Waters Stock Price History
NYSE: WATIndustrialsBiotechnology: Laboratory Analytical InstrumentsUSD
433.77+4.64 (+1.08%)
At close: Oct 9, 4:00 PM ET · Delayed 15 min
WAT price history at a glance
The price history for Waters (WAT) on this page begins on November 13, 1995, when the stock closed at $3.78; it most recently closed at $433.77 on October 5, 2026. The highest price in this record is $454.54, reached on October 5, 2026; the latest close is 4.6% below that peak. Across the 30 complete calendar years in the table, WAT finished higher in 21 and lower in 9. Its best year was 2000 (+215.1%) and its worst was 2001 (-53.4%).
Over roughly 31 years the share price changed +11371.5%, a 16.6% compound annual price return (excluding dividends). In the last 12 months alone, WAT has gained 31.3%. Prices are split-adjusted closing prices; daily open, high, low, close and volume for the past year are listed below.
Summary generated from market data by MetaCap's automated system. Methodology
Key price levels
- High since 1995
- $454.54
- Date of high
- Oct 5, 2026
- Low since 1995
- $3.31
- Date of low
- Nov 27, 1995
- 52-week high
- $454.54
- 52-week low
- $282.77
- IPO year
- 1995
- Last close
- $433.77
WAT returns
1 week
+2.01%
1 month
+7.15%
3 months
+15.23%
6 months
+35.55%
Year to date
+14.20%
1 year
+31.27%
3 years
+71.72%
5 years
+25.84%
WAT price return, excluding dividends.
WAT annual returns
| Year | Year-end close | Return |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 433.77 | +13.56% |
| 2025 | 381.96 | +2.74% |
| 2024 | 371.76 | +12.92% |
| 2023 | 329.23 | -3.90% |
| 2022 | 342.58 | -8.06% |
| 2021 | 372.60 | +50.59% |
| 2020 | 247.42 | +7.10% |
| 2019 | 231.01 | +28.50% |
| 2018 | 179.78 | -6.94% |
| 2017 | 193.19 | +43.75% |
| 2016 | 134.39 | -0.14% |
| 2015 | 134.58 | +18.18% |
| 2014 | 113.88 | +16.16% |
| 2013 | 98.04 | +12.92% |
| 2012 | 86.82 | +17.25% |
| 2011 | 74.05 | -4.71% |
| 2010 | 77.71 | +25.42% |
| 2009 | 61.96 | +62.67% |
| 2008 | 38.09 | -50.86% |
| 2007 | 77.51 | +58.28% |
| 2006 | 48.97 | +29.55% |
| 2005 | 37.80 | -19.21% |
| 2004 | 46.79 | +41.27% |
| 2003 | 33.12 | +52.77% |
| 2002 | 21.68 | -44.25% |
| 2001 | 38.89 | -53.43% |
| 2000 | 83.50 | +215.09% |
| 1999 | 26.50 | +21.49% |
| 1998 | 21.81 | +132.28% |
| 1997 | 9.39 | +24.69% |
| 1996 | 7.53 | +65.07% |
| 1995* | 4.56 | +20.66% |
* Partial year: the record begins after the start of 1995; return measured from the first available close.
2026 return is year to date.
WAT daily prices (past year)
| Date | Open | High | Low | Close | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 429.20 | 437.50 | 428.61 | 433.77 | +1.08% | |
| 431.70 | 432.46 | 421.61 | 429.13 | -1.57% | |
| 436.00 | 440.37 | 427.41 | 435.99 | -0.10% | |
| 445.74 | 454.54 | 431.62 | 436.43 | -0.84% | |
| 425.61 | 440.79 | 423.03 | 440.12 | +3.51% | |
| 426.78 | 433.34 | 423.44 | 425.21 | -0.08% | |
| 437.21 | 438.03 | 424.70 | 425.53 | -3.15% | |
| 443.26 | 448.21 | 439.19 | 439.39 | -0.87% | |
| 441.46 | 444.41 | 437.88 | 443.26 | +0.07% | |
| 427.27 | 445.48 | 423.89 | 442.94 | +2.17% | |
| 428.71 | 435.93 | 425.67 | 433.54 | +0.75% | |
| 418.33 | 436.34 | 418.00 | 430.30 | +2.31% | |
| 428.17 | 430.00 | 420.00 | 420.57 | -1.21% | |
| 424.13 | 433.09 | 422.83 | 425.74 | +0.43% | |
| 425.80 | 427.76 | 420.75 | 423.92 | +0.54% | |
| 429.23 | 430.64 | 420.80 | 421.63 | -1.88% | |
| 424.00 | 431.78 | 422.06 | 429.72 | +2.65% | |
| 417.86 | 424.73 | 415.94 | 418.64 | +0.37% | |
| 413.98 | 421.23 | 411.89 | 417.09 | +1.73% | |
| 411.66 | 411.66 | 402.13 | 410.01 | +0.41% | |
| 406.47 | 410.11 | 403.77 | 408.34 | +1.67% | |
| 397.57 | 403.49 | 392.95 | 401.64 | -0.78% | |
| 403.83 | 411.86 | 400.95 | 404.81 | +0.47% | |
| 405.33 | 407.42 | 399.72 | 402.91 | -1.58% | |
| 408.66 | 412.10 | 402.83 | 409.38 | -1.01% | |
| 415.91 | 418.56 | 404.51 | 413.56 | +0.33% | |
| 404.56 | 416.58 | 404.51 | 412.20 | +1.57% | |
| 415.31 | 424.46 | 404.24 | 405.84 | -2.12% | |
| 405.99 | 415.83 | 405.99 | 414.63 | -0.01% | |
| 417.80 | 422.50 | 412.38 | 414.69 | -1.56% | |
| 420.00 | 426.22 | 417.20 | 421.26 | +1.71% | |
| 409.75 | 418.48 | 406.87 | 414.17 | -0.07% | |
| 412.24 | 414.90 | 407.12 | 414.44 | +0.90% | |
| 406.45 | 411.20 | 401.60 | 410.75 | +0.01% | |
| 400.64 | 412.95 | 396.00 | 410.70 | +1.49% | |
| 410.00 | 421.74 | 403.43 | 404.69 | -2.68% | |
| 405.73 | 419.37 | 404.19 | 415.84 | +3.64% | |
| 407.24 | 409.61 | 400.90 | 401.25 | -1.59% | |
| 408.48 | 411.91 | 402.01 | 407.74 | -1.07% | |
| 414.96 | 415.77 | 408.69 | 412.17 | -0.32% | |
| 412.63 | 420.26 | 408.78 | 413.51 | -0.63% | |
| 404.77 | 416.62 | 404.77 | 416.15 | +0.28% | |
| 408.95 | 415.63 | 408.21 | 415.00 | +0.78% | |
| 405.77 | 413.34 | 402.63 | 411.77 | +1.21% | |
| 400.60 | 407.88 | 397.09 | 406.86 | +1.79% | |
| 397.94 | 400.23 | 388.74 | 399.70 | -0.08% | |
| 398.86 | 402.48 | 390.75 | 400.00 | +0.99% | |
| 383.39 | 402.18 | 379.50 | 396.08 | +5.69% | |
| 381.35 | 381.35 | 373.53 | 374.74 | -0.68% | |
| 382.78 | 385.00 | 370.76 | 377.31 | -0.79% | |
| 375.99 | 382.70 | 370.40 | 380.30 | +0.22% | |
| 387.70 | 391.87 | 377.37 | 379.48 | -1.15% | |
| 375.09 | 387.42 | 375.06 | 383.90 | +3.42% | |
| 372.69 | 375.97 | 367.67 | 371.20 | -0.93% | |
| 381.97 | 384.23 | 372.51 | 374.68 | -2.02% | |
| 378.94 | 389.99 | 375.05 | 382.41 | +3.13% | |
| 367.55 | 372.23 | 360.96 | 370.82 | +0.89% | |
| 346.00 | 374.01 | 345.21 | 367.55 | +2.80% | |
| 367.48 | 367.87 | 357.04 | 357.54 | -3.10% | |
| 374.08 | 378.90 | 367.50 | 368.98 | -2.44% | |
| 373.80 | 380.91 | 371.29 | 378.19 | +0.87% | |
| 377.26 | 381.31 | 373.81 | 374.92 | -0.39% | |
| 371.49 | 377.96 | 368.92 | 376.39 | +0.85% | |
| 372.16 | 377.10 | 370.70 | 373.22 | -0.85% | |
| 380.17 | 380.32 | 373.15 | 376.43 | -0.19% | |
| 371.74 | 381.32 | 371.23 | 377.13 | +2.44% | |
| 370.70 | 374.49 | 367.06 | 368.13 | -1.81% | |
| 380.00 | 383.52 | 374.27 | 374.93 | -1.05% | |
| 369.84 | 380.35 | 369.45 | 378.89 | -0.11% | |
| 378.50 | 380.00 | 372.97 | 379.29 | +0.31% | |
| 374.89 | 382.35 | 371.74 | 378.13 | +0.82% | |
| 372.32 | 377.86 | 364.44 | 375.04 | +1.67% | |
| 375.87 | 375.87 | 366.27 | 368.87 | -1.48% | |
| 377.94 | 379.73 | 369.44 | 374.41 | -0.66% | |
| 372.42 | 380.63 | 370.52 | 376.89 | +2.09% | |
| 362.24 | 377.17 | 362.24 | 369.18 | +3.35% | |
| 360.11 | 365.77 | 354.41 | 357.20 | -0.29% | |
| 355.90 | 360.24 | 353.53 | 358.25 | +0.79% | |
| 358.97 | 360.65 | 353.56 | 355.44 | -0.44% | |
| 364.60 | 366.14 | 351.77 | 357.00 | -0.98% | |
| 358.34 | 367.96 | 354.11 | 360.54 | +0.78% | |
| 358.42 | 360.08 | 353.63 | 357.76 | +0.63% | |
| 359.82 | 365.00 | 354.78 | 355.53 | -1.17% | |
| 364.21 | 364.71 | 354.42 | 359.74 | -0.95% | |
| 370.03 | 377.50 | 363.18 | 363.18 | -2.15% | |
| 367.94 | 377.25 | 367.13 | 371.15 | +2.15% | |
| 370.13 | 377.51 | 362.86 | 363.34 | -0.55% | |
| 372.68 | 376.35 | 363.61 | 365.36 | -2.95% | |
| 377.06 | 384.99 | 375.57 | 376.47 | -0.87% | |
| 368.29 | 380.00 | 364.42 | 379.77 | +2.11% | |
| 372.49 | 375.25 | 367.88 | 371.93 | -1.65% | |
| 382.79 | 383.70 | 371.04 | 378.16 | -1.41% | |
| 367.24 | 385.29 | 366.00 | 383.57 | +4.61% | |
| 349.61 | 367.62 | 348.00 | 366.67 | +7.16% | |
| 341.39 | 346.85 | 339.73 | 342.18 | +1.05% | |
| 338.15 | 343.78 | 334.18 | 338.64 | -1.09% | |
| 343.25 | 346.57 | 338.00 | 342.37 | +0.40% | |
| 339.93 | 342.99 | 334.34 | 340.99 | -0.10% | |
| 335.25 | 342.05 | 323.85 | 341.32 | +2.42% | |
| 332.13 | 338.93 | 329.15 | 333.26 | +0.32% | |
| 330.28 | 337.88 | 329.27 | 332.19 | +0.90% | |
| 328.21 | 333.94 | 328.21 | 329.22 | -1.20% | |
| 335.07 | 340.95 | 331.69 | 333.21 | -0.51% | |
| 350.27 | 350.66 | 333.11 | 334.93 | -4.91% | |
| 349.95 | 353.17 | 342.70 | 352.21 | +1.19% | |
| 357.45 | 357.45 | 345.26 | 348.07 | -1.99% | |
| 349.12 | 356.99 | 339.15 | 355.13 | +1.32% | |
| 350.97 | 355.98 | 341.58 | 350.49 | +0.27% | |
| 344.00 | 353.53 | 341.19 | 349.53 | +1.98% | |
| 338.09 | 347.99 | 334.01 | 342.75 | +13.54% | |
| 304.60 | 307.83 | 298.91 | 301.88 | -1.71% | |
| 310.80 | 312.20 | 304.28 | 307.12 | -0.68% | |
| 294.68 | 309.57 | 294.68 | 309.23 | +5.85% | |
| 299.36 | 302.41 | 287.19 | 292.13 | -2.86% | |
| 301.51 | 303.58 | 296.27 | 300.73 | +0.31% | |
| 307.53 | 311.37 | 299.72 | 299.79 | -3.25% | |
| 307.32 | 315.89 | 307.32 | 309.87 | -0.43% | |
| 324.33 | 324.33 | 302.00 | 311.20 | -6.93% | |
| 336.58 | 337.69 | 329.34 | 334.38 | -0.25% | |
| 337.62 | 346.78 | 334.82 | 335.23 | -0.11% | |
| 326.78 | 335.71 | 324.27 | 335.61 | +2.39% | |
| 321.04 | 329.56 | 318.96 | 327.77 | +2.74% | |
| 322.84 | 327.00 | 317.41 | 319.04 | -2.19% | |
| 333.06 | 333.68 | 324.63 | 326.20 | -1.44% | |
| 325.84 | 333.47 | 323.47 | 330.98 | +1.94% | |
| 318.82 | 325.11 | 316.24 | 324.68 | +1.46% | |
| 319.57 | 321.57 | 316.80 | 320.00 | +0.74% | |
| 316.50 | 319.57 | 310.00 | 317.65 | -0.28% | |
| 315.43 | 322.98 | 311.62 | 318.53 | +3.63% | |
| 302.98 | 308.14 | 299.56 | 307.38 | +1.08% | |
| 307.52 | 307.86 | 301.24 | 304.09 | -0.05% | |
| 295.37 | 306.54 | 293.34 | 304.24 | +1.45% | |
| 301.93 | 305.98 | 297.39 | 299.89 | +0.70% | |
| 297.78 | 302.01 | 294.27 | 297.80 | +1.51% | |
| 292.91 | 295.33 | 290.16 | 293.37 | +1.46% | |
| 300.31 | 300.31 | 288.45 | 289.16 | -3.79% | |
| 300.72 | 308.28 | 300.11 | 300.56 | -0.58% | |
| 303.62 | 307.79 | 294.95 | 302.32 | +0.13% | |
| 297.79 | 305.42 | 295.90 | 301.92 | +0.04% | |
| 303.65 | 307.00 | 299.37 | 301.81 | +0.94% | |
| 300.00 | 303.44 | 298.22 | 298.99 | -0.19% | |
| 293.77 | 302.16 | 293.77 | 299.57 | +1.53% | |
| 299.48 | 299.48 | 291.33 | 295.05 | -0.65% | |
| 292.81 | 300.28 | 292.15 | 296.99 | +2.40% | |
| 286.00 | 294.11 | 284.08 | 290.02 | +1.20% | |
| 285.48 | 288.85 | 282.77 | 286.57 | +1.15% | |
| 293.54 | 296.89 | 283.27 | 283.32 | -4.78% | |
| 301.00 | 304.70 | 295.02 | 297.54 | -0.70% | |
| 304.29 | 307.67 | 297.59 | 299.63 | -1.98% | |
| 299.65 | 307.74 | 296.10 | 305.67 | +1.03% | |
| 311.65 | 314.14 | 302.44 | 302.54 | -4.14% | |
| 314.87 | 323.29 | 313.89 | 315.59 | -1.08% | |
| 310.44 | 319.59 | 310.44 | 319.04 | +2.21% | |
| 304.46 | 313.08 | 300.96 | 312.14 | +1.60% | |
| 313.11 | 314.45 | 306.52 | 307.23 | -3.80% | |
| 318.92 | 322.10 | 315.50 | 319.38 | -1.07% | |
| 321.14 | 322.98 | 314.40 | 322.83 | +1.06% | |
| 327.28 | 327.28 | 316.01 | 319.44 | -2.10% | |
| 329.22 | 331.97 | 321.99 | 326.30 | -0.45% | |
| 329.00 | 335.65 | 327.78 | 327.78 | -1.67% | |
| 327.03 | 334.69 | 322.86 | 333.33 | +1.42% | |
| 324.42 | 330.57 | 322.93 | 328.66 | +0.35% | |
| 320.11 | 328.48 | 317.15 | 327.53 | +1.90% | |
| 322.99 | 322.99 | 308.88 | 321.43 | -0.60% | |
| 322.22 | 325.87 | 314.09 | 323.37 | +1.11% | |
| 328.69 | 331.43 | 305.35 | 319.83 | -2.85% | |
| 326.86 | 337.83 | 322.54 | 329.20 | +0.67% | |
| 327.82 | 334.69 | 322.88 | 327.02 | -0.34% | |
| 332.29 | 344.97 | 326.24 | 328.14 | -13.94% | |
| 377.18 | 383.89 | 369.40 | 381.29 | +1.17% | |
| 382.88 | 385.73 | 373.40 | 376.89 | -1.94% | |
| 382.50 | 389.82 | 379.22 | 384.33 | +1.42% | |
| 378.10 | 386.85 | 375.56 | 378.95 | -0.09% | |
| 368.23 | 379.56 | 368.23 | 379.31 | +2.32% | |
| 371.21 | 376.41 | 367.12 | 370.72 | -1.19% | |
| 382.20 | 382.59 | 371.36 | 375.18 | -2.56% | |
| 387.85 | 388.66 | 379.90 | 385.03 | -1.30% | |
| 387.87 | 391.65 | 386.94 | 390.09 | -0.21% | |
| 391.82 | 396.58 | 389.71 | 390.90 | -0.36% | |
| 399.44 | 401.10 | 386.11 | 392.31 | -2.03% | |
| 397.36 | 400.97 | 397.03 | 400.42 | +0.94% | |
| 385.77 | 399.56 | 383.01 | 396.71 | +3.35% | |
| 379.98 | 387.61 | 376.48 | 383.86 | -0.91% | |
| 391.44 | 393.88 | 384.82 | 387.37 | -1.83% | |
| 393.20 | 397.07 | 389.25 | 394.59 | +0.35% | |
| 394.03 | 398.85 | 391.64 | 393.20 | -0.21% | |
| 394.95 | 401.74 | 383.07 | 394.03 | +0.09% | |
| 397.79 | 400.54 | 390.91 | 393.68 | -0.77% | |
| 398.55 | 400.54 | 393.20 | 396.75 | +0.03% | |
| 396.00 | 400.07 | 394.90 | 396.65 | -0.69% | |
| 399.58 | 404.23 | 394.74 | 399.41 | -0.28% | |
| 394.38 | 408.67 | 394.38 | 400.54 | +1.41% | |
| 381.96 | 395.44 | 380.30 | 394.97 | +3.41% | |
| 379.15 | 382.54 | 373.54 | 381.96 | +0.56% | |
| 384.55 | 385.37 | 379.44 | 379.83 | -1.08% | |
| 383.69 | 387.40 | 380.91 | 383.99 | -0.29% | |
| 387.05 | 389.16 | 383.37 | 385.10 | -0.25% | |
| 385.18 | 386.60 | 383.76 | 386.06 | +0.32% | |
| 383.75 | 385.59 | 381.06 | 384.83 | +0.42% | |
| 383.04 | 383.86 | 380.78 | 383.21 | -0.24% | |
| 382.69 | 385.69 | 379.79 | 384.14 | +1.62% | |
| 375.45 | 378.03 | 372.17 | 378.03 | +0.46% | |
| 377.26 | 381.52 | 373.85 | 376.31 | -0.21% | |
| 379.29 | 383.54 | 375.45 | 377.12 | -0.37% | |
| 386.22 | 389.10 | 372.93 | 378.53 | -1.79% | |
| 389.80 | 390.00 | 379.93 | 385.42 | +0.02% | |
| 393.14 | 393.14 | 382.64 | 385.33 | -1.75% | |
| 395.90 | 396.81 | 387.28 | 392.21 | -0.91% | |
| 387.24 | 397.55 | 387.24 | 395.82 | +2.50% | |
| 392.46 | 395.05 | 385.08 | 386.16 | -1.68% | |
| 392.39 | 395.46 | 387.19 | 392.75 | -0.52% | |
| 396.72 | 399.85 | 392.79 | 394.81 | -0.39% | |
| 397.62 | 397.62 | 386.09 | 396.37 | -0.31% | |
| 402.06 | 403.80 | 397.11 | 397.62 | -0.25% | |
| 394.53 | 401.30 | 393.21 | 398.62 | +0.21% | |
| 402.28 | 404.32 | 397.47 | 397.79 | -1.40% | |
| 409.69 | 409.79 | 401.66 | 403.42 | -0.91% | |
| 409.33 | 410.07 | 400.45 | 407.14 | -1.31% | |
| 403.07 | 414.15 | 400.17 | 412.54 | +3.25% | |
| 394.04 | 402.23 | 390.87 | 399.54 | +1.41% | |
| 378.53 | 396.54 | 378.53 | 393.99 | +4.06% | |
| 380.89 | 384.35 | 374.56 | 378.62 | +0.63% | |
| 375.37 | 377.61 | 371.57 | 376.25 | -0.10% | |
| 379.95 | 380.96 | 372.27 | 376.63 | -0.36% | |
| 378.97 | 383.94 | 374.98 | 377.98 | -0.37% | |
| 375.81 | 384.24 | 374.41 | 379.40 | +0.03% | |
| 382.94 | 390.58 | 379.07 | 379.30 | -2.08% | |
| 385.51 | 391.79 | 382.91 | 387.37 | +0.32% | |
| 380.00 | 388.55 | 377.90 | 386.14 | +2.54% | |
| 375.32 | 378.89 | 372.60 | 376.57 | +1.31% | |
| 370.05 | 372.81 | 364.93 | 371.69 | +0.14% | |
| 369.69 | 374.07 | 363.64 | 371.16 | -0.22% | |
| 366.55 | 374.73 | 360.71 | 371.97 | +1.26% | |
| 351.72 | 382.02 | 350.65 | 367.34 | +6.29% | |
| 345.58 | 348.05 | 341.07 | 345.59 | -1.15% | |
| 340.09 | 352.76 | 340.09 | 349.60 | +1.95% | |
| 344.64 | 350.36 | 342.27 | 342.90 | -0.17% | |
| 344.47 | 348.42 | 342.23 | 343.47 | -0.72% | |
| 350.22 | 353.01 | 345.02 | 345.95 | -1.65% | |
| 359.39 | 359.79 | 351.75 | 351.75 | -2.16% | |
| 357.70 | 359.66 | 352.77 | 359.50 | +1.07% | |
| 346.76 | 356.06 | 346.72 | 355.68 | +2.01% | |
| 352.14 | 357.26 | 346.96 | 348.67 | -0.16% | |
| 348.27 | 364.99 | 347.00 | 349.23 | +1.76% | |
| 336.31 | 346.18 | 334.41 | 343.18 | +2.57% | |
| 332.43 | 337.62 | 328.65 | 334.59 | -0.08% | |
| 327.90 | 337.25 | 323.46 | 334.87 | +0.74% | |
| 332.03 | 336.00 | 329.79 | 332.41 | -0.22% | |
| 332.97 | 338.37 | 331.87 | 333.14 | -0.95% | |
| 329.02 | 337.11 | 329.02 | 336.33 | +1.61% | |
| 330.47 | 336.73 | 328.39 | 331.00 | +0.17% | |
| 327.30 | 331.13 | 325.13 | 330.45 | — |
Prices are adjusted for stock splits. See adjusted closing price for how dividends and splits affect history, and the WAT chart for longer ranges.