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Waters (WAT) Share-based Compensation (2016 - 2026)

Waters has reported Share-based Compensation over the past 18 years, most recently at $20.0 million for Q2 2026.

  • For Q2 2026, Share-based Compensation rose 53.85% year-over-year to $20.0 million; the TTM value through Apr 2026 reached $61.1 million, up 30.62%, while the annual FY2025 figure was $54.1 million, 21.07% up from the prior year.
  • Share-based Compensation for Q2 2026 was $20.0 million at Waters, up from $14.5 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Share-based Compensation peaked at $20.0 million in Q2 2026 and troughed at $4.6 million in Q4 2023.
  • A 5-year average of $12.0 million and a median of $11.7 million in 2022 define the central range for Share-based Compensation.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Share-based Compensation: plummeted 60.09% in 2023 and later soared 152.28% in 2024.
  • Year by year, Share-based Compensation stood at $11.6 million in 2022, then plummeted by 60.09% to $4.6 million in 2023, then soared by 152.28% to $11.7 million in 2024, then rose by 23.78% to $14.5 million in 2025, then surged by 37.91% to $20.0 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows Share-based Compensation for WAT at $20.0 million in Q2 2026, $14.5 million in Q4 2025, and $13.6 million in Q3 2025.