Waters (WAT) Deferred Taxes (2009 - 2026)
Waters (WAT) posted quarterly Deferred Taxes of -$1.0 million for Q2 2026, down 150.0% year-over-year from $2.0 million in Q2 2025, and down 138.21% on a QoQ basis from $2.6 million in Q4 2025.
Waters (WAT) Deferred Taxes (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Waters (WAT) has reported Deferred Taxes for 18 consecutive years, with -$1.0 million the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.
- In Q2 2026, Deferred Taxes fell 150.0% year-over-year to -$1.0 million; the TTM figure through Apr 2026 stood at -$17.7 million (down 430.24% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was -$14.7 million, down 1571.27% from the prior year.
- Deferred Taxes came in at -$1.0 million for Q2 2026 at Waters, down from $2.6 million in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for Deferred Taxes was $6.7 million in Q3 2023, with the low at -$19.2 million in Q3 2025.
- Average Deferred Taxes over 5 years is -$1.9 million, with a median of -$309500.0 recorded in 2024.
- Across the five-year window, Deferred Taxes tumbled 250.42% in 2022 and jumped 174.45% in 2024, its largest moves.
- Year by year, Deferred Taxes stood at -$11.2 million in 2022, then surged by 86.87% to -$1.5 million in 2023, then surged by 174.45% to $1.1 million in 2024, then soared by 140.09% to $2.6 million in 2025, then tumbled by 138.21% to -$1.0 million in 2026.
- According to Business Quant data, Deferred Taxes over the past three periods registered -$1.0 million, $2.6 million, and -$19.2 million for Q2 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Deferred Taxes (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Waters | 31,055.11 Bn | 31,054.65 Bn | 1.11 Bn | -1.00 Mn |
| 2 | Thermo Fisher Scientific | 191.02 Bn | 187.77 Bn | 7.74 Bn | -258.00 Mn |
| 3 | Danaher | 137.16 Bn | 131.47 Bn | 3.59 Bn | - |
| 4 | Idexx Laboratories | 42.82 Bn | 42.62 Bn | 722.74 Mn | 13.89 Mn |
| 5 | Natera | 39.09 Bn | 37.99 Bn | 696.04 Mn | - |
| 6 | Agilent Technologies | 37.61 Bn | 35.81 Bn | 990.00 Mn | 32.00 Mn |
| 7 | Iqvia Holdings | 34.23 Bn | 32.25 Bn | 1.36 Bn | -38.00 Mn |
| 8 | Illumina | 28.14 Bn | 26.98 Bn | 721.00 Mn | 3.00 Mn |
| 9 | Mettler Toledo International | 26.40 Bn | 26.33 Bn | 555.82 Mn | -1.99 Mn |
| 10 | Quest Diagnostics | 23.76 Bn | 23.67 Bn | 942.00 Mn | 48.00 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Apr 4, 2026 | -1.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 2.62 Mn |
| Sep 27, 2025 | -19.15 Mn |
| Jun 28, 2025 | -124,000.00 |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 2.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 1.09 Mn |
| Sep 28, 2024 | -5.93 Mn |
| Jun 29, 2024 | -495,000.00 |
| Mar 30, 2024 | 4.45 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -1.46 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 6.70 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -11.15 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 7.41 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2020 | -3.78 Mn |
| Sep 26, 2020 | 1.87 Mn |
| Jun 27, 2020 | 1.75 Mn |
| Mar 28, 2020 | -2.53 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 7.80 Mn |
| Sep 28, 2019 | 185,000.00 |
| Jun 29, 2019 | 190,000.00 |