Waters (WAT) Cash & Equivalents (2009 - 2026)

Waters (WAT) posted quarterly Cash & Equivalents 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 & Equivalents (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Waters (WAT) has reported Cash & Equivalents for 18 consecutive years, with $462.0 million the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

  • In Q2 2026, Cash & Equivalents 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 80.73% from the prior year.
  • Cash & Equivalents 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 & Equivalents was $588.0 million in Q4 2025, with the low at $325.4 million in Q4 2024.
  • Average Cash & Equivalents over 5 years is $399.2 million, with a median of $375.0 million recorded in 2025.
  • Across the five-year window, Cash & Equivalents decreased 17.78% in 2023 and soared 80.73% in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Cash & Equivalents stood at $480.5 million in 2022, then slipped by 17.78% to $395.1 million in 2023, then retreated by 17.65% to $325.4 million in 2024, then jumped by 80.73% to $588.0 million in 2025, then retreated by 21.43% to $462.0 million in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Cash & Equivalents 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 & Equiv. (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 3.25 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 1.95 Bn
8 Illumina 28.14 Bn 26.98 Bn 721.00 Mn 1.09 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 325.36 Mn
Sep 28, 2024 330.51 Mn
Jun 29, 2024 326.43 Mn
Mar 30, 2024 337.29 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 395.08 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 336.41 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 480.53 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 501.23 Mn
Dec 31, 2020 436.70 Mn
Sep 26, 2020 374.93 Mn
Jun 27, 2020 339.04 Mn
Mar 28, 2020 390.06 Mn
Dec 31, 2019 335.72 Mn
Sep 28, 2019 404.65 Mn
Jun 29, 2019 588.00 Mn