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Waters Corporation

Healthcare | Medical - Diagnostics & Research

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Waters Corporation (NYSE: WAT) is a diagnostics and research company. Figures from SEC EDGAR; updated 2026-10-19 15:45 UTC.

What Waters Corporation does

Waters Corporation is a global manufacturer of analytical instruments and software that has operated for more than 65 years, primarily designing and selling high-performance and ultra-performance liquid chromatography systems, mass spectrometry technology, and thermal analysis instruments. The company's products are used by pharmaceutical, clinical, biochemical, industrial, and environmental customers for research, quality assurance, and laboratory applications to detect, identify, and measure chemical and biological composition of materials.

Summarized from Waters Corporation’s SEC filings · AI-generated analysis. Not investment advice. May contain errors. · Read the filing ↗

Key facts

Valuation
Return on equity25.09%
Debt/equity0.33

Revenue, margins & earnings

FY2021 Net income: $693MFY2021 Taxes & interest: $129MFY2021 Operating costs: $1.96B$2.79BFY2021FY2022 Net income: $708MFY2022 Taxes & interest: $166MFY2022 Operating costs: $2.10B$2.97BFY2022FY2023 Net income: $642MFY2023 Taxes & interest: $175MFY2023 Operating costs: $2.14B$2.96BFY2023FY2024 Net income: $638MFY2024 Taxes & interest: $189MFY2024 Operating costs: $2.13B$2.96BFY2024FY2025 Net income: $643MFY2025 Taxes & interest: $160MFY2025 Operating costs: $2.36B$3.17BFY2025
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SEC Filings

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Recent Insider Activity (last 90 days)
Source: SEC EDGAR · Filed 2026-10-02
  • 2026-10-02DirectorAward57—
  • 2026-10-02DirectorAward57—
  • 2026-08-07DirectorSale-3,626$1.44M
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Source: SEC EDGAR 8-K filings · Interpretation: Oxford Ledge parser · Confidence-filtered ≥ 0.50

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What does Waters Corporation do?

Waters Corporation is a global manufacturer of analytical instruments and software that has operated for more than 65 years, primarily designing and selling high-performance and ultra-performance liquid chromatography systems, mass spectrometry technology, and thermal analysis instruments.

When did WAT last file with the SEC?

Waters Corporation's most recent SEC filing on record is a 8-K filed 2026-08-21. All filings link to their SEC EDGAR originals above.

Where does this data come from?

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