Waters Corporation WAT
433.54
3.24
0.75%
as of 25 Sep
- Market cap
- $42.3B
- P/E
- 108×
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Waters Corporation (WAT) Return on equity
Waters Corporation's return on equity over the twelve months to 30 June 2026 was 1.92%, down 27.4 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (29.3%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 0.90% (fiscal 2017) to 6,576.7% (fiscal 2020); the current reading is higher than 36% of that period. That is above the Diagnostics & Research industry median of −2.92% and above the Healthcare sector median of −32.0%.
Return on equity, annual
Annual
| Period | Return on equity | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 29.3% | (13.54) |
| FY2024 | 42.8% | (34.80) |
| FY2023 | 77.6% | (84.70) |
| FY2022 | 162.3% | (68.74) |
| FY2021 | 231.1% | (6,345.59) |
| FY2020 | 6,576.7% | 6,488.98 |
| FY2019 | 87.7% | 56.43 |
| FY2018 | 31.2% | 30.34 |
| FY2017 | 0.90% | (23.02) |
| FY2016 | 23.9% | 0.19 |
Against its own ten years
Low 0.90%
High 6,576.7%
Ten-year median
42.8%
Current reading's percentile
36
Return on equity against peers
| Company | Return on equity |
|---|---|
| GH Guardant Health, Inc. compare | 171.6% |
| IDXX IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. compare | 74.2% |
| ILMN Illumina, Inc. compare | 32.4% |
| IQV IQVIA Holdings Inc. compare | 22.8% |
| A Agilent Technologies, Inc. compare | 21.0% |
| DGX Quest Diagnostics Incorporated compare | 14.0% |
| WAT Waters Corporation | 1.92% |
| NTRA Natera, Inc. compare | −12.5% |
| MTD Mettler-Toledo International, Inc. compare | −736.4% |
| Diagnostics & Research industry median | −2.92% |
| Healthcare sector median | −32.0% |
| Market median | 1.76% |
What Return on equity is
ROE shows how much profit a company earns for its shareholders on the equity they have in the business.
Annual: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity; TTM: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity (latest quarter)
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