Waters (WAT) Earnings

In its last earnings report on February 12, 2025, Waters reported earnings per share (EPS) of $4.10, compared to an estimated EPS of $4.03. The company reported revenue of $872.71M, compared to an estimated revenue of $857.06M.

Waters's current Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio is 34.51. The trailing twelve months (TTM) P/E ratio is 33.72. The P/E ratio is a valuation metric that compares a company's current share price to its earnings per share (EPS). A higher P/E ratio suggests that investors are expecting higher earnings growth in the future compared to companies with a lower P/E ratio.

For the fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, Waters reported total revenue of $2.96B and net income of $637.83M. This represents a net profit margin of 0.215601948.

Waters's earnings yield is 2.90%. The earnings yield is the inverse of the P/E ratio and represents the percentage of each dollar invested in the stock that was earned by the company.

Waters's return on equity (ROE) is 34.88%. ROE is a measure of financial performance calculated by dividing net income by shareholders' equity. It measures how effectively management is using a company's assets to create profits.

Waters's gross profit margin is 74.72%. This indicates that for every dollar of revenue, the company retains $0.75 as gross profit after accounting for the cost of goods sold.