Waters (WAT) Current Taxes (2009 - 2026)

Waters (WAT) posted quarterly Current Taxes of $47.0 million for Q2 2026, down 72.81% year-over-year from $172.9 million in Q2 2025, and up 30.56% on a QoQ basis from $36.0 million in Q4 2025.

Waters (WAT) Current Taxes (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Waters (WAT) has reported Current Taxes for 18 consecutive years, with $47.0 million the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

  • In Q2 2026, Current Taxes fell 72.81% year-over-year to $47.0 million; the TTM figure through Apr 2026 stood at $47.0 million (down 72.81% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $36.0 million, down 77.31% from the prior year.
  • Current Taxes came in at $47.0 million for Q2 2026 at Waters, up from $36.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Current Taxes was $172.9 million in Q1 2025, with the low at $32.1 million in Q2 2025.
  • Average Current Taxes over 5 years is $106.1 million, with a median of $120.4 million recorded in 2023.
  • Across the five-year window, Current Taxes surged 116.3% in 2022 and plunged 77.31% in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Current Taxes stood at $132.5 million in 2022, then decreased by 9.27% to $120.3 million in 2023, then jumped by 31.93% to $158.7 million in 2024, then slumped by 77.31% to $36.0 million in 2025, then surged by 30.56% to $47.0 million in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Current Taxes over the past three periods registered $47.0 million, $36.0 million, and $56.4 million for Q2 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Current Taxes (Qtr)
1 Waters 31,055.11 Bn 31,054.65 Bn 1.11 Bn 47.00 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 -
4 Idexx Laboratories 42.82 Bn 42.62 Bn 722.74 Mn -
5 Natera 39.09 Bn 37.99 Bn 696.04 Mn -
6 Agilent Technologies 37.61 Bn 35.81 Bn 990.00 Mn -
7 Iqvia Holdings 34.23 Bn 32.25 Bn 1.36 Bn 172.00 Mn
8 Illumina 28.14 Bn 26.98 Bn 721.00 Mn -
9 Mettler Toledo International 26.40 Bn 26.33 Bn 555.82 Mn 161.48 Mn
10 Quest Diagnostics 23.76 Bn 23.67 Bn 942.00 Mn -

Historic Data

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Apr 4, 2026 47.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 36.00 Mn
Sep 27, 2025 56.37 Mn
Jun 28, 2025 32.06 Mn
Mar 29, 2025 172.87 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 158.66 Mn
Sep 28, 2024 150.24 Mn
Jun 29, 2024 134.27 Mn
Mar 30, 2024 120.52 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 120.26 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 112.68 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 132.55 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 61.28 Mn
Dec 31, 2020 76.56 Mn
Sep 26, 2020 60.44 Mn
Jun 27, 2020 87.84 Mn
Mar 28, 2020 46.88 Mn
Dec 31, 2019 45.97 Mn
Sep 28, 2019 49.58 Mn
Jun 29, 2019 38.52 Mn