Waters (WAT) Tax Provisions (2009 - 2026)

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

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

Waters' Tax Provisions history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at -$16.0 million for 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 was -$16.0 million for Q2 2026 at Waters, down from $39.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Tax Provisions ranged from a high of $48.4 million in Q4 2022 to a low of -$16.0 million in Q2 2026.
  • Historically, Tax Provisions has averaged $25.8 million across 5 years, with a median of $26.9 million in 2022.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2024 and 2026: Tax Provisions soared 113.06% in 2024, then slumped 172.73% in 2026.
  • A 5-year view of Tax Provisions shows it stood at $48.4 million in 2022, then sank by 55.83% to $21.4 million in 2023, then jumped by 113.06% to $45.6 million in 2024, then dropped by 14.52% to $39.0 million in 2025, then slumped by 141.06% to -$16.0 million in 2026.
  • The last three Tax Provisions figures came in at -$16.0 million (Q2 2026), $39.0 million (Q4 2025), and $21.2 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Taxes (Qtr)
1 Waters 29,902.70 Bn 29,902.24 Bn 1.11 Bn -16.00 Mn
2 Thermo Fisher Scientific 175.99 Bn 172.74 Bn 7.74 Bn 70.00 Mn
3 Danaher 129.87 Bn 124.18 Bn 3.59 Bn 206.00 Mn
4 Idexx Laboratories 44.75 Bn 44.55 Bn 722.74 Mn 77.00 Mn
5 Agilent Technologies 37.52 Bn 35.72 Bn 990.00 Mn 69.00 Mn
6 Iqvia Holdings 30.91 Bn 28.94 Bn 1.36 Bn 59.00 Mn
7 Natera 30.21 Bn 29.11 Bn 696.04 Mn 300,000.00
8 Illumina 24.19 Bn 23.04 Bn 721.00 Mn 23.00 Mn
9 Mettler Toledo International 23.12 Bn 23.06 Bn 555.82 Mn 40.20 Mn
10 Quest Diagnostics 21.68 Bn 21.59 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