About waters corp. - WAT
Waters Corp. engages in the provision of workflow solutions involving liquid chromatography, mass spectrometry, and thermal analysis. It operates through the Waters and TA (TA Instruments) segments. The Waters segment consists of liquid chromatography instruments, mass spectrometry, and precision chemistry consumable products and services. The TA segment products and services include thermal analysis, rheometry and calorimetry instrument systems, and service sales. The company was founded by James Logan Waters in 1958 and is headquartered in Milford, MA.
WAT At a Glance
Waters Corp.
34 Maple Street
Milford, Massachusetts 01757
| Phone | 1-508-478-2000 | Revenue | 3.17B | |
| Industry | Medical Specialties | Net Income | 642.63M | |
| Sector | Health Technology | 2025 Sales Growth | 6.994% | |
| Fiscal Year-end | 12 / 2026 | Employees | 7,900 | |
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WAT Valuation
| P/E Current | 29.642 |
| P/E Ratio (with extraordinary items) | N/A |
| P/E Ratio (without extraordinary items) | 35.29 |
| Price to Sales Ratio | 7.165 |
| Price to Book Ratio | 8.831 |
| Price to Cash Flow Ratio | 36.04 |
| Enterprise Value to EBITDA | 21.411 |
| Enterprise Value to Sales | 7.45 |
| Total Debt to Enterprise Value | 0.063 |
WAT Efficiency
| Revenue/Employee | 400,669.114 |
| Income Per Employee | 81,345.443 |
| Receivables Turnover | 3.819 |
| Total Asset Turnover | 0.657 |
WAT Liquidity
| Current Ratio | 1.733 |
| Quick Ratio | 1.271 |
| Cash Ratio | 0.474 |
WAT Profitability
| Gross Margin | 57.833 |
| Operating Margin | 28.28 |
| Pretax Margin | 23.849 |
| Net Margin | 20.302 |
| Return on Assets | 13.346 |
| Return on Equity | 29.279 |
| Return on Total Capital | 15.858 |
| Return on Invested Capital | 18.188 |
WAT Capital Structure
| Total Debt to Total Equity | 58.217 |
| Total Debt to Total Capital | 36.796 |
| Total Debt to Total Assets | 29.372 |
| Long-Term Debt to Equity | 39.043 |
| Long-Term Debt to Total Capital | 24.677 |