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

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

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

Waters' Cost of Revenue history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $155.0 million for 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 was $155.0 million for Q2 2026 at Waters, down from $362.9 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Cost of Revenue ranged from a high of $362.9 million in Q4 2025 to a low of $108.3 million in Q3 2024.
  • Historically, Cost of Revenue has averaged $245.3 million across 5 years, with a median of $285.7 million in 2022.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2024 and 2025: Cost of Revenue sank 62.84% in 2024, then jumped 78.36% in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of Cost of Revenue shows it stood at $348.2 million in 2022, then fell by 8.57% to $318.4 million in 2023, then increased by 9.47% to $348.5 million in 2024, then advanced by 4.12% to $362.9 million in 2025, then tumbled by 57.28% to $155.0 million in 2026.
  • The last three Cost of Revenue figures came in at $155.0 million (Q2 2026), $362.9 million (Q4 2025), and $117.2 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Cost of Rev (Qtr)
1 Waters 30,010.71 Bn 30,010.25 Bn 1.11 Bn 155.00 Mn
2 Thermo Fisher Scientific 179.46 Bn 176.21 Bn 7.74 Bn 3.26 Bn
3 Danaher 130.33 Bn 124.64 Bn 3.59 Bn 2.36 Bn
4 Idexx Laboratories 44.44 Bn 44.24 Bn 722.74 Mn 175.25 Mn
5 Agilent Technologies 37.27 Bn 35.46 Bn 990.00 Mn 845.00 Mn
6 Iqvia Holdings 30.70 Bn 28.73 Bn 1.36 Bn 2.80 Bn
7 Natera 30.59 Bn 29.49 Bn 696.04 Mn 608,000.00
8 Illumina 24.86 Bn 23.71 Bn 721.00 Mn 370.00 Mn
9 Mettler Toledo International 23.06 Bn 23.00 Bn 555.82 Mn 118.74 Mn
10 Quest Diagnostics 22.46 Bn 22.36 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