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Waters stock buybacks
WAT$15Mbought back in the 12 months to Jul 4, 2026
Waters bought back $15M of its stock in the last twelve months, but paid out $58M more than that in stock compensation.
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| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| Q3 '20 | $56,000 |
| Q4 '20 | $56,000 |
| Q1 '21 | $173.3M |
| Q2 '21 | $168.2M |
| Q3 '21 | $151.2M |
| Q4 '21 | $156.2M |
| Q1 '22 | $170.1M |
| Q2 '22 | $151.8M |
| Q3 '22 | $155.2M |
| Q4 '22 | $148.9M |
| Q1 '23 | $69.5M |
| Q2 '23 | $236,000 |
| Q3 '23 | $692,000 |
| Q4 '23 | −$156,000 |
| Q1 '24 | $13.1M |
| Q2 '24 | $245,000 |
| Q3 '24 | $141,000 |
| Q4 '24 | $66,000 |
| Q1 '25 | $14M |
| Q2 '25 | $0 |
| Q3 '25 | $523,000 |
| Q4 '25 | $144,000 |
| Q1 '26 | $12M |
| Q2 '26 | $2M |
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| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| Q3 '20 | 62.3M |
| Q4 '20 | 62.5M |
| Q1 '21 | 62.6M |
| Q2 '21 | 62.2M |
| Q3 '21 | 61.9M |
| Q4 '21 | 61.4M |
| Q1 '22 | 61.0M |
| Q2 '22 | 60.5M |
| Q3 '22 | 60.1M |
| Q4 '22 | 59.6M |
| Q1 '23 | 59.3M |
| Q2 '23 | 59.0M |
| Q3 '23 | 59.3M |
| Q4 '23 | 59.3M |
| Q1 '24 | 59.4M |
| Q2 '24 | 59.5M |
| Q3 '24 | 59.5M |
| Q4 '24 | 59.6M |
| Q1 '25 | 59.7M |
| Q2 '25 | 59.7M |
| Q3 '25 | 59.6M |
| Q4 '25 | 59.8M |
| Q1 '26 | 82.1M |
| Q2 '26 | 98.2M |
$2Mlast quarter (Q2 2026)
−$58Mnet of stock compensation ($73M)
+64.6%diluted shares, 1 year
−4.3%diluted shares, 5 years
—dividends, 12 months
—of free cash flow (—) spent on buybacks
$0raised by issuing stock, 12 months
98.2Mshares outstanding (Aug 7, 2026)
The share count moved more than 30% in a year. That usually means a merger, spin-off or share-class change, so the change isn’t a buyback signal on its own.
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Questions
- Does Waters Corporation buy back its stock?
- Waters bought back $15M of its stock in the last twelve months, but paid out $58M more than that in stock compensation.
- How much did Waters Corporation spend on buybacks in fiscal 2025?
- $15M, according to its 10-K for the fiscal year ending Dec 31, 2025.
- Is Waters Corporation's share count going down?
- Its diluted share count changed −4.3% over five fiscal years and +64.6% over the last year. Part of that change comes from a merger, spin-off or share-class change, not buybacks.
Latest filing used: 10-Q for the period ending Jul 4, 2026, filed Aug 11, 2026 · open on SEC.gov