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| Acquired company | WAT:NYQ since announced | Transaction value |
|---|---|---|
| Optofluidics Inc | -9.81% | -- |
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| Company | Revenue (TTM) | Net income (TTM) | Market cap | Employees | Price/earnings (TTM) | Price/book value (MRQ) | Price/cash flow (TTM) | Price/sales (TTM) | EPS (excl. extraordinary items, TTM) | EPS (incl. extraordinary items, TTM) | Revenue per share (TTM) | Book value per share (MRQ) | Asset turnover (TTM) | Inventory turnover (TTM) | Receivables turnover (TTM) | Revenues per employee (TTM) | Return on avg assets (TTM) | Return on avg assets (5 yr avg) | Return on investment (TTM) | Return on investment (5 yr avg) | Gross margin (TTM) | Gross margin (5 yr avg) | Net profit margin (TTM) | Net Profit margin (5 yr avg) | Quick ratio (MRQ) | Interest coverage (TTM) | Total debt to capital (MRQ) | Payout ratio (5 yr avg) | Revenue (YOY change %) | Revenue (5 yr growth rate) | Net income (YOY change %) | Net income (5 yr growth rate) | Capital expenditure (5 yr growth rate) | Dividend (5 yr growth rate) |
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| Cooper Companies Inc | 4.09bn | 374.90m | 16.26bn | 15.00k | 44.29 | 1.97 | 21.62 | 3.97 | 1.87 | 1.87 | 20.46 | 42.06 | 0.3312 | 1.71 | 5.29 | 272,826.70 | 3.03 | 8.04 | 3.32 | 8.86 | 65.54 | 66.01 | 9.16 | 24.66 | 1.13 | 6.32 | 0.2332 | 0.2049 | 5.06 | 10.98 | -4.44 | 9.48 | 3.15 | -- |
| Hologic Inc | 4.13bn | 543.80m | 16.75bn | 7.07k | 31.14 | 3.19 | 19.96 | 4.06 | 2.41 | 2.41 | 18.28 | 23.51 | 0.4608 | 2.57 | 6.79 | 583,663.40 | 6.07 | 11.22 | 6.82 | 12.85 | 56.51 | 60.20 | 13.18 | 21.99 | 3.32 | 15.76 | 0.3246 | 0.00 | 1.74 | 1.66 | -28.35 | -12.69 | -0.5168 | -- |
| Insulet Corp | 2.52bn | 246.20m | 17.08bn | 3.90k | 70.43 | 12.34 | 51.17 | 6.77 | 3.45 | 3.45 | 34.85 | 19.68 | 0.833 | 1.62 | 6.02 | 646,641.00 | 8.13 | 6.00 | 10.05 | 7.03 | 71.46 | 67.05 | 9.76 | 9.22 | 2.18 | 27.39 | 0.423 | 0.00 | 22.07 | 22.92 | 102.76 | 104.84 | -4.75 | -- |
| Illumina Inc | 4.34bn | 850.00m | 17.86bn | 8.60k | 21.32 | 6.56 | 15.95 | 4.11 | 5.48 | 5.48 | 27.88 | 17.80 | 0.6709 | 2.61 | 5.34 | 505,000.00 | 13.13 | -10.15 | 17.32 | -12.15 | 66.61 | 65.39 | 19.57 | -23.18 | 1.72 | 15.79 | 0.4221 | -- | -0.6633 | 6.04 | 169.50 | 5.32 | -4.77 | -- |
| West Pharmaceutical Services Inc | 3.07bn | 493.70m | 18.04bn | 10.60k | 36.87 | 5.68 | 27.72 | 5.87 | 6.79 | 6.79 | 42.28 | 44.11 | 0.7769 | 4.80 | 5.46 | -- | 12.11 | 15.24 | 14.29 | 18.19 | 35.91 | 37.89 | 15.59 | 18.67 | 2.34 | -- | 0.06 | 9.99 | 6.25 | 7.44 | 0.203 | 7.36 | 10.39 | 5.51 |
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings Inc | 8.23bn | 705.00m | 19.11bn | 17.00k | 27.20 | 1.50 | 10.63 | 2.32 | 3.55 | 3.55 | 41.42 | 64.11 | 0.3703 | 1.10 | 5.17 | -- | 3.17 | 3.03 | 3.58 | 3.46 | 69.71 | 71.01 | 8.56 | 9.10 | 1.10 | 4.74 | 0.3718 | 29.10 | 7.20 | 6.08 | -21.98 | -- | 9.26 | 0.00 |
| Steris PLC | 5.83bn | 708.66m | 24.36bn | 17.79k | 34.56 | 3.41 | 20.35 | 4.18 | 7.19 | 7.18 | 59.09 | 72.93 | 0.5658 | 4.92 | 6.12 | 327,662.40 | 6.91 | 5.04 | 7.59 | 5.51 | 44.11 | 43.75 | 12.21 | 10.69 | 1.75 | 20.99 | 0.2094 | 37.51 | 6.24 | 12.49 | 10.64 | 8.40 | 11.52 | 8.99 |
| DexCom Inc | 4.52bn | 720.70m | 26.95bn | 10.30k | 39.59 | 10.02 | 27.92 | 5.97 | 1.77 | 1.77 | 11.08 | 6.99 | 0.6519 | 3.02 | 4.28 | 438,436.90 | 10.40 | 8.79 | 16.41 | 11.75 | 60.20 | 64.97 | 15.96 | 14.90 | 1.38 | -- | 0.4785 | 0.00 | 11.34 | 22.27 | 6.41 | 41.63 | 14.79 | -- |
| Veeva Systems Inc | 3.08bn | 860.33m | 28.62bn | 7.29k | 33.87 | 4.06 | 31.80 | 9.29 | 5.14 | 5.14 | 18.41 | 42.84 | 0.4234 | -- | 9.15 | 422,472.40 | 11.83 | 11.33 | 13.50 | 14.35 | 75.67 | 72.60 | 27.93 | 23.96 | -- | -- | 0.00 | 0.00 | 16.20 | 19.99 | 35.84 | 18.85 | 36.56 | -- |
| Waters Corp | 3.17bn | 642.63m | 31.72bn | 7.60k | 30.04 | 12.38 | 37.35 | 10.02 | 10.77 | 10.77 | 53.03 | 26.11 | 0.6569 | 2.46 | 4.05 | -- | 13.34 | 17.03 | 14.53 | 20.68 | 59.28 | 59.01 | 20.30 | 22.40 | -- | 16.77 | 0.3546 | -- | 6.99 | 6.00 | 0.7518 | 4.26 | -8.14 | -- |
| Agilent Technologies Inc | 6.95bn | 1.30bn | 35.58bn | 18.10k | 27.56 | 5.28 | 22.37 | 5.12 | 4.56 | 4.56 | 24.34 | 23.82 | 0.5655 | 3.29 | 4.94 | 383,867.40 | 10.61 | 11.44 | 12.82 | 13.67 | 52.73 | 53.25 | 18.75 | 18.82 | 1.52 | 18.30 | 0.3322 | 20.76 | 6.73 | 5.41 | 1.09 | 12.63 | 27.88 | 7.10 |
| GE HealthCare Technologies Inc | 20.63bn | 2.09bn | 36.61bn | 54.00k | 17.65 | 3.53 | 13.40 | 1.78 | 4.55 | 4.55 | 45.03 | 22.77 | 0.5893 | 5.93 | 4.31 | 381,944.40 | 6.15 | 6.70 | 8.46 | 9.25 | 39.98 | 40.44 | 10.44 | 10.49 | 1.13 | 9.97 | 0.4866 | 1.85 | 4.84 | 3.74 | 4.57 | 0.7558 | 13.23 | -- |
| Resmed Inc | 5.40bn | 1.49bn | 36.79bn | 10.60k | 24.96 | 5.82 | 21.76 | 6.82 | 10.12 | 10.12 | 36.75 | 43.39 | 0.6901 | 2.34 | 5.53 | 509,256.50 | 19.00 | 15.33 | 21.94 | 17.76 | 60.85 | 57.29 | 27.53 | 21.96 | 2.32 | -- | 0.095 | 28.94 | 9.84 | 11.72 | 37.20 | 17.64 | -1.02 | 1.69 |
| Edwards Lifesciences Corp | 6.07bn | 1.06bn | 44.03bn | 15.80k | 42.00 | -- | 39.82 | 7.26 | 1.81 | 1.83 | 10.36 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 78.01 | 79.39 | 17.40 | 24.79 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 11.55 | 6.70 | -24.33 | 5.18 | -- | -- |
Data as of Feb 13 2026. Currency figures normalised to Waters Corp's reporting currency: US Dollar USD
47.01%Per cent of shares held by top holders
| Holder | Shares | % Held |
|---|---|---|
| The Vanguard Group, Inc.as of 31 Dec 2025 | 6.88m | 11.55% |
| Fundsmith LLPas of 30 Sep 2025 | 5.31m | 8.92% |
| BlackRock Fund Advisorsas of 31 Dec 2025 | 3.45m | 5.79% |
| SSgA Funds Management, Inc.as of 31 Dec 2025 | 2.68m | 4.51% |
| AllianceBernstein LPas of 30 Sep 2025 | 2.08m | 3.50% |
| Massachusetts Financial Services Co.as of 31 Dec 2025 | 1.94m | 3.26% |
| Geode Capital Management LLCas of 31 Dec 2025 | 1.59m | 2.68% |
| Invesco Capital Management LLCas of 30 Sep 2025 | 1.45m | 2.44% |
| Mawer Investment Management Ltd.as of 31 Dec 2025 | 1.30m | 2.18% |
| Janus Henderson Investors US LLCas of 30 Sep 2025 | 1.30m | 2.18% |
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Data from 30 Sep 2025 - 31 Dec 2025Source: FactSet Research Systems Inc.
