Waters (WAT) Cash & Current Investments (2009 - 2026)
Waters (WAT) recorded quarterly Cash & Current Investments of $462.0 million in Q2 2026, down 21.43% quarter-over-quarter from $588.0 million in Q4 2025, and up 20.63% on a YoY basis from $383.0 million in Q2 2025.
Waters (WAT) Cash & Current Investments (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Waters' Cash & Current Investments history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $462.0 million for Q2 2026.
- In Q2 2026, Cash & Current Investments rose 20.63% year-over-year to $462.0 million; the TTM figure through Apr 2026 stood at $462.0 million (up 20.63% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $588.0 million, up 80.21% from the prior year.
- Cash & Current Investments was $462.0 million for Q2 2026 at Waters, down from $588.0 million in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Cash & Current Investments ranged from a high of $588.0 million in Q4 2025 to a low of $326.3 million in Q4 2024.
- Historically, Cash & Current Investments has averaged $399.8 million across 5 years, with a median of $375.0 million in 2025.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2025: Cash & Current Investments declined 17.74% in 2023, then surged 80.21% in 2025.
- A 5-year view of Cash & Current Investments shows it stood at $481.4 million in 2022, then slipped by 17.74% to $396.0 million in 2023, then slipped by 17.6% to $326.3 million in 2024, then soared by 80.21% to $588.0 million in 2025, then dropped by 21.43% to $462.0 million in 2026.
- The last three Cash & Current Investments figures came in at $462.0 million (Q2 2026), $588.0 million (Q4 2025), and $459.1 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Cash & Current Investments (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Waters | 30,529.42 Bn | 30,528.96 Bn | 1.11 Bn | 462.00 Mn |
| 2 | Thermo Fisher Scientific | 183.75 Bn | 180.50 Bn | 7.74 Bn | 3.26 Bn |
| 3 | Danaher | 133.13 Bn | 127.43 Bn | 3.59 Bn | 5.70 Bn |
| 4 | Idexx Laboratories | 46.14 Bn | 45.94 Bn | 722.74 Mn | 200.53 Mn |
| 5 | Agilent Technologies | 38.20 Bn | 36.39 Bn | 990.00 Mn | 1.81 Bn |
| 6 | Natera | 31.50 Bn | 30.40 Bn | 696.04 Mn | 1.10 Bn |
| 7 | Iqvia Holdings | 31.34 Bn | 29.36 Bn | 1.36 Bn | 2.10 Bn |
| 8 | Illumina | 24.51 Bn | 23.36 Bn | 721.00 Mn | 1.16 Bn |
| 9 | Mettler Toledo International | 23.53 Bn | 23.47 Bn | 555.82 Mn | 60.60 Mn |
| 10 | Quest Diagnostics | 22.51 Bn | 22.42 Bn | 942.00 Mn | 393.00 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Apr 4, 2026 | 462.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 588.00 Mn |
| Sep 27, 2025 | 459.12 Mn |
| Jun 28, 2025 | 367.00 Mn |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 383.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 326.29 Mn |
| Sep 28, 2024 | 331.46 Mn |
| Jun 29, 2024 | 327.36 Mn |
| Mar 30, 2024 | 338.21 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 395.97 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 337.31 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 481.39 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 569.29 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 443.15 Mn |
| Sep 26, 2020 | 397.07 Mn |
| Jun 27, 2020 | 355.76 Mn |
| Mar 28, 2020 | 393.87 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 337.14 Mn |
| Sep 28, 2019 | 404.65 Mn |
| Jun 29, 2019 | 675.77 Mn |