Waters Corporation Cash Flow Breakdown
Cash flow breakdown shows where Waters Corporation's cash came from and where it went: from running the business, from investing (buying or selling equipment, companies and investments) and from financing (borrowing, paying back loans, buying back shares, paying dividends). One row per year or quarter. A minus sign means cash went out. Financing is shown line by line: buybacks, dividends, debt paid back, new debt and the rest. All amounts are the filed figures for that period.
- Fiscal year ended 2025-12-31: from running the business, $652.55M came in.
- Fiscal year ended 2025-12-31: from investing, $152.25M went out.
- Fiscal year ended 2025-12-31: from financing, $237.21M went out.
- Fiscal year ended 2025-12-31: change in cash, $262.48M came in.
A minus sign means cash went out. * = worked out from the filed year-to-date figures (hover to see how); greyed = already counted inside another line.
Each year (12 month)
| Fiscal year end | Running the business | From investing | Buybacks | Debt paid back | New debt | New shares sold | Other | Not split out | Change in cash |
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| 2025-12-31 | $652.55M | -$152.25M | -$14.67M | -$290.00M | $70.00M | $10.00M | | -$12.54M* | $262.48M |
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| 2024-12-31 | $762.12M | -$143.09M | -$13.54M | -$900.00M | $170.00M | $21.00M | | $25.87M* | -$69.72M |
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| 2023-12-31 | $602.81M | -$1.44B | -$70.28M | -$670.04M | $1.45B | $18.00M | | $27.23M* | -$85.45M |
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| 2022-12-31 | $611.66M | -$107.97M | -$626.06M | -$145.00M | $205.00M | $32.00M | | $24.43M* | -$20.70M |
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| 2021-12-31 | $747.27M | -$231.63M | -$648.93M | -$350.00M | $510.00M | $46.00M | | $4.66M* | $64.54M |
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| 2020-12-31 | $790.51M | -$264.09M | -$196.41M | -$640.37M | $315.00M | $59.00M | | $22.27M* | $100.98M |
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| 2019-12-31 | $643.09M | $768.80M | -$2.47B | -$390.48M | $925.67M | $46.00M | | $15.39M* | -$460.56M |
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| 2018-12-31 | $604.45M | $1.68B | -$1.32B | -$850.43M | $274.00K | $45.00M | | $745.00K* | $153.96M |
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| 2017-12-31 | $697.64M | -$535.75M | -$332.54M | -$1.31B | $1.48B | $91.00M | | $7.70M* | $136.69M |
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| 2016-12-31 | $642.92M | -$487.92M | -$325.76M | -$325.32M | $485.30M | $56.00M | | -$5.92M* | $17.97M |
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| 2015-12-31 | $573.25M | -$399.74M | -$334.70M | -$120.14M | $325.22M | | $12.96M | $34.12M* | $65.49M |
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| 2014-12-31 | $511.65M | -$402.03M | -$337.44M | -$239.78M | $381.67M | | $15.70M | $72.62M* | -$18.62M |
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| 2013-12-31 | $484.88M | -$464.73M | -$301.58M | -$886.64M | $1.03B | | $15.84M | $75.58M* | -$40.24M |
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| 2012-12-31 | $449.28M | -$296.39M | -$295.88M | -$32.11M* | $218.32M | | $10.57M | | $97.05M |
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| 2011-12-31 | $497.37M | -$355.98M | -$370.83M | -$373.75M | $598.53M | | $32.24M | $53.40M* | $75.49M |
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| 2010-12-31 | $457.86M | -$411.51M | -$296.29M | -$181.36M | $315.64M | | $10.81M | $90.95M* | -$32.61M |
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| 2009-12-31 | $418.26M | -$419.03M | -$211.38M | -$92.56M | $184.31M | | $5.08M | $24.26M* | -$87.41M |
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| 2008-12-31 | $418.25M | $18.81M | -$237.50M | -$817.46M | $469.41M | | $6.67M | $5.95M* | -$168.81M |
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| 2007-12-31 | $370.51M | -$167.91M | $200.65M | $1.15B | $1.13B | | $17.00M | -$2.62B* | $83.17M |
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Each quarter (3 month)
| Quarter end | Running the business | From investing | Buybacks | Debt paid back | New debt | Other | Not split out | Change in cash |
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| 2026-07-04 | $201.00M* | $2.00M* | -$2.00M* | -$340.00M* | $212.00M* | | $6.00M* | |
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| 2026-04-04 | -$3.00M | $95.00M | -$12.00M | -$3.70B | $3.53B | | -$31.00M* | -$126.00M |
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| 2025-12-31 | $164.55M* | -$42.13M* | -$144.00K* | $0.00* | $0.00* | | $3.48M* | |
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| 2025-09-27 | $187.00M* | -$25.12M* | -$523.00K* | -$50.00M* | $0.00* | | -$16.02M* | |
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| 2025-06-28 | $41.00M* | -$59.00M* | $0.00* | -$70.00M* | $70.00M* | | -$1.00M* | |
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| 2025-03-29 | $260.00M | -$26.00M | -$14.00M | -$170.00M | $0.00 | | $11.00M* | $58.00M |
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| 2024-12-31 | $240.14M* | -$51.18M* | -$66.00K* | -$200.00M* | $0.00* | | $6.49M* | |
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| 2024-09-28 | $204.58M* | -$26.05M* | -$141.00K* | -$180.00M* | $0.00* | | $3.26M* | |
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| 2024-06-29 | $54.53M* | -$36.12M* | -$245.00K* | -$220.00M* | $170.00M* | | $16.21M* | |
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| 2024-03-30 | $262.87M | -$29.74M | -$13.09M | -$300.00M | $0.00 | | $20.91M* | -$57.79M |
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| 2023-12-31 | $230.12M* | -$37.94M* | $156.00K* | -$150.00M* | -$1.00K* | | $19.36M* | |
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| 2023-09-30 | $157.82M* | -$37.40M* | -$692.00K* | -$125.00M* | $1.00K* | | $12.17M* | |
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| 2023-07-01 | $18.12M* | -$1.33B* | -$236.00K* | -$250.04M* | $1.40B* | | $8.45M* | |
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| 2023-04-01 | $196.75M | -$34.41M | -$69.50M | -$145.00M | $50.04M | | $5.25M* | $5.54M |
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| 2022-12-31 | $198.71M* | -$62.18M* | -$148.89M* | -$10.00M* | $40.00M* | | $7.45M* | |
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| 2022-10-01 | $158.09M* | -$38.38M* | -$155.22M* | $0.00* | $60.00M* | | $7.22M* | |
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| 2022-07-02 | $56.90M* | -$26.39M* | -$151.81M* | -$65.00M* | $105.00M* | | $29.04M* | |
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| 2022-04-02 | $197.96M | $18.99M | -$170.14M | -$70.00M | $0.00 | | $12.72M* | -$21.16M |
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| 2021-12-31 | $217.94M* | $16.80M* | -$156.24M* | -$100.00M* | $0.00* | | $1.87M* | |
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| 2021-10-02 | $167.89M* | $32.68M* | -$151.19M* | $0.00* | $10.00M* | | $5.47M* | |
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| 2021-07-03 | $143.04M* | -$122.10M* | -$168.20M* | -$100.00M* | $0.00* | | $31.24M* | |
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| 2021-04-03 | $218.40M | -$159.00M | -$173.31M | -$150.00M | $500.00M | | $12.08M* | $247.09M |
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| 2020-12-31 | $267.48M* | -$37.53M* | -$56.00K* | -$215.00M* | $0.00* | | $42.52M* | |
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| 2020-09-26 | $172.58M* | -$34.23M* | -$56.00K* | -$125.00M* | $0.00* | | $16.45M* | |
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| 2020-06-27 | $198.81M* | -$62.16M* | -$71.00K* | -$200.00M* | $0.00* | | $7.79M* | |
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| 2020-03-28 | $151.63M | -$130.18M | -$196.23M | -$100.37M | $315.00M | | $14.51M* | $54.35M |
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| 2019-12-31 | $191.90M* | -$56.64M* | -$559.56M* | $0.00* | $325.31M* | | $23.11M* | |
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| 2019-09-28 | $148.39M* | $40.38M* | -$580.07M* | -$390.24M* | $600.00M* | | $3.50M* | |
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| 2019-06-29 | $127.02M* | $351.02M* | -$576.53M* | -$165.00K* | $197.00K* | | $4.90M* | |
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| 2019-03-30 | $175.78M | $434.04M | -$753.11M | -$80.00K | $166.00K | | $29.89M* | -$111.31M |
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| 2018-12-31 | $181.55M* | $425.58M* | -$498.46M* | -$435.00K* | $264.00K* | | $5.55M* | |
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| 2018-09-29 | $146.34M* | $51.34M* | -$263.50M* | $0.00* | -$216.00K* | | $7.51M* | |
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| 2018-06-30 | $100.72M* | $310.54M* | -$270.77M* | -$100.00M* | $145.00K* | | $6.46M* | |
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| 2018-03-31 | $175.84M | $895.84M | -$282.37M | -$750.00M | $81.00K | | $26.22M* | $74.20M |
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| 2017-12-31 | $192.18M* | -$131.76M* | -$86.80M* | -$1.31B* | $1.35B* | | $22.58M* | $38.51M* |
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| 2017-09-30 | $154.20M* | -$110.14M* | -$79.91M* | $0.00* | $45.19M* | | $17.51M* | $36.55M* |
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| 2017-07-01 | $177.05M* | -$196.80M* | -$76.66M* | -$52.00K* | $45.00M* | | $21.79M* | -$17.19M* |
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| 2017-04-01 | $174.21M | -$97.05M | -$89.17M | -$12.00K | $40.00M | | $36.82M* | $78.81M |
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| 2016-12-31 | $173.90M* | -$49.24M* | -$83.83M* | $0.00* | $45.12M* | $930.00K* | $1.81M* | $75.42M* |
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| 2016-10-01 | $148.59M* | -$171.00M* | -$69.53M* | -$15.08M* | $40.00M* | $9.40M* | $23.91M* | -$33.17M* |
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| 2016-07-02 | $158.92M* | -$69.85M* | -$76.90M* | -$250.24M* | $290.00M* | $1.90M* | $5.84M* | $46.99M* |
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| 2016-04-02 | $161.50M | -$197.82M | -$95.49M | -$60.00M | $110.18M | $1.62M | $4.68M* | -$71.28M |
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| 2015-12-31 | $166.61M* | -$105.23M* | -$79.59M* | $0.00* | $40.15M* | $7.27M* | $7.55M* | $28.15M* |
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| 2015-10-03 | $139.09M* | -$30.00M* | -$84.15M* | -$20.12M* | $90.00M* | $0.00* | $4.91M* | $93.64M* |
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| 2015-07-04 | $112.96M* | -$208.06M* | -$79.93M* | -$19.00K* | $75.00M* | $2.93M* | $13.74M* | -$74.92M* |
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| 2015-04-04 | $154.59M | -$56.45M | -$91.03M | -$100.00M | $120.07M | $2.76M | $7.92M* | $18.62M |
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| 2014-12-31 | $161.72M* | -$79.61M* | -$75.87M* | -$10.01M* | $45.24M* | $7.10M* | $31.10M* | $65.21M* |
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| 2014-09-27 | $127.84M* | -$148.66M* | -$76.40M* | -$223.40M* | $260.01M* | -$266.00K* | $950.00K* | -$71.72M* |
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| 2014-06-28 | $106.33M* | -$53.81M* | -$92.60M* | -$5.07M* | $66.37M* | $364.00K* | | $33.31M* |
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| 2014-03-29 | $115.75M | -$119.95M | -$92.57M | -$1.29M | $10.05M | $8.51M | $35.01M* | -$45.41M |
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| 2013-12-31 | $143.29M* | -$135.36M* | -$75.38M* | -$601.00K* | $30.19M* | $6.98M* | $36.29M* | $9.79M* |
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| 2013-09-28 | $104.77M* | -$131.40M* | -$55.12M* | -$15.00M* | $40.85M* | $2.23M* | $18.06M* | -$24.04M* |
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| 2013-06-29 | $109.02M* | -$107.51M* | -$69.71M* | -$860.86M* | $895.54M* | $3.47M* | $13.07M* | -$17.00M* |
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| 2013-03-30 | $127.80M | -$90.45M | -$101.37M | -$10.18M | $65.63M | $3.16M | $8.17M* | -$8.99M |
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| 2012-12-31 | $131.65M* | $2.46M* | -$60.60M* | -$172.00K* | $30.25M* | $6.51M* | $10.87M* | $124.74M* |
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| 2012-09-29 | $101.35M* | -$108.17M* | -$63.96M* | -$3.79M* | $50.14M* | -$1.77M* | $2.53M* | -$13.14M* |
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| 2012-06-30 | $105.08M* | -$127.73M* | -$103.24M* | -$10.11M* | $87.84M* | $329.00K* | $631.00K* | -$57.76M* |
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| 2012-03-31 | $111.20M | -$62.95M | -$68.08M | -$18.04M* | $50.09M | $5.50M | | $43.20M |
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| 2011-12-31 | $150.06M* | -$161.26M* | -$72.85M* | -$21.07M* | $40.33M* | $16.92M* | $14.20M* | -$39.94M* |
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| 2011-10-01 | $127.33M* | -$20.60M* | -$144.16M* | -$125.67M* | $261.07M* | $70.00K* | -$4.53M* | $79.01M* |
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| 2011-07-02 | $97.22M* | -$53.01M* | -$80.64M* | -$9.18M* | $55.01M* | $9.41M* | $27.92M* | $48.05M* |
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| 2011-04-02 | $122.76M | -$121.11M | -$73.18M | -$217.84M | $242.13M | $5.83M | $15.81M* | -$11.64M |
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| 2010-12-31 | $134.09M* | -$79.08M* | -$51.40M* | -$26.71M* | $525.00K* | $5.66M* | $70.56M* | $45.71M* |
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| 2010-10-02 | $108.94M* | -$156.76M* | -$65.07M* | -$11.19M* | $46.58M* | $1.29M* | $9.67M* | -$48.09M* |
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| 2010-07-03 | $111.67M* | -$59.48M* | -$74.80M* | -$10.79M* | $55.27M* | $1.68M* | $6.97M* | $13.87M* |
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| 2010-04-03 | $103.16M | -$116.19M | -$105.02M | -$132.66M | $213.27M | $2.18M | $3.75M* | -$44.10M |
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| 2009-12-31 | $119.86M* | -$114.81M* | -$54.16M* | -$28.16M* | $15.29M* | $5.08M* | $11.61M* | -$49.31M* |
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| 2009-10-03 | $124.57M* | -$63.14M* | -$48.33M* | -$11.51M* | $25.40M* | $0.00* | | $31.97M* |
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| 2009-07-04 | $93.15M* | -$139.72M* | -$172.73M* | -$99.61M* | $48.86M* | $0.00* | $231.64M* | -$29.71M* |
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| 2009-04-04 | $80.69M | -$101.36M | $63.85M | $46.72M | $94.76M | $0.00 | -$219.37M* | -$40.37M |
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| 2008-12-31 | $112.22M* | -$24.81M* | -$448.55M* | -$1.14B* | $978.00K* | -$1.12M* | $1.06B* | -$464.08M* |
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| 2008-09-27 | $102.74M* | -$19.49M* | $56.72M* | $35.06M* | $78.53M* | $1.62M* | -$179.90M* | $61.92M* |
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