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Cash on Hand for Waters Corporation (WAT)

As of · Reported

Metric

Latest period

$462.00M

YoY change

+80.7%

5Y CAGR

+5.8%

Peak year (2017)

$3.39B

Cash on Hand history chart for Waters Corporation (WAT) from 1995 to 2025

Latest: $587.83M

Cash on Hand growth chart for Waters Corporation (WAT) from 1995 to 2025

Latest: +80.7%

Cash on Hand history table for Waters Corporation (WAT) from 1995 to 2025

  • 2025$587.83M+80.7%
  • 2024$325.36M-17.8%
  • 2023$395.97M-17.7%
  • 2022$481.39M-15.4%
  • 2021$569.28M+28.5%
  • 2020$443.15M+31.4%
  • 2019$337.14M-80.6%
  • 2018$1.74B-48.9%
  • 2017$3.39B+20.6%
  • 2016$2.81B+17.2%
  • 2015$2.40B+16.7%
  • 2014$2.06B+14.0%
  • 2013$1.80B+17.2%
  • 2012$1.54B+20.1%
  • 2011$1.28B+35.4%
  • 2010$946.42M+50.2%
  • 2009$630.26M+47.1%
  • 2008$428.52M-38.2%
  • 2007$693.01M+34.8%
  • 2006$514.17M+4.2%
  • 2005$493.59M-8.4%
  • 2004$539.08M+51.1%
  • 2003$356.78M+35.5%
  • 2002$263.31M+16.1%
  • 2001$226.80M+200.4%
  • 2000$75.51M+1887.1%
  • 1999$3.80M-30.9%
  • 1998$5.50M+77.4%
  • 1997$3.10M+416.7%
  • 1996$600.00K-81.3%
  • 1995$3.20M—

Cash on Hand values are taken from Waters Corporation's reported balance sheets (quarterly 10-Q and annual 10-K filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission). Each row shows the period end date and the filing date. YoY compares each figure to the same period one year earlier. Amounts are in USD as filed.

About Cash on Hand at Waters Corporation (WAT)

According to Waters Corporation's latest reported financial statements, the company's latest reported cash and short-term investments is $462.00M. Cash on hand here is cash, cash equivalents, and short-term investments reported at the end of each period — the most liquid assets on the balance sheet. Compare with total debt for net leverage and total assets for the share of assets held in cash.

Headline figure above is from the reporting period ending (reported ). Chart and table below cover the full reported history back to .

2025's annual cash and short-term investments for Waters Corporation (WAT) came in at $587.83M – surged 80.7% year-over-year.

Across 2020–2025 (5 years), Waters Corporation cash and short-term investments produced a CAGR of +5.8% – with mixed annual results across the window.

Waters Corporation cash and short-term investments plunged from $3.39B in 2017 to $587.83M in 2025, a 82.7% drawdown.

$3.39B stands as the all-time-high annual cash and short-term investments, posted in 2017, against a low of $600.00K during 1996.

Waters Corporation Cash on Hand by Year

Waters Corporation Cash on Hand 2025: $587.83M

Waters Corporation cash and short-term investments in 2025 was $587.83M, surged 80.7% from 2024.

Waters Corporation Cash on Hand 2024: $325.36M

2024's cash and short-term investments for Waters Corporation came in at $325.36M, declined 17.8% below 2023.

Waters Corporation Cash on Hand 2023: $395.97M

Waters Corporation posted cash and short-term investments of $395.97M in 2023, declined 17.7% below 2022.

Waters Corporation Cash on Hand 2022: $481.39M

In 2022, Waters Corporation reported cash and short-term investments of $481.39M, declined 15.4% below 2021.

Waters Corporation Cash on Hand 2021: $569.28M

Waters Corporation cash and short-term investments in 2021 was $569.28M.

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