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

Waters (WAT) posted quarterly Change in Inventory of $33.0 million for Q2 2026, up 26.92% year-over-year from $26.0 million in Q2 2025, and up 143578.26% on a QoQ basis from -$23000.0 in Q4 2025.

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

Waters (WAT) has reported Change in Inventory for 18 consecutive years, with $33.0 million the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

  • In Q2 2026, Change in Inventory rose 26.92% year-over-year to $33.0 million; the TTM figure through Apr 2026 stood at $72.9 million (up 413.66% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $65.9 million, up 414.82% from the prior year.
  • Change in Inventory came in at $33.0 million for Q2 2026 at Waters, up from -$23000.0 in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Change in Inventory was $33.0 million in Q2 2026, with the low at -$36.0 million in Q4 2023.
  • Average Change in Inventory over 5 years is $4.0 million, with a median of $4.8 million recorded in 2025.
  • Across the five-year window, Change in Inventory plunged 218.08% in 2023 and jumped 306.34% in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Change in Inventory stood at -$11.3 million in 2022, then slumped by 218.08% to -$36.0 million in 2023, then jumped by 36.13% to -$23.0 million in 2024, then surged by 99.9% to -$23000.0 in 2025, then jumped by 143578.26% to $33.0 million in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Change in Inventory over the past three periods registered $33.0 million, -$23000.0, and $30.3 million for Q2 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Change in Inventory (Qtr)
1 Waters 31,055.11 Bn 31,054.65 Bn 1.11 Bn 33.00 Mn
2 Thermo Fisher Scientific 191.02 Bn 187.77 Bn 7.74 Bn -
3 Danaher 137.16 Bn 131.47 Bn 3.59 Bn 132.00 Mn
4 Idexx Laboratories 42.82 Bn 42.62 Bn 722.74 Mn -2.24 Mn
5 Natera 39.09 Bn 37.99 Bn 696.04 Mn 2.28 Mn
6 Agilent Technologies 37.61 Bn 35.81 Bn 990.00 Mn 46.00 Mn
7 Iqvia Holdings 34.23 Bn 32.25 Bn 1.36 Bn -
8 Illumina 28.14 Bn 26.98 Bn 721.00 Mn 13.00 Mn
9 Mettler Toledo International 26.40 Bn 26.33 Bn 555.82 Mn 19.89 Mn
10 Quest Diagnostics 23.76 Bn 23.67 Bn 942.00 Mn -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Apr 4, 2026 33.00 Mn
Apr 4, 2026 33.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -23,000.00
Dec 31, 2025 -23,000.00
Sep 27, 2025 30.29 Mn
Sep 27, 2025 30.29 Mn
Jun 28, 2025 9.67 Mn
Jun 28, 2025 9.67 Mn
Mar 29, 2025 26.00 Mn
Mar 29, 2025 26.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -22.98 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -22.98 Mn
Sep 28, 2024 -14.68 Mn
Sep 28, 2024 -14.68 Mn
Jun 29, 2024 -11.60 Mn
Jun 29, 2024 -11.60 Mn
Mar 30, 2024 28.31 Mn
Mar 30, 2024 28.31 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -35.97 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -35.97 Mn