Waters (WAT) Share-based Compensation (2009 - 2026)

Waters' Share-based Compensation history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $20.0 million for Q2 2026.

• In Q2 2026, Share-based Compensation rose 53.85% year-over-year to $20.0 million; the TTM figure through Apr 2026 stood at $61.1 million (up 30.62% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $54.1 million, up 21.07% from the prior year.
• Share-based Compensation was $20.0 million for Q2 2026 at Waters, up from $14.5 million in the prior quarter.
• In the past five years, Share-based Compensation ranged from a high of $20.0 million in Q2 2026 to a low of $4.6 million in Q4 2023.
• Historically, Share-based Compensation has averaged $12.0 million across 5 years, with a median of $11.7 million in 2022.
• The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2024: Share-based Compensation plunged 60.09% in 2023, then soared 152.28% in 2024.
• A 5-year view of Share-based Compensation shows it stood at $11.6 million in 2022, then slumped by 60.09% to $4.6 million in 2023, then jumped by 152.28% to $11.7 million in 2024, then gained by 23.78% to $14.5 million in 2025, then soared by 37.91% to $20.0 million in 2026.
• The last three Share-based Compensation figures came in at $20.0 million (Q2 2026), $14.5 million (Q4 2025), and $13.6 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.