Waters Corporation

DB:WAZ Stock Report

Market Cap: €27.5b

Waters Valuation

Is WAZ undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

2/6

Valuation Score 2/6

  • Below Future Cash Flow Value

  • Significantly Below Future Cash Flow Value

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Peers

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Industry

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Future Cash Flow Value

What is the Fair Price of WAZ when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

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Below Future Cash Flow Value: WAZ (€279) is trading below our estimate of future cash flow value (€403.59)

Significantly Below Future Cash Flow Value: WAZ is trading below future cash flow value by more than 20%.

Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for WAZ?

Key metric: As WAZ is profitable we use its Price-To-Earnings Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for WAZ. This is calculated by dividing WAZ's market cap by their current earnings.
What is WAZ's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio49.8x
EarningsUS$642.63m
Market CapUS$32.49b

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does WAZ's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for WAZ vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average40.9x
SRT3 Sartorius
103x21.10%€14.2b
1SXP SCHOTT Pharma KGaA
14.7x8.15%€2.2b
GXI Gerresheimer
26.2x42.66%€611.4m
MRK Merck KGaA
19.5x9.81%€51.1b
WAZ Waters
49.8x18.75%€32.5b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: WAZ is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (49.8x) compared to the peer average (40.9x).

Historical Price to Earnings Ratio

Historical Price to Earnings Ratio compares a stock's price to its earnings over time. Higher ratios indicate that investors are willing to pay more for the stock.

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Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does WAZ's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the European Life Sciences Industry?

3 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
WAZ 49.8xIndustry Avg. 36.5xNo. of Companies4PE020406080100+
3 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: WAZ is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (49.8x) compared to the Global Life Sciences industry average (35.8x).

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is WAZ's PE Ratio compared to its Fair PE Ratio? This is the expected PE Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

WAZ PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio49.8x
Fair PE Ratio34.3x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: WAZ is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (49.8x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (34.3x).

Analyst Price Targets

What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?

The above table shows the analyst WAZ forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
Current€279.00
€327.29
+17.31%
11.21%€398.56€279.84n/a22
Apr ’27€254.90
€339.43
+33.16%
11.33%€414.43€284.92n/a22
Mar ’27€268.70
€337.66
+25.67%
11.42%€407.18€279.94n/a21
Feb ’27€308.60
€348.44
+12.91%
9.05%€401.14€291.66n/a18
Jan ’27€322.10
€345.54
+7.28%
10.03%€407.14€295.30n/a16
Dec ’26€343.20
€335.58
-2.22%
7.81%€397.26€300.66n/a14
Nov ’26€294.80
€305.55
+3.65%
9.77%€395.09€270.55n/a15
Oct ’26€250.70
€296.01
+18.07%
11.14%€392.24€255.81n/a14
Sep ’26€254.00
€300.51
+18.31%
11.17%€394.68€257.40n/a15
Aug ’26€248.90
€327.53
+31.59%
11.69%€407.25€289.01n/a16
Jul ’26€292.30
€332.11
+13.62%
9.04%€392.93€298.97n/a19
Jun ’26€310.30
€342.77
+10.46%
9.09%€406.18€302.97n/a20
May ’26€295.30
€339.15
+14.85%
8.91%€399.42€295.22n/a20
Apr ’26€335.80
€372.20
+10.84%
7.65%€425.18€314.26€254.9020
Mar ’26€354.60
€384.71
+8.49%
7.16%€433.89€327.83€268.7019
Feb ’26€397.20
€373.84
-5.88%
7.77%€409.96€324.16€308.6019
Jan ’26€353.70
€367.41
+3.88%
8.01%€413.62€327.05€322.1018
Dec ’25€363.00
€354.35
-2.38%
7.51%€391.68€306.74€343.2017
Nov ’25€292.50
€332.36
+13.63%
6.98%€382.96€299.91€294.8017
Oct ’25€318.80
€308.42
-3.26%
6.74%€343.29€271.02€250.7017
Sep ’25€307.70
€304.19
-1.14%
6.70%€339.76€268.23€254.0017
Aug ’25€307.60
€312.98
+1.75%
6.26%€347.51€278.01€248.9016
Jul ’25€266.70
€302.87
+13.56%
5.71%€334.52€256.96€292.3016
Jun ’25€280.70
€301.27
+7.33%
4.77%€330.83€272.61€310.3016
May ’25€291.40
€305.45
+4.82%
4.86%€328.58€281.64€295.3017
Apr ’25€318.00
€295.81
-6.98%
4.80%€320.04€274.32€335.8016
€330.11
Fair Value
15.5% undervalued intrinsic discount
22
Number of Analysts

Analyst Forecast: Target price is less than 20% higher than the current share price.

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2026/04/15 07:19
End of Day Share Price 2026/04/15 00:00
Earnings2025/12/31
Annual Earnings2025/12/31

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

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Analyst Sources

Waters Corporation is covered by 39 analysts. 21 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Catherine Ramsey SchulteBaird
Charles ButlerBarclays
Luke SergottBarclays