Waters (WAT) Tax Provisions (2009 - 2026)

Waters (WAT) posted quarterly Tax Provisions of -$16.0 million for Q2 2026, down 172.73% year-over-year from $22.0 million in Q2 2025, and down 141.06% on a QoQ basis from $39.0 million in Q4 2025.

Waters (WAT) Tax Provisions (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Waters (WAT) has reported Tax Provisions for 18 consecutive years, with -$16.0 million the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

  • In Q2 2026, Tax Provisions fell 172.73% year-over-year to -$16.0 million; the TTM figure through Apr 2026 stood at $74.7 million (down 40.86% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $112.2 million, down 4.09% from the prior year.
  • Tax Provisions came in at -$16.0 million for Q2 2026 at Waters, down from $39.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Tax Provisions was $48.4 million in Q4 2022, with the low at -$16.0 million in Q2 2026.
  • Average Tax Provisions over 5 years is $25.8 million, with a median of $26.9 million recorded in 2022.
  • Across the five-year window, Tax Provisions soared 113.06% in 2024 and tumbled 172.73% in 2026, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Tax Provisions stood at $48.4 million in 2022, then slumped by 55.83% to $21.4 million in 2023, then jumped by 113.06% to $45.6 million in 2024, then retreated by 14.52% to $39.0 million in 2025, then tumbled by 141.06% to -$16.0 million in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Tax Provisions over the past three periods registered -$16.0 million, $39.0 million, and $21.2 million for Q2 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Taxes (Qtr)
1 Waters 31,055.11 Bn 31,054.65 Bn 1.11 Bn -16.00 Mn
2 Thermo Fisher Scientific 191.02 Bn 187.77 Bn 7.74 Bn 70.00 Mn
3 Danaher 137.16 Bn 131.47 Bn 3.59 Bn 206.00 Mn
4 Idexx Laboratories 42.82 Bn 42.62 Bn 722.74 Mn 77.00 Mn
5 Natera 39.09 Bn 37.99 Bn 696.04 Mn 300,000.00
6 Agilent Technologies 37.61 Bn 35.81 Bn 990.00 Mn 69.00 Mn
7 Iqvia Holdings 34.23 Bn 32.25 Bn 1.36 Bn 59.00 Mn
8 Illumina 28.14 Bn 26.98 Bn 721.00 Mn 23.00 Mn
9 Mettler Toledo International 26.40 Bn 26.33 Bn 555.82 Mn 40.20 Mn
10 Quest Diagnostics 23.76 Bn 23.67 Bn 942.00 Mn 74.00 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Apr 4, 2026 -16.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 38.97 Mn
Sep 27, 2025 21.20 Mn
Jun 28, 2025 30.58 Mn
Mar 29, 2025 22.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 45.59 Mn
Sep 28, 2024 32.11 Mn
Jun 29, 2024 26.68 Mn
Mar 30, 2024 12.66 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 21.40 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 18.64 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 29.72 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 24.25 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 48.43 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 27.38 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 27.41 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 26.86 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 36.08 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 21.49 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 30.12 Mn