Waters (WAT) Change in Cash (2009 - 2026)

Waters (WAT) recorded quarterly Change in Cash of -$126.0 million in Q2 2026, down 197.89% quarter-over-quarter from $128.7 million in Q4 2025, and down 317.24% on a YoY basis from $58.0 million in Q2 2025.

Waters (WAT) Change in Cash (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Waters' Change in Cash history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at -$126.0 million for Q2 2026.

  • In Q2 2026, Change in Cash fell 317.24% year-over-year to -$126.0 million; the TTM figure through Apr 2026 stood at $78.5 million (up 70.36% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $262.5 million, up 476.47% from the prior year.
  • Change in Cash was -$126.0 million for Q2 2026 at Waters, down from $128.7 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Change in Cash ranged from a high of $128.7 million in Q4 2025 to a low of -$126.0 million in Q2 2026.
  • Historically, Change in Cash has averaged $14.1 million across 5 years, with a median of $5.4 million in 2023.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2025 and 2026: Change in Cash soared 2594.92% in 2025, then tumbled 317.24% in 2026.
  • A 5-year view of Change in Cash shows it stood at $36.9 million in 2022, then surged by 59.01% to $58.7 million in 2023, then tumbled by 108.79% to -$5.2 million in 2024, then jumped by 2594.92% to $128.7 million in 2025, then tumbled by 197.89% to -$126.0 million in 2026.
  • The last three Change in Cash figures came in at -$126.0 million (Q2 2026), $128.7 million (Q4 2025), and $91.9 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Change in Cash (Qtr)
1 Waters 29,902.70 Bn 29,902.24 Bn 1.11 Bn -126.00 Mn
2 Thermo Fisher Scientific 175.99 Bn 172.74 Bn 7.74 Bn -6.60 Bn
3 Danaher 129.87 Bn 124.18 Bn 3.59 Bn 1.09 Bn
4 Idexx Laboratories 44.75 Bn 44.55 Bn 722.74 Mn 20.46 Mn
5 Agilent Technologies 37.52 Bn 35.72 Bn 990.00 Mn 49.00 Mn
6 Iqvia Holdings 30.91 Bn 28.94 Bn 1.36 Bn -33.00 Mn
7 Natera 30.21 Bn 29.11 Bn 696.04 Mn 11.79 Mn
8 Illumina 24.19 Bn 23.04 Bn 721.00 Mn -329.00 Mn
9 Mettler Toledo International 23.12 Bn 23.06 Bn 555.82 Mn -6.31 Mn
10 Quest Diagnostics 21.68 Bn 21.59 Bn 942.00 Mn -27.00 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Apr 4, 2026 -126.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 128.71 Mn
Sep 27, 2025 91.90 Mn
Jun 28, 2025 -16.14 Mn
Mar 29, 2025 58.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -5.16 Mn
Sep 28, 2024 4.09 Mn
Jun 29, 2024 -10.86 Mn
Mar 30, 2024 -57.79 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 58.66 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 6.72 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 36.89 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 -23.47 Mn
Dec 31, 2020 61.76 Mn
Sep 26, 2020 35.90 Mn
Jun 27, 2020 -51.03 Mn
Mar 28, 2020 54.35 Mn
Dec 31, 2019 -68.93 Mn
Sep 28, 2019 -183.35 Mn
Jun 29, 2019 -96.97 Mn