Waters Corp (WAT)
NYSE · Common stock · Laboratory Analytical Instruments
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WAT at a glance
Key statistics
$43.51B
Market capitalization
- Previous close
- $442.83
- Open
- $434.62
- Day range
- $434.62 – $455.25
- Volume
- 211.6K
- Average volume (30 sessions)
- 814.0K
- Shares outstanding
- 98.25M
- Price / earnings
- 261.9
- Earnings per share
- $1.69
- Price / book
- 2.9
- Price / sales
- 9.4
- Beta (1 year, vs SPY)
- 0.87
Where the price sits in its year
52-week range
99% of the range
- Below the 52-week high
- -0.3%
- Above the 52-week low
- +60.5%
Completed sessions through Oct 20, 2026
Technical snapshot
Above its 50-day and 200-day averages
- 20-day average
- $434.61+1.9%
- 50-day average
- $421.69+5.0%
- 200-day average
- $366.81+20.7%
Between the conventional 30 and 70 bands.
+3.2%
1 week
+4.5%
1 month
+19.4%
3 months
+16.6%
Year to date
+32.4%
1 year
Price change over each window, from completed sessions. Past performance does not indicate future results.
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From the public news wire
WAT headlines
- Why Is Waters Stock Sinking Monday?
Benzinga · Feb 9, 2026
- Waters-Becton Dickinson Deal May Deliver Bigger Gains Than Expected: Analyst
Benzinga · Jan 6, 2026
- Becton's Biosciences And Diagnostics Arm Slated To Join Waters In $17.5 Billion Merger
Benzinga · Jul 14, 2025
- Expert Ratings For Waters
Benzinga · Jun 28, 2024
- Assessing Waters: Insights From 4 Financial Analysts
Benzinga · May 8, 2024
- Navigating 4 Analyst Ratings For Waters
Benzinga · Apr 4, 2024
SEC Form 4, most recent first
Insider filings
Knight Heather
+57.41
Director · Grant or award
· Sep 30, 2026
Jiang Wei
+57.41
Director · Grant or award
· Sep 30, 2026
KUEBLER CHRISTOPHER A
+3.6K
Director · Option exercise
$494.70K · Aug 6, 2026
KUEBLER CHRISTOPHER A
−3.6K
Director · Open-market sale
$1.44M · Aug 6, 2026
KUEBLER CHRISTOPHER A
−3.6K
Director · Option exercise
· Aug 6, 2026
Knight Heather
+63.03
Director · Grant or award
· Jun 30, 2026
Jiang Wei
+67.42
Director · Grant or award
· Jun 30, 2026
Carpio Robert L III
−189
SVP Waters Analytical Sciences · Shares withheld for tax
$69.78K · Jun 24, 2026
About Waters Corp
Waters 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. In early 2026, Waters merged with Becton Dickinson's life science and diagnostics business, which increased its concentration in diagnostics and discovery-related life science tools.
- Exchange
- NYSE
- Security
- Common stock
- Industry
- Laboratory Analytical Instruments
- Headquarters
- Milford, MA
- Employees
- 7,900
- Listed since
- Nov 17, 1995
- Website
- waters.com
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