The Bid & Ask

Quotations, Dispatches, and the Daily Tape

Thursday, August 13, 2026

Subject of the day

WAT

Concerning the House

Waters Corporation provides analytical workflow solutions in Asia, the Americas, and Europe. The company operates through two segments, Waters and TA. The company designs, manufactures, sells, and services liquid chromatography, as well as mass spectrometry (MS) technology systems and supports products, including chromatography columns, and other consumable products. It also designs, manufactures, sells, and services thermal analysis, rheometry, and calorimetry instruments for use in predicting the suitability and stability of fine chemicals, pharmaceuticals, water, polymers, metals, and viscous liquids for various industrial, consumer goods, and healthcare products, as well as for life science research; and develops and supplies software-based products that interface with its instruments, as well as other manufacturers' instruments. In addition, the company offers MS technology, which is used in drug discovery and development comprising clinical trial testing, the analysis of proteins in disease processes, nutritional safety analysis, and environmental testing. Its products are used by clinical, pharmaceutical, biochemical, industrial, nutritional safety, environmental, academic, and governmental customers working in research and development, quality assurance, and other laboratory applications. The company was founded in 1958 and is headquartered in Milford, Massachusetts.

United States · www.waters.com

The Long Run

FY 2009–2025 · 17 years

LineLatestCAGRTrend
Revenue$636.84M-5.2%
Gross profit$242.79M-19.7%
Operating income$817.68M+5.5%
Net income$642.23M-9.3%
Cash from ops$652.55M+3.8%
Quotation

$413.51

-2.64 (-0.6%)

52w hi$416.15
52w lo$283.32
Vol557.35K
As ofAug 13
The Verdict

Hold

Our score +0.40

Short+0.25
Medium+0.53
Long+0.43

computed 2026-08-13

By the Numbers

Waters Corporation

Healthcare · Diagnostics & Research

Market cap$40.60B
Enterprise value$45.82B
Trailing P/E104.69x
Forward P/E24.97x
EV / EBITDA31.56x
P / S (ttm)8.74x
Profit margin3.6%
Return on equity1.9%
Revenue growth+113.4%
Earnings growth
Debt / equity36.05
Risk Metrics
Beta vs SPX0.95
Corr SPX0.41
Annual vol38.0%
Annual ret+17.9%
Sharpe0.47
Max DD-33.4%

Window: 504 trading days (504 obs)

Layer Breakdown
LayerRawContribution
Fundamental+0.25
Sector+0.12
Technical+0.22
Earnings+0.00
Sentiment+0.00

macro × 1.00 · 2026-08-13

Recent Sessions
DateOpenHighLowCloseVol
Aug 13$412.63$420.25$408.81$413.51557.35K
Aug 12$404.77$416.62$404.77$416.15736.90K
Aug 11$408.95$415.63$408.21$415.00669.80K
Aug 10$405.77$413.34$402.63$411.77826.60K
Aug 7$400.60$407.88$397.09$406.86888.60K