Waters Overview

  • Year Founded
  • 1958

Year Founded

  • Status
  • Public

  • Employees
  • 7,600

Employees

  • Stock Symbol
  • WAT

Stock Symbol

  • Investments
  • 34

  • Share Price
  • $339.88
  • (As of Monday Closing)

Waters General Information

Description

Water sells liquid chromatography, mass spectrometry, and thermal analysis tools. These analytical instruments provide essential information on various products, such as their molecular structures and physical properties, to help clients enhance the health and well-being of end users. As a percentage of sales in 2023, Waters generated 57% from biopharmaceutical customers, 31% from industrial clients, and 12% from academic/government institutions.

Contact Information

Website
www.waters.com
Ownership Status
Publicly Held
Financing Status
Formerly PE-Backed
Corporate Office
  • 34 Maple Street
  • Milford, MA 01757
  • United States
+1 (508)
Primary Industry
Electronic Equipment and Instruments
Other Industries
Other Commercial Products
Discovery Tools (Healthcare)
Stock Exchange
NYS
Vertical(s)
Manufacturing, TMT
Corporate Office
  • 34 Maple Street
  • Milford, MA 01757
  • United States
+1 (508)

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Waters Stock Performance

As of 28-Apr-2025, Waters’s stock price is $339.88. Its current market cap is $20.2B with 59.5M shares.

(As of Monday Closing)

Stock Price Previous Close 52 wk Range Market Cap Shares Average Volume EPS
$339.88 $337.89 $279.24 - $423.56 $20.2B 59.5M 531K $10.75

Waters Financials Summary

As of 31-Dec-2024, Waters has a trailing 12-month revenue of $2.96B.

In Thousands,
USD 		TTM 31-Dec-2024 FY 2024 31-Dec-2024 FY 2023 31-Dec-2023 FY 2022 31-Dec-2022
EV 23,600,743 23,600,743 21,721,024 21,537,661
Revenue 2,958,387 2,958,387 2,956,416 2,971,956
EBITDA 1,018,954 1,018,954 984,388 1,006,046
Net Income 637,834 637,834 642,234 707,755
Total Assets 4,553,795 4,553,795 4,626,854 3,281,453
Total Debt 1,702,342 1,702,342 2,442,264 1,663,415
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Waters Valuation & Funding

Deal Type Date Amount Valuation/
EBITDA		 Post-Val Status Debt

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Waters Comparisons

Description
Primary
Industry
HQ Location
Employees
Total Raised
Post Valuation
Last
Financing
Details
Water sells liquid chromatography, mass spectrometry, and thermal analysis tools. These analytical instruments provide e
Electronic Equipment and Instruments
Milford, MA
7,600 As of 2024

Santa Clara, CA
 

Darmstadt, Germany
 
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Waters Competitors (9)

One of Waters’s 9 competitors is Agilent Technologies, a Corporation company based in Santa Clara, CA.

Company Name Financing Status Location Employees Total Raised Last Financing Date/Type Last Financing Amount
Agilent Technologies Corporation Santa Clara, CA
Hottinger Brüel & Kjær Corporate Backed or Acquired Darmstadt, Germany
Shimadzu Corporation Kyoto, Japan
Mks Instruments Corporation Andover, MA
VUV Analytics Venture Capital-Backed Cedar Park, TX
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Waters Patents

  • 3,704

    Total Documents Applications and Grants

  • Total Patents Families

  • 2,329

    Granted

  • 414

    Pending

  • Expiring in next 12 mo

Waters Recent Patent Activity

Publication ID Patent Title Status First Filing Date Technology (CPC) Citations
GB-202404411-D0 Method of calculating the lower limit of quantitation for mass spectrometry Pending 27-Mar-2024
US-20250130208-A1 Shear valve compensating for stator-rotor surface alignment variations Pending 18-Oct-2023
US-20250102477-A1 High pressure flow proportioning for staggered chromatography using a single pump Pending 22-Sep-2023
US-20250076261-A1 Vial adapter, system and method Pending 31-Aug-2023
US-20250033028-A1 Hybrid-bonded chromatography materials Pending 28-Jul-2023 B01J20/289
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Waters Signals

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Waters Investments & Acquisitions (34)

Waters’s most recent deal was a Merger/Acquisition with Wyatt Technology for . The deal was made on 16-May-2023.

Company Name Deal Date Deal Type Deal Size Industry Lead Partner
Wyatt Technology 16-May-2023 Merger/Acquisition Electrical Equipment
Megadalton Solutions 01-Feb-2022 Merger/Acquisition Discovery Tools (Healthcare)
LabMinds 19-Nov-2021 Later Stage VC Other Devices and Supplies
RedShiftBio 18-Oct-2021 Later Stage VC Discovery Tools (Healthcare)
LabCentral 17-Feb-2021 Later Stage VC Other Commercial Services
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Waters ESG

Risk Overview

Risk Rating

Updated March, 05, 2025

9.56 | Negl Risk

Risk Scale

A lower score indicates better sustainability

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Low

10-20

Med

20-30

High

30-40

Severe

40+

Exposure

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Management

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Global

Covered Companies

of 15,109

Rank

Percentile

Pharmaceuticals

Industry

of 861

Rank

Percentile

Laboratory Equipment and Services

Subindustry

of 60

Rank

Percentile

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Waters Exits (3)

Waters’s most recent exit was on 19-Nov-2021 from LabMinds. The exit was categorized as with 2 buyers.

Company Name Exit Date Exit Type Exit Size Status Buyers
LabMinds 19-Nov-2021 Completed
  • 2 buyers
Creoptix 30-Sep-2019 Completed
  • 4 buyers
Riffyn 29-May-2019 Later Stage VC Completed
  • 7 buyers
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Waters Affiliates

Subsidiaries (3)

Name Industry Location Year Founded
Megadalton Solutions Bloomington, IN 2018
Wyatt Technology Santa Barbara, CA 1982
TA Instruments New Castle, DE 1963

Waters FAQs

  • When was Waters founded?

    Waters was founded in 1958.

  • Where is Waters headquartered?

    Waters is headquartered in Milford, MA.

  • What is the size of Waters?

    Waters has 7,600 total employees.

  • What industry is Waters in?

    Waters’s primary industry is Electronic Equipment and Instruments.

  • Is Waters a private or public company?

    Waters is a Public company.

  • What is Waters’s stock symbol?

    The ticker symbol for Waters is WAT.

  • What is the current stock price of Waters?

    As of 28-Apr-2025 the stock price of Waters is $339.88.

  • What is the current market cap of Waters?

    The current market capitalization of Waters is $20.2B.

  • What is Waters’s current revenue?

    The trailing twelve month revenue for Waters is $2.96B.

  • Who are Waters’s competitors?

    Agilent Technologies, Hottinger Brüel & Kjær, Shimadzu, Mks Instruments, and VUV Analytics are some of the 9 competitors of Waters.

  • What is Waters’s annual earnings per share (EPS)?

    Waters’s EPS for 12 months was $10.75.

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