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Waters

NYQ:WAT US9418481035
33
  • Value
    6
  • Growth
    97
  • Safety
    Safety
    42
  • Combined
    32
  • Sentiment
    40
  • 360° View
    360° View
    33
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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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Strongest Rank Dividend Yield
Weakest Rank Revenue Growth
Country USA
Industry Life Sciences Tools & Services
Size Large
Website waters.com
Index
D.J. US Health Care
S&P 500
Waters stock price by TradingView. Not sourced by Obermatt.
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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: 27-Feb-2026.

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The higher, the better. For every stock, we judge its performance against its peers and rank it on a scale of 1 to 100. These ranks are percentiles: a rank of 75 means the company outperforms 75% of its peers in that specific area. The higher the rank, the better the stock stacks up against its peers.

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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
6 1 8 13
Growth
97 27 21 55
Safety
Safety
42 10 7 7
Sentiment
40 69 48 51
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33 4 9 7
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Analyst Opinions
29 6 1 4
Opinions Change
94 49 50 58
Pro Holdings
n/a 95 78 49
Market Pulse
70 78 67 94
Sentiment
40 69 48 51
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
6 1 8 13
Growth
97 27 21 55
Safety Safety
42 10 7 7
Combined
32 1 1 9
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Price vs. Sales (P/S)
25 12 23 42
Price vs. Earnings (P/E)
36 33 46 49
Price vs. Book (P/B)
17 8 1 3
Dividend Yield
1 1 1 1
Value
6 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
98 16 21 51
Stock Returns
41 69 49 87
Growth
97 27 21 55
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Leverage
32 17 6 1
Refinancing
33 15 13 25
Liquidity
81 79 67 57
Safety Safety
42 10 7 7

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This is a classic, high-risk growth play: high growth and positive sentiment outweigh low Value Rank (expensive) and risky financing. This is for aggressive growth investors who are comfortable with the high price and risk, believing the growth story justifies the expense.

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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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