Waters Corporation (WAT) Revenue-to-Profit Sankey Flow & SEC XBRL Financials

$480.07 +0.67% NYSE • Public Delayed / 60s Snapshot

Waters Corporation (WAT) carries a Roarable Rating of C (Hold) with 65/100 RQD Confidence. The underlying business is intact, so current owners don’t need to panic-sell—but mixed big-money flow or rich pricing means new buyers can afford to wait for either a pullback or a B-or-higher upgrade.

ROARABLE C • HOLD / WATCH Cap $47.17B
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RQD QUANT TACHOMETERHOLD / WATCH • C
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12M PRICE TARGET CONE+3.1% Base Target
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WHALE OPTIONS TUG-OF-WAR:53% Call Buyers ($4.5M)
47% PutsMax Pain: $470.00
VISUAL REVENUE-TO-PROFIT SANKEY WATERFALL • FY 2025 (10-K)

How WAT Turns Every Dollar of Sales Into Real Bottom-Line Profit

Free Cash Flow:$510.1M (16.1% FCF Margin)
Revenue$3.17BGross Profit $1.88B (59.3%)Cost of Sales $1.29BOp Profit $802.6M (25.4%)OpEx (R&D/SG&A) $1.07BNet Profit$642.6M (20.3%)Tax/Other $160.0M

Multi-Year SEC EDGAR XBRL Revenue, Net Profit & Free Cash Flow Trajectory

■ Revenue■ Net Profit■ Free Cash Flow
FY23
Rev $2.96B
FY24
Rev $2.96B
FY25
Rev $3.17B
Fiscal YearRevenueGross MarginOp MarginNet ProfitFree Cash FlowROIC %
FY 2025$3.17B59.3%25.4%$642.6M$510.1M21.7%
FY 2024$2.96B59.4%27.9%$637.8M$629.0M20.9%
FY 2023$2.96B44%27.7%$642.2M$469.8M4.1%
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WAT // CANDLESTICK & AUTO-TRENDLINE WORKSTATION6M: +49.64%▲ ASCENDING CHANNEL
2026-10-30O $479.0H $480.6L $458.9C $462.7VOL 1.34M
RES: $484.9SUP: $440.7SMA50: $430.2SMA200: $369.5
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WAT Dilution Monitor, Expectations Hurdle, Butterfly Connections & Policy Exposure

Share Count & Dilution Monitor (#25)

Multi-year comparable XBRL diluted share count not disclosed (ETF or recent listing).

Reverse-DCF Expectations Hurdle (#30)
47.3%/yr Implied 5Y Growth

vs. +7.0% actual YoY revenue growth (assuming 9.25% cost of equity & 16.5x terminal multiple).

Ellis Vennor Setup Ledger (#33)

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How profitable is Waters Corporation (WAT)?

In FY 2025 (10-K), WAT converted $3.2B of revenue into a 59.3% gross margin, 25.4% operating margin, and $510.1M in free cash flow (16.1% FCF margin).