GROSSPATTERN / FUNDAMENTAL STATE / POINT IN TIME

WAT · Jul 4, 2026

WATERS CORP /DE/. A multidimensional configuration derived from the filing available at this observation—never a composite score or recommendation.

STATE CAPABILITYLEVEL 4[email protected]

Inspectable configuration

State dimensions

Filing0001193125-26-344691General Corporate

Capex intensityRAWCurrent state valid · history insufficient

Evidence method

Level · gp.fundamentals.capex_revenue_ratio

2.92% · OPTIONAL · NOT_ENOUGH_HISTORY

Operating cash generation25thOwn-history percentile · N=20

Evidence method

Ratio · gp.fundamentals.operating_cash_flow + gp.fundamentals.revenue

12.22% · OPTIONAL · VALID

Revenue growth100thOwn-history percentile · N=20

Evidence method

Yoy · gp.fundamentals.revenue

113.27% · CORE · VALID

Inventory pressure90thOwn-history percentile · N=20

Evidence method

Level · gp.fundamentals.inventory_revenue_ratio

83.71% · OPTIONAL · VALID

Operating margin0thOwn-history percentile · N=20

Evidence method

Level · gp.fundamentals.operating_margin

-5.23% · CORE · VALID

R&D intensity95thOwn-history percentile · N=20

Evidence method

Ratio · gp.fundamentals.rnd + gp.fundamentals.revenue

7.42% · OPTIONAL · VALID

SBC intensity55thOwn-history percentile · N=20

Evidence method

Level · gp.fundamentals.sbc_revenue_ratio

1.52% · OPTIONAL · VALID

As-filed lineage

Fundamental state history

Each observation is tied to the filing and facts available at that report date. Amendments remain separate.

History48 statesSelf-history eligible

Period transition

What moved in the state?

Capex Intensity Decreased

Previous: 3.08%
Current: 2.92%
Delta: -0.16%

Cash Generation Increased

Previous: -0.24%
Current: 12.22%
Delta: 12.46%

Growth Increased

Previous: 91.48%
Current: 113.27%
Delta: 21.79%

Inventory Pressure Decreased

Previous: 118.07%
Current: 83.71%
Delta: -34.37%

Profitability Decreased

Previous: -3.71%
Current: -5.23%
Delta: -1.52%

R And D Intensity Decreased

Previous: 7.58%
Current: 7.42%
Delta: -0.16%

Sbc Intensity Decreased

Previous: 1.58%
Current: 1.52%
Delta: -0.06%

Self-history only

Previous similar states

Similarity compares compatible valid dimensions from this issuer's own point-in-time history. No market-return claim is attached.

Apr 4, 2026

Similarity: 89%
Compared: 6 dimensions
Coverage: 100%

Growth 0.0 · Profitability 0.0 · Sbc Intensity 5.0 · Cash Generation 25.0 · R And D Intensity 5.0 · Inventory Pressure 10.0

Apr 1, 2017

Similarity: 80%
Compared: 4 dimensions
Coverage: 67%

Profitability 11.1 · Sbc Intensity 11.7 · R And D Intensity 28.3 · Inventory Pressure 23.3

Jun 28, 2025

Similarity: 79%
Compared: 6 dimensions
Coverage: 100%

Growth 25.0 · Profitability 10.0 · Sbc Intensity 25.0 · Cash Generation 20.0 · R And D Intensity 20.0 · Inventory Pressure 20.0

Oct 1, 2022

Similarity: 78%
Compared: 6 dimensions
Coverage: 100%

Growth 25.0 · Profitability 15.0 · Sbc Intensity 30.0 · Cash Generation 6.3 · R And D Intensity 30.0 · Inventory Pressure 10.0

Mar 31, 2018

Similarity: 75%
Compared: 5 dimensions
Coverage: 83%

Growth 22.2 · Profitability 46.2 · Sbc Intensity 21.9 · R And D Intensity 5.0 · Inventory Pressure 5.4

Research Graph

Related governed research

Analogous To · WAT state analogue 1 →Analogous To · WAT state analogue 5 →Analogous To · WAT state analogue 2 →Analogous To · WAT state analogue 4 →Compared To · Laboratory Analytical Instruments peers →Analogous To · WAT state analogue 3 →Transitioned To · WAT Fundamental State →Transitioned To · WAT CAPEX_INTENSITY_DECREASED →Transitioned To · WAT CASH_GENERATION_INCREASED →Transitioned To · WAT GROWTH_INCREASED →Transitioned To · WAT INVENTORY_PRESSURE_DECREASED →Transitioned To · WAT PROFITABILITY_DECREASED →

Method Percentiles and historical matches use only observations available at each point in time. Missing dimensions remain missing. Public price outcomes and cross-market analogues are deliberately absent.