Waters Corporation

NYSE:WAT Stock Report

Market Cap: US$20.5b

Waters Future Growth

Future criteria checks 2/6

Waters is forecast to grow earnings and revenue by 8.6% and 5.5% per annum respectively. EPS is expected to grow by 10.3% per annum. Return on equity is forecast to be 32.2% in 3 years.

Key information

8.6%

Earnings growth rate

10.3%

EPS growth rate

Life Sciences earnings growth18.4%
Revenue growth rate5.5%
Future return on equity32.2%
Analyst coverage

Good

Last updated19 Nov 2024

Recent future growth updates

Waters Corporation (NYSE:WAT) Released Earnings Last Week And Analysts Lifted Their Price Target To US$323

Feb 09
Waters Corporation (NYSE:WAT) Released Earnings Last Week And Analysts Lifted Their Price Target To US$323

Recent updates

Is Waters (NYSE:WAT) A Risky Investment?

Nov 21
Is Waters (NYSE:WAT) A Risky Investment?

Waters Corp: Short Reinvestment Runway Diminishes High Multiples

Nov 13

Waters Corporation's (NYSE:WAT) Price Is Out Of Tune With Earnings

Sep 11
Waters Corporation's (NYSE:WAT) Price Is Out Of Tune With Earnings

A Look At The Fair Value Of Waters Corporation (NYSE:WAT)

Aug 24
A Look At The Fair Value Of Waters Corporation (NYSE:WAT)

Waters Corp.: Embedded Expectations High Under Present Conditions

Aug 15

Does Waters (NYSE:WAT) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?

Aug 06
Does Waters (NYSE:WAT) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?

Should You Think About Buying Waters Corporation (NYSE:WAT) Now?

Jul 19
Should You Think About Buying Waters Corporation (NYSE:WAT) Now?

Waters Corporation's (NYSE:WAT) Business Is Yet to Catch Up With Its Share Price

May 26
Waters Corporation's (NYSE:WAT) Business Is Yet to Catch Up With Its Share Price

Waters Corporation: Still Struggling A Bit

May 24

Estimating The Intrinsic Value Of Waters Corporation (NYSE:WAT)

Apr 25
Estimating The Intrinsic Value Of Waters Corporation (NYSE:WAT)

Is It Too Late To Consider Buying Waters Corporation (NYSE:WAT)?

Apr 07
Is It Too Late To Consider Buying Waters Corporation (NYSE:WAT)?

We Think Waters (NYSE:WAT) Can Stay On Top Of Its Debt

Mar 19
We Think Waters (NYSE:WAT) Can Stay On Top Of Its Debt

Waters Corporation: A Great (Share Price) Run

Mar 11

Waters Corporation (NYSE:WAT) Released Earnings Last Week And Analysts Lifted Their Price Target To US$323

Feb 09
Waters Corporation (NYSE:WAT) Released Earnings Last Week And Analysts Lifted Their Price Target To US$323

Waters Corporation's (NYSE:WAT) Price Is Out Of Tune With Earnings

Jan 09
Waters Corporation's (NYSE:WAT) Price Is Out Of Tune With Earnings

Waters Corporation: High Quality Niche Company In Mass Spectrometry

Dec 28

A Look At The Fair Value Of Waters Corporation (NYSE:WAT)

Dec 10
A Look At The Fair Value Of Waters Corporation (NYSE:WAT)

Is There Now An Opportunity In Waters Corporation (NYSE:WAT)?

Nov 25
Is There Now An Opportunity In Waters Corporation (NYSE:WAT)?

Waters Corporation: Appealing Levels Are Offset By Weaker Performance

Nov 13

Waters (NYSE:WAT) Seems To Use Debt Quite Sensibly

Oct 26
Waters (NYSE:WAT) Seems To Use Debt Quite Sensibly

Waters Corporation: Buybacks Ceased, Incremental Returns Languishing (Rating Downgrade)

Sep 27

What Does Waters Corporation's (NYSE:WAT) Share Price Indicate?

Aug 21
What Does Waters Corporation's (NYSE:WAT) Share Price Indicate?

Calculating The Intrinsic Value Of Waters Corporation (NYSE:WAT)

Aug 03
Calculating The Intrinsic Value Of Waters Corporation (NYSE:WAT)

Waters Corporation: Temporary Headwinds Present A Buying Opportunity

Jul 18

These 4 Measures Indicate That Waters (NYSE:WAT) Is Using Debt Reasonably Well

Jul 16
These 4 Measures Indicate That Waters (NYSE:WAT) Is Using Debt Reasonably Well

Is Now The Time To Look At Buying Waters Corporation (NYSE:WAT)?

May 23
Is Now The Time To Look At Buying Waters Corporation (NYSE:WAT)?

A Look At The Intrinsic Value Of Waters Corporation (NYSE:WAT)

Apr 29
A Look At The Intrinsic Value Of Waters Corporation (NYSE:WAT)

Here's Why Waters (NYSE:WAT) Can Manage Its Debt Responsibly

Apr 08
Here's Why Waters (NYSE:WAT) Can Manage Its Debt Responsibly

What Is Waters Corporation's (NYSE:WAT) Share Price Doing?

Feb 22
What Is Waters Corporation's (NYSE:WAT) Share Price Doing?

Waters Q4 2022 Earnings Preview

Feb 14

Waters Corp.: Now Best Price-Positioned Medical Services Stock

Feb 02

Waters Corporation (NYSE:WAT) Shares Could Be 31% Above Their Intrinsic Value Estimate

Jan 26
Waters Corporation (NYSE:WAT) Shares Could Be 31% Above Their Intrinsic Value Estimate

Does Waters (NYSE:WAT) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?

Jan 05
Does Waters (NYSE:WAT) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?

Should You Think About Buying Waters Corporation (NYSE:WAT) Now?

Nov 24
Should You Think About Buying Waters Corporation (NYSE:WAT) Now?

Waters Corporation: Tactical Buy Seeking Upside Objectives Of $345, $363

Nov 16

Waters Q3 2022 Earnings Preview

Oct 31

Estimating The Fair Value Of Waters Corporation (NYSE:WAT)

Oct 19
Estimating The Fair Value Of Waters Corporation (NYSE:WAT)

Waters announces €6M R&D investment at Wexford facility

Oct 07

Is Waters (NYSE:WAT) Using Too Much Debt?

Oct 01
Is Waters (NYSE:WAT) Using Too Much Debt?

Do Waters' (NYSE:WAT) Earnings Warrant Your Attention?

Aug 23
Do Waters' (NYSE:WAT) Earnings Warrant Your Attention?

Waters Corporation: Thesis Unchanged

Aug 18

Is There Now An Opportunity In Waters Corporation (NYSE:WAT)?

Aug 05
Is There Now An Opportunity In Waters Corporation (NYSE:WAT)?

Earnings and Revenue Growth Forecasts

NYSE:WAT - Analysts future estimates and past financials data (USD Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsFree Cash FlowCash from OpAvg. No. Analysts
12/31/20263,30176074392214
12/31/20253,11271276291418
12/31/20242,94363064776917
9/28/20242,905623620752N/A
6/29/20242,877596561705N/A
3/30/20242,909604514669N/A
12/31/20232,956642442603N/A
9/30/20232,995653390571N/A
7/1/20232,992675387572N/A
4/1/20232,966689425610N/A
12/31/20222,972708428612N/A
10/1/20222,950697465631N/A
7/2/20222,901702477641N/A
4/2/20222,868705565727N/A
12/31/20212,786693579747N/A
10/2/20212,736695626797N/A
7/3/20212,671660642802N/A
4/3/20212,509616697857N/A
12/31/20202,365522618791N/A
9/26/20202,295504536715N/A
6/27/20202,278515495691N/A
3/28/20202,358537430619N/A
12/31/20192,407592479643N/A
9/28/20192,405577491633N/A
6/29/20192,406580475631N/A
3/30/20192,403591467604N/A
12/31/20182,420594508604N/A
9/29/20182,39255489615N/A
6/30/20182,38051N/A623N/A
3/31/20182,34227N/A699N/A
12/31/20172,30920N/A698N/A
9/30/20172,251548N/A679N/A
7/1/20172,212537N/A674N/A
4/1/20172,190533N/A656N/A
12/31/20162,167522N/A643N/A
10/1/20162,125498N/A623N/A
7/2/20162,099490N/A613N/A
4/2/20162,057467N/A567N/A
12/31/20152,042469N/A573N/A
10/3/20152,040469N/A568N/A
7/4/20152,032467N/A557N/A
4/4/20152,019457N/A550N/A
12/31/20141,989432N/A512N/A
9/27/20141,971422N/A493N/A
6/28/20141,935406N/A470N/A
3/29/20141,904399N/A473N/A
12/31/20131,904450N/A485N/A

Analyst Future Growth Forecasts

Earnings vs Savings Rate: WAT's forecast earnings growth (8.6% per year) is above the savings rate (2.6%).

Earnings vs Market: WAT's earnings (8.6% per year) are forecast to grow slower than the US market (15.3% per year).

High Growth Earnings: WAT's earnings are forecast to grow, but not significantly.

Revenue vs Market: WAT's revenue (5.5% per year) is forecast to grow slower than the US market (8.9% per year).

High Growth Revenue: WAT's revenue (5.5% per year) is forecast to grow slower than 20% per year.

Earnings per Share Growth Forecasts

Future Return on Equity

Future ROE: WAT's Return on Equity is forecast to be high in 3 years time (32.2%)

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