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Today's multi-factor rank: 170 of 466 · see the ranking

Waters Corporation (WAT): Quantitative Analysis

Waters Corporation (WAT) — Healthcare — Diagnostics & Research. WAT is in the S&P 500 today. Model factor scores and market data, recalculated every trading day.

So far in 2026, WAT has returned +11.0% against +12.2% for the S&P 500 (SPY): total return, dividends included on both sides, from Dec 31, 2025 to Sep 18, 2026.

WAT ranks 170 of 466 on today's multifactor score, and 25 of the 55 Healthcare companies that score. Its strongest factor is momentum (Z 0.43, ranked 132 of 497); its weakest is value (Z -0.45, ranked 362 of 494). Each factor ranks only the companies with data for it, and the multifactor score only those with all four: that is why the totals differ.

Factor scores

The Z-Score is how many standard deviations the company sits from the index average: 0 is average, positive is better than average, negative is worse.

FactorZ-ScoreRank
Multifactor0.054170 of 466 ↑20
Momentum0.432132 of 497 ↑21
Value-0.452362 of 494 ↑2
Quality0.203144 of 473 =
Growth0.032167 of 494 ↓1

Market data

MetricValue
Price$421.63
Market Cap41.40B
P/E108.67
Revenue (last 12 months)4.64B
Price / book2.73
Book value per share$154.70
52-week range$282.77 – $431.78
Beta1.19
Average volume808,895
Shares outstanding98.19M
Short interest (% of float)3.36% (as of Aug 31, 2026)

When does WAT report earnings? 12 of its last 12, before the open →

What are WAT insiders doing? 50 transactions filed with the SEC, of them 2 buys and 1 sell, the last one on Aug 6, 2026 →

Data as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: point-in-time SEC fundamentals and closing prices. Method and formulas are on the home page.

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