Waters Quarterly Balance Sheet
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Waters financial position
As of Jul 4, 2026, Waters reported total assets of $24.75 billion, up 424.6% from a year earlier against total liabilities of $9.56 billion. Shareholders' equity stood at $15.20 billion, or 61.4% of assets. The company held $539.0 million in cash and equivalents against $4.89 billion of debt, a net debt position of $4.35 billion.
The current ratio (current assets divided by current liabilities) was 1.86, meaning short-term assets cover obligations due within a year. Debt-to-equity was 0.32.
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Waters balance sheet (quarterly)
| Quarter (USD) | Q2 20262026-07-04 | Q1 20262026-04-04 | Q4 20252025-12-31 | Q3 20252025-09-27 | Q2 20252025-06-28 | Q1 20252025-03-29 | Q4 20242024-12-31 | Q3 20242024-09-28 | Q2 20242024-06-29 | Q1 20242024-03-31 | Q1 20242024-03-30 | Q4 20232023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash & Equivalents | 539.00M | 462.00M | 588.00M | 459.12M | 367.21M | 382.87M | 325.36M | 330.51M | 326.43M | — | 337.29M | 395.08M |
| Short-Term Investments | — | — | — | — | — | — | 934.00K | 944.00K | 934.00K | — | 923.00K | 898.00K |
| Receivables | 1.99B | 673.00M | 829.00M | 748.52M | 730.07M | 713.28M | 733.37M | 669.53M | 610.09M | — | 626.33M | 702.17M |
| Inventory | 1.38B | 1.50B | 572.00M | 572.94M | 540.75M | 511.50M | 477.26M | 518.99M | 522.93M | — | 538.63M | 516.24M |
| Total Current Assets | 4.46B | 4.06B | 2.15B | 1.92B | 1.78B | 1.74B | 1.67B | 1.65B | 1.60B | — | 1.64B | 1.75B |
| Property, Plant & Equipment | 1.49B | 1.52B | 642.00M | 636.96M | 645.27M | 643.26M | 651.20M | 642.63M | 636.11M | — | 633.59M | 639.07M |
| Goodwill | 9.42B | 9.32B | 1.34B | 1.34B | 1.34B | 1.30B | 1.30B | 1.31B | 1.30B | — | 1.30B | 1.31B |
| Intangible Assets | 8.52B | 8.78B | 558.00M | 570.77M | 579.13M | 560.75M | 567.91M | 591.88M | 596.40M | — | 611.15M | 629.19M |
| Total Assets | 24.75B | 24.53B | 5.08B | 4.86B | 4.72B | 4.59B | 4.55B | 4.51B | 4.45B | — | 4.51B | 4.63B |
| Accounts Payable | 863.00M | 602.00M | 104.00M | 115.73M | 97.91M | 102.06M | 99.93M | 94.60M | 78.44M | — | 86.22M | 84.70M |
| Total Current Liabilities | 2.40B | 2.27B | 1.24B | 1.25B | 1.02B | 960.97M | 789.76M | 816.04M | 762.53M | — | 848.46M | 789.58M |
| Long-Term Debt | 4.89B | 4.86B | 947.00M | 947.21M | 1.20B | 1.36B | 1.63B | 1.83B | 2.01B | 2.01B | 2.01B | 2.31B |
| Total Liabilities | 9.56B | 9.24B | 2.52B | 2.53B | 2.56B | 2.63B | 2.73B | 2.91B | 3.04B | — | 3.25B | 3.48B |
| Shareholders' Equity | 15.20B | 15.29B | 2.56B | 2.33B | 2.16B | 1.96B | 1.83B | 1.60B | 1.41B | — | 1.26B | 1.15B |
| Retained Earnings | 10.22B | 10.36B | 10.43B | 10.21B | 10.06B | 9.91B | 9.79B | 9.56B | 9.40B | — | 9.25B | 9.15B |
| Total Debt | 4.89B | 4.86B | 947.00M | 947.21M | 1.20B | 1.36B | 1.63B | 1.83B | 2.01B | 2.01B | 2.01B | 2.31B |
| Net Cash (Debt) | -4.35B | -4.39B | -359.00M | -488.09M | -829.75M | -973.86M | -1.30B | -1.49B | -1.68B | — | -1.67B | -1.91B |
| Shares Outstanding | 98.22M | 98.17M | 59.55M | 59.52M | 59.51M | 59.50M | 59.39M | 59.37M | 59.35M | — | 59.31M | 59.18K |
This table shows 12 quarterly periods of Waters's balance sheet, from Q2 2026 back to Q4 2023, across 20 line items including cash & equivalents, short-term investments, receivables. Values in USD; B = billions, M = millions. Fiscal periods follow WAT's reporting calendar. What is a balance sheet?