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Waters (WAT) Tax Rate (2016 - 2026)

Waters has reported Tax Rate over the past 18 years, most recently at 18.18% for Q2 2026.

  • For Q2 2026, Tax Rate rose 280.0% year-over-year to 18.18%; the TTM value through Apr 2026 reached 14.26%, down 188.0%, while the annual FY2025 figure was 14.87%, 63.0% down from the prior year.
  • Tax Rate for Q2 2026 was 18.18% at Waters, up from 14.75% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Tax Rate peaked at 18.18% in Q2 2026 and troughed at 9.0% in Q4 2023.
  • A 5-year average of 14.78% and a median of 14.93% in 2022 define the central range for Tax Rate.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Tax Rate: crashed -858bps in 2023 and later surged 745bps in 2024.
  • Year by year, Tax Rate stood at 17.58% in 2022, then plummeted by -49bps to 9.0% in 2023, then skyrocketed by 83bps to 16.46% in 2024, then fell by -10bps to 14.75% in 2025, then increased by 23bps to 18.18% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows Tax Rate for WAT at 18.18% in Q2 2026, 14.75% in Q4 2025, and 12.46% in Q3 2025.