Waters Corporation (WAT) balance sheet
NYSE · Healthcare · Medical - Diagnostics & Research · 15,000 employees · CEO Udit Batra
- Price
- $476.70 +4.17%
- Market cap
- $46.8B
- Enterprise value
- $51.3B
- Last report
- Q3 '26 filed 2026-11-03
- Next report
- 2027-02-08 EPS est. $4.63
At the end of Q3 '26 Waters Corporation (WAT) held $593M in cash and short-term investments against $5.13B of debt incl. leases. Total assets $24.1B, total liabilities $8.82B, shareholders' equity $15.3B.
Balance sheet
| Balance sheet | Trend | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 | Q2 '26 | Q3 '26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assets | |||||||||||||
| Cash & equivalents | $395M | $337M | $326M | $331M | $324M | $383M | $367M | $459M | $588M | $462M | $539M | $593M | |
| Short-term investments | $898K | $923K | $934K | $944K | $934K | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | |
| Receivables | $702M | $626M | $610M | $670M | $733M | $713M | $730M | $749M | $829M | $1.75B | $1.99B | $1.46B | |
| Inventory | $516M | $539M | $523M | $519M | $477M | $511M | $541M | $573M | $572M | $1.5B | $1.38B | $1.32B | |
| Other current assets | $138M | $140M | $143M | $128M | $133M | $132M | $144M | $139M | $159M | $353M | $562M | $0 | |
| Current assets | $1.75B | $1.64B | $1.6B | $1.65B | $1.67B | $1.74B | $1.78B | $1.92B | $2.15B | $4.06B | $4.47B | $3.38B | |
| Property, plant & equipment (net) | $724M | $715M | $717M | $719M | $725M | $721M | $725M | $713M | $723M | $1.88B | $1.86B | $1.46B | |
| Long-term investments | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $2.95M | $216K | $130K | $346K | $9M | $0 | $0 | |
| Goodwill | $1.31B | $1.3B | $1.3B | $1.31B | $1.3B | $1.3B | $1.34B | $1.34B | $1.34B | $9.32B | $9.42B | $9.37B | |
| Intangible assets | $629M | $611M | $596M | $592M | $568M | $561M | $579M | $571M | $558M | $8.78B | $8.52B | $8.28B | |
| Other non-current assets | $216M | $242M | $234M | $246M | $296M | $267M | $294M | $321M | $307M | $489M | $489M | $1.63B | |
| Non-current assets | $2.87B | $2.87B | $2.85B | $2.86B | $2.88B | $2.85B | $2.94B | $2.94B | $2.93B | $20.5B | $20.3B | $20.7B | |
| Total assets | $4.63B | $4.51B | $4.45B | $4.51B | $4.55B | $4.59B | $4.72B | $4.86B | $5.08B | $24.5B | $24.8B | $24.1B | |
| Liabilities | |||||||||||||
| Accounts payable | $84.7M | $86.2M | $78.4M | $94.6M | $99.9M | $102M | $97.9M | $116M | $104M | $602M | $863M | $0 | |
| Accrued expenses | $12.1M | $10.9M | $10.4M | $10.5M | $11.6M | $12M | $11.9M | $148M | $12.3M | $22M | $235M | $0 | |
| Short-term debt | $50M | $50M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $100M | $260M | $460M | $460M | $360M | $0 | $0 | |
| Taxes payable | $120M | $121M | $134M | $150M | $159M | $173M | $32.1M | $30.9M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | |
| Deferred revenue | $257M | $337M | $317M | $295M | $251M | $340M | $334M | $301M | $267M | $520M | $495M | $0 | |
| Other current liabilities | $238M | $217M | $196M | $240M | $243M | $207M | $252M | $141M | $330M | $669M | $545M | $0 | |
| Current liabilities | $790M | $848M | $763M | $816M | $790M | $961M | $1.02B | $1.25B | $1.24B | $2.27B | $2.4B | $0 | |
| Long-term debt | $2.31B | $2.01B | $2.01B | $1.83B | $1.63B | $1.36B | $1.2B | $947M | $947M | $4.86B | $4.89B | $5.13B | |
| Lease obligations (non-current) | $58.9M | $55.9M | $56.3M | $53.2M | $50.3M | $52.2M | $52.7M | $50.5M | $52.5M | $302M | $317M | $0 | |
| Deferred tax liabilities | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $30.9M | $0 | $1.57B | $1.71B | $0 | |
| Other non-current liabilities | $322M | $342M | $212M | $213M | $259M | $259M | $293M | $252M | $276M | $241M | $249M | $3.69B | |
| Non-current liabilities | $2.69B | $2.4B | $2.27B | $2.09B | $1.94B | $1.67B | $1.54B | $1.28B | $1.28B | $6.97B | $7.16B | $8.82B | |
| Total liabilities | $3.48B | $3.25B | $3.04B | $2.91B | $2.73B | $2.63B | $2.56B | $2.53B | $2.52B | $9.24B | $9.56B | $8.82B | |
| Equity | |||||||||||||
| Common stock & paid-in capital | $1.63M | $1.63M | $1.63M | $1.63M | $1.63M | $1.63M | $1.63M | $1.63M | $1.63M | $2M | $2M | $0 | |
| Retained earnings | $9.15B | $9.25B | $9.4B | $9.56B | $9.79B | $9.91B | $10.1B | $10.2B | $10.4B | $10.4B | $10.2B | $0 | |
| Accumulated other comprehensive income | -$134M | -$142M | -$148M | -$132M | -$155M | -$150M | -$117M | -$111M | -$125M | -$168M | -$166M | $0 | |
| Shareholders' equity | $1.15B | $1.26B | $1.41B | $1.6B | $1.83B | $1.96B | $2.16B | $2.33B | $2.56B | $15.3B | $15.2B | $15.3B | |
| Debt | |||||||||||||
| Total debt (incl. leases) | $2.44B | $2.14B | $2.09B | $1.9B | $1.7B | $1.54B | $1.54B | $1.49B | $1.49B | $5.57B | $5.25B | $5.13B | |
| Net debt (debt - cash) | $2.05B | $1.8B | $1.76B | $1.57B | $1.38B | $1.15B | $1.17B | $1.03B | $903M | $5.11B | $4.72B | $4.54B | |
| Balance sheet | Trend | FY16 | FY17 | FY18 | FY19 | FY20 | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assets | |||||||||||
| Cash & equivalents | $506M | $642M | $796M | $336M | $437M | $501M | $481M | $395M | $324M | $588M | |
| Short-term investments | $2.31B | $2.75B | $939M | $1.43M | $6.45M | $68.1M | $862K | $898K | $934K | $0 | |
| Receivables | $489M | $534M | $568M | $588M | $573M | $613M | $723M | $702M | $733M | $829M | |
| Inventory | $263M | $270M | $292M | $321M | $304M | $356M | $456M | $516M | $477M | $572M | |
| Other current assets | $70.4M | $72.3M | $68.1M | $67.1M | $80.3M | $90.9M | $104M | $138M | $133M | $159M | |
| Current assets | $3.64B | $4.27B | $2.66B | $1.31B | $1.4B | $1.63B | $1.76B | $1.75B | $1.67B | $2.15B | |
| Property, plant & equipment (net) | $337M | $349M | $343M | $511M | $587M | $633M | $669M | $724M | $725M | $723M | |
| Long-term investments | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $346K | |
| Goodwill | $352M | $360M | $356M | $356M | $444M | $438M | $430M | $1.31B | $1.3B | $1.34B | |
| Intangible assets | $207M | $228M | $247M | $240M | $259M | $242M | $227M | $629M | $568M | $558M | |
| Other non-current assets | $130M | $117M | $119M | $138M | $149M | $153M | $191M | $216M | $296M | $307M | |
| Non-current assets | $1.03B | $1.05B | $1.06B | $1.24B | $1.44B | $1.47B | $1.52B | $2.87B | $2.88B | $2.93B | |
| Total assets | $4.66B | $5.34B | $3.73B | $2.56B | $2.84B | $3.09B | $3.28B | $4.63B | $4.55B | $5.08B | |
| Liabilities | |||||||||||
| Accounts payable | $67.7M | $64.5M | $68.2M | $49M | $72.2M | $96.8M | $93.3M | $84.7M | $99.9M | $104M | |
| Accrued expenses | $13.4M | $13M | $12.3M | $12M | $11M | $10.7M | $11.9M | $12.1M | $11.6M | $12.3M | |
| Short-term debt | $125M | $100M | $178K | $100M | $150M | $0 | $50M | $50M | $0 | $460M | |
| Taxes payable | $15.2M | $73M | $22.9M | $46M | $76.6M | $61.3M | $133M | $120M | $159M | $0 | |
| Deferred revenue | $149M | $167M | $165M | $176M | $198M | $228M | $228M | $257M | $251M | $267M | |
| Other current liabilities | $150M | $188M | $180M | $181M | $269M | $256M | $244M | $238M | $243M | $330M | |
| Current liabilities | $520M | $606M | $449M | $591M | $805M | $681M | $786M | $790M | $790M | $1.24B | |
| Long-term debt | $1.7B | $1.9B | $1.15B | $1.58B | $1.21B | $1.51B | $1.52B | $2.31B | $1.63B | $947M | |
| Lease obligations (non-current) | $0 | $0 | $0 | $66.9M | $68.2M | $59.6M | $62.1M | $58.9M | $50.3M | $52.5M | |
| Other non-current liabilities | $138M | $587M | $563M | $534M | $528M | $473M | $404M | $322M | $259M | $276M | |
| Non-current liabilities | $1.84B | $2.48B | $1.71B | $2.18B | $1.8B | $2.05B | $1.99B | $2.69B | $1.94B | $1.28B | |
| Total liabilities | $2.36B | $3.11B | $2.16B | $2.77B | $2.61B | $2.73B | $2.78B | $3.48B | $2.73B | $2.52B | |
| Equity | |||||||||||
| Common stock & paid-in capital | $1.59M | $1.6M | $1.61M | $1.61M | $1.62M | $1.62M | $1.62M | $1.63M | $1.63M | $1.63M | |
| Retained earnings | $5.39B | $5.41B | $6B | $6.59B | $7.11B | $7.8B | $8.51B | $9.15B | $9.79B | $10.4B | |
| Accumulated other comprehensive income | -$216M | -$110M | -$118M | -$119M | -$118M | -$112M | -$142M | -$134M | -$155M | -$125M | |
| Shareholders' equity | $2.3B | $2.23B | $1.57B | -$216M | $232M | $368M | $504M | $1.15B | $1.83B | $2.56B | |
| Debt | |||||||||||
| Total debt (incl. leases) | $1.83B | $2B | $1.15B | $1.78B | $1.45B | $1.6B | $1.66B | $2.44B | $1.7B | $1.49B | |
| Net debt (debt - cash) | $1.32B | $1.36B | $352M | $1.44B | $1.02B | $1.1B | $1.18B | $2.05B | $1.38B | $903M | |
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Statements, segment revenue, metrics and estimates are standardised from the company's filings. Segment profits and every reported line: SEC EDGAR (XBRL). Filings read: 10-Q 2026-07-04, 10-Q 2026-04-04, 10-K 2025-12-31, 10-Q 2025-09-27, 10-Q 2025-06-28, 10-Q 2025-03-29, 10-K 2024-12-31, 10-Q 2024-09-28, 10-Q 2024-06-29
Data as of 2026-11-10