Waters's Cash & cash equivalent grew by 16.67 % in the Q2 2026 sequentially, faster than Current Liabilities, this led to improvement in Waters's Quick Ratio to 0.22, Quick Ratio remained below Waters Corporation average.

Within Laboratory Analytical Instruments industry 18 other companies have achieved higher Quick Ratio than Waters in second quarter 2026. While Quick Ratio total ranking in the second quarter 2026 has deteriorated compared to the prior quarter from 3058 to 3302.

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WAT Quick Ratio	(Jul 04 2026) Q2	(Apr 04 2026) Q1	(Dec 31 2025) Q4	(Sep 27 2025) Q3	(Jun 28 2025) Q2
Y / Y Current Liabilities Change	146.63 %	149.21 %	75.12 %	390.07 %	335.92 %
Y / Y Cash & cash equivalent Change	46.78 %	20.67 %	80.67 %	38.31 %	11.98 %
Quick Ratio MRQ	0.22	0.2	0.47	0.37	0.38
WAT's Total Ranking	# 3302	# 3058	# 1910	# 2270	# 2128
Seq. Current Liabilities Change	5.54 %	83.38 %	-0.94 %	28.64 %	6.64 %
Seq. Cash & cash equivalent Change	16.67 %	-21.41 %	28.03 %	25.03 %	-4.09 %

Quick Ratio second quarter 2026 Company Ranking
Within:	No.
Laboratory Analytical Instruments Industry	# 19
Healthcare Sector	# 815
Overall Market	# 3302

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

Financial Statements
Waters's Current Liabilities	$ 2,399 Millions	Visit WAT's Balance sheet
Waters's Cash & cash equivalent	$ 539 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	(Jul 04 2026) 12 Months	(Apr 04 2026) 12 Months	(Dec 31 2025) 12 Months	(Sep 27 2025) 12 Months	(Jun 28 2025) 12 Months
Y / Y Current Liabilities TTM Growth	151.51 %	173.38 %	200.97 %	323.74 %	214.53 %
Y / Y Cash & cash equivalent TTM Growth	45.51 %	37.14 %	35.71 %	9.95 %	0.41 %
Quick Ratio TTM	0.29	0.33	0.41	0.4	0.49
Total Ranking TTM	# 4081	# 3217	# 2513	# 3059	# 2886
Seq. Current Liabilities TTM Growth	24.86 %	31.1 %	13.83 %	34.97 %	35.72 %
Seq. Cash & cash equivalent TTM Growth	9.16 %	4.4 %	17.1 %	9.04 %	2.87 %

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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 rise in Current Liabilities in the Q2 2026 to $2,399.00 millions, cumulative Quick Ratio decreased to 0.29 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 first quarter 2026 from 3217 to 4081.

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TTM Quick Ratio Company Ranking
Within:	No.
Within the Laboratory Analytical Instruments Industry	# 23
Healthcare Sector	# 908
Within the Market	# 4081

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 Jul 04 2026, within Laboratory Analytical Instruments Industry	Quick Ratio	Jul 04 2026 MRQ Cash & cash equivalent	Jul 04 2026 MRQ Current Liabilities
Harvard Bioscience Inc	0.26	$ 6.503 Millions	$ 24.793 Millions
Waters Corporation	0.22	$ 539.000 Millions	$ 2,399.000 Millions
Kewaunee Scientific Corporation	0.22	$ 10.261 Millions	$ 47.235 Millions
Bruker Corporation	0.18	$ 217.200 Millions	$ 1,204.700 Millions
Illumina Inc	0.07	$ 128.000 Millions	$ 1,717.000 Millions

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