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Waters (WAT) Free Cash Flow (2016 - 2026)

Waters has reported Free Cash Flow over the past 18 years, most recently at -$42.0 million for Q2 2026.

  • For Q2 2026, Free Cash Flow fell 117.95% year-over-year to -$42.0 million; the TTM value through Apr 2026 reached $263.8 million, down 57.41%, while the annual FY2025 figure was $539.8 million, 12.88% down from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow for Q2 2026 was -$42.0 million at Waters, down from $125.6 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Free Cash Flow peaked at $234.2 million in Q1 2024 and troughed at -$42.0 million in Q2 2026.
  • A 5-year average of $130.2 million and a median of $149.2 million in 2022 define the central range for Free Cash Flow.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Free Cash Flow: surged 49.42% in 2024 and later tumbled 117.95% in 2026.
  • Year by year, Free Cash Flow stood at $136.5 million in 2022, then soared by 38.09% to $188.5 million in 2023, then decreased by 0.26% to $188.0 million in 2024, then tumbled by 33.21% to $125.6 million in 2025, then plummeted by 133.44% to -$42.0 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows Free Cash Flow for WAT at -$42.0 million in Q2 2026, $125.6 million in Q4 2025, and $161.9 million in Q3 2025.