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Waters (WAT) Return on Sales (2016 - 2025)

Historic Return on Sales for Waters (WAT) over the last 17 years, with Q3 2025 value amounting to 0.19%.

  • Waters' Return on Sales fell 300.0% to 0.19% in Q3 2025 from the same period last year, while for Sep 2025 it was 0.21%, marking a year-over-year decrease of 100.0%. This contributed to the annual value of 0.22% for FY2024, which is 0.0% changed from last year.
  • As of Q3 2025, Waters' Return on Sales stood at 0.19%, which was down 300.0% from 0.19% recorded in Q2 2025.
  • Waters' 5-year Return on Sales high stood at 0.27% for Q4 2024, and its period low was 0.16% during Q1 2024.
  • For the 5-year period, Waters' Return on Sales averaged around 0.22%, with its median value being 0.22% (2022).
  • Its Return on Sales has fluctuated over the past 5 years, first skyrocketed by 1300bps in 2021, then crashed by -500bps in 2024.
  • Waters' Return on Sales (Quarter) stood at 0.26% in 2021, then grew by 2bps to 0.26% in 2022, then dropped by 0bps to 0.26% in 2023, then grew by 0bps to 0.27% in 2024, then dropped by -30bps to 0.19% in 2025.
  • Its last three reported values are 0.19% in Q3 2025, 0.19% for Q2 2025, and 0.18% during Q1 2025.