Waters Corporation (WAT) Current Ratio
- Current ratio · latest quarter: Value 1.86×; Formula and calculation Current assets / current liabilities..
Current ratio
Overview →Financial period ending 2026-07-04; current quote (m). Amounts retain their stated periods and units.
| Metric | Value | Formula and calculation |
|---|---|---|
| Current ratio · latest quarter | 1.86× | Current assets / current liabilities. $4.46B ÷ $2.40B ≈ 1.86× |
Calculation inputs
| Input | Amount with unit | Raw financial data |
|---|---|---|
| Current assets | 4.46B USD | Assets, Current |
| Current obligations | 2.40B USD | Liabilities, Current |
| Cash and equivalents | 539.00M USD | Cash and Cash Equivalents, at Carrying Value |
| Short-term securities | (m) | |
| Customer receivables | 1.99B USD | Accounts Receivable, after Allowance for Credit Loss, Current |
| Inventory | 1.38B USD | Inventory, Net |
| Payables | 863.00M USD | Accounts Payable, Current |
| Borrowing debt due within one year | (m) |
Calculated history
Changes compare with the next older row (previous quarter), unless explicitly labeled otherwise. Rolling 12-month growth compares two successive quarter-end rolling totals; it is not year-over-year growth.
| Period ending | Current assets (USD) | Current obligations (USD) | Cash and equivalents (USD) | Short-term securities (USD) | Customer receivables (USD) | Inventory (USD) | Payables (USD) | Borrowing debt due within one year (USD) | Current ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-04 | $4.46B | $2.40B | $539.00M | (m) | $1.99B | $1.38B | $863.00M | (m) | 1.86× |
| 2026-04-04 | $4.06B | $2.27B | $462.00M | (m) | $1.75B | $1.50B | $602.00M | (m) | 1.79× |
| 2025-12-31 | $2.15B | $1.24B | $588.00M | (m) | $829.00M | $572.00M | $104.00M | (m) | 1.73× |
| 2025-09-27 | $1.92B | $1.25B | $459.12M | (m) | $748.52M | $572.94M | $115.73M | (m) | 1.53× |
| 2025-06-28 | $1.78B | $1.02B | $367.21M | (m) | $730.07M | $540.75M | $97.91M | (m) | 1.75× |
| 2025-03-29 | $1.74B | $960.97M | $382.87M | (m) | $713.28M | $511.50M | $102.06M | (m) | 1.81× |
| 2024-12-31 | $1.67B | $789.76M | $325.36M | (m) | $733.37M | $477.26M | $99.93M | (m) | 2.11× |
| 2024-09-28 | $1.65B | $816.04M | $330.51M | (m) | $669.53M | $518.99M | $94.60M | (m) | 2.02× |
| 2024-06-29 | $1.60B | $762.53M | $326.43M | (m) | $610.09M | $522.93M | $78.44M | (m) | 2.10× |
| 2024-03-30 | $1.64B | $848.46M | $337.29M | (m) | $626.33M | $538.63M | $86.22M | (m) | 1.94× |
| 2023-12-31 | $1.75B | $789.58M | $395.08M | (m) | $702.17M | $516.24M | $84.70M | (m) | 2.22× |
| 2023-09-30 | $1.63B | $745.03M | $336.41M | (m) | $631.28M | $544.40M | $79.83M | (m) | 2.19× |
| 2023-07-01 | $1.68B | $809.39M | $329.69M | (m) | $693.44M | $536.83M | $81.92M | (m) | 2.08× |
| 2023-04-01 | $1.77B | $801.95M | $486.07M | (m) | $683.34M | $499.42M | $93.56M | (m) | 2.21× |
| 2022-12-31 | $1.76B | $785.74M | $480.53M | (m) | $722.89M | $455.71M | $93.30M | (m) | 2.24× |
| 2022-10-01 | $1.58B | $731.97M | $443.64M | (m) | $600.92M | $442.24M | $96.57M | (m) | 2.15× |
| 2022-07-02 | $1.56B | $746.56M | $418.90M | (m) | $639.45M | $409.92M | $97.98M | (m) | 2.10× |
| 2022-04-02 | $1.59B | $687.83M | $480.07M | (m) | $607.26M | $381.90M | $93.23M | (m) | 2.30× |
| 2021-12-31 | $1.63B | $680.51M | $501.23M | (m) | $612.65M | $356.10M | $96.80M | (m) | 2.39× |
| 2021-10-02 | $1.66B | $671.89M | $524.70M | (m) | $532.96M | $388.76M | $88.90M | (m) | 2.47× |
| 2021-07-03 | $1.64B | $681.02M | $460.06M | (m) | $543.07M | $348.77M | $83.25M | (m) | 2.41× |
| 2021-04-03 | $1.77B | $785.05M | $683.78M | (m) | $550.68M | $327.97M | $81.51M | (m) | 2.25× |
| 2020-12-31 | $1.40B | $804.98M | $436.69M | (m) | $573.32M | $304.28M | $72.21M | (m) | 1.74× |
| 2020-09-26 | $1.29B | $722.19M | $374.93M | (m) | $494.43M | $326.95M | $60.36M | (m) | 1.79× |
| 2020-06-27 | $1.27B | $697.32M | $339.04M | (m) | $496.28M | $344.01M | $50.33M | (m) | 1.82× |
| 2020-03-28 | $1.33B | $551.05M | $390.06M | (m) | $522.21M | $344.01M | $61.06M | (m) | 2.41× |
| 2019-12-31 | $1.31B | $591.33M | $335.71M | (m) | $587.73M | $320.55M | $49.00M | (m) | 2.22× |
| 2019-09-28 | $1.34B | $597.15M | $404.65M | (m) | $504.87M | $368.79M | $64.81M | (m) | 2.25× |
| 2019-06-29 | $1.62B | $611.70M | $588.00M | (m) | $518.52M | $351.55M | $67.40M | (m) | 2.65× |
| 2019-03-30 | $2.08B | $603.28M | $684.97M | (m) | $508.29M | $333.31M | $72.37M | (m) | 3.44× |
| 2018-12-31 | $2.66B | $448.93M | $796.28M | (m) | $568.32M | $291.57M | $68.17M | (m) | 5.93× |
| 2018-09-29 | $2.97B | $448.13M | $689.37M | (m) | $489.19M | $313.61M | $65.81M | (m) | 6.63× |
| 2018-06-30 | $3.12B | $474.92M | $742.20M | (m) | $492.83M | $299.60M | $71.19M | (m) | 6.58× |
| 2018-03-31 | $3.44B | $534.35M | $716.52M | (m) | $502.97M | $299.61M | $70.64M | (m) | 6.44× |
| 2017-12-31 | $4.27B | $606.16M | $642.32M | (m) | $533.83M | $270.29M | $64.54M | (m) | 7.04× |
| 2017-09-30 | $4.08B | $662.15M | $603.81M | (m) | $456.33M | $297.85M | $66.75M | (m) | 6.16× |
| 2017-07-01 | $3.95B | $653.29M | $567.25M | (m) | $462.81M | $287.14M | $71.06M | (m) | 6.04× |
| 2017-04-01 | $3.78B | $632.21M | $584.44M | (m) | $461.75M | $279.98M | $66.93M | (m) | 5.98× |
| 2016-12-31 | $3.64B | $520.32M | $505.63M | (m) | $489.34M | $262.68M | $67.74M | (m) | 6.99× |
| 2016-10-01 | $3.53B | $519.50M | $430.21M | (m) | $441.77M | $303.18M | $67.77M | (m) | 6.80× |
| 2016-07-02 | $3.41B | $522.60M | $463.38M | (m) | $445.95M | $286.45M | $66.11M | (m) | 6.52× |
| 2016-04-02 | $3.31B | $524.03M | $416.39M | (m) | $439.58M | $287.05M | $73.29M | (m) | 6.32× |
| 2015-12-31 | $3.21B | $564.08M | $487.67M | (m) | $468.31M | $263.42M | $70.57M | (m) | 5.70× |
| 2015-10-03 | $3.09B | $535.95M | $459.52M | (m) | $416.31M | $281.79M | $61.71M | (m) | 5.77× |
| 2015-07-04 | $3.01B | $546.69M | $365.88M | (m) | $406.58M | $272.93M | $65.01M | (m) | 5.50× |
| 2015-04-04 | $2.88B | $538.47M | $440.80M | (m) | $394.37M | $257.53M | $63.95M | (m) | 5.34× |
| 2014-12-31 | $2.82B | $580.49M | $422.18M | (m) | $433.62M | $246.43M | $65.70M | (m) | 4.85× |
| 2014-09-27 | $2.70B | $574.48M | $356.97M | (m) | $393.17M | $269.10M | $60.27M | (m) | 4.70× |
| 2014-06-28 | $2.68B | $594.59M | $428.69M | (m) | $401.92M | $272.76M | $65.09M | (m) | 4.51× |
| 2014-03-29 | $2.61B | $584.45M | $395.38M | (m) | $401.41M | $266.63M | $73.18M | (m) | 4.46× |
| 2013-12-31 | $2.56B | $487.53M | $440.80M | (m) | $430.99M | $242.80M | $64.96M | (m) | 5.24× |
| 2013-09-28 | $2.43B | $492.90M | $431.00M | (m) | $373.84M | $256.98M | $62.75M | (m) | 4.93× |
| 2013-06-29 | $2.34B | $474.95M | $455.05M | (m) | $365.22M | $242.64M | $56.37M | (m) | 4.94× |
| 2013-03-30 | $2.29B | $476.87M | $472.05M | (m) | $377.41M | $235.88M | $59.79M | (m) | 4.80× |
| 2012-12-31 | $2.26B | $504.24M | $481.04M | (m) | $404.56M | $229.56M | $54.72M | (m) | 4.48× |
| 2012-09-29 | $2.14B | $767.56M | $356.29M | (m) | $362.37M | $246.99M | $60.26M | (m) | 2.78× |
| 2012-06-30 | $2.07B | $721.66M | $369.43M | (m) | $355.14M | $236.76M | $62.79M | (m) | 2.86× |
| 2012-03-31 | $2.02B | $648.28M | $427.19M | (m) | $353.75M | $233.36M | $61.47M | (m) | 3.12× |
| 2011-12-31 | $1.94B | $601.86M | $383.99M | (m) | $367.08M | $212.86M | $55.32M | (m) | 3.23× |
| 2011-10-01 | $1.86B | $605.58M | $423.93M | (m) | $354.44M | $246.26M | $64.39M | (m) | 3.08× |
| 2011-07-02 | $1.80B | $467.30M | $344.91M | (m) | $365.33M | $243.18M | $67.97M | (m) | 3.85× |
| 2011-04-02 | $1.68B | $716.23M | $296.86M | (m) | $349.40M | $223.88M | $67.40M | (m) | 2.35× |
| 2010-12-31 | $1.59B | $385.85M | $308.50M | (m) | $358.24M | $204.30M | $64.41M | (m) | 4.11× |
| 2010-10-02 | $1.44B | $417.41M | $262.79M | (m) | $337.56M | $208.34M | $63.33M | (m) | 3.45× |
| 2010-07-03 | $1.31B | $362.57M | $310.88M | (m) | $314.17M | $191.78M | $59.32M | (m) | 3.62× |
| 2010-04-03 | $1.25B | $305.20M | $297.01M | (m) | $313.95M | $189.22M | $57.82M | (m) | 4.09× |
| 2009-12-31 | $1.17B | $394.57M | $341.11M | (m) | $314.25M | $178.67M | $49.57M | (m) | 2.97× |
| 2009-10-03 | $1.12B | $432.21M | $390.42M | (m) | $289.65M | $197.09M | $50.35M | (m) | 2.60× |
| 2009-07-04 | $1.06B | $400.10M | $358.44M | (m) | $294.94M | $196.32M | $51.30M | (m) | 2.65× |
| 2008-12-31 | $956.30M | $289.51M | $428.52M | (m) | $291.76M | $173.05M | $47.24M | (m) | 3.30× |
(m) means missing inputs. Historical market-based ratios use the saved close on or immediately before period ending and that period’s reported shares; current quotes are not substituted. Five-year projections repeat historical CAGR, not analyst forecasts.
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