US · Healthcare · Diagnostics & Research
EPS came in at 3.05 against a street estimate of 3.01 — a beat of 1.3%.
Analysts rate Waters Corporation a buy (7 buy, 15 hold, 0 sell out of 22) with an average price target of $442.71.
CONFIDENT Waters beat Q2 guidance across all divisions. Organic revenue +9% constant currency; newly acquired BD businesses accelerated to 4% growth. Raised full-year EPS guidance 10–12% YoY. Strong momentum in pharma, GLP-1 testing, and diagnostic replacement cycles ahead. Q2 2026 Pharma grew double digits in U.S., China, rest of Asia. Academic & government mid-teens Europe, double-digits Asia, +6% Americas. China DRG headwinds persist but improving. Analysts pressed on BD sustainability (management confident in 6%+ exit & structural improvements), pricing feasibility (deal desk & compliance driving fast path to 150 bps), and reshoring upside timing (concrete '27–'30 opportunity, won't size). Management emphasized execution speed, customer collaboration, and visibility on catalysts. 2026-08-04…
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| Fund | Stake |
|---|---|
| BlackRock Inc | 8.70% |
| Vanguard Capital Management, LLC | 6.49% |
| Vanguard Portfolio Management, LLC | 4.84% |
| T. Rowe Price Investment Management,Inc. | 4.75% |
| Massachusetts Financial Services Company | 4.71% |
| State Street Corp | 4.44% |
| Arnhold & S. Bleichroeder Advisers, LLC | 2.72% |
| Geode Capital Management, LLC | 2.69% |
| Document | Date |
|---|---|
| Board / officer change · Q3 2026 WATERS CORPORATION 8-K SUMMARY HEADLINE NUMBERS • Filing date: August 21, 2026 • Report covers event dated August 17, 2026 • Company: Waters Corporat | 2026-08-21 |
| Quarterly report · Q3 2026 WATERS CORPORATION - 10-Q SUMMARY FOR RETAIL INVESTORS HEADLINE NUMBERS • Total Revenues (6 months ended July 4, 2026): $2,912 million vs. $1,433 mi | 2026-08-11 |
| Results announced · Q3 2026 WATERS CORPORATION Q2 2026 FINANCIAL SUMMARY HEADLINE NUMBERS • Total Q2 2026 Revenue: $1.645 billion, surpassed high end of guidance range • Organi | 2026-08-04 |
| Shareholder vote results · Q2 2026 WATERS CORPORATION (WAT) - 8-K SUMMARY HEADLINE NUMBERS • Annual stockholder meeting held May 21, 2026 • 90,729,508 shares present or represented by | 2026-05-22 |
| Quarterly report · Q2 2026 WATERS CORPORATION – Q1 2026 (10-Q) SUMMARY HEADLINE NUMBERS • Total revenues: $1,267 million (Q1 2026) vs. $662 million (Q1 2025) — 91% increase | 2026-05-12 |
| Results announced · Q2 2026 WATERS CORPORATION Q1 2026 FINANCIAL RESULTS SUMMARY HEADLINE NUMBERS • Total Q1 2026 revenue: $1.267 billion – exceeded guidance high end by $56 mi | 2026-05-05 |
| Proxy statement · Q2 2026 WATERS CORPORATION – PROXY STATEMENT SUMMARY CEO COMPENSATION & CHANGE • Udit Batra (President & CEO) total compensation for 2025: Not explicitly st | 2026-04-09 |
| Annual report FY2025 WATERS CORPORATION – 10-K SUMMARY FOR RETAIL INVESTORS HEADLINE NUMBERS • Market capitalization as of June 28, 2025: $20,973,515,517 • Outstanding s | 2026-02-23 |
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| Announcement | Date |
|---|---|
| Closing of transaction with board appointment of new director Waters Corporation completed a transaction on February 9, 2026, involving the separation and merger of a business unit called SpinCo (Augusta SpinCo Corporation) with Becton, Dickinson and C | 2026-02-09 |
| Transaction closing expected February 9, 2026 following shareholder approval Waters Corporation announced that a major transaction involving itself, BD (Becton Dickinson), and a newly created company called SpinCo is expected to close on February 9, 2026. Waters shar | 2026-01-27 |
| Merger agreement with BD and SpinCo subsidiary disclosed Waters Corporation announced that two lawsuits have been filed by stockholders challenging its planned merger with Becton, Dickinson and Company (BD). The deal, announced July 13, 2025, is a | 2026-01-16 |
| Proposed transaction involving spin-off and merger with strategic partner Waters Corporation filed an 8-K announcing a proposed transaction involving a spin-off of a business unit (Augusta SpinCo) from Becton, Dickinson and Company (BD), with Waters acquiring cert | 2025-11-04 |
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