Waters (WAT) Shares Outstanding (2009 - 2026)

Waters (WAT) recorded quarterly Shares Outstanding of $201.8 million in Q2 2026, up 23.69% quarter-over-quarter from $163.2 million in Q4 2025, and up 23.73% on a YoY basis from $163.1 million in Q2 2025.

Waters (WAT) Shares Outstanding (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Waters' Shares Outstanding history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $201.8 million for Q2 2026.

  • In Q2 2026, Shares Outstanding rose 23.73% year-over-year to $201.8 million; the TTM figure through Apr 2026 stood at $201.8 million (up 23.73% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $163.2 million, changed 0.12% from the prior year.
  • Shares Outstanding was $201.8 million for Q2 2026 at Waters, up from $163.2 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Shares Outstanding ranged from a high of $201.8 million in Q2 2026 to a low of $162.4 million in Q4 2022.
  • Historically, Shares Outstanding has averaged $166.2 million across 5 years, with a median of $163.0 million in 2024.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2025: Shares Outstanding jumped 100110.38% in 2022, then increased 0.12% in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of Shares Outstanding shows it stood at $162.4 million in 2022, then grew by 0.17% to $162.7 million in 2023, then increased by 0.16% to $163.0 million in 2024, then grew by 0.12% to $163.2 million in 2025, then grew by 23.69% to $201.8 million in 2026.
  • The last three Shares Outstanding figures came in at $201.8 million (Q2 2026), $163.2 million (Q4 2025), and $163.1 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Shares Outstanding (Qtr)
1 Waters 30,529.42 Bn 30,528.96 Bn 1.11 Bn 201.82 Mn
2 Thermo Fisher Scientific 183.75 Bn 180.50 Bn 7.74 Bn 445.00 Mn
3 Danaher 133.13 Bn 127.43 Bn 3.59 Bn 888.00 Mn
4 Idexx Laboratories 46.14 Bn 45.94 Bn 722.74 Mn 108.50 Mn
5 Agilent Technologies 38.20 Bn 36.39 Bn 990.00 Mn 282.22 Mn
6 Natera 31.50 Bn 30.40 Bn 696.04 Mn 142.73 Mn
7 Iqvia Holdings 31.34 Bn 29.36 Bn 1.36 Bn 166.90 Mn
8 Illumina 24.51 Bn 23.36 Bn 721.00 Mn 201.00 Mn
9 Mettler Toledo International 23.53 Bn 23.47 Bn 555.82 Mn 21.36 Mn
10 Quest Diagnostics 22.51 Bn 22.42 Bn 942.00 Mn 111.00 Mn

Historic Data

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Apr 4, 2026 201.82 Mn
Apr 4, 2026 201.82 Mn
Apr 4, 2026 201.82 Mn
Apr 4, 2026 201.82 Mn
Apr 4, 2026 201.82 Mn
Apr 4, 2026 201.82 Mn
Apr 4, 2026 201.82 Mn
Apr 4, 2026 201.82 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 163.16 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 163.16 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 163.16 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 163.16 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 163.16 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 163.16 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 163.16 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 163.16 Mn
Sep 27, 2025 163.14 Mn
Sep 27, 2025 163.14 Mn
Sep 27, 2025 163.14 Mn
Sep 27, 2025 163.14 Mn