Waters (WAT) Cash from Investing Activities (2009 - 2026)

Waters (WAT) recorded quarterly Cash from Investing Activities of $95.0 million in Q2 2026, up 325.48% quarter-over-quarter from -$42.1 million in Q4 2025, and up 465.38% on a YoY basis from $16.8 million in Q2 2025.

Waters (WAT) Cash from Investing Activities (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Waters' Cash from Investing Activities history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $95.0 million for Q2 2026.

  • In Q2 2026, Cash from Investing Activities rose 465.38% year-over-year to $95.0 million; the TTM figure through Apr 2026 stood at -$31.3 million (up 77.57% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was -$152.3 million, down 6.4% from the prior year.
  • Cash from Investing Activities was $95.0 million for Q2 2026 at Waters, up from -$42.1 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Cash from Investing Activities ranged from a high of $95.0 million in Q2 2026 to a low of -$62.2 million in Q4 2022.
  • Historically, Cash from Investing Activities has averaged -$28.2 million across 5 years, with a median of -$36.8 million in 2023.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2026: Cash from Investing Activities plunged 470.19% in 2022, then jumped 465.38% in 2026.
  • A 5-year view of Cash from Investing Activities shows it stood at -$62.2 million in 2022, then soared by 38.98% to -$37.9 million in 2023, then sank by 34.88% to -$51.2 million in 2024, then increased by 17.68% to -$42.1 million in 2025, then surged by 325.48% to $95.0 million in 2026.
  • The last three Cash from Investing Activities figures came in at $95.0 million (Q2 2026), -$42.1 million (Q4 2025), and -$25.5 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Cash from Investing (Qtr)
1 Waters 29,902.70 Bn 29,902.24 Bn 1.11 Bn 95.00 Mn
2 Thermo Fisher Scientific 175.99 Bn 172.74 Bn 7.74 Bn -8.96 Bn
3 Danaher 129.87 Bn 124.18 Bn 3.59 Bn -249.00 Mn
4 Idexx Laboratories 44.75 Bn 44.55 Bn 722.74 Mn -33.54 Mn
5 Agilent Technologies 37.52 Bn 35.72 Bn 990.00 Mn -77.00 Mn
6 Iqvia Holdings 30.91 Bn 28.94 Bn 1.36 Bn -196.00 Mn
7 Natera 30.21 Bn 29.11 Bn 696.04 Mn -32.14 Mn
8 Illumina 24.19 Bn 23.04 Bn 721.00 Mn -366.00 Mn
9 Mettler Toledo International 23.12 Bn 23.06 Bn 555.82 Mn -31.35 Mn
10 Quest Diagnostics 21.68 Bn 21.59 Bn 942.00 Mn -152.00 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Apr 4, 2026 95.00 Mn
Apr 4, 2026 95.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -42.13 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -42.13 Mn
Sep 27, 2025 -25.52 Mn
Sep 27, 2025 -25.52 Mn
Jun 28, 2025 -58.60 Mn
Jun 28, 2025 -58.60 Mn
Mar 29, 2025 -26.00 Mn
Mar 29, 2025 -26.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -51.18 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -51.18 Mn
Sep 28, 2024 -26.05 Mn
Sep 28, 2024 -26.05 Mn
Jun 29, 2024 -36.12 Mn
Jun 29, 2024 -36.12 Mn
Mar 30, 2024 -29.74 Mn
Mar 30, 2024 -29.74 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -37.94 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -37.94 Mn