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Waters (WAT) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2025)

Waters (WAT) has 15 years of Return on Capital Employed data on record, last reported at 0.22% in Q4 2025.

  • For Q4 2025, Return on Capital Employed changed N/A year-over-year to 0.22%; the TTM value through Dec 2025 reached 0.22%, changed N/A, while the annual FY2023 figure was 0.26%, 11.0% down from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed reached 0.22% in Q4 2025 per WAT's latest filing, up from 0.21% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 0.22% in Q4 2025 and bottomed at 0.19% in Q1 2025.
  • Average Return on Capital Employed over 3 years is 0.21%, with a median of 0.21% recorded in 2024.
  • The widest YoY moves for Return on Capital Employed: up 0bps in 2025, down -2bps in 2025.
  • A 3-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 0.22% in 2023, then increased by 1bps to 0.22% in 2024, then grew by 2bps to 0.22% in 2025.
  • Per Business Quant database, its latest 3 readings for Return on Capital Employed were 0.22% in Q4 2025, 0.21% in Q2 2025, and 0.19% in Q1 2025.