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
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 |