Waters (WAT) Debt Ratio (2009 - 2026)
Waters (WAT) recorded quarterly Debt Ratio of 0.2 in Q2 2026, up 6.1% quarter-over-quarter from 0.19 in Q4 2025, and down 33.02% on a YoY basis from 0.3 in Q2 2025.
Waters (WAT) Debt Ratio (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Waters' Debt Ratio history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 0.2 for Q2 2026.
- In Q2 2026, Debt Ratio fell 33.02% year-over-year to 0.2; the TTM figure through Apr 2026 stood at 0.2 (down 33.02% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 0.19, down 47.78% from the prior year.
- Debt Ratio was 0.2 for Q2 2026 at Waters, up from 0.19 in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Debt Ratio ranged from a high of 0.55 in Q3 2023 to a low of 0.19 in Q4 2025.
- Historically, Debt Ratio has averaged 0.36 across 5 years, with a median of 0.38 in 2024.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2025: Debt Ratio grew 7.23% in 2023, then sank 51.88% in 2025.
- A 5-year view of Debt Ratio shows it stood at 0.46 in 2022, then gained by 7.23% to 0.5 in 2023, then slipped by 28.32% to 0.36 in 2024, then plunged by 47.78% to 0.19 in 2025, then climbed by 6.1% to 0.2 in 2026.
- The last three Debt Ratio figures came in at 0.2 (Q2 2026), 0.19 (Q4 2025), and 0.19 (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Debt Ratio (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Waters | 29,902.70 Bn | 29,902.24 Bn | 1.11 Bn | 0.20 |
| 2 | Thermo Fisher Scientific | 175.99 Bn | 172.74 Bn | 7.74 Bn | 0.38 |
| 3 | Danaher | 129.87 Bn | 124.18 Bn | 3.59 Bn | 0.22 |
| 4 | Idexx Laboratories | 44.75 Bn | 44.55 Bn | 722.74 Mn | 0.25 |
| 5 | Agilent Technologies | 37.52 Bn | 35.72 Bn | 990.00 Mn | 0.02 |
| 6 | Iqvia Holdings | 30.91 Bn | 28.94 Bn | 1.36 Bn | 0.53 |
| 7 | Natera | 30.21 Bn | 29.11 Bn | 696.04 Mn | 0.01 |
| 8 | Illumina | 24.19 Bn | 23.04 Bn | 721.00 Mn | 0.23 |
| 9 | Mettler Toledo International | 23.12 Bn | 23.06 Bn | 555.82 Mn | 0.61 |
| 10 | Quest Diagnostics | 21.68 Bn | 21.59 Bn | 942.00 Mn | 0.34 |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Apr 4, 2026 | 0.20 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.19 |
| Sep 27, 2025 | 0.19 |
| Jun 28, 2025 | 0.25 |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 0.30 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.36 |
| Sep 28, 2024 | 0.40 |
| Jun 29, 2024 | 0.45 |
| Mar 30, 2024 | 0.44 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.50 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.55 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.46 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.49 |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 0.42 |
| Sep 26, 2020 | 0.53 |
| Jun 27, 2020 | 0.58 |
| Mar 28, 2020 | 0.69 |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 0.62 |
| Sep 28, 2019 | 0.49 |
| Jun 29, 2019 | 0.41 |