Waters (WAT) EPS (Basic) (2009 - 2026)

Waters (WAT) recorded quarterly EPS (Basic) of -$0.87 in Q2 2026, down 123.02% quarter-over-quarter from $3.78 in Q4 2025, and down 142.65% on a YoY basis from $2.04 in Q2 2025.

Waters (WAT) EPS (Basic) (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Waters' EPS (Basic) history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at -$0.87 for Q2 2026.

  • In Q2 2026, EPS (Basic) fell 142.65% year-over-year to -$0.87; the TTM figure through Apr 2026 stood at $7.88 (down 28.82% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $10.8, changed 0.47% from the prior year.
  • EPS (Basic) was -$0.87 for Q2 2026 at Waters, down from $3.78 in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, EPS (Basic) ranged from a high of $3.9 in Q4 2024 to a low of -$0.87 in Q2 2026.
  • Historically, EPS (Basic) has averaged $2.55 across 5 years, with a median of $2.56 in 2023.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2024 and 2026: EPS (Basic) rose 19.3% in 2024, then sank 142.65% in 2026.
  • A 5-year view of EPS (Basic) shows it stood at $3.83 in 2022, then slipped by 4.44% to $3.66 in 2023, then climbed by 6.56% to $3.9 in 2024, then dropped by 3.08% to $3.78 in 2025, then plunged by 123.02% to -$0.87 in 2026.
  • The last three EPS (Basic) figures came in at -$0.87 (Q2 2026), $3.78 (Q4 2025), and $2.5 (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) EPS (Basic) (Qtr)
1 Waters 29,902.70 Bn 29,902.24 Bn 1.11 Bn -0.87
2 Thermo Fisher Scientific 175.99 Bn 172.74 Bn 7.74 Bn 4.44
3 Danaher 129.87 Bn 124.18 Bn 3.59 Bn 1.45
4 Idexx Laboratories 44.75 Bn 44.55 Bn 722.74 Mn 3.50
5 Agilent Technologies 37.52 Bn 35.72 Bn 990.00 Mn 1.20
6 Iqvia Holdings 30.91 Bn 28.94 Bn 1.36 Bn 1.63
7 Natera 30.21 Bn 29.11 Bn 696.04 Mn -0.60
8 Illumina 24.19 Bn 23.04 Bn 721.00 Mn 0.88
9 Mettler Toledo International 23.12 Bn 23.06 Bn 555.82 Mn 8.35
10 Quest Diagnostics 21.68 Bn 21.59 Bn 942.00 Mn 2.27

Historic Data

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DateValue
Apr 4, 2026 -0.87
Dec 31, 2025 3.78
Sep 27, 2025 2.50
Jun 28, 2025 2.47
Mar 29, 2025 2.04
Dec 31, 2024 3.90
Sep 28, 2024 2.72
Jun 29, 2024 2.41
Mar 30, 2024 1.73
Dec 31, 2023 3.66
Sep 30, 2023 2.28
Jun 30, 2023 2.56
Mar 31, 2023 2.39
Dec 31, 2022 3.83
Sep 30, 2022 2.61
Jun 30, 2022 2.74
Mar 31, 2022 2.64
Dec 31, 2021 3.55
Sep 30, 2021 2.63
Jun 30, 2021 2.71