KPIs & Operating Metrics(New)
Growth Metrics

Waters (WAT) FCF Margin (2016 - 2026)

Waters has reported FCF Margin over the past 18 years, most recently at 3.31% for Q2 2026.

  • For Q2 2026, FCF Margin fell 3866.0% year-over-year to 3.31%; the TTM value through Apr 2026 reached 7.0%, down 1376.0%, while the annual FY2025 figure was 17.05%, 389.0% down from the prior year.
  • FCF Margin for Q2 2026 was 3.31% at Waters, down from 13.47% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, FCF Margin peaked at 36.78% in Q1 2024 and troughed at 3.31% in Q2 2026.
  • A 5-year average of 17.41% and a median of 18.53% in 2025 define the central range for FCF Margin.
  • Biggest five-year swings in FCF Margin: soared 735bps in 2024 and later plummeted -3866bps in 2026.
  • Year by year, FCF Margin stood at 15.9% in 2022, then surged by 45bps to 23.01% in 2023, then dropped by -6bps to 21.55% in 2024, then plummeted by -37bps to 13.47% in 2025, then crashed by -125bps to 3.31% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows FCF Margin for WAT at 3.31% in Q2 2026, 13.47% in Q4 2025, and 20.24% in Q3 2025.