Waters Corp

Day range

$446.70 – $458.16

Open

$458.16

Prev close

$453.67

Volume

907.61K

Market cap

$44.76B

Shares out

98.25M

P/E

269.42

P/S

9.64

P/B

2.95

P/FCF

112.34

ROE

1.1%

ROA

0.7%

Debt/Equity

0.33

Div yield

0.00%

As of Oct 22, 2026

• Executive leadershipAug 21, 2026

  On August 17, 2026, Robert L. Carpio III notified Waters Corporation (the "Company") of his decision to resign from his position as Senior Vice President, Waters Analytical Sciences Division to pursue other opportunities. Mr. Carpio relinquished his duties related to such position effective August 20, 2026.

• Shareholder meetingsMay 22, 2026

  A total of approximately 90,729,508 shares were present or represented by proxy at the annual meeting of stockholders of Waters Corporation (the "Company") on May 21, 2026, representing approximately 92.4% of all shares entitled to vote. The final results of voting on each of the matters submitted to a vote of stockholders during the annual meeting are as follows: PROPOSAL 1: ELECTION OF DIRECTORS... In accordance with the Company's Amended and Restated Bylaws and pursuant to the foregoing vote, each of the nominated directors was re-elected to the Company's Board of Directors.

• Debt activityMar 23, 2026

  On March 23, 2026, Augusta SpinCo Corporation completed the public offering of $3.5 billion aggregate principal amount of senior notes, consisting of (i) $650 million aggregate principal amount of 4.321% Senior Notes due 2027, (ii) $600 million aggregate principal amount of 4.398% Senior Notes due 2029, (iii) $750 million aggregate principal amount of 4.656% Senior Notes due 2031, (iv) $750 million aggregate principal amount of 4.945% Senior Notes due 2033 and (v) $750 million aggregate principal amount of 5.245% Senior Notes due 2036.

• Earnings and performanceMar 16, 2026

  the unaudited condensed combined financial statements as of December 31, 2025 and September 30, 2025 and for the three months ended December 31, 2025 and 2024 of Becton, Dickinson and Company's former Biosciences and Diagnostic Solutions business

• Debt activityFeb 9, 2026

  On January 8, 2026, SpinCo entered into a Term Loan Credit Agreement with the lenders named therein, Barclays Bank PLC, as administrative agent... SpinCo borrowed $4.0 billion of unsecured term loans under the Credit Agreement, consisting of a $3.5 billion tranche which will mature and be payable in full 364 days after the Funding Date ('Tranche 1') and a $500.0 million tranche which will mature and be payable in full on the second anniversary of the Funding Date ('Tranche 2').

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Days to cover

4.4

Short interest

3.4M

Avg volume

779.73K

As of Sep 30, 2026 · reported to FINRA twice monthly.

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