Waters (WAT) Cost of Revenue (2009 - 2026)

Waters (WAT) posted quarterly Cost of Revenue of $155.0 million for Q2 2026, down 8.28% year-over-year from $169.0 million in Q2 2025, and down 57.28% on a QoQ basis from $362.9 million in Q4 2025.

Waters (WAT) Cost of Revenue (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Waters (WAT) has reported Cost of Revenue for 18 consecutive years, with $155.0 million the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

  • In Q2 2026, Cost of Revenue fell 8.28% year-over-year to $155.0 million; the TTM figure through Apr 2026 stood at $835.5 million (up 13.18% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $1.3 billion, up 7.38% from the prior year.
  • Cost of Revenue came in at $155.0 million for Q2 2026 at Waters, down from $362.9 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Cost of Revenue was $362.9 million in Q4 2025, with the low at $108.3 million in Q3 2024.
  • Average Cost of Revenue over 5 years is $245.3 million, with a median of $285.7 million recorded in 2022.
  • Across the five-year window, Cost of Revenue slumped 62.84% in 2024 and jumped 78.36% in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Cost of Revenue stood at $348.2 million in 2022, then slipped by 8.57% to $318.4 million in 2023, then advanced by 9.47% to $348.5 million in 2024, then increased by 4.12% to $362.9 million in 2025, then plunged by 57.28% to $155.0 million in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Cost of Revenue over the past three periods registered $155.0 million, $362.9 million, and $117.2 million for Q2 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Cost of Rev (Qtr)
1 Waters 31,055.11 Bn 31,054.65 Bn 1.11 Bn 155.00 Mn
2 Thermo Fisher Scientific 191.02 Bn 187.77 Bn 7.74 Bn 3.26 Bn
3 Danaher 137.16 Bn 131.47 Bn 3.59 Bn 2.36 Bn
4 Idexx Laboratories 42.82 Bn 42.62 Bn 722.74 Mn 175.25 Mn
5 Natera 39.09 Bn 37.99 Bn 696.04 Mn 608,000.00
6 Agilent Technologies 37.61 Bn 35.81 Bn 990.00 Mn 845.00 Mn
7 Iqvia Holdings 34.23 Bn 32.25 Bn 1.36 Bn 2.80 Bn
8 Illumina 28.14 Bn 26.98 Bn 721.00 Mn 370.00 Mn
9 Mettler Toledo International 26.40 Bn 26.33 Bn 555.82 Mn 118.74 Mn
10 Quest Diagnostics 23.76 Bn 23.67 Bn 942.00 Mn 1.95 Bn

Historic Data

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Apr 4, 2026 155.00 Mn
Apr 4, 2026 155.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 362.86 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 362.86 Mn
Sep 27, 2025 117.17 Mn
Sep 27, 2025 117.17 Mn
Jun 28, 2025 200.49 Mn
Jun 28, 2025 200.49 Mn
Mar 29, 2025 169.00 Mn
Mar 29, 2025 169.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 348.52 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 348.52 Mn
Sep 28, 2024 108.28 Mn
Sep 28, 2024 108.28 Mn
Jun 29, 2024 112.41 Mn
Jun 29, 2024 112.41 Mn
Mar 30, 2024 153.18 Mn
Mar 30, 2024 153.18 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 318.36 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 318.36 Mn