Waters (WAT) Cash & Current Investments (2009 - 2026)

Waters (WAT) posted quarterly Cash & Current Investments of $462.0 million for Q2 2026, up 20.63% year-over-year from $383.0 million in Q2 2025, and down 21.43% on a QoQ basis from $588.0 million in Q4 2025.

Waters (WAT) Cash & Current Investments (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Waters (WAT) has reported Cash & Current Investments for 18 consecutive years, with $462.0 million the latest figure, recorded in 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 came in at $462.0 million for Q2 2026 at Waters, down from $588.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Cash & Current Investments was $588.0 million in Q4 2025, with the low at $326.3 million in Q4 2024.
  • Average Cash & Current Investments over 5 years is $399.8 million, with a median of $375.0 million recorded in 2025.
  • Across the five-year window, Cash & Current Investments decreased 17.74% in 2023 and surged 80.21% in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Cash & Current Investments stood at $481.4 million in 2022, then fell by 17.74% to $396.0 million in 2023, then fell by 17.6% to $326.3 million in 2024, then soared by 80.21% to $588.0 million in 2025, then retreated by 21.43% to $462.0 million in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Cash & Current Investments over the past three periods registered $462.0 million, $588.0 million, and $459.1 million for Q2 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Cash & Current Investments (Qtr)
1 Waters 31,055.11 Bn 31,054.65 Bn 1.11 Bn 462.00 Mn
2 Thermo Fisher Scientific 191.02 Bn 187.77 Bn 7.74 Bn 3.26 Bn
3 Danaher 137.16 Bn 131.47 Bn 3.59 Bn 5.70 Bn
4 Idexx Laboratories 42.82 Bn 42.62 Bn 722.74 Mn 200.53 Mn
5 Natera 39.09 Bn 37.99 Bn 696.04 Mn 1.10 Bn
6 Agilent Technologies 37.61 Bn 35.81 Bn 990.00 Mn 1.81 Bn
7 Iqvia Holdings 34.23 Bn 32.25 Bn 1.36 Bn 2.10 Bn
8 Illumina 28.14 Bn 26.98 Bn 721.00 Mn 1.16 Bn
9 Mettler Toledo International 26.40 Bn 26.33 Bn 555.82 Mn 60.60 Mn
10 Quest Diagnostics 23.76 Bn 23.67 Bn 942.00 Mn 393.00 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
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