Waters (WAT) Operating Income (2009 - 2026)

Waters (WAT) recorded quarterly Operating Income of -$47.0 million in Q2 2026, down 117.37% quarter-over-quarter from $270.5 million in Q4 2025, and down 130.92% on a YoY basis from $152.0 million in Q2 2025.

Waters (WAT) Operating Income (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Waters' Operating Income history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at -$47.0 million for Q2 2026.

  • In Q2 2026, Operating Income fell 130.92% year-over-year to -$47.0 million; the TTM figure through Apr 2026 stood at $603.8 million (down 28.5% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $802.6 million, down 2.88% from the prior year.
  • Operating Income was -$47.0 million for Q2 2026 at Waters, down from $270.5 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Operating Income ranged from a high of $292.3 million in Q4 2024 to a low of -$47.0 million in Q2 2026.
  • Historically, Operating Income has averaged $192.5 million across 5 years, with a median of $192.1 million in 2025.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2024 and 2026: Operating Income climbed 17.67% in 2024, then plunged 130.92% in 2026.
  • A 5-year view of Operating Income shows it stood at $286.3 million in 2022, then slipped by 7.71% to $264.2 million in 2023, then grew by 10.61% to $292.3 million in 2024, then slipped by 7.44% to $270.5 million in 2025, then sank by 117.37% to -$47.0 million in 2026.
  • The last three Operating Income figures came in at -$47.0 million (Q2 2026), $270.5 million (Q4 2025), and $192.1 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Op. Inc (Qtr)
1 Waters 29,902.70 Bn 29,902.24 Bn 1.11 Bn -47.00 Mn
2 Thermo Fisher Scientific 175.99 Bn 172.74 Bn 7.74 Bn 1.86 Bn
3 Danaher 129.87 Bn 124.18 Bn 3.59 Bn 1.34 Bn
4 Idexx Laboratories 44.75 Bn 44.55 Bn 722.74 Mn 362.59 Mn
5 Agilent Technologies 37.52 Bn 35.72 Bn 990.00 Mn 399.00 Mn
6 Iqvia Holdings 30.91 Bn 28.94 Bn 1.36 Bn 514.00 Mn
7 Natera 30.21 Bn 29.11 Bn 696.04 Mn -93.52 Mn
8 Illumina 24.19 Bn 23.04 Bn 721.00 Mn 209.00 Mn
9 Mettler Toledo International 23.12 Bn 23.06 Bn 555.82 Mn 238.95 Mn
10 Quest Diagnostics 21.68 Bn 21.59 Bn 942.00 Mn 399.00 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Apr 4, 2026 -47.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 270.52 Mn
Sep 27, 2025 192.11 Mn
Jun 28, 2025 188.21 Mn
Mar 29, 2025 152.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 292.26 Mn
Sep 28, 2024 211.13 Mn
Jun 29, 2024 189.11 Mn
Mar 30, 2024 133.85 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 264.22 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 179.43 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 199.86 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 174.17 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 286.28 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 192.01 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 199.63 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 195.47 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 262.20 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 191.82 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 196.42 Mn