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

Historic Return on Invested Capital for Waters (WAT) over the last 15 years, with Q3 2025 value amounting to 0.31%.

  • Waters' Return on Invested Capital fell 1500.0% to 0.31% in Q3 2025 from the same period last year, while for Sep 2025 it was 0.31%, marking a year-over-year decrease of 1500.0%. This contributed to the annual value of 0.2% for FY2024, which is 500.0% down from last year.
  • Per Waters' latest filing, its Return on Invested Capital stood at 0.31% for Q3 2025, which was down 1500.0% from 0.34% recorded in Q2 2025.
  • In the past 5 years, Waters' Return on Invested Capital ranged from a high of 0.51% in Q2 2024 and a low of 0.26% during Q1 2025
  • Moreover, its 3-year median value for Return on Invested Capital was 0.32% (2023), whereas its average is 0.35%.
  • The largest annual percentage gain for Waters' Return on Invested Capital in the last 5 years was -300bps (2025), contrasted with its biggest fall of -1600bps (2025).
  • Over the past 3 years, Waters' Return on Invested Capital (Quarter) stood at 0.32% in 2023, then fell by -15bps to 0.28% in 2024, then grew by 12bps to 0.31% in 2025.
  • Its Return on Invested Capital was 0.31% in Q3 2025, compared to 0.34% in Q2 2025 and 0.26% in Q1 2025.