Waters (WAT) Shares Repurchased (2009 - 2026)

Waters (WAT) recorded quarterly Shares Repurchased of $12.0 million in Q2 2026, up 8233.33% quarter-over-quarter from $144000.0 in Q4 2025, and down 14.29% on a YoY basis from $14.0 million in Q2 2025.

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

Waters' Shares Repurchased history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $12.0 million for Q2 2026.

  • In Q2 2026, Shares Repurchased fell 14.29% year-over-year to $12.0 million; the TTM figure through Apr 2026 stood at $12.7 million (down 12.35% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $14.7 million, up 8.32% from the prior year.
  • Shares Repurchased was $12.0 million for Q2 2026 at Waters, up from $144000.0 in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Shares Repurchased ranged from a high of $148.9 million in Q4 2022 to a low of -$156000.0 in Q4 2023.
  • Historically, Shares Repurchased has averaged $15.8 million across 5 years, with a median of $277000.0 in 2024.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2024: Shares Repurchased slumped 100.1% in 2023, then jumped 142.31% in 2024.
  • A 5-year view of Shares Repurchased shows it stood at $148.9 million in 2022, then plunged by 100.1% to -$156000.0 in 2023, then surged by 142.31% to $66000.0 in 2024, then soared by 118.18% to $144000.0 in 2025, then surged by 8233.33% to $12.0 million in 2026.
  • The last three Shares Repurchased figures came in at $12.0 million (Q2 2026), $144000.0 (Q4 2025), and $214000.0 (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Shares Repurchased (Qtr)
1 Waters 29,902.70 Bn 29,902.24 Bn 1.11 Bn 12.00 Mn
2 Thermo Fisher Scientific 175.99 Bn 172.74 Bn 7.74 Bn 3.00 Bn
3 Danaher 129.87 Bn 124.18 Bn 3.59 Bn -
4 Idexx Laboratories 44.75 Bn 44.55 Bn 722.74 Mn 351.04 Mn
5 Agilent Technologies 37.52 Bn 35.72 Bn 990.00 Mn 65.00 Mn
6 Iqvia Holdings 30.91 Bn 28.94 Bn 1.36 Bn 552.00 Mn
7 Natera 30.21 Bn 29.11 Bn 696.04 Mn -
8 Illumina 24.19 Bn 23.04 Bn 721.00 Mn 242.00 Mn
9 Mettler Toledo International 23.12 Bn 23.06 Bn 555.82 Mn 206.25 Mn
10 Quest Diagnostics 21.68 Bn 21.59 Bn 942.00 Mn -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Apr 4, 2026 12.00 Mn
Apr 4, 2026 12.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 144,000.00
Dec 31, 2025 144,000.00
Sep 27, 2025 214,000.00
Sep 27, 2025 214,000.00
Jun 28, 2025 309,000.00
Jun 28, 2025 309,000.00
Mar 29, 2025 14.00 Mn
Mar 29, 2025 14.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 66,000.00
Dec 31, 2024 66,000.00
Sep 28, 2024 141,000.00
Sep 28, 2024 141,000.00
Jun 29, 2024 245,000.00
Jun 29, 2024 245,000.00
Mar 30, 2024 13.09 Mn
Mar 30, 2024 13.09 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -156,000.00
Dec 31, 2023 -156,000.00