Waters
- Market cap
- 42.84B
- P/E (TTM)i
- 110.38
- P/Bi
- 2.82
- EPSi
- 10.76
- Div yieldi
- 0.00%
- 52W posi
- 89%
Anonymous reader poll. Unscientific, not investment advice.
Waters shares were changing hands at 435.99, down 0.10% on the day. Its market capitalisation is about 42.84B, the #515 most valuable US-listed company we track. The trailing P/E of 111.24 is 237% above its five-year average of 32.97. Wall Street's 16-analyst consensus lands on Buy, with a price target averaging 449.33 (+3% from here). Against a 52-week band of 282.77-454.54, the shares are currently 89% of the way up.
✦ StockVane Quant Insights how this is computed
- Twelve-month momentum in the top 26% of the universe, above its 200-day average.
- Signal has read BUY for 3 weeks.
- Recent price momentum is +26.6% on average (3-month/1-year).
- Main-fund capital flow has been a net outflow over the last 45 sessions.
- Analyst tilt is Buy.
- Price is above its 20-day average and above its 60-day average.
- The 20-day average is above the 60-day average, a short-term uptrend.
Computed by a StockVane algorithm from historical price, valuation and analyst data - not a person, not a forecast guarantee, and not investment advice.
Factor grades
Ranked against 977 U.S. stocks StockVane covers.
Valuation F
How expensive the stock is versus earnings, sales and its own 5-year history.
| P/E (TTM) | 111.4x | Better than 4% |
| Forward P/E | 35.0x | Better than 14% |
| Price / Sales | 9.3x | Better than 14% |
| P/E vs own 5-yr range | 100th pctl | Better than 0% |
Growth C
How fast revenue, profit and free cash flow are compounding.
| Revenue CAGR (3Y) | 2.1% | Better than 29% |
| Net income CAGR (3Y) | -3.2% | Better than 33% |
| Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) | 8.0% | Better than 47% |
Profitability A
How much profit the business keeps from each dollar of sales and capital.
| Gross margin | 59.3% | Better than 73% |
| Operating margin | 25.4% | Better than 77% |
| Net margin | 20.3% | Better than 75% |
| Return on equity | 29.3% | Better than 78% |
| Return on invested capital | 18.1% | Better than 81% |
Momentum A
Recent price strength, skipping the latest month to avoid short-term noise.
| 3-month return | 17.4% | Better than 85% |
| 6-month return | 43.2% | Better than 87% |
| 12-month return (ex latest month) | 25.0% | Better than 61% |
| Distance below 52-week high | 1.8% | Better than 96% |
Financial Health B-
Balance-sheet strength: leverage, liquidity and interest coverage.
| Current ratio | 1.7x | Better than 61% |
| Debt to assets | 29.4% | Better than 50% |
| Interest coverage | 11.9x | Better than 68% |
| Free cash flow / net income | 84.0% | Better than 29% |
Analyst View C-
What the Street thinks: share of Buy ratings and upside to the average target.
| Analysts rating Buy | 68.8% | Better than 47% |
| Upside to average target | 2.1% | Better than 7% |
Grades are relative rankings, not forecasts: A+ is the top 5% of the covered stocks on a factor, F the bottom 3%. Valuation is not adjusted for sector, so capital-light software tends to grade lower there than utilities. Recomputed every 6 hours from our market data. Not investment advice, and not tailored to your financial situation, goals, or risk tolerance.
Price chart
Performance
Key statistics
Price & volume
- Prev close
- 436.43
- Open
- 436.00
- Day range
- 427.41 - 440.37
- Avg price
- 434.88
- Volume
- 770.90K
- Turnover
- 335.25M
- Turnover ratei
- 0.79%
- Volume ratioi
- 0.92
- Amplitudei
- 2.97%
- 52-week rangei
- 282.77 - 454.54
Valuation
- P/Ei
- 40.52
- P/E (TTM)i
- 110.38
- P/Bi
- 2.82
- EPSi
- 10.76
- Book value / shi
- 154.66
- Net profit
- 1.06B
- Net assets
- 15.19B
Share structure
- Market cap
- 42.84B
- Float capi
- 42.76B
- Shares out
- 98.25M
- Float sharesi
- 98.07M
Dividend & listing
- Div yield (TTM)i
- 0.00%
- Dividend (TTM)
- 0.00
- Listing date
- 1970-01-01
4.1% below the 52-week high
Trading activity
Net capital flow main funds, last 45 sessions
-16.20M net over the window
Short interest
- Shares short
- 3.30M
- % of floati
- 3.36%
- Days to coveri
- 5.78
- As of
- 2026-09-15
Frequently asked questions
What is the current stock price of Waters (WAT)?
Waters last traded at 435.99. The quote on this page refreshes every few seconds while US markets are open.
What is Waters's market cap?
About 42.84B.
What is the P/E ratio of Waters?
The trailing twelve-month P/E is 110.38, above its own 5-year average of 32.97 — toward the top of its historical range (99.84% percentile). See the Valuation tab for the full history.
Does Waters pay a dividend?
Waters does not currently pay a regular dividend.
Is Waters a buy according to analysts?
The consensus of 16 analysts is a Buy rating, with an average 12-month price target of 449.33, which implies 3.1% upside from the current price. This is not investment advice.
What is Waters's StockVane Quant Rating?
The StockVane Momentum strategy currently rates Waters a B (Buy). Twelve-month momentum in the top 26% of the universe, above its 200-day average. Not investment advice.
Quote time 2026-10-07 20:02:24 · For reference only, not investment advice and not tailored to your situation.