Waters's Cash & cash equivalent grew by 10.02 % in the Q3 2026 sequentially, while Current Liabilities decreased, this led to improvement in Waters's Quick Ratio to 0.27, Quick Ratio remained below Waters Corporation average.

Within Laboratory Analytical Instruments industry 18 other companies have achieved higher Quick Ratio than Waters in third quarter 2026. While Quick Ratio total ranking in the third quarter 2026 has deteriorated compared to the prior quarter from 3058 to 3305.

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WAT Quick Ratio	(Oct 03 2026) Q3	(Jul 04 2026) Q2	(Apr 04 2026) Q1	(Dec 31 2025) Q4	(Sep 27 2025) Q3
Y / Y Current Liabilities Change	84.28 %	Subscribe	Subscribe	Subscribe	Subscribe
Y / Y Cash & cash equivalent Change	29.16 %	Subscribe	Subscribe	Subscribe	Subscribe
Quick Ratio MRQ	0.27	Subscribe	Subscribe	Subscribe	Subscribe
WAT's Total Ranking	# 3305	Subscribe	Subscribe	Subscribe	Subscribe
Seq. Current Liabilities Change	-9.13 %	Subscribe	Subscribe	Subscribe	Subscribe
Seq. Cash & cash equivalent Change	10.02 %	Subscribe	Subscribe	Subscribe	Subscribe

Quick Ratio third quarter 2026 Company Ranking
Within:	No.
Laboratory Analytical Instruments Industry	# 19
Healthcare Sector	# 815
Overall Market	# 3305

Quick Ratio Statistics
High	Average	Low
8.03	2.49	0.2
(Mar 30 2019)		(Apr 04 2026)

Financial Statements
Waters's Current Liabilities	$ 2,180 Millions	Visit WAT's Balance sheet
Waters's Cash & cash equivalent	$ 593 Millions	Visit WAT's Balance sheet
Source of WAT's Sales		Visit WAT's Sales by Geography

Cumulative Waters's Quick Ratio

WAT's Quick Ratio for the trailling 12 Months

WAT Quick Ratio	(Oct 03 2026) 12 Months	(Jul 04 2026) 12 Months	(Apr 04 2026) 12 Months	(Dec 31 2025) 12 Months	(Sep 27 2025) 12 Months
Y / Y Current Liabilities TTM Growth	109.76 %	Subscribe	Subscribe	Subscribe	Subscribe
Y / Y Cash & cash equivalent TTM Growth	42.18 %	Subscribe	Subscribe	Subscribe	Subscribe
Quick Ratio TTM	0.27	Subscribe	Subscribe	Subscribe	Subscribe
Total Ranking TTM	# 4083	Subscribe	Subscribe	Subscribe	Subscribe
Seq. Current Liabilities TTM Growth	14.05 %	Subscribe	Subscribe	Subscribe	Subscribe
Seq. Cash & cash equivalent TTM Growth	6.54 %	Subscribe	Subscribe	Subscribe	Subscribe

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News about Waters Corporation Quick Ratio

Waters Corp Faces Challenges as Share Performance Falters Amidst Market Trends

This week, Waters Corp has seen its shares underperforming in comparison to the overall market, experiencing a decline in performance. Additionally, Waters Corp customers have witnessed a slight decrease in share value throughout the year. While the company s suppliers have faced deteriorating revenues, the sales have shown sequential growth. This article explores these developments and highlights the factors contributing to Waters Corp s current market challenges.Waters Corp Share PerformanceSo far this year, Waters Corp s share performance has fallen behind the market, registering a decrease of -0.91%. Despite the overall decrease, the company s customers have experienced a slight decline in share value during the same period. This suggests that Waters Corp is facing specific internal challenges that have impacted customer confidence.

On the trailing twelve months basis Due to decrease in Current Liabilities in the Q3 2026 to $2,180.00 millions, cumulative Quick Ratio decreased to 0.27 below the average Quick Ratio.
Quick Ratio is the average cumulative value over the last four quarters.

Among companies operating within Laboratory Analytical Instruments industry 22 other companies have achieved higher Quick Ratio than Waters. While Quick Ratio total ranking has deteriorated compared to the previous twelve months ending in the second quarter 2026 from 3217 to 4083.

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TTM Quick Ratio Company Ranking
Within:	No.
Within the Laboratory Analytical Instruments Industry	# 23
Healthcare Sector	# 909
Within the Market	# 4083

trailing twelve months Quick Ratio Statistics
High	Average	Low
1.72	0.81	0.29
(Mar 31 2019)		(Jul 04 2026)

Companies with similar Quick Ratio in the quarter ending Oct 03 2026, within Laboratory Analytical Instruments Industry	Quick Ratio	Oct 03 2026 MRQ Cash & cash equivalent	Oct 03 2026 MRQ Current Liabilities
Bionano Genomics Inc	0.66	$ 8.168 Millions	$ 12.307 Millions
Revvity Inc	0.63	$ 592.799 Millions	$ 936.977 Millions
Avantor Inc	0.34	$ 464.300 Millions	$ 1,369.000 Millions
Waters Corporation	0.27	$ 593.000 Millions	$ 2,180.000 Millions
Harvard Bioscience Inc	0.19	$ 4.856 Millions	$ 26.127 Millions
Bruker Corporation	0.13	$ 148.100 Millions	$ 1,172.100 Millions
BIOFORCE NANOSCIENCES HOLDINGS, INC.	0.11	$ 0.032 Millions	$ 0.277 Millions

Date modified: 2026-11-12T05:50:52+00:00

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