stockrowIDEXX Laboratories, Inc. (IDXX) vs Waters Corporation (WAT)
- IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. IDXX 676.25 +0.83%
- Waters Corporation WAT 461.48 +1.85%
IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. and Waters Corporation are both Diagnostics & Research companies. IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. is the larger, with a market value of $52.8B against $44.5B — 1.2× the size. IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. trades at the lower P/E: 44.8× against 194×. Waters Corporation grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 80.7% against 11.9%. IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. has the higher net margin (25.4% vs 1.76%) and the higher return on invested capital (46.0% vs 1.13%). Across the 22 metrics below, IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. leads on 17 and Waters Corporation on 5.
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| Metric | IDXX | WAT | Diagnostics & Research median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | 62.72% | 49.53% | 48.32% |
| Operating margin | 32.30% | 4.73% | (5.68%) |
| Net margin | 25.36% | 1.76% | (4.10%) |
| Free cash flow margin | 27.88% | 4.60% | 0.00% |
| Return on equity | 68.93% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Return on assets | 33.33% | 0.68% | (6.05%) |
| Return on invested capital | 46.00% | 1.13% | 0.00% |
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