Waters (WAT) Cash & Equivalents (2009 - 2026)
Waters (WAT) recorded quarterly Cash & Equivalents 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 & Equivalents (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Waters' Cash & Equivalents history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $462.0 million for 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 was $462.0 million for Q2 2026 at Waters, down from $588.0 million in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Cash & Equivalents ranged from a high of $588.0 million in Q4 2025 to a low of $325.4 million in Q4 2024.
- Historically, Cash & Equivalents has averaged $399.2 million across 5 years, with a median of $375.0 million in 2025.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2025: Cash & Equivalents declined 17.78% in 2023, then soared 80.73% in 2025.
- A 5-year view of Cash & Equivalents shows it stood at $480.5 million in 2022, then fell by 17.78% to $395.1 million in 2023, then dropped by 17.65% to $325.4 million in 2024, then jumped by 80.73% to $588.0 million in 2025, then dropped by 21.43% to $462.0 million in 2026.
- The last three Cash & Equivalents 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 & Equiv. (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Waters | 29,902.70 Bn | 29,902.24 Bn | 1.11 Bn | 462.00 Mn |
| 2 | Thermo Fisher Scientific | 175.99 Bn | 172.74 Bn | 7.74 Bn | 3.25 Bn |
| 3 | Danaher | 129.87 Bn | 124.18 Bn | 3.59 Bn | 5.70 Bn |
| 4 | Idexx Laboratories | 44.75 Bn | 44.55 Bn | 722.74 Mn | 200.53 Mn |
| 5 | Agilent Technologies | 37.52 Bn | 35.72 Bn | 990.00 Mn | 1.81 Bn |
| 6 | Iqvia Holdings | 30.91 Bn | 28.94 Bn | 1.36 Bn | 1.95 Bn |
| 7 | Natera | 30.21 Bn | 29.11 Bn | 696.04 Mn | 1.10 Bn |
| 8 | Illumina | 24.19 Bn | 23.04 Bn | 721.00 Mn | 1.09 Bn |
| 9 | Mettler Toledo International | 23.12 Bn | 23.06 Bn | 555.82 Mn | 60.60 Mn |
| 10 | Quest Diagnostics | 21.68 Bn | 21.59 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 | 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 |