Company Analysis

Waters Corp (WAT)

NYSE: WAT · Laboratory Analytical Instruments · Milford, MA · filing with the SEC since 1996
Grade6.4
◀ Past 6.5● Present 6.9▶ Future 5.7

Income statement, as filed

In thousands of US dollars (USD), as filed; per-share figures in US dollars; share counts in thousands. The fiscal year ends in December.
Income statement, by fiscal year, newest first
Fiscal yearFY 2025FY 2024FY 2023FY 2022FY 2021FY 2020FY 2019FY 2018FY 2017FY 2016
Period endingDec 31, 2025Dec 31, 2024Dec 31, 2023Dec 31, 2022Dec 31, 2021Dec 31, 2020Dec 31, 2019Dec 31, 2018Dec 31, 2017Dec 31, 2016
Report filedFeb 23, 2026Feb 25, 2025Feb 27, 2024Feb 27, 2023Feb 24, 2022Feb 24, 2021Feb 25, 2020Feb 26, 2019Feb 27, 2018Feb 24, 2017
Revenue3,165,2862,958,3872,956,4162,971,9562,785,8742,365,3652,406,5962,419,9292,309,0782,167,423
For lenders
Net interest income-47,710-71,485-81,433-35,549······
Cost of revenue1,288,8221,200,2011,195,2231,248,1821,156,5331,006,6891,010,700992,564947,067891,453
Research and development195,711183,027174,945176,190168,358140,777142,955143,403132,593125,187
Selling, general and administrative830,374690,148736,014658,026626,968553,698534,791536,902544,363r512,331r
Total costs and expenses2,362,6982,132,0342,138,7402,098,5611,964,1671,719,8761,698,1391,680,1551,646,880r1,542,384r
Operating income802,588826,353817,676873,395821,707645,489708,457739,774662,198r625,039r
Interest expense69,54889,67798,86148,79744,93849,07048,69048,64156,83944,911
Interest and investment income18,77717,41616,62111,02012,22116,27022,05838,80736,07820,686
Other income (expense), net3,0617768072,22817,203-1,775-3,586-47,794-340-700
Total non-operating income (expense)3,0617768072,22817,203-1,775····
Income before income taxes754,878754,868736,243837,846806,193610,914678,239682,146641,097600,114
Income tax expense112,249117,03494,009130,091113,35089,34386,04188,352620,78678,611
Net income including non-controlling interests642,629637,834642,234707,755692,843521,571592,198593,79420,311521,503
Net income642,629637,834642,234707,755······
Net income to common shareholders642,629637,834642,234707,755692,843521,571592,198593,79420,311521,503
Earnings per share, basic10.8010.7510.8711.8011.258.408.767.710.256.46
Earnings per share, diluted10.7610.7110.8411.7311.178.368.697.650.256.41
Weighted average shares, basic59,50959,33359,07659,98561,57562,09467,62776,99279,79380,786
Weighted average shares, diluted59,70659,55259,27060,33162,02862,41468,16677,61880,60481,417
As filed with the SEC, each figure from the newest report that carries it, and linked to it. Nothing here is computed.A dot is a line not tagged for that period. r restated by the company in a later report; b a share figure put on the newest basis or filed in the wrong unit. Hover a figure for its filing and note.
What each line is, and the XBRL concept behind it
Revenue what customers paid for what it soldus-gaap:RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax
us-gaap:SalesRevenueNet
Net interest income interest earned less interest paidus-gaap:InterestIncomeExpenseNet
Cost of revenue what it cost to make or buy what it soldus-gaap:CostOfGoodsAndServicesSold
Research and development spent on inventing what it sells nextus-gaap:ResearchAndDevelopmentExpense
Selling, general and administrative the cost of selling and of running the companyus-gaap:SellingGeneralAndAdministrativeExpense
Total costs and expenses every operating cost, the cost of revenue includedus-gaap:CostsAndExpenses
Operating income profit from running the business, before interest and taxus-gaap:OperatingIncomeLoss
Interest expense what its borrowing costus-gaap:InterestExpense
Interest and investment income what its cash and investments earnedus-gaap:InvestmentIncomeInterest
Other income (expense), net gains and costs outside the businessus-gaap:OtherNonoperatingIncomeExpense
Total non-operating income (expense) everything outside the business, togetherus-gaap:NonoperatingIncomeExpense
Income before income taxes profit before taxus-gaap:IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest
Income tax expense tax charged on the period's profitus-gaap:IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
Net income including non-controlling interests the whole group's profit, minority holders' share includedus-gaap:ProfitLoss
Net income the profit or loss that belongs to the company's shareholdersus-gaap:NetIncomeLoss
Net income to common shareholders what is left for common shareholdersus-gaap:NetIncomeLossAvailableToCommonStockholdersBasic
Earnings per share, basic net income per share outstandingus-gaap:EarningsPerShareBasic
Earnings per share, diluted net income per share, counting every share that could be issuedus-gaap:EarningsPerShareDiluted
Weighted average shares, basic the average count of shares outstandingus-gaap:WeightedAverageNumberOfSharesOutstandingBasic
Weighted average shares, diluted the average count with every share that could be issuedus-gaap:WeightedAverageNumberOfDilutedSharesOutstanding
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