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Waters (WAT) Free Cash Flow (2016 - 2025)

Waters (WAT) has 17 years of Free Cash Flow data on record, last reported at $108.2 million in Q4 2025.

  • For Q4 2025, Free Cash Flow changed N/A year-over-year to $108.2 million; the TTM value through Dec 2025 reached $342.0 million, changed N/A, while the annual FY2025 figure was $539.8 million, 12.88% down from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow reached $108.2 million in Q4 2025 per WAT's latest filing, down from $233.8 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Free Cash Flow topped out at $234.2 million in Q1 2024 and bottomed at $18.4 million in Q2 2024.
  • Average Free Cash Flow over 5 years is $154.6 million, with a median of $173.3 million recorded in 2021.
  • Peak YoY movement for Free Cash Flow: dropped 21.39% in 2021, then surged 49.42% in 2024.
  • A 5-year view of Free Cash Flow shows it stood at $173.3 million in 2021, then decreased by 21.21% to $136.5 million in 2022, then skyrocketed by 38.09% to $188.5 million in 2023, then decreased by 5.08% to $179.0 million in 2024, then tumbled by 39.54% to $108.2 million in 2025.
  • Per Business Quant database, its latest 3 readings for Free Cash Flow were $108.2 million in Q4 2025, $233.8 million in Q1 2025, and $179.0 million in Q3 2024.