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

Waters (WAT) has 15 years of Return on Invested Capital data on record, last reported at 0.23% in Q4 2025.

  • For Q4 2025, Return on Invested Capital changed N/A year-over-year to 0.23%; the TTM value through Dec 2025 reached 0.23%, changed N/A, while the annual FY2023 figure was 0.25%, 12.0% down from the prior year.
  • Return on Invested Capital reached 0.23% in Q4 2025 per WAT's latest filing, down from 0.33% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Return on Invested Capital topped out at 0.47% in Q3 2024 and bottomed at 0.23% in Q4 2025.
  • Average Return on Invested Capital over 3 years is 0.33%, with a median of 0.32% recorded in 2023.
  • The widest YoY moves for Return on Invested Capital: up 5bps in 2025, down 5bps in 2025.
  • A 3-year view of Return on Invested Capital shows it stood at 0.32% in 2023, then surged by 46bps to 0.47% in 2024, then crashed by -52bps to 0.23% in 2025.
  • Per Business Quant database, its latest 3 readings for Return on Invested Capital were 0.23% in Q4 2025, 0.33% in Q1 2025, and 0.47% in Q3 2024.