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WAT

Waters Corporation

NYSE· Common Stock · Healthcare / Medical - Diagnostics & Research

$376.43 ▼ $-0.70(-0.19%) as of Jul 12, 2026 04:44 UTC
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Waters Corporation is a global leader in specialized measurement, delivering analytical solutions across Asia, the Americas, and Europe. The company operates through two main divisions: Waters and TA. Under its Waters segment, it engineers, manufactures, sells, and provides support for high and ultra-performance liquid chromatography and mass spectrometry (MS) systems. This includes essential consumables like chromatography columns and comprehensive post-warranty service plans. The TA segment focuses on designing, producing, selling, and servicing instruments for thermal analysis, rheometry, and calorimetry. Additionally, Waters develops and supplies sophisticated software that integrates with both its own instruments and those from other manufacturers. The company's advanced MS technology plays a crucial role in various applications, such as drug discovery and development (including clinical trial assessments), analyzing proteins involved in disease processes, ensuring nutritional safety, and conducting environmental testing. Its thermal analysis, rheometry, and calorimetry instruments are vital for assessing the suitability and stability of a wide range of materials, including fine chemicals, pharmaceuticals, water, polymers, metals, and viscous liquids. These instruments support diverse sectors like industrial manufacturing, consumer goods, healthcare products, and life science research. Waters' extensive client base spans the life sciences, pharmaceutical, biochemical, industrial, nutritional safety, environmental, academic, and governmental sectors, where its products are instrumental in research and development, quality assurance, and general laboratory operations. Established in 1958, Waters Corporation is headquartered in Milford, Massachusetts.

WAT does not currently pay a dividend. The most recent dividend on record was $0.1600, with an ex-dividend date of Nov 26, 1996. The figures below reflect historical data only — there is no current yield or annualized dividend.

Key Metrics

Current Yield

-

The annual dividend as a percentage of the share price. A 3% yield is about $3 of dividends a year for every $100 invested at today's price.

Annualized Dividend

-

The most recent payment scaled to a full year by how often it's paid. A $0.25 quarterly dividend annualizes to $1.00.

Frequency

n/a

How often the dividend is paid: Q = quarterly (4x a year), M = monthly, S = semi-annual, A = annual.

Rank Score

-

Our 0-100 house score blending yield, payout safety, growth and momentum. Higher means a stronger profile on those factors in our model — a research score, not advice or a recommendation to buy.

RSI (14)

56

Relative Strength Index (0-100), a price-momentum gauge. Above 70 is often called 'overbought', below 30 'oversold'. A technical signal, not a dividend metric.

52-Week Range

$277.72 – $412.54

The lowest and highest price over the past year — shows where today's price sits in its recent range.

Payout Ratio

0.00%

The share of GAAP earnings paid out as dividends. Lower leaves more cushion; above 100% means paying out more than the company earns. It shows n/a for BDCs, REITs and funds, which pay out of cash flow / net investment income rather than GAAP earnings, so this ratio doesn't apply.

Years Paid (history)

0

How many years of payments we have on record. This can understate very long histories where our data doesn't reach far enough back.

S.A.F.E. Dividend Read

S.A.F.E. is our quick durability read on the dividend: Sustainability, Adequacy, Financial strength and Endurance. Each letter flags green (good) or amber (worth a look).
S Sustainable Payout
Payout ratio 0% leaves coverage room.
A Payment Track Record
Only 0 year(s) of payments on record.
F Fair Valuation
Price-to-book 8.83 is rich.
E Oversold Reading
Not in the oversold range. RSI 56.

Quote & Key Data

ExchangeNYSEThe stock exchange where the shares trade, such as NYSE or Nasdaq.
Volume499,921How many shares changed hands in the latest session — a rough read on trading activity.
Open$380.17The price at the start of the latest trading session.
Day Range$373.15 – $380.32The lowest and highest price during the latest trading session.
Prev Close$377.13The closing price from the previous trading session.
Market Cap$22.60BThe company's total market value: share price times shares outstanding.
Shares Out60.05MThe total number of shares the company has issued.
EPS$10.80Earnings per share — profit divided by shares outstanding. Dividends are paid out of these earnings.
P/E34.9Price-to-earnings ratio: share price divided by earnings per share. A rough gauge of how richly the stock is valued.
Ex-DividendNov 26, 1996Buy before this date to receive the upcoming payment. Buy on or after it and the seller keeps that one.
Pay Date-The date the dividend is actually paid into shareholders' accounts.

Adjusted Price History

Dividend History

Dividend Payment History

Ex-dividend calendar →
Amount Type Declared Ex-Date Record Pay
$0.1600 S Regular - Nov 26, 1996 - -
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