WAT WATERS CORP
2026Q2 · CUSIP 941848103 · Sector: Healthcare & Biotech
Net holder growth weakened from last quarter
1,186 funds held WAT at the end of 2026Q2, up 9 from the quarter before. Buying has come off its highs, but funds are not exiting. On the business itself, the P/E is 113.7x, return on equity is 1.1%. WAT has had 18 buying rushes in its history, and the price moved +3.3% on average over the six months after (that is the raw price move, not how much it beat the market by). It sits in the Healthcare & Biotech sector.
How many funds owned it, quarter by quarter
Bars = net change in institutional holders, positive (green) or negative (red). Line = total institutional holders.
What happened after each past buying rush 18 times in its history
| Quarter of the rush | How unusual then | Price, next 3 months | Price, next 6 months |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026Q1 | Top 1% in the market | +14.1% | +23.2% |
| 2025Q4 | Top 10% | -6.5% | +3.9% |
| 2024Q4 | Top 10% | -1.9% | -2.8% |
| 2023Q1 | Top 10% | +1.0% | +3.5% |
| 2021Q3 | Top 5% | +3.8% | -8.2% |
| 2021Q2 | Top 10% | -13.3% | -12.9% |
| 2021Q1 | Top 20% | +17.2% | +30.8% |
| 2020Q4 | Top 20% | +7.6% | +9.1% |
These are the raw price moves, not how much it beat the market by. Compare them against the market over the same months — in a strong bull market almost everything is up.
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These are for people who want to dig. Skip them if they do not mean anything to you — the three numbers above are enough.
Fundamentals
Quarterly figures, revenue up to 10 years back; EPS split-adjusted, early quarters hidden when not calibrable
P/E = close around day 47 after quarter-end ÷ TTM EPS then; this is a consistent valuation date, not the company’s actual filing date; loss quarters hidden
FCF = operating cash flow − capex, computed from SEC XBRL; banks/insurers have no standard cash-flow structure and are hidden
As of 2026-07-04 · SEC filings (XBRL)
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