Waters (WAT) Inventory Average (2009 - 2026)

Waters (WAT) recorded quarterly Inventory Average of $1.0 billion in Q2 2026, up 80.62% quarter-over-quarter from $572.5 million in Q4 2025, and up 109.15% on a YoY basis from $494.4 million in Q2 2025.

Waters (WAT) Inventory Average (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Waters' Inventory Average history runs 16 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $1.0 billion for Q2 2026.

  • In Q2 2026, Inventory Average rose 109.15% year-over-year to $1.0 billion; the TTM figure through Apr 2026 stood at $1.0 billion (up 109.15% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $524.6 million, up 5.61% from the prior year.
  • Inventory Average was $1.0 billion for Q2 2026 at Waters, up from $572.5 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Inventory Average ranged from a high of $1.0 billion in Q2 2026 to a low of $494.4 million in Q1 2025.
  • Historically, Inventory Average has averaged $579.1 million across 4 years, with a median of $528.9 million in 2023.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2025 and 2026: Inventory Average dropped 6.27% in 2025, then surged 109.15% in 2026.
  • A 4-year view of Inventory Average shows it stood at $530.3 million in 2023, then slipped by 6.07% to $498.1 million in 2024, then advanced by 14.92% to $572.5 million in 2025, then soared by 80.62% to $1.0 billion in 2026.
  • The last three Inventory Average figures came in at $1.0 billion (Q2 2026), $572.5 million (Q4 2025), and $556.8 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Inventory Avg. (Qtr)
1 Waters 29,902.70 Bn 29,902.24 Bn 1.11 Bn 1.03 Bn
2 Thermo Fisher Scientific 175.99 Bn 172.74 Bn 7.74 Bn 5.46 Bn
3 Danaher 129.87 Bn 124.18 Bn 3.59 Bn 2.55 Bn
4 Idexx Laboratories 44.75 Bn 44.55 Bn 722.74 Mn 380.08 Mn
5 Agilent Technologies 37.52 Bn 35.72 Bn 990.00 Mn 1.07 Bn
6 Iqvia Holdings 30.91 Bn 28.94 Bn 1.36 Bn -
7 Natera 30.21 Bn 29.11 Bn 696.04 Mn 69.58 Mn
8 Illumina 24.19 Bn 23.04 Bn 721.00 Mn 587.50 Mn
9 Mettler Toledo International 23.12 Bn 23.06 Bn 555.82 Mn 396.03 Mn
10 Quest Diagnostics 21.68 Bn 21.59 Bn 942.00 Mn 207.00 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Apr 4, 2026 1.03 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 572.47 Mn
Sep 27, 2025 556.85 Mn
Jun 28, 2025 526.13 Mn
Mar 29, 2025 494.38 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 498.13 Mn
Sep 28, 2024 520.96 Mn
Jun 29, 2024 530.78 Mn
Mar 30, 2024 527.44 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 530.32 Mn
Dec 31, 2020 315.61 Mn
Sep 26, 2020 335.48 Mn
Jun 27, 2020 344.01 Mn
Mar 28, 2020 332.28 Mn
Dec 31, 2019 344.67 Mn
Sep 28, 2019 360.17 Mn
Jun 29, 2019 342.43 Mn
Mar 30, 2019 312.44 Mn
Dec 31, 2018 302.59 Mn
Sep 29, 2018 306.60 Mn