Waters market cap WAT
Share price times shares outstanding: what the whole company sells for, since 2009.
- Today, Oct 23, 2026
- $44.6B
- Highest close in our data
- $44.6B
- Oct 2026
Waters is worth $44.6B at the close on Oct 23, 2026, at $453.67 a share.
That is up 108% over the last year and up 98% over five years.
Its highest close in our data was $44.6B in Oct 2026.
Market cap over time
Year by year
| Year | End of year | Low | High | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 so far | $44.6B | $19.3B | $44.6B | +94% |
| 2025 | $23B | $16.7B | $24.7B | +3% |
| 2024 | $22.2B | $17B | $23B | +14% |
| 2023 | $19.5B | $14.5B | $20.3B | −4% |
| 2022 | $20.4B | $16.1B | $21.9B | −11% |
| 2021 | $22.7B | $16.2B | $26B | +48% |
| 2020 | $15.4B | $10.8B | $15.5B | +2% |
| 2019 | $15.1B | $13.5B | $18B | +8% |
| 2018 | $14B | $13.4B | $17.3B | −9% |
| 2017 | $15.4B | $11.3B | $15.9B | +42% |
| 2016 | $10.8B | $9.4B | $12.9B | −1% |
| 2015 | $11B | $9.4B | $11.3B | +15% |
| 2014 | $9.5B | $8.1B | $9.7B | +13% |
| 2013 | $8.5B | $7.5B | $9.1B | +13% |
| 2012 | $7.5B | $6.6B | $8.3B | +13% |
| 2011 | $6.6B | $6.4B | $9B | −7% |
| 2010 | $7.1B | $5.4B | $7.3B | +21% |
| 2009 | $5.9B | $4.8B | $5.9B | n/a |
Against its peers
Companies in Medical - Diagnostics & Research nearest Waters' size, closest first, today.
| Company | Market cap |
|---|---|
| WATWaters | $44.6B |
| IDXXIDEXX Laboratories | $44.1B |
| IQVIQVIA | $46B |
| AAgilent Technologies | $48.8B |
| ILMNIllumina | $40.7B |
| MTDMettler-Toledo International | $33.5B |
| DGXQuest Diagnostics | $26.7B |
| LHLabcorp | $26.7B |
| MEDPMedpace | $18.7B |
| RVTYRevvity | $17.7B |
| DHRDanaher | $162B |
| Peer median | $37.1B |
What the market cap tells you
Share price times shares outstanding: what the whole company sells for today.
Size, not quality. Large caps move slower and are covered more. That is all it tells you.
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Valuation data, not investment advice. Prices as of . Reported figures come from the company's filings with the SEC.