Waters (WAT) Net Margin (2009 - 2026)

Waters (WAT) recorded quarterly Net Margin of 5.68% in Q2 2026, down 123.53% quarter-over-quarter from 24.16% in Q4 2025, and down 2402.0% on a YoY basis from 0.25% in Q2 2025.

Waters (WAT) Net Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Waters' Net Margin history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 5.68% for Q2 2026.

  • In Q2 2026, Net Margin fell 2402.0% year-over-year to 5.68%; the TTM figure through Apr 2026 stood at 11.91% (down 1011.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 20.3%, down 126.0% from the prior year.
  • Net Margin was 5.68% for Q2 2026 at Waters, down from 24.16% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Net Margin ranged from a high of 26.51% in Q4 2024 to a low of 5.68% in Q2 2026.
  • Historically, Net Margin has averaged 19.99% across 5 years, with a median of 20.58% in 2023.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2024 and 2026: Net Margin soared 291 bps in 2024, then plunged 2402 bps in 2026.
  • A 5-year view of Net Margin shows it stood at 26.45% in 2022, then slipped by 0 bps to 26.38% in 2023, then gained by 0 bps to 26.51% in 2024, then dropped by 9 bps to 24.16% in 2025, then plunged by 124 bps to 5.68% in 2026.
  • The last three Net Margin figures came in at 5.68% (Q2 2026), 24.16% (Q4 2025), and 18.62% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Net Margin (Qtr)
1 Waters 29,902.70 Bn 29,902.24 Bn 1.11 Bn -5.68%
2 Thermo Fisher Scientific 175.99 Bn 172.74 Bn 7.74 Bn 15.06%
3 Danaher 129.87 Bn 124.18 Bn 3.59 Bn 17.29%
4 Idexx Laboratories 44.75 Bn 44.55 Bn 722.74 Mn 24.41%
5 Agilent Technologies 37.52 Bn 35.72 Bn 990.00 Mn 18.47%
6 Iqvia Holdings 30.91 Bn 28.94 Bn 1.36 Bn 3.40%
7 Natera 30.21 Bn 29.11 Bn 696.04 Mn -12.22%
8 Illumina 24.19 Bn 23.04 Bn 721.00 Mn 12.28%
9 Mettler Toledo International 23.12 Bn 23.06 Bn 555.82 Mn 17.89%
10 Quest Diagnostics 21.68 Bn 21.59 Bn 942.00 Mn -1.38%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Apr 4, 2026 -5.68%
Dec 31, 2025 24.16%
Sep 27, 2025 18.62%
Jun 28, 2025 19.07%
Mar 29, 2025 18.34%
Dec 31, 2024 26.51%
Sep 28, 2024 21.82%
Jun 29, 2024 20.15%
Mar 30, 2024 16.05%
Dec 31, 2023 26.38%
Sep 30, 2023 18.91%
Jun 30, 2023 20.33%
Mar 31, 2023 20.58%
Dec 31, 2022 26.45%
Sep 30, 2022 22.02%
Jun 30, 2022 23.08%
Mar 31, 2022 23.14%
Dec 31, 2021 25.85%
Sep 30, 2021 24.45%
Jun 30, 2021 24.54%