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
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 |