Company overview
Waters Corporation provides analytical workflow solutions in Asia, the Americas, and Europe. It operates through two segments: Waters and TA. The company designs, manufactures, sells, and services high and ultra-performance liquid chromatography, as well as mass spectrometry (MS) technology systems and support products, including chromatography columns, other consumable products, and post-warranty service plans. It designs, manufactures, sells, and services thermal analysis, rheometry, and calorimetry instruments; and develops and supplies software-based products that interface with its instruments, as well as other manufacturers' instruments. In addition, the company offers MS technology are used in drug discovery and development comprising clinical trial testing, the analysis of proteins in disease processes, nutritional safety analysis, and environmental testing. Further, the company provides thermal analysis, rheometry, and calorimetry instruments for use in predicting the suitability and stability of fine chemicals, pharmaceuticals, water, polymers, metals, and viscous liquids for various industrial, consumer good, and healthcare products, as well as for life science research. Its products are used by clinical, pharmaceutical, biochemical, industrial, nutritional safety, environmental, academic, and governmental customers working in research and development, quality assurance, and other laboratory applications. The company was founded in 1958 and is headquartered in Milford, Massachusetts.
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These values come from the daily market snapshot dated 2026-10-08. TTM means trailing twelve months. Use the market date when comparing WAT with another company.
| Daily close (USD) | $429.13 |
| Market capitalization (USD) | $42,161,211,873.43 |
| Price / earnings (TTM) | 253.77 |
| Price / book | 2.77 |
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Waters Corp's recorded market capitalization is $42,161,211,873.43. It measures the market value of the company's equity, rather than its revenue or cash balance.
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WAT's recorded P/E is 253.77: about $253.77 of share price for each $1 of trailing annual earnings per share. Compare that multiple with earnings growth and companies in the same business.
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WAT's recorded price-to-book ratio is 2.77. That compares its market equity value with recorded book equity. Examine its business and balance sheet to understand why those values differ.
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