Waters Corporation
404.81USD
+1.9000 (+0.47%)
Consensus EPS on the street’s adjusted basis, not the filed GAAP figure — which is why the actuals here can differ from the income statement.
| Period | Consensus EPS | 90 days ago | Revisions up (30d) | Revisions down (30d) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current quarter | $4▼ | $4.02 | 14 | 5 |
| Next quarter | $4.67▲ | $4.66 | 7 | 11 |
| Current year | $14.58▲ | $14.51 | 21 | 2 |
| Next year | $16.55▲ | $16.47 | 13 | 10 |
Beat in 4 of the last 4
| Quarter | Estimate | Actual | Surprise |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-30 | $3.01 | $3.05 | +0.04 (+1.4%) |
| 2026-03-31 | $2.31 | $2.7 | +0.39 (+17.0%) |
| 2025-12-31 | $4.51 | $4.53 | +0.02 (+0.5%) |
| 2025-09-30 | $3.22 | $3.4 | +0.18 (+5.5%) |
265 ratings from 37 firms
Ratings are attributed to the research firm, not to individual analysts. See every ticker.
| Firm | Action | Rating | Price Target | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UBS | Upgraded from Neutral | Buy | $375 $490 | Sep 9, 2026 |
| Piper Sandler | Upgraded from Neutral | Overweight | $400 $480 | Aug 27, 2026 |
| Citigroup | Maintained | Buy | $425 $470 | Aug 10, 2026 |
| TD Cowen | Upgraded from Hold | Buy | $408 $475 | Aug 5, 2026 |
| RBC Capital | Maintained | Outperform | $435 $475 | Aug 5, 2026 |
| Evercore ISI Group | Maintained | Outperform | $410 $420 | Aug 5, 2026 |
| Wells Fargo | Maintained | Equal-Weight | $370 $400 | Aug 5, 2026 |
| Barclays | Maintained | Overweight | $425 $460 | Aug 5, 2026 |
| Goldman Sachs | Maintained | Buy | $380 $425 | Jul 14, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Maintained | Equal-Weight | $350 $390 | Jul 9, 2026 |
| RBC Capital | Initiated | Outperform | $435 | Jul 9, 2026 |
| Guggenheim | Reiterated | Buy | $440 | Jul 8, 2026 |
| Evercore ISI Group | Maintained | Outperform | $380 $410 | Jul 6, 2026 |
| Piper Sandler | Initiated | Neutral | $400 | Jun 11, 2026 |
| HSBC | Maintained | Buy | $415 $435 | Jun 3, 2026 |
| B of A Securities | Maintained | Neutral | $370 $400 | Jun 2, 2026 |
| Wells Fargo | Maintained | Equal-Weight | $355 $370 | May 14, 2026 |
| Barclays | Maintained | Overweight | $400 $425 | May 7, 2026 |
| UBS | Maintained | Neutral | $330 $375 | May 6, 2026 |
| JP Morgan | Maintained | Neutral | $330 $345 | May 6, 2026 |
| TD Cowen | Maintained | Hold | $345 $385 | May 6, 2026 |
| UBS | Maintained | Neutral | $370 $330 | Apr 13, 2026 |
| Deutsche Bank | Maintained | Hold | $370 $330 | Mar 25, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Maintained | Equal-Weight | $423 $350 | Feb 23, 2026 |
| Wells Fargo | Maintained | Equal-Weight | $415 $355 | Feb 11, 2026 |
60 filings from 14 insiders · 7 buy / 1 sell over 6m
Officers and directors of WAT, from the last two years of filings. Grants, gifts and option exercises are shown but not colour-coded — they are compensation, not a view on the price.
| Insider | Action | Shares | Price | Value | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KUEBLER CHRISTOPHER ADirector | Exercise | 3.6k | $136.43 | $495k | Aug 6, 2026 |
| KUEBLER CHRISTOPHER ADirector | Sell | 3.6k | $397.94 | $1.44M | Aug 6, 2026 |
| JIANG WEIDirector | Grant | 67 | — | — | Jun 30, 2026 |
| KNIGHT HEATHERDirector | Grant | 63 | — | — | Jun 30, 2026 |
| JIANG WEIDirector | Grant | 64 | — | — | Mar 31, 2026 |
| KNIGHT HEATHERDirector | Grant | 68 | — | — | Mar 31, 2026 |
| JIANG WEIDirector | Buy | 500 | $289.46 | $145k | Mar 16, 2026 |
| FEARON RICHARD HDirector | Buy | 1.0k | $306.34 | $306k | Mar 6, 2026 |
| FEARON RICHARD HDirector | Grant | 23 | — | — | Feb 25, 2026 |
| JIANG WEIDirector | Grant | 23 | — | — | Feb 25, 2026 |
| KNIGHT HEATHERDirector | Grant | 23 | — | — | Feb 25, 2026 |
| CARPIO ROBERT L IIIOfficer | Grant | 997 | — | — | Feb 25, 2026 |
| CHAUBAL AMOLChief Financial Officer | Grant | 1.5k | — | — | Feb 25, 2026 |
| BATRA UDITChief Executive Officer | Grant | 5.2k | — | — | Feb 25, 2026 |
| HUANG PEARL S.Director | Grant | 23 | — | — | Feb 25, 2026 |
| BENNETT JIANQINGOfficer | Grant | 986 | — | — | Feb 25, 2026 |
| FRASER CLAIREDirector | Grant | 358 | — | — | Feb 25, 2026 |
| VERGNANO MARK PDirector | Grant | 23 | — | — | Feb 25, 2026 |
| BRENNAN DANIEL JDirector | Grant | 23 | — | — | Feb 25, 2026 |
| ORNSKOV FLEMMINGDirector | Grant | 336 | — | — | Feb 25, 2026 |
No analyst notes on WAT yet.
Analyst Ratings
23 analysts covering
| Period | Strong Buy | Buy | Hold | Sell | Strong Sell | Consensus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current | 3 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 0 | Buy2.17 |
| 1 mo ago | 3 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 0 | Buy2.17 |
| 2 mo ago | 3 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 0 | Buy2.21 |
| 3 mo ago | 2 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 0 | Buy2.29 |