Waters Corp. (WAT) stock price, quote and key numbers
Updated 28 September 2026, 09:52 ET
Waters Corp. (WAT) closed at $433.54 on 25 September 2026, up 0.8%. That leaves it up 2.8% over a week, up 4.7% over a month and up 48.1% over a year. It is at the top of its 52 week range of $282.77 to $436.34. The median analyst price target of $438 sits 0.9% above the close.
The price
Changes compare dividend and split adjusted closes over trading sessions, so the one year figure is the last close against the close 252 sessions earlier. The 52 week range uses the daily highs and lows of the same window. Read the guide: How to read a stock quote.
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Trend and range
WAT trades above both its 50 day average of $403.60 and its 200 day average of $362.39, the shape of an uptrend. The 50 day average sits above the 200 day average. Its beta against the S&P 500 over the last year is 0.90, a stock that moves about as much as the market. It is 0.6% below its 52 week high and 53.3% above its 52 week low.
Moving averages smooth the closes of the last 50 and 200 sessions; being above or below them describes the trend, it does not predict it. Beta is how much the stock moved for each move in the S&P 500 over the year. Read the guide: Moving averages, the 52 week range and beta.
What analysts say
In the last 90 days 11 firms recorded 14 actions on WAT: 10 kept a view, 3 upgrades and 1 new initiation. Price targets: 12 raised. The most recent targets from 16 firms run from $345 to $515, with a median of $438, 0.9% above the last close.
| Date | Firm | Action | Price target |
|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Sep 2026 | Goldman Sachs | Maintains Buy | $465.00 to $515.00 |
| 9 Sep 2026 | UBS | Upgrades to Buy from Neutral | $375.00 to $490.00 |
| 27 Aug 2026 | Piper Sandler | Upgrades to Overweight from Neutral | $400.00 to $480.00 |
| 10 Aug 2026 | Citigroup | Maintains Buy | $425.00 to $470.00 |
| 5 Aug 2026 | TD Cowen | Upgrades to Buy from Hold | $408.00 to $475.00 |
| 5 Aug 2026 | RBC Capital | Maintains Outperform | $435.00 to $475.00 |
A target is one firm's guess at the price a year out, and the average runs optimistic. The useful reading is the mood: high targets and a wall of buys mean high expectations. Read the guide: What analyst ratings and price targets tell you.
Earnings
The next report is on the calendar for 3 November 2026 for Q3 2026, with earnings per share expected at $4.00. The last report, on 4 August 2026 for Q2 2026, showed EPS of $3.05 against $3.00 expected, a beat of 1.7%, on revenue of $1.6 billion. Waters Corp. beat the EPS estimate in 8 of its last 8 reported quarters.
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The numbers
Over the trailing twelve months Waters Corp. shows revenue growth of 52.47%, a gross margin of 53.99%, an operating margin of 7.10% and a return on equity of 1.91%.
| Measure | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth, TTM | 52.5% | 89th |
| Net income growth, TTM | -74.9% | 7th |
| Gross margin | 54.0% | 67th |
| Operating margin | 7.1% | 58th |
| Free cash flow margin | 8.6% | 63rd |
| Return on equity | 1.9% | 48th |
| Return on assets | 1.1% | 59th |
| Debt to equity | 0.33 | 55th |
| Current ratio | 1.86 | 66th |
| Effective tax rate | 19.1% | 64th |
The percentile ranks the company against every US company the data covers; a high percentile means most companies score lower.
Margins say how much of each dollar of sales becomes profit, returns say how hard the balance sheet works, and debt to equity says how much of it is borrowed. The valuation ratios, price to earnings and the rest, are in the app on the stock page. Read the guide: The valuation ratios on a stock page.
About Waters Corp.
- Exchange
- NYSE
- Sector
- Health Care
- Industry
- Measuring And Control Equipment
- Headquarters
- Milford, Massachusetts
- Chief executive
- Udit Batra
- Employees
- 8,200
- Website
- waters.com
Waters Corporation provides analytical workflow solutions in Asia, the Americas, and Europe. The company offers thermal analysis, rheometry, and calorimetry instruments for use in predicting the suitability and stability of fine chemicals, pharmaceuticals, water, polymers, metals, and viscous liquids. Waters Corporation was founded in 1958 and is headquartered in Milford, Massachusetts.
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Learn
- How to read a stock quote
- Reading a price chart from one day to one year
- Moving averages, the 52 week range and beta
- What analyst ratings and price targets tell you
- The valuation ratios on a stock page
- Price alerts, targets and percent moves
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