Waters (WAT) Retained Earnings (2009 - 2026)

Waters (WAT) posted quarterly Retained Earnings of -$168.0 million for Q2 2026, down 101.7% year-over-year from $9.9 billion in Q2 2025, and down 101.61% on a QoQ basis from $10.4 billion in Q4 2025.

Waters (WAT) Retained Earnings (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Waters (WAT) has reported Retained Earnings for 18 consecutive years, with -$168.0 million the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

  • In Q2 2026, Retained Earnings fell 101.7% year-over-year to -$168.0 million; the TTM figure through Apr 2026 stood at -$168.0 million (down 101.7% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $10.4 billion, up 6.56% from the prior year.
  • Retained Earnings came in at -$168.0 million for Q2 2026 at Waters, down from $10.4 billion in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Retained Earnings was $10.4 billion in Q4 2025, with the low at -$168.0 million in Q2 2026.
  • Average Retained Earnings over 5 years is $7.2 billion, with a median of $9.4 billion recorded in 2024.
  • Across the five-year window, Retained Earnings jumped 6886.11% in 2025 and tumbled 101.7% in 2026, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Retained Earnings stood at $8.5 billion in 2022, then advanced by 7.55% to $9.2 billion in 2023, then increased by 6.97% to $9.8 billion in 2024, then climbed by 6.56% to $10.4 billion in 2025, then slumped by 101.61% to -$168.0 million in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Retained Earnings over the past three periods registered -$168.0 million, $10.4 billion, and $10.2 billion for Q2 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Retained Earnings (Qtr)
1 Waters 31,055.11 Bn 31,054.65 Bn 1.11 Bn -168.00 Mn
2 Thermo Fisher Scientific 191.02 Bn 187.77 Bn 7.74 Bn 60.63 Bn
3 Danaher 137.16 Bn 131.47 Bn 3.59 Bn -593.00 Mn
4 Idexx Laboratories 42.82 Bn 42.62 Bn 722.74 Mn -64.94 Mn
5 Natera 39.09 Bn 37.99 Bn 696.04 Mn -2.86 Bn
6 Agilent Technologies 37.61 Bn 35.81 Bn 990.00 Mn -202.00 Mn
7 Iqvia Holdings 34.23 Bn 32.25 Bn 1.36 Bn -968.00 Mn
8 Illumina 28.14 Bn 26.98 Bn 721.00 Mn -258.00 Mn
9 Mettler Toledo International 26.40 Bn 26.33 Bn 555.82 Mn -344.64 Mn
10 Quest Diagnostics 23.76 Bn 23.67 Bn 942.00 Mn 10.15 Bn

Historic Data

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Apr 4, 2026 -168.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 10.43 Bn
Sep 27, 2025 10.21 Bn
Jun 28, 2025 10.06 Bn
Mar 29, 2025 9.91 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 9.79 Bn
Sep 28, 2024 9.56 Bn
Jun 29, 2024 -148.20 Mn
Mar 30, 2024 9.25 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 9.15 Bn
Sep 30, 2023 -146.30 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 8.51 Bn
Dec 31, 2021 7.80 Bn
Dec 31, 2020 7.11 Bn
Sep 26, 2020 6.89 Bn
Jun 27, 2020 -126.89 Mn
Mar 28, 2020 6.64 Bn
Dec 31, 2019 -119.47 Mn
Sep 28, 2019 6.39 Bn
Jun 29, 2019 -115.10 Mn