Stock Research: Waters

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Waters

NYQ:WAT US9418481035
17
  • Value
    15
  • Growth
    100
  • Safety
    Safety
    37
  • Combined
    48
  • Sentiment
    23
  • 360° View
    360° View
    17
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Company Description

Waters Corporation offers analytical instruments and software for the life, materials, food, and environmental sciences. The company operates in the life sciences, materials science, and environmental sciences industries. It operates directly in over 35 countries and has products available in more than 100 countries. In the last fiscal year, the company had a market cap of $17,236 million, profits of $1,759 million, revenue of $2,958 million, and 7,600 employees.

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ANALYSIS: With an Obermatt 360° View of 17 (better than 17% compared with alternatives), overall professional sentiment and financial characteristics for the stock Waters are critical, mostly below average. The 360° View is based on consolidating four consolidated indicators, with three out of four indicators below average for Waters. The consolidated Growth Rank has a good rank of 100, which means that the company experiences above-average growth momentum when looking at financial metrics such as revenue, profit, and invested capital growth, as well as stock returns. It ranks higher than 100% of competitors in the same industry. The other indicators are below average, namely the Value, Safety, and Sentiment Ranks.The Value Rank at 15 means that the share price of Waters is on the high side compared with its peers regarding revenues, profits, and invested capital. The stock price is higher than for 85% of alternative stocks in the same industry. The consolidated Safety Rank has a riskier rank of 37, which means that the company has a riskier financing structure than 63% comparable companies when looking at the amount of its debt, its refinancing requirements, and its ability to service debt. The consolidated Sentiment Rank also has a low rank of 23, indicating professional investors are more pessimistic about the stock than for 77% of alternative investment opportunities. ...read more

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D.J. US Health Care
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The higher the 360° View, the better the stock performed against its peers, considering all metrics. The 360° View represents an average of the other 5 ranks and is then scaled to a rank from 1 to 100. The shaded values are illustrative only.
Last update: 13-Mar-2026.

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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
15 1 8 13
Growth
100 27 21 55
Safety
Safety
37 10 7 7
Sentiment
23 69 48 51
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17 4 9 7
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Analyst Opinions
33 6 1 4
Opinions Change
53 49 50 58
Pro Holdings
n/a 95 78 49
Market Pulse
66 78 67 94
Sentiment
23 69 48 51
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
15 1 8 13
Growth
100 27 21 55
Safety Safety
37 10 7 7
Combined
48 1 1 9
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Price vs. Sales (P/S)
35 12 23 42
Price vs. Earnings (P/E)
42 33 46 49
Price vs. Book (P/B)
21 8 1 3
Dividend Yield
1 1 1 1
Value
15 1 8 13
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Revenue Growth
98 34 20 19
Profit Growth
94 48 56 44
Capital Growth
97 16 21 51
Stock Returns
29 69 49 87
Growth
100 27 21 55
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Leverage
32 17 6 1
Refinancing
31 15 13 25
Liquidity
80 79 67 57
Safety Safety
37 10 7 7

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The only positive is high growth. The stock is expensive (low Value Rank), risky to finance, and carries critical professional sentiment. This is a risky proposition. Avoid unless you have exceptional conviction that the growth alone will overcome the price and financial risks.

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The 360° View Rank indicates a company's overall performance across all major financial and non-financial metrics tracked by Obermatt. A 360° View Rank of 75 means the company is more well-rounded than 75% of similar companies. A high score indicates that the company is strong across the board; it is attractively priced, growing sustainably, financially stable, and well-regarded by the market. Learn more.

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