Waters Dividends and Buybacks
Dividend criteria checks 0/6
Waters does not have a record of paying a dividend.
Key information
n/a
Dividend yield
-0.02%
Buyback Yield
| Total Shareholder Yield | -0.02% |
| Future Dividend Yield | 0% |
| Dividend Growth | n/a |
| Next dividend pay date | n/a |
| Ex dividend date | n/a |
| Dividend per share | n/a |
| Payout ratio | n/a |
Recent dividend and buyback updates
Recent updates
Waters Corporation: Bigger, Better, But Fairly Priced
Feb 03Estimating The Intrinsic Value Of Waters Corporation (NYSE:WAT)
Jan 04
Risks To Shareholder Returns Are Elevated At These Prices For Waters Corporation (NYSE:WAT)
Sep 19Are Investors Undervaluing Waters Corporation (NYSE:WAT) By 36%?
Jul 24These 4 Measures Indicate That Waters (NYSE:WAT) Is Using Debt Reasonably Well
Jul 06Waters Corporation's (NYSE:WAT) Shares May Have Run Too Fast Too Soon
May 07Is Waters Corporation (NYSE:WAT) Trading At A 24% Discount?
Apr 19Waters Corporation: Instrument Replacement Cycle Momentum, But Valuation Is A Concern
Feb 21Weighing In On Waters Corporation: Facing A Valuation Headwind
Jan 29Waters Corp: Short Reinvestment Runway Diminishes High Multiples
Nov 13Waters Corp.: Embedded Expectations High Under Present Conditions
Aug 15Waters Corporation: Still Struggling A Bit
May 24Waters Corporation: A Great (Share Price) Run
Mar 11Waters Corporation: High Quality Niche Company In Mass Spectrometry
Dec 28Waters Corporation: Appealing Levels Are Offset By Weaker Performance
Nov 13Waters Corporation: Buybacks Ceased, Incremental Returns Languishing (Rating Downgrade)
Sep 27Stability and Growth of Payments
Fetching dividends data
Stable Dividend: Insufficient data to determine if WAT's dividends per share have been stable in the past.
Growing Dividend: Insufficient data to determine if WAT's dividend payments have been increasing.
Dividend Yield vs Market
| Waters Dividend Yield vs Market |
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| Segment | Dividend Yield |
|---|---|
| Company (WAT) | n/a |
| Market Bottom 25% (US) | 1.4% |
| Market Top 25% (US) | 4.2% |
| Industry Average (Life Sciences) | 0.6% |
| Analyst forecast (WAT) (up to 3 years) | 0% |
Notable Dividend: Unable to evaluate WAT's dividend yield against the bottom 25% of dividend payers, as the company has not reported any recent payouts.
High Dividend: Unable to evaluate WAT's dividend yield against the top 25% of dividend payers, as the company has not reported any recent payouts.
Earnings Payout to Shareholders
Earnings Coverage: Insufficient data to calculate WAT's payout ratio to determine if its dividend payments are covered by earnings.
Cash Payout to Shareholders
Cash Flow Coverage: Unable to calculate sustainability of dividends as WAT has not reported any payouts.
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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2026/02/15 18:47 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2026/02/13 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2025/12/31 |
| Annual Earnings | 2025/12/31 |
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.
| Package | Data | Timeframe | Example US Source * |
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| Company Financials | 10 years |
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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Analyst Sources
Waters Corporation is covered by 37 analysts. 16 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
| Analyst | Institution |
|---|---|
| Catherine Ramsey Schulte | Baird |
| Charles Butler | Barclays |
| Luke Sergott | Barclays |