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

Waters (WAT) has reported Share-based Compensation for 18 consecutive years, with $20.0 million the latest figure, recorded in 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 came in at $20.0 million for Q2 2026 at Waters, up from $14.5 million in the prior quarter.
• The five-year high for Share-based Compensation was $20.0 million in Q2 2026, with the low at $4.6 million in Q4 2023.
• Average Share-based Compensation over 5 years is $12.0 million, with a median of $11.7 million recorded in 2022.
• Across the five-year window, Share-based Compensation sank 60.09% in 2023 and soared 152.28% in 2024, its largest moves.
• Year by year, Share-based Compensation stood at $11.6 million in 2022, then tumbled by 60.09% to $4.6 million in 2023, then jumped by 152.28% to $11.7 million in 2024, then grew by 23.78% to $14.5 million in 2025, then soared by 37.91% to $20.0 million in 2026.
• According to Business Quant data, Share-based Compensation over the past three periods registered $20.0 million, $14.5 million, and $13.6 million for Q2 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.