What If You Invested $1,000 in Waters Corporation (WAT)?
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Waters Corporation
WAT
Historical extremes
Maximum profit (buy at all-time low, sell at peak), maximum drawdown (peak to trough), and total return from IPO to current price.
Max profit
+12254.91% (123.5 times)
- Buy
- Nov 29, 1995
- $3.44
- Sell
- Sep 8, 2021
- $424.7
Buying WAT at the all-time low and selling at the peak would have turned $1,000 into $123,549.09.
Max drawdown
-80.12% (fell to 20% of peak)
- Peak
- Sep 28, 2000
- $90.38
- Trough
- Jul 22, 2002
- $17.97
The worst decline for WAT was -80.12% (fell to 20% of peak) from peak to trough.
IPO to current
+7569.95% (76.7 times)
- IPO
- Nov 17, 1995
- $3.78
- Current
- Mar 16, 2026
- $290.02
A $1,000 investment in WAT at IPO would be worth $76,699.5 today.
Dollar amounts based on selected investment ($1,000)
Frequently asked questions
What is Waters Corporation (WAT) stock's all-time high and all-time low?
- Waters Corporation (WAT) stock's all-time low was $3.44 on Nov 29, 1995. The all-time high was $424.7 on Sep 8, 2021.
What if you invested $1,000 in Waters Corporation (WAT) stock at the all-time low?
- Buying Waters Corporation (WAT) stock at the all-time low ($3.44 on Nov 29, 1995) and selling at the peak ($424.7 on Sep 8, 2021) would have turned $1,000 into $123,549.09. Historical return: +12254.91% (123.5 times).
What are Waters Corporation (WAT)'s best buy and sell dates for maximum profit?
- The best buy date for Waters Corporation (WAT) stock was Nov 29, 1995 (all-time low at $3.44). The best sell date was Sep 8, 2021 at $424.7. This investment would have returned +12254.91% (123.5 times).
What was Waters Corporation (WAT) stock's maximum drawdown?
- Waters Corporation (WAT) stock's worst decline was -80.12% (fell to 20% of peak) from peak to trough. Peak: $90.38 on Sep 28, 2000. Trough: $17.97 on Jul 22, 2002. A $1,000 investment at the peak would have been worth $198.84 at the trough.
What if you bought Waters Corporation (WAT) stock at IPO?
- A $1,000 investment in Waters Corporation (WAT) stock at IPO ($3.78 on Nov 17, 1995) would be worth $76,699.5 today. Historical return: +7569.95% (76.7 times). Current stock price: $290.02 as of Mar 16, 2026.
What if you invested $1,000 in Waters Corporation (WAT) 5 years ago?
- A $1,000 investment in Waters Corporation (WAT) stock 5 years ago ($269.77 on Mar 16, 2021) would be worth $1,075.06 today. Historical return: +7.51% (1.08 times). Current stock price: $290.02 as of Mar 16, 2026.
What if you invested $1,000 in Waters Corporation (WAT) 10 years ago?
- A $1,000 investment in Waters Corporation (WAT) stock 10 years ago ($129.95 on Mar 16, 2016) would be worth $2,231.78 today. Historical return: +123.18% (2.23 times). Current stock price: $290.02 as of Mar 16, 2026.
What if you invested $1,000 in Waters Corporation (WAT) 20 years ago?
- A $1,000 investment in Waters Corporation (WAT) stock 20 years ago ($44.2 on Mar 16, 2006) would be worth $6,561.54 today. Historical return: +556.15% (6.56 times). Current stock price: $290.02 as of Mar 16, 2026.
About this data
- How does the investment calculator work?
- Enter an investment amount and a start date. We use historical stock prices to calculate how many shares you would have bought, then apply the current price to show your hypothetical portfolio value and return.
- What are Historical extremes?
- Max profit: buy at all-time low, sell at the highest price after. Max drawdown: the largest peak-to-trough decline in price. IPO to current: total return from IPO date to the latest price.
- What is Max drawdown?
- Maximum drawdown is the largest peak-to-trough decline in price. It shows the worst drop from any prior high to a subsequent low. Peak and Trough are the dates and prices at which this decline occurred.
- Does this include dividends?
- The calculator uses adjusted closing prices when available, which account for stock splits and dividends. For the most accurate results, we recommend using data that includes dividend adjustments.
- Where does the price data come from?
- Historical prices are from Yahoo Finance, adjusted for stock splits and dividends. We use adjusted close for all calculations.
- How are the dollar amounts in the cards calculated?
- The dollar amounts in Historical extremes use the investment amount you select in the calculator above (e.g. $1,000). They show what your investment would have been worth at the Buy/Peak/IPO date versus the Sell/Trough/Current date.
- What date range can I use?
- The available date range depends on our historical price data for WAT. You can select any date between our first and most recent data point.