Over the latest trailing 12-month period, total return cagr is +34.73%. The comparable SPY value is +18.54%. Year-to-date total return is +6.58%. Total return includes price appreciation and reinvested dividends.
Over longer horizons, Total Return CAGR averages 15.36% over 3 years and -0.83% over 5 years; the trailing 12 months came in at +34.73%. Total return includes dividends reinvested. The total return CAGR includes both price appreciation and dividends reinvested. This gives a more complete picture of the company's investment performance.
WAT Total Return CAGR Chart
Waters Corporation (WAT)
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WAT Quarterly Total Return (YoY)
Total Return growth vs the same calendar quarter one year earlier, last 40 comparable quarters.
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Total Return
WAT Growth of $100 (Dividends Reinvested)
$5384.58
Quarter-end value of $100 invested at the start of the available history, with dividends reinvested; the newest quarter may be quarter-to-date. Q3 2026 (2026-09-09): $5384.58.
FMP quote price / unrounded diluted EPS from four consecutive issuer fiscal quarters Quote observation: 2026-09-09T20:00:02.000Z. Historical observations retain their original dates. Historical series through 2026-09-09.
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WAT Total Return CAGR History
Year
Total return for the year
2026 (YTD)
+6.58%
2025
+2.39%
2024
+12.68%
2023
-3.90%
2022
-8.06%
2021
+50.59%
2020
+5.89%
2019
+23.85%
2018
-2.35%
2017
+43.75%
2016
-0.14%
2015
+19.39%
2014
+12.72%
2013
+14.78%
2012
+17.65%
2011
-4.71%
2010
+25.42%
2009
+69.06%
2008
-53.65%
2007
+61.47%
2006
+29.55%
2005
-19.21%
2004
+41.10%
2003
+52.25%
2002
-43.79%
2001
-53.59%
2000
+215.09%
1999
+21.49%
1998
+128.85%
1997
+25.51%
Quarterly Total Return: QoQ & YoY (dividends reinvested)
Unrounded diluted TTM EPS / FMP quote price × 100 Quote observation: 2026-09-09T20:00:02.000Z. Historical observations retain their original dates. Historical series through 2026-09-09.
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+8.5%
+13.3%
Q3 2024
2024-09-24
+18.9%
+24.9%
Q2 2024
2024-06-24
-17.9%
+12.4%
Q1 2024
2024-03-21
+7.1%
+16.4%
Q4 2023
2023-12-29
+19.6%
-5.1%
Q3 2023
2023-09-28
+7.0%
-2.0%
Q2 2023
2023-06-28
-15.0%
-16.6%
Q1 2023
2023-03-27
-12.7%
-5.9%
Q4 2022
2022-12-21
+23.4%
-5.6%
Calendar returns: QoQ compares the prior calendar quarter; YoY compares the same calendar quarter a year earlier. The newest quarter is in progress (quarter-to-date).