86 0.89 0.89 0.90 0.90 0.92 0.93 0.94 0.93
Accounts Receivable
601 723 683 693 631 702 626 610 670 733
Inventories, net
442 456 499 537 544 516 539 523 519 477
Other Current Assets
88 104 104 120 122 138 140 143 128 133
Plant, Property, & Equipment, net
547 582 590 615 617 639 634 636 643 651
Plant, Property & Equipment, gross
- 582 590 615 617 639 634 636 643 651
Total Noncurrent Assets
947 935 943 2,252 2,246 2,235 2,232 2,209 2,221 2,233
Goodwill
420 430 432 1,314 1,308 1,305 1,298 1,298 1,307 1,296
Intangible Assets
213 227 233 650 631 629 611 596 592 568
Other Noncurrent Operating Assets
313 278 279 289 307 300 323 315 323 370
Total Liabilities & Shareholders' Equity
3,070 3,281 3,307 4,548 4,497 4,627 4,509 4,449 4,512 4,554
Total Liabilities
2,685 2,777 2,707 3,777 3,592 3,477 3,252 3,037 2,909 2,725
Total Current Liabilities
732 786 802 809 745 790 848 763 816 790
Short-Term Debt
50 50 50 50 50 50 50 0.00 0.00 0.00
Accounts Payable
97 93 94 82 80 85 86 78 95 100
Accrued Expenses
11 12 12 12 11 12 11 10 10 12
Current Deferred & Payable Income Tax Liabilities
117 133 151 121 113 120 121 134 150 159
Current Employee Benefit Liabilities
65 103 26 36 43 69 65 56 79 94
Other Current Liabilities
144 395 470 508 448 453 516 483 481 426
Total Noncurrent Liabilities
1,953 1,991 1,905 2,968 2,847 2,687 2,404 2,275 2,092 1,936
Long-Term Debt
1,495 1,525 1,430 2,580 2,455 2,306 2,006 2,006 1,826 1,626
Noncurrent Deferred Revenue
248 248 249 154 156 137 137 18 18 30
Noncurrent Employee Benefit Liabilities
49 38 43 44 42 48 49 49 51 45
Other Noncurrent Operating Liabilities
161 180 183 189 194 197 212 202 197 234
Commitments & Contingencies
0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Total Equity & Noncontrolling Interests
385 504 600 771 906 1,150 1,257 1,412 1,603 1,829
Total Preferred & Common Equity
385 504 600 771 906 1,150 1,257 1,412 1,603 1,829
Preferred Stock
0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Total Common Equity
385 504 600 771 906 1,150 1,257 1,412 1,603 1,829
Common Stock
2,183 2,201 2,217 2,234 2,252 2,268 2,293 2,312 2,326 2,343
Retained Earnings
8,282 8,509 8,650 8,800 8,935 9,151 9,253 9,396 9,557 9,789
Treasury Stock
-9,915 -10,064 -10,133 -10,134 -10,134 -10,134 -10,147 -10,148 -10,148 -10,148
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income / (Loss)
-164 -142 -133 -129 -146 -134 -142 -148 -132 -155

Annual Metrics and Ratios for Waters

This table displays calculated financial ratios and metrics derived from Waters' official financial filings.

Metric 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Growth Metrics
- - - - - - - - - -
Revenue Growth
2.66% 6.12% 6.54% 4.80% -0.55% -1.71% 17.78% 6.68% -0.52% 0.07%
EBITDA Growth
7.40% 9.64% 6.53% 4.24% 1.22% -5.07% 26.20% 3.65% -2.15% 3.51%
EBIT Growth
9.57% 10.03% 6.01% 4.55% 1.86% -8.68% 30.32% 4.38% -6.53% 1.06%
NOPAT Growth
7.82% 10.59% -96.14% 2,969.46% -3.94% -10.91% 28.14% 4.48% -3.32% -2.11%
Net Income Growth
8.67% 11.18% -96.11% 2,823.51% -0.27% -11.93% 32.84% 2.15% -9.26% -0.69%
EPS Growth
11.44% 13.45% -96.10% 2,960.00% 13.59% -3.80% 33.61% 5.01% -7.59% -1.20%
Operating Cash Flow Growth
1,117.97% 12.15% 8.51% -13.36% 6.39% 22.92% -5.47% -18.15% -1.45% 26.43%
Free Cash Flow Firm Growth
6.66% 22.18% -12.13% 0.43% -6.02% 13.18% 1.17% -16.24% -276.71% 184.95%
Invested Capital Growth
1.98% -1.87% -36.34% 17.01% 15.03% 1.58% 14.55% 21.78% 94.61% 0.64%
Revenue Q/Q Growth
0.13% 1.98% 2.60% 1.16% 0.05% -18.12% 30.04% 0.75% -1.30% 1.83%
EBITDA Q/Q Growth
1.34% 4.04% 3.35% -3.99% 4.45% 5.37% -0.34% 2.25% -0.56% 2.85%
EBIT Q/Q Growth
1.66% 4.52% 3.31% -4.31% 5.25% 4.87% -0.33% 2.89% -2.65% 3.47%
NOPAT Q/Q Growth
-0.41% 4.55% -96.31% 1,035.74% -2.45% 2.26% 0.13% 1.54% 0.68% 0.51%
Net Income Q/Q Growth
-0.05% 4.68% -96.29% 970.48% 2.69% 3.50% -0.30% 1.55% -1.66% 2.44%
EPS Q/Q Growth
0.89% 5.43% -96.32% 821.69% 7.28% 5.82% 0.18% 2.45% -1.36% 2.29%
Operating Cash Flow Q/Q Growth
367.60% 10.72% -33.70% -1.73% 1.64% 10.57% -6.22% -3.05% 5.50% 1.33%
Free Cash Flow Firm Q/Q Growth
-12.24% 18.64% -11.61% 8.78% 44.20% 16.22% -30.79% -8.67% 9.21% 1.22%
Invested Capital Q/Q Growth
3.09% -1.90% -37.70% 4.24% -9.63% -13.74% 4.67% 7.58% 1.18% 1.02%
Profitability Metrics
- - - - - - - - - -
Gross Margin
58.74% 58.87% 58.99% 58.98% 58.00% 57.44% 58.49% 58.00% 59.57% 59.43%
EBITDA Margin
32.19% 33.26% 33.25% 33.07% 33.66% 32.51% 34.84% 33.85% 33.30% 34.44%
Operating Margin
27.78% 28.84% 28.68% 30.57% 29.44% 27.29% 29.50% 29.39% 27.66% 27.93%
EBIT Margin
27.78% 28.81% 28.66% 28.60% 29.29% 27.21% 30.11% 29.46% 27.69% 27.96%
Profit (Net Income) Margin
22.97% 24.06% 0.88% 24.54% 24.61% 22.05% 24.87% 23.81% 21.72% 21.56%
Tax Burden Percent
86.55% 86.90% 3.17% 87.05% 87.31% 85.38% 85.94% 84.47% 87.23% 84.50%
Interest Burden Percent
95.50% 96.12% 96.86% 98.58% 96.22% 94.90% 96.10% 95.69% 89.95% 91.26%
Effective Tax Rate
13.45% 13.10% 96.83% 12.95% 12.69% 14.62% 14.06% 15.53% 12.77% 15.50%
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)
36.98% 40.88% 1.95% 70.83% 58.69% 48.48% 57.47% 50.70% 30.30% 22.38%
ROIC Less NNEP Spread (ROIC-NNEP)
40.38% 43.42% 2.00% 75.89% 51.72% 45.87% 56.03% 47.76% 25.65% 18.68%
Return on Net Nonoperating Assets (RNNOA)
-13.25% -16.96% -1.05% -39.59% 28.98% 6,527.46% 173.60% 111.62% 47.32% 20.44%
Return on Equity (ROE)
23.73% 23.92% 0.90% 31.24% 87.67% 6,575.94% 231.06% 162.32% 77.62% 42.82%
Cash Return on Invested Capital (CROIC)
35.02% 42.77% 46.36% 55.16% 44.71% 46.92% 43.91% 31.06% -33.93% 21.75%
Operating Return on Assets (OROA)
13.94% 13.98% 13.26% 15.29% 22.43% 23.85% 28.27% 27.46% 20.70% 18.02%
Return on Assets (ROA)
11.52% 11.68% 0.41% 13.12% 18.85% 19.33% 23.35% 22.20% 16.24% 13.90%
Return on Common Equity (ROCE)
23.73% 23.92% 0.90% 31.24% 87.67% 6,575.94% 231.06% 162.32% 77.62% 42.82%
Return on Equity Simple (ROE_SIMPLE)
22.78% 22.65% 0.91% 37.89% -273.81% 224.68% 188.50% 140.29% 55.83% 34.88%
Net Operating Profit after Tax (NOPAT)
491 543 21 644 619 551 706 738 713 698
NOPAT Margin
24.05% 25.06% 0.91% 26.61% 25.70% 23.30% 25.35% 24.82% 24.13% 23.60%
Net Nonoperating Expense Percent (NNEP)
-3.41% -2.54% -0.06% -5.06% 6.97% 2.62% 1.44% 2.95% 4.65% 3.70%
Return On Investment Capital (ROIC_SIMPLE)
- - - - - - - 35.48% 20.35% 20.21%
Cost of Revenue to Revenue
41.26% 41.13% 41.01% 41.02% 42.00% 42.56% 41.51% 42.00% 40.43% 40.57%
SG&A Expenses to Revenue
24.27% 23.64% 23.57% 22.19% 22.22% 23.41% 22.51% 22.14% 24.90% 23.33%
R&D to Revenue
5.99% 5.78% 5.96% 5.93% 5.94% 5.95% 6.04% 6.26% 5.92% 6.19%
Operating Expenses to Revenue
30.96% 30.03% 30.31% 28.41% 28.56% 30.15% 28.99% 28.61% 31.91% 31.50%
Earnings before Interest and Taxes (EBIT)
567 624 662 692 705 644 839 876 818 827
Earnings before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization (EBITDA)
657 721 768 800 810 769 971 1,006 984 1,019
Valuation Ratios
- - - - - - - - - -
Price to Book Value (P/BV)
5.34 4.70 6.88 9.12 0.00 66.13 61.87 40.34 16.92 12.05
Price to Tangible Book Value (P/TBV)
7.41 6.21 9.34 14.81 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Price to Revenue (P/Rev)
5.38 5.00 6.65 5.90 6.26 6.49 8.16 6.85 6.58 7.45
Price to Earnings (P/E)
23.43 20.76 756.49 24.06 25.42 29.43 32.82 28.76 30.31 34.53
Dividend Yield
0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Earnings Yield
4.27% 4.82% 0.13% 4.16% 3.93% 3.40% 3.05% 3.48% 3.30% 2.90%
Enterprise Value to Invested Capital (EV/IC)
7.65 7.48 16.67 13.98 14.54 14.20 18.05 13.42 6.89 7.45
Enterprise Value to Revenue (EV/Rev)
5.02 4.54 6.05 5.66 6.81 6.88 8.50 7.22 7.25 7.89
Enterprise Value to EBITDA (EV/EBITDA)
15.61 13.66 18.19 17.12 20.24 21.15 24.40 21.32 21.77 22.89
Enterprise Value to EBIT (EV/EBIT)
18.08 15.77 21.11 19.80 23.27 25.27 28.24 24.49 26.18 28.20
Enterprise Value to NOPAT (EV/NOPAT)
20.89 18.12 665.84 21.28 26.51 29.51 33.54 29.07 30.04 33.41
Enterprise Value to Operating Cash Flow (EV/OCF)
17.90 15.31 20.02 22.67 25.50 20.58 31.70 35.06 35.54 30.61
Enterprise Value to Free Cash Flow (EV/FCFF)
22.06 17.32 27.98 27.33 34.80 30.50 43.90 47.45 0.00 34.38
Leverage & Solvency
- - - - - - - - - -
Debt to Equity
0.81 0.79 0.89 0.73 -7.77 5.84 4.12 3.12 2.05 0.89
Long-Term Debt to Equity
0.73 0.74 0.85 0.73 -7.31 5.20 4.12 3.02 2.00 0.89
Financial Leverage
-0.33 -0.39 -0.53 -0.52 0.56 142.31 3.10 2.34 1.84 1.09
Leverage Ratio
2.06 2.05 2.20 2.38 4.65 340.22 9.90 7.31 4.78 3.08
Compound Leverage Factor
1.97 1.97 2.13 2.35 4.48 322.89 9.51 7.00 4.30 2.81
Debt to Total Capital
44.76% 44.25% 47.21% 42.29% 114.76% 85.39% 80.46% 75.74% 67.19% 47.08%
Short-Term Debt to Total Capital
4.70% 3.03% 2.37% 0.01% 6.85% 9.44% 0.00% 2.40% 1.43% 0.00%
Long-Term Debt to Total Capital
40.06% 41.22% 44.84% 42.28% 107.91% 75.95% 80.46% 73.33% 65.76% 47.08%
Preferred Equity to Total Capital
0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Noncontrolling Interests to Total Capital
0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Common Equity to Total Capital
55.24% 55.75% 52.79% 57.71% -14.76% 14.61% 19.54% 24.26% 32.81% 52.92%
Debt to EBITDA
2.54 2.54 2.60 1.43 2.08 1.76 1.56 1.57 2.39 1.60
Net Debt to EBITDA
-1.11 -1.37 -1.82 -0.73 1.66 1.19 0.97 1.09 1.99 1.28
Long-Term Debt to EBITDA
2.27 2.36 2.47 1.43 1.95 1.57 1.56 1.52 2.34 1.60
Debt to NOPAT
3.40 3.36 95.23 1.78 2.72 2.46 2.14 2.13 3.30 2.33
Net Debt to NOPAT
-1.49 -1.81 -66.54 -0.91 2.17 1.66 1.34 1.48 2.75 1.86
Long-Term Debt to NOPAT
3.04 3.13 90.45 1.78 2.56 2.19 2.14 2.07 3.23 2.33
Altman Z-Score
6.24 6.08 6.07 8.20 9.05 8.87 10.69 10.17 7.60 9.34
Noncontrolling Interest Sharing Ratio
0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Liquidity Ratios
- - - - - - - - - -
Current Ratio
5.70 6.99 7.04 5.93 2.22 1.74 2.39 2.24 2.22 2.11
Quick Ratio
5.08 6.35 6.48 5.13 1.56 1.26 1.74 1.53 1.39 1.34
Cash Flow Metrics
- - - - - - - - - -
Free Cash Flow to Firm (FCFF)
465 568 499 501 471 533 540 452 -799 678
Operating Cash Flow to CapEx
604.32% 676.99% 816.21% 629.11% 392.55% 458.57% 463.38% 347.69% 375.27% 534.89%
Free Cash Flow to Firm to Interest Expense
12.83 12.65 8.78 10.31 9.68 10.87 12.01 9.26 -8.08 7.57
Operating Cash Flow to Interest Expense
15.82 14.32 12.27 12.43 13.21 16.11 16.63 12.53 6.10 8.50
Operating Cash Flow Less CapEx to Interest Expense
13.20 12.20 10.77 10.45 9.84 12.60 13.04 8.93 4.47 6.91
Efficiency Ratios
- - - - - - - - - -
Asset Turnover
0.50 0.49 0.46 0.53 0.77 0.88 0.94 0.93 0.75 0.64
Accounts Receivable Turnover
4.53 4.53 4.51 4.39 4.16 4.07 4.70 4.45 4.15 4.12
Inventory Turnover
3.31 3.39 3.55 3.53 3.30 3.22 3.50 3.08 2.46 2.42
Fixed Asset Turnover
6.24 6.47 6.73 6.99 6.33 5.19 5.35 5.26 4.84 4.59
Accounts Payable Turnover
12.37 12.89 14.32 14.96 17.25 16.61 13.69 13.13 13.43 13.00
Days Sales Outstanding (DSO)
80.60 80.64 80.87 83.12 87.67 89.58 77.69 82.01 87.97 88.56
Days Inventory Outstanding (DIO)
110.42 107.70 102.70 103.31 110.53 113.27 104.21 118.70 148.41 151.07
Days Payable Outstanding (DPO)
29.51 28.32 25.49 24.40 21.16 21.97 26.67 27.80 27.18 28.08
Cash Conversion Cycle (CCC)
161.50 160.02 158.08 162.03 177.04 180.88 155.23 172.91 209.20 211.55
Capital & Investment Metrics
- - - - - - - - - -
Invested Capital
1,341 1,316 838 980 1,128 1,146 1,312 1,598 3,110 3,130
Invested Capital Turnover
1.54 1.63 2.14 2.66 2.28 2.08 2.27 2.04 1.26 0.95
Increase / (Decrease) in Invested Capital
26 -25 -478 143 147 18 167 286 1,512 20
Enterprise Value (EV)
10,259 9,843 13,969 13,703 16,399 16,265 23,687 21,445 21,426 23,329
Market Capitalization
10,990 10,829 15,365 14,289 15,055 15,352 22,742 20,352 19,466 22,027
Book Value per Share
$25.21 $28.57 $28.09 $20.69 ($3.36) $3.74 $6.02 $8.49 $19.46 $30.80
Tangible Book Value per Share
$18.17 $21.63 $20.69 $12.74 ($12.61) ($7.59) ($5.12) ($2.58) ($13.26) ($0.59)
Total Capital
3,727 4,129 4,232 2,716 1,465 1,589 1,881 2,079 3,506 3,455
Total Debt
1,668 1,827 1,998 1,148 1,681 1,357 1,514 1,575 2,356 1,626
Total Long-Term Debt
1,493 1,702 1,898 1,148 1,581 1,207 1,514 1,525 2,306 1,626
Net Debt
-731 -986 -1,396 -587 1,344 913 945 1,093 1,960 1,301
Capital Expenditures (CapEx)
95 95 85 96 164 172 161 176 161 142
Debt-free, Cash-free Net Working Capital (DFCFNWC)
426 427 371 479 484 303 379 547 617 554
Debt-free Net Working Capital (DFNWC)
2,825 3,240 3,764 2,214 822 746 948 1,028 1,013 879
Net Working Capital (NWC)
2,649 3,115 3,664 2,214 721 596 948 978 963 879
Net Nonoperating Expense (NNE)
22 22 0.67 50 26 30 13 30 71 60
Net Nonoperating Obligations (NNO)
-718 -986 -1,396 -587 1,344 913 945 1,093 1,960 1,301
Total Depreciation and Amortization (D&A)
90 96 106 108 105 125 132 130 166 192
Debt-free, Cash-free Net Working Capital to Revenue
20.83% 19.72% 16.05% 19.80% 20.13% 12.81% 13.61% 18.40% 20.88% 18.73%
Debt-free Net Working Capital to Revenue
138.31% 149.51% 163.02% 91.51% 34.14% 31.54% 34.04% 34.60% 34.27% 29.72%
Net Working Capital to Revenue
129.73% 143.72% 158.68% 91.50% 29.97% 25.20% 34.04% 32.91% 32.58% 29.72%
Earnings Adjustments
- - - - - - - - - -
Adjusted Basic Earnings per Share
$0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $8.76 $8.40 $11.25 $0.00 $10.87 $10.75
Adjusted Weighted Average Basic Shares Outstanding
0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 67.63M 62.09M 61.58M 0.00 59.08M 59.33M
Adjusted Diluted Earnings per Share
$0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $8.69 $8.36 $11.17 $0.00 $10.84 $10.71
Adjusted Weighted Average Diluted Shares Outstanding
0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 68.17M 62.41M 62.03M 0.00 59.27M 59.55M
Adjusted Basic & Diluted Earnings per Share
$0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $8.76 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $10.75
Adjusted Weighted Average Basic & Diluted Shares Outstanding
0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 62.16M 62.19M 60.52M 0.00 59.20M 59.41M
Normalized Net Operating Profit after Tax (NOPAT)
495 546 471 644 619 558 711 738 713 708
Normalized NOPAT Margin
24.22% 25.20% 20.41% 26.60% 25.70% 23.59% 25.51% 24.82% 24.13% 23.93%
Pre Tax Income Margin
26.53% 27.69% 27.76% 28.19% 28.18% 25.83% 28.94% 28.19% 24.90% 25.52%
Debt Service Ratios
- - - - - - - - - -
EBIT to Interest Expense
15.66 13.90 11.64 14.23 14.48 13.12 18.67 17.94 8.28 9.22
NOPAT to Interest Expense
13.55 12.09 0.37 13.24 12.70 11.23 15.71 15.12 7.21 7.79
EBIT Less CapEx to Interest Expense
13.04 11.79 10.14 12.25 11.11 9.61 15.08 14.34 6.65 7.63
NOPAT Less CapEx to Interest Expense
10.93 9.98 -1.13 11.26 9.34 7.72 12.13 11.51 5.59 6.20
Payout Ratios
- - - - - - - - - -
Dividend Payout Ratio
0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Augmented Payout Ratio
71.36% 62.47% 1,637.26% 221.48% 416.96% 37.66% 93.66% 88.46% 10.94% 2.12%

Quarterly Metrics and Ratios for Waters

This table displays calculated financial ratios and metrics derived from Waters' official financial filings.

Metric Q3 2022 Q4 2022 Q1 2023 Q2 2023 Q3 2023 Q4 2023 Q1 2024 Q2 2024 Q3 2024 Q4 2024
Growth Metrics
- - - - - - - - - -
Revenue Growth
7.48% 2.64% -0.85% 3.68% 0.44% -4.55% -6.99% -4.33% 4.02% 6.50%
EBITDA Growth
0.32% 7.50% -9.46% 1.27% 1.08% -1.73% -10.69% -0.99% 13.51% 9.07%
EBIT Growth
0.89% 9.41% -10.27% -0.83% -6.82% -7.78% -22.47% -5.36% 17.27% 10.53%
NOPAT Growth
-3.49% 5.00% -11.20% -2.49% -3.52% 1.90% -19.86% -4.54% 11.75% 1.55%
Net Income Growth
-3.22% 5.01% -11.83% -8.68% -13.75% -4.78% -27.48% -5.19% 20.03% 7.03%
EPS Growth
0.00% 7.98% -9.16% -6.25% -12.69% -3.96% -27.73% -5.88% 19.38% 6.59%
Operating Cash Flow Growth
-5.84% -8.82% -0.61% -68.16% -0.17% 15.81% 33.61% 200.99% 29.63% 4.35%
Free Cash Flow Firm Growth
-128.07% -185.89% -427.89% -1,767.09% -1,992.57% -2,448.89% -882.24% 109.64% 110.60% 117.65%
Invested Capital Growth
18.48% 21.78% 21.05% 110.81% 106.92% 94.61% 86.69% 0.64% 0.79% 0.64%
Revenue Q/Q Growth
-0.81% 21.16% -20.25% 8.16% -3.90% 15.14% -22.29% 11.26% 4.48% 17.89%
EBITDA Q/Q Growth
-4.37% 40.92% -34.84% 15.33% -4.54% 36.99% -40.78% 27.85% 9.43% 31.63%
EBIT Q/Q Growth
-4.11% 48.21% -38.60% 13.64% -9.90% 46.68% -48.38% 38.72% 11.64% 38.25%
NOPAT Q/Q Growth
-4.58% 44.46% -37.02% 12.32% -5.58% 52.57% -50.47% 33.79% 10.53% 38.64%
Net Income Q/Q Growth
-5.38% 45.55% -37.94% 6.83% -10.63% 60.69% -52.73% 39.67% 13.15% 43.28%
EPS Q/Q Growth
-4.41% 45.77% -37.20% 7.14% -10.98% 60.35% -52.75% 39.53% 12.92% 43.17%
Operating Cash Flow Q/Q Growth
177.82% 25.69% -0.99% -90.79% 771.06% 45.81% 14.23% -79.25% 275.14% 17.38%
Free Cash Flow Firm Q/Q Growth
11.81% 27.03% -157.55% -1,026.46% 1.15% 11.12% 0.75% 111.06% 8.69% 47.93%
Invested Capital Q/Q Growth
1.97% 7.58% -0.31% 92.77% 0.09% 1.18% -4.37% 3.92% 0.24% 1.02%
Profitability Metrics
- - - - - - - - - -
Gross Margin
56.66% 59.44% 58.46% 59.35% 59.05% 61.15% 58.89% 59.32% 59.25% 60.07%
EBITDA Margin
31.77% 36.95% 30.19% 32.19% 31.97% 38.04% 28.99% 33.31% 34.89% 38.96%
Operating Margin
27.10% 33.35% 25.44% 26.99% 25.21% 32.24% 21.02% 26.69% 28.52% 33.49%
EBIT Margin
27.23% 33.30% 25.64% 26.94% 25.26% 32.18% 21.37% 26.65% 28.47% 33.39%
Profit (Net Income) Margin
22.02% 26.45% 20.58% 20.33% 18.91% 26.38% 16.05% 20.15% 21.82% 26.51%
Tax Burden Percent
85.07% 82.42% 85.32% 83.51% 87.83% 91.00% 88.98% 84.25% 83.41% 83.54%
Interest Burden Percent
95.06% 96.36% 94.09% 90.36% 85.22% 90.11% 84.39% 89.73% 91.85% 95.05%
Effective Tax Rate
14.93% 17.58% 14.68% 16.49% 12.17% 9.00% 11.02% 15.75% 16.59% 16.46%
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)
49.65% 56.14% 44.26% 29.79% 29.10% 36.85% 23.82% 21.00% 22.40% 26.53%
ROIC Less NNEP Spread (ROIC-NNEP)
48.94% 55.26% 43.46% 28.82% 27.69% 35.26% 22.57% 20.16% 21.60% 25.75%
Return on Net Nonoperating Assets (RNNOA)
148.06% 129.16% 86.25% 83.34% 70.11% 65.06% 32.96% 36.74% 31.54% 28.18%
Return on Equity (ROE)
197.71% 185.29% 130.51% 113.13% 99.20% 101.90% 56.78% 57.74% 53.93% 54.71%
Cash Return on Invested Capital (CROIC)
36.13% 31.06% 30.39% -39.73% -38.59% -33.93% -30.53% 21.32% 21.72% 21.75%
Operating Return on Assets (OROA)
25.97% 31.04% 23.96% 21.24% 20.00% 24.06% 15.91% 17.04% 18.36% 21.52%
Return on Assets (ROA)
21.00% 24.65% 19.23% 16.03% 14.97% 19.73% 11.94% 12.88% 14.07% 17.09%
Return on Common Equity (ROCE)
197.71% 185.29% 130.51% 113.13% 99.20% 101.90% 56.78% 57.74% 53.93% 54.71%
Return on Equity Simple (ROE_SIMPLE)
180.91% 0.00% 114.84% 87.46% 72.12% 0.00% 48.03% 42.19% 38.84% 0.00%
Net Operating Profit after Tax (NOPAT)
163 236 149 167 158 240 119 159 176 244
NOPAT Margin
23.05% 27.48% 21.70% 22.54% 22.14% 29.34% 18.70% 22.49% 23.79% 27.98%
Net Nonoperating Expense Percent (NNEP)
0.71% 0.87% 0.79% 0.97% 1.41% 1.59% 1.25% 0.83% 0.80% 0.78%
Return On Investment Capital (ROIC_SIMPLE)
- 11.35% - - - 6.86% - - - 7.07%
Cost of Revenue to Revenue
43.34% 40.56% 41.54% 40.65% 40.95% 38.85% 41.11% 40.68% 40.75% 39.93%
SG&A Expenses to Revenue
23.20% 20.30% 26.58% 25.24% 26.24% 22.01% 27.41% 24.45% 22.84% 19.85%
R&D to Revenue
6.13% 5.62% 6.24% 6.19% 5.90% 5.42% 7.00% 6.52% 6.12% 5.38%
Operating Expenses to Revenue
29.56% 26.10% 33.03% 32.36% 33.84% 28.91% 37.88% 32.63% 30.73% 26.58%
Earnings before Interest and Taxes (EBIT)
193 286 176 200 180 264 136 189 211 291
Earnings before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization (EBITDA)
225 317 207 238 228 312 185 236 258 340
Valuation Ratios
- - - - - - - - - -
Price to Book Value (P/BV)
41.89 40.34 30.43 20.40 17.90 16.92 16.20 12.19 13.23 12.05
Price to Tangible Book Value (P/TBV)
0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Price to Revenue (P/Rev)
5.47 6.85 6.15 5.26 5.41 6.58 7.00 5.98 7.30 7.45
Price to Earnings (P/E)
23.16 28.76 26.49 23.33 24.82 30.31 33.73 28.89 34.07 34.53
Dividend Yield
0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Earnings Yield
4.32% 3.48% 3.77% 4.29% 4.03% 3.30% 2.97% 3.46% 2.94% 2.90%
Enterprise Value to Invested Capital (EV/IC)
11.61 13.42 12.08 5.87 5.98 6.89 7.42 6.11 7.33 7.45
Enterprise Value to Revenue (EV/Rev)
5.84 7.22 6.49 6.03 6.13 7.25 7.59 6.57 7.82 7.89
Enterprise Value to EBITDA (EV/EBITDA)
17.52 21.32 19.55 18.26 18.56 21.77 22.94 19.68 22.92 22.89
Enterprise Value to EBIT (EV/EBIT)
20.26 24.49 22.49 21.12 21.86 26.18 28.33 24.58 28.41 28.20
Enterprise Value to NOPAT (EV/NOPAT)
23.73 29.07 26.76 25.23 25.94 30.04 32.27 27.92 32.68 33.41
Enterprise Value to Operating Cash Flow (EV/OCF)
27.32 35.06 31.52 31.55 32.16 35.54 32.99 26.78 30.19 30.61
Enterprise Value to Free Cash Flow (EV/FCFF)
34.83 47.45 43.54 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 28.76 33.87 34.38
Leverage & Solvency
- - - - - - - - - -
Debt to Equity
4.01 3.12 2.47 3.41 2.77 2.05 1.64 1.42 1.14 0.89
Long-Term Debt to Equity
3.88 3.02 2.38 3.35 2.71 2.00 1.60 1.42 1.14 0.89
Financial Leverage
3.03 2.34 1.98 2.89 2.53 1.84 1.46 1.82 1.46 1.09
Leverage Ratio
9.09 7.31 6.51 6.52 5.86 4.78 4.21 4.12 3.59 3.08
Compound Leverage Factor
8.64 7.05 6.13 5.89 5.00 4.31 3.55 3.70 3.30 2.93
Debt to Total Capital
80.04% 75.74% 71.16% 77.33% 73.45% 67.19% 62.06% 58.69% 53.25% 47.08%
Short-Term Debt to Total Capital
2.59% 2.40% 2.41% 1.47% 1.47% 1.43% 1.51% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Long-Term Debt to Total Capital
77.45% 73.33% 68.76% 75.86% 71.99% 65.76% 60.56% 58.69% 53.25% 47.08%
Preferred Equity to Total Capital
0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Noncontrolling Interests to Total Capital
0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Common Equity to Total Capital
19.96% 24.26% 28.84% 22.67% 26.55% 32.81% 37.94% 41.31% 46.75% 52.92%
Debt to EBITDA
1.57 1.57 1.50 2.66 2.53 2.39 2.14 2.09 1.84 1.60
Net Debt to EBITDA
1.12 1.09 1.01 2.33 2.19 1.99 1.78 1.75 1.51 1.28
Long-Term Debt to EBITDA
1.52 1.52 1.45 2.61 2.48 2.34 2.08 2.09 1.84 1.60
Debt to NOPAT
2.13 2.13 2.06 3.68 3.54 3.30 3.01 2.97 2.63 2.33
Net Debt to NOPAT
1.51 1.48 1.38 3.22 3.06 2.75 2.51 2.48 2.15 1.86
Long-Term Debt to NOPAT
2.06 2.07 1.99 3.61 3.47 3.23 2.93 2.97 2.63 2.33
Altman Z-Score
8.88 9.58 9.13 6.24 6.52 7.21 7.58 7.37 8.36 8.95
Noncontrolling Interest Sharing Ratio
0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Liquidity Ratios
- - - - - - - - - -
Current Ratio
2.15 2.24 2.21 2.08 2.19 2.22 1.94 2.10 2.02 2.11
Quick Ratio
1.43 1.53 1.46 1.27 1.30 1.39 1.14 1.23 1.23 1.34
Cash Flow Metrics
- - - - - - - - - -
Free Cash Flow to Firm (FCFF)
-68 -50 -128 -1,447 -1,431 -1,271 -1,262 140 152 224
Operating Cash Flow to CapEx
405.45% 319.55% 572.12% 38.87% 414.80% 553.34% 917.36% 151.05% 798.58% 460.88%
Free Cash Flow to Firm to Interest Expense
-5.50 -3.59 -8.89 -62.19 -46.99 -41.41 -49.45 5.88 7.08 11.81
Operating Cash Flow to Interest Expense
12.73 14.30 13.62 0.78 5.18 7.50 10.30 2.30 9.54 12.64
Operating Cash Flow Less CapEx to Interest Expense
9.59 9.82 11.24 -1.22 3.93 6.14 9.18 0.78 8.35 9.90
Efficiency Ratios
- - - - - - - - - -
Asset Turnover
0.95 0.93 0.93 0.79 0.79 0.75 0.74 0.64 0.65 0.64
Accounts Receivable Turnover
5.20 4.45 4.60 4.49 4.86 4.15 4.44 4.41 4.47 4.12
Inventory Turnover
3.01 3.08 2.83 2.62 2.48 2.46 2.26 2.19 2.20 2.42
Fixed Asset Turnover
5.48 5.26 5.22 5.15 5.15 4.84 4.75 4.60 4.61 4.59
Accounts Payable Turnover
13.49 13.13 13.35 13.79 13.89 13.43 13.05 14.47 13.42 13.00
Days Sales Outstanding (DSO)
70.15 82.01 79.41 81.29 75.07 87.97 82.18 82.70 81.72 88.56
Days Inventory Outstanding (DIO)
121.23 118.70 129.00 139.26 146.98 148.41 161.56 166.76 165.87 151.07
Days Payable Outstanding (DPO)
27.06 27.80 27.34 26.46 26.28 27.18 27.98 25.23 27.21 28.08
Cash Conversion Cycle (CCC)
164.32 172.91 181.07 194.09 195.78 209.20 215.75 224.23 220.38 211.55
Capital & Investment Metrics
- - - - - - - - - -
Invested Capital
1,485 1,598 1,593 3,071 3,073 3,110 2,974 3,091 3,098 3,130
Invested Capital Turnover
2.15 2.04 2.04 1.32 1.31 1.26 1.27 0.93 0.94 0.95
Increase / (Decrease) in Invested Capital
232 286 277 1,614 1,588 1,512 1,381 20 24 20
Enterprise Value (EV)
17,238 21,445 19,244 18,034 18,375 21,426 22,071 18,888 22,707 23,329
Market Capitalization
16,138 20,352 18,251 15,735 16,207 19,466 20,353 17,210 21,212 22,027
Book Value per Share
$6.43 $8.49 $10.18 $13.06 $15.32 $19.46 $21.21 $23.80 $27.01 $30.80
Tangible Book Value per Share
($4.15) ($2.58) ($1.09) ($20.19) ($17.49) ($13.26) ($11.02) ($8.13) ($4.98) ($0.59)
Total Capital
1,930 2,079 2,080 3,401 3,411 3,506 3,312 3,418 3,429 3,455
Total Debt
1,545 1,575 1,480 2,630 2,505 2,356 2,056 2,006 1,826 1,626
Total Long-Term Debt
1,495 1,525 1,430 2,580 2,455 2,306 2,006 2,006 1,826 1,626
Net Debt
1,100 1,093 993 2,300 2,168 1,960 1,718 1,679 1,495 1,301
Capital Expenditures (CapEx)
39 62 34 47 38 42 29 36 26 52
Debt-free, Cash-free Net Working Capital (DFCFNWC)
449 547 535 591 602 617 506 514 500 554
Debt-free Net Working Capital (DFNWC)
894 1,028 1,022 922 939 1,013 844 841 832 879
Net Working Capital (NWC)
844 978 972 872 889 963 794 841 832 879
Net Nonoperating Expense (NNE)
7.34 8.89 7.67 16 23 24 17 17 15 13
Net Nonoperating Obligations (NNO)
1,100 1,093 993 2,300 2,168 1,960 1,718 1,679 1,495 1,301
Total Depreciation and Amortization (D&A)
32 31 31 39 48 48 49 47 48 49
Debt-free, Cash-free Net Working Capital to Revenue
15.22% 18.40% 18.03% 19.76% 20.10% 20.88% 17.41% 17.86% 17.22% 18.73%
Debt-free Net Working Capital to Revenue
30.29% 34.60% 34.45% 30.81% 31.36% 34.27% 29.03% 29.24% 28.63% 29.72%
Net Working Capital to Revenue
28.60% 32.91% 32.76% 29.13% 29.69% 32.58% 27.32% 29.24% 28.63% 29.72%
Earnings Adjustments
- - - - - - - - - -
Adjusted Basic Earnings per Share
$2.61 $3.81 $2.39 $2.56 $2.28 $3.64 $1.73 $2.41 $2.72 $3.89
Adjusted Weighted Average Basic Shares Outstanding
59.80M 59.99M 59.02M 58.86M 59.09M 59.08M 59.23M 59.34M 59.37M 59.33M
Adjusted Diluted Earnings per Share
$2.60 $3.79 $2.38 $2.55 $2.27 $3.64 $1.72 $2.40 $2.71 $3.88
Adjusted Weighted Average Diluted Shares Outstanding
60.08M 60.33M 59.32M 59.01M 59.26M 59.27M 59.43M 59.45M 59.50M 59.55M
Adjusted Basic & Diluted Earnings per Share
$0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
Adjusted Weighted Average Basic & Diluted Shares Outstanding
59.41M 58.94M 59.03M 59.10M 59.13M 59.20M 59.32M 59.36M 59.38M 59.41M
Normalized Net Operating Profit after Tax (NOPAT)
163 236 149 167 158 240 128 159 177 244
Normalized NOPAT Margin
23.05% 27.48% 21.70% 22.54% 22.14% 29.34% 20.13% 22.49% 23.94% 27.98%
Pre Tax Income Margin
25.88% 32.09% 24.12% 24.34% 21.53% 28.99% 18.04% 23.91% 26.15% 31.74%
Debt Service Ratios
- - - - - - - - - -
EBIT to Interest Expense
15.53 20.57 12.15 8.57 5.90 8.59 5.33 7.96 9.83 15.34
NOPAT to Interest Expense
13.15 16.98 10.29 7.17 5.18 7.83 4.67 6.72 8.22 12.85
EBIT Less CapEx to Interest Expense
12.39 16.10 9.77 6.57 4.66 7.23 4.21 6.44 8.64 12.60
NOPAT Less CapEx to Interest Expense
10.01 12.50 7.91 5.17 3.93 6.48 3.54 5.19 7.02 10.11
Payout Ratios
- - - - - - - - - -
Dividend Payout Ratio
0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Augmented Payout Ratio
90.88% 88.46% 76.28% 55.42% 33.58% 10.94% 2.30% 2.33% 2.14% 2.12%

Frequently Asked Questions About Waters' Financials

When does Waters's fiscal year end?

According to the most recent income statement we have on file, Waters' financial year ends in December. Their financial year 2024 ended on December 31, 2024.

How has Waters' net income changed over the last 9 years?

Waters' net income appears to be on an upward trend, with a most recent value of $637.83 million in 2024, rising from $469.05 million in 2015. The previous period was $642.23 million in 2023.

What is Waters's operating income?
Waters's total operating income in 2024 was $826.35 million, based on the following breakdown:
  • Total Gross Profit: $1.76 billion
  • Total Operating Expenses: $931.83 million
How has Waters revenue changed over the last 9 years?

Over the last 9 years, Waters' total revenue changed from $2.04 billion in 2015 to $2.96 billion in 2024, a change of 44.9%.

How much debt does Waters have?

Waters' total liabilities were at $2.73 billion at the end of 2024, a 21.6% decrease from 2023, and a 23.3% increase since 2015.

How much cash does Waters have?

In the past 9 years, Waters' cash and equivalents has ranged from $324.42 million in 2024 to $796.28 million in 2018, and is currently $324.42 million as of their latest financial filing in 2024.

How has Waters' book value per share changed over the last 9 years?

Over the last 9 years, Waters' book value per share changed from 25.21 in 2015 to 30.80 in 2024, a change of 22.1%.

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This page (NYSE:WAT) was last updated on 4/15/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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