# Waters - Waters Corporation Common Stock (WAT)

Stock code WAT · Yahoo ticker WAT · Sector: Healthcare

Overall fundamentals score: 37/100 (Weak). Bottom 9% of scored stocks.

## Pillar scores

| Pillar | Score | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Business Strength | 25/100 | Weak |
| Financial Safety | 83/100 | Strong |
| Cash & Dividends | 63/100 | Okay |
| Price Fairness | 0/100 | Weak |
| Risk | 10/100 | Weak |

## Every measure

Waters (WAT): Overall score: 37/100 (Weak)

Business Strength: 25/100 (Weak)
Return on Equity (ROE) 1% - Weak
4-Year Revenue Growth +16%/yr - Strong
4-Year Profit Growth -36%/yr - Weak
Net Profit Margin 4% - Weak

Financial Safety: 83/100 (Strong)
Debt-to-Equity 0.4× - Strong
Current Ratio 1.9× - Strong
Interest Coverage 2.4× - Okay

Cash & Dividends: 63/100 (Okay)
Dividend Quality No dividends paid - Weak
Operating Cash Flow Positive but bumpy - Okay
Free Cash Flow Positive & growing - Strong
Cash & Cash Equivalents Growing & covers near-term debt - Strong

Price Fairness: 0/100 (Weak)
P/E Ratio 272.8× - Weak
P/B Ratio 3× - Weak
PEG Ratio n/m (growth not measurable) - Weak

Risk: 10/100 (Weak)
Earnings Consistency Uneven - Okay
Debt Trend (4yr) Rising - Weak
Share Count Trend (4yr) +18%/yr - Weak
Inventory vs Sales (4yr) +22.4 pp/yr vs sales - Weak
Asset Turnover Trend (4yr) -70.6% - Weak

## Common questions

### What is Waters's fundamentals score?

Waters (WAT) scores 37/100 (Weak) on Score Your Stock's educational fundamentals model: in the bottom 9% of 503 scored S&P 500 stocks.

### Which pillar is Waters strongest and weakest on?

Its strongest pillar is Financial Safety (83/100); its weakest is Price Fairness (0/100).

### How does Waters rank against its sector?

Waters ranks #53 of 60 scored Healthcare stocks on Score Your Stock.

### Does Waters pay dividends?

Waters (WAT) has not paid a dividend in the last 12 months.

### How do I buy Waters shares?

From Malaysia, open an account with a broker that offers US shares (many local and app-based brokers do), convert ringgit to US dollars, then buy WAT. US shares trade one share at a time, not in lots of 100. Check the currency conversion fee and US dividend tax (usually 30% withheld for Malaysians) before you buy.

### How is this score calculated?

The overall score pools every measure across 5 weighted pillars: Business Strength, Financial Safety, Cash & Dividends, Price Fairness, and Risk. It uses the same rules as our Bursa scores. For banks, Financial Safety checks nonaccrual (impaired) loans, loan loss coverage and the CET1 capital ratio, from the FDIC call report of the group's main bank. Full methodology and the default weights: https://scoreyourstock.com/how. This is an educational tool, not investment advice.

### What is Waters (WAT), in plain English?

Waters (WAT) is a Healthcare company (Diagnostics & Research). On Score Your Stock's fundamentals check, it scores 37/100, rated Weak. Its biggest strength is Financial Safety (83/100); its main watch-out is Price Fairness (0/100). Shares currently cost about 273 years of its current profit to buy (P/E 272.8×). Full breakdown and daily-updated score: https://scoreyourstock.com/stocks/us/wat-waters

Market data as of 31 Oct 2026.
Full page with charts and explanations: https://scoreyourstock.com/stocks/us/wat-waters
Educational tool, not investment advice. Data isn't real-time.