WAT Stock: Price, Forecast, Financials & AI Analysis

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Revenue

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EPS

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FY2025Q4

FY2026Q1

FY2026Q2

928.55M

+6.4%

4.512

+10.05%

708.68M

+7.1%

2.491

+10.71%

815.35M

+5.71%

3.284

+11.32%

Estimates Revision

The market is revising Upward the revenue expectations for Waters Corporation (WAT) for FY2025, with the revenue forecasts being adjusted by 0.76% over the past three months. During the same period, the stock price has changed by 20.06%.

Revenue Estimates for FY2025

Revise Upward

+0.76%

In Past 3 Month

EPS Estimates for FY2025

Revise Upward

+1.04%

In Past 3 Month

Stock Price

Go Up

+20.06%

In Past 3 Month

5 Analyst Rating

Wall Street analysts forecast WAT stock price to rise over the next 12 months. According to Wall Street analysts, the average 1-year price target for WAT is 381.00 USD with a low forecast of 360.00 USD and a high forecast of 400.00 USD. However, analyst price targets are subjective and often lag stock prices, so investors should focus on the objective reasons behind analyst rating changes, which better reflect the company's fundamentals.

1 Buy

4 Hold

0 Sell

Hold

Current: 0.000

Low

360.00

Averages

381.00

High

400.00

Current: 0.000

Low

360.00

Averages

381.00

High

400.00

Guggenheim

Subbu Nambi

initiated

$440

2026-01-06

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Reason

Guggenheim

Subbu Nambi

Price Target

$440

2026-01-06

New

initiated

Reason

Guggenheim analyst Subbu Nambi initiated coverage of Waters with a Buy rating and $440 price target.

William Blair

Outperform

initiated

2026-01-05

New

Reason

William Blair

Price Target

2026-01-05

New

initiated

Outperform

Reason

William Blair initiated coverage of Waters with an Outperform rating. The firm says the company's key end markets are positioned for a better year for first time since pre-COVID. Results in the sector have bottomed, and most overhangs are either dissipating or flipping from headwinds to tailwinds in 2026, the analyst tells investors in a research note.

Wells Fargo

Brandon Couillard

Equal Weight

maintain

$385 -> $415

2025-12-15

Reason

Wells Fargo

Brandon Couillard

Price Target

$385 -> $415

2025-12-15

maintain

Equal Weight

Reason

Wells Fargo analyst Brandon Couillard raised the firm's price target on Waters to $415 from $385 and keeps an Equal Weight rating on the shares. With U.S. policy uncertainty lifting on Pharma and forward growth expectations already well-anchored with room for upside, the firm likes the setup for Tools.

Wolfe Research

Doug Schenkel

Peer Perform -> Outperform

upgrade

$480

2025-12-10

Reason

Wolfe Research

Doug Schenkel

Price Target

$480

2025-12-10

upgrade

Peer Perform -> Outperform

Reason

Wolfe Research analyst Doug Schenkel upgraded Waters to Outperform from Peer Perform with a $480 price target. The stock is positioned to outperform given Waters' above average core growth, upside to forma financial targets, "very attractive" free cash flow profile, and "top-notch" management team, the analyst tells investors in a research note. Wolfe believes the company is positioned to generate 6%-7% revenue growth and 200-300 basis points of operating margin expansion during its five-year model period.

TD Cowen

Hold

upgrade

$390 -> $400

2025-11-14

Reason

TD Cowen

Price Target

$390 -> $400

2025-11-14

upgrade

Hold

Reason

TD Cowen raised the firm's price target on Waters to $400 from $390 and keeps a Hold rating on the shares. The firm met with management and came away more constructive on its ability to operate and price their way to more revenue synergies, and that initial cost-out projections look very de-risked.

TD Cowen

Hold

maintain

$345 -> $390

2025-11-05

Reason

TD Cowen

Price Target

$345 -> $390

2025-11-05

maintain

Hold

Reason

TD Cowen raised the firm's price target on Waters to $390 from $345 and keeps a Hold rating on the shares. The firm updated its model following Q3 results and upbeat 2026 commentary which implies growth will continue into the BDX merger.

Valuation Metrics

The current forward P/E ratio for Waters Corp (WAT.N) is 27.57, compared to its 5-year average forward P/E of 26.95. For a more detailed relative valuation and DCF analysis to assess Waters Corp 's fair value, click here.

Forward PE

The forward P/E ratio is a valuation metric that divides a company's current stock price by its estimated future earnings per share over the next 12 months.

5Y Average PE

26.95

Current PE

27.57

Overvalued PE

30.67

Undervalued PE

23.22

Forward EV/EBITDA

The forward EV/EBITDA ratio is a valuation metric that divides a company's enterprise value (EV) by its estimated future earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA) over the next 12 months.

5Y Average EV/EBITDA

19.71

Current EV/EBITDA

17.48

Overvalued EV/EBITDA

22.35

Undervalued EV/EBITDA

17.07

Forward PS

The forward P/S ratio is a valuation metric that divides a company's current stock price by its estimated future sales (or revenue) per share over the next 12 months.

5Y Average PS

6.53

Current PS

6.89

Overvalued PS

7.42

Undervalued PS

5.64

Financials

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Trading Trends

Insider

Insiders are Neutral. There are no significant trading trends over the last month.

Sold

Bought

Hedge Fund

Hedge Funds areSelling! The selling amount has increased 125.8% over the last quarter.

Sold

Bought

Congress Trading

Congress are Neutral. There are no significant trading trends over the last month.

Sold

Bought

Insider

Insiders are Neutral. There are no significant trading trends over the last month.

Sold

Bought

WAT News & Events

Events Timeline

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News

7.0

01-08PRnewswire

Essential Utilities Faces Shareholder Rights Investigation Post Acquisition by American Water

8.5

01-07PRnewswire

Waters Corporation Investigated for Merger with BDX, Shareholders to Own 60.8% Post-Transaction

8.5

01-06Benzinga

BD and Waters Merger Expected to Boost EPS by $0.10 in 2026

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is Waters Corp (WAT) stock price today?

The current price of WAT is 396.75 USD — it has increased 0.03 % in the last trading day.

What is Waters Corp (WAT)'s business?

Waters Corporation offers analytical instruments, separations technologies, and software, serving the life, materials, food, and environmental sciences. The Company's segments include Waters and TA. The Company primarily designs, manufactures, sells and services high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC), ultra-performance liquid chromatography (UPLC and together with HPLC, referred to as LC) and mass spectrometry (MS) technology systems and support products, including chromatography columns, other consumable products and comprehensive post-warranty service plans. The Company designs, manufactures, sells and services thermal analysis, rheometry and calorimetry instruments through its TA Instruments (TA) product line. The Company is also a developer and supplier of advanced software-based products that interface with the Company’s instruments, as well as other manufacturers’ instruments. It operates directly in over 35 countries and has products available in more than 100 countries.

What is the price predicton of WAT Stock?

What is Waters Corp (WAT)'s revenue for the last quarter?

Waters Corp revenue for the last quarter amounts to 799.89M USD, increased 8.05 % YoY.

What is Waters Corp (WAT)'s earnings per share (EPS) for the last quarter?

Waters Corp. EPS for the last quarter amounts to 2.50 USD, decreased -7.75 % YoY.

What changes have occurred in the market's expectations for Waters Corp (WAT)'s fundamentals?

How many employees does Waters Corp (WAT). have?

Waters Corp (WAT) has 7600 emplpoyees as of January 10 2026.

What is Waters Corp (WAT) market cap?

Today WAT has the market capitalization of 23.63B USD.