WAT earnings

Waters Corporation

WAT chart · All upcoming earnings

Next report 2026-10-30
When Friday before open
In46 days
EPS estimate4.00
1-day std dev6.4%

How WAT has moved on earnings, close to close (last 60)?Measured close to close. Day 1 = the last close before the report to the next close (the following session for after-close reports). Day 2 / Day 3 are that single session on its own. 5-day is the cumulative move from the pre-report close through the 5th session.

10 20 30 Max
MoveMeanMedianStd devHit rate
Day 1 +0.1% +0.1% 6.4% 50%
Day 2 -0.1% -0.3% 1.9% 42%
Day 3 +0.4% +0.3% 1.7% 53%
5-day +0.5% +1.1% 7.5% 53%
Biggest pop
+19.8%
Biggest drop
-13.9%
On a beat
+1.4%
On a miss
-6.8%
1-mo drift
+0.8%

Day 1 price move on each of the last 60 reports

Day 1 = the close-to-close move on the first session to trade the news — hover for the EPS surprise.

Report history

ReportEstActualSurpriseGap1-day+5d+1mo
2026-08-04 beat 3.01 3.05 +1.4% +2.3% +5.7% +4.8% +4.1%
2026-05-05 beat 2.31 2.70 +17.0% +12.0% +13.5% +2.8% +9.8%
2026-02-09 beat 4.51 4.53 +0.5% -12.9% -13.9% -2.0% -9.3%
2025-11-04 beat 3.22 3.40 +5.5% +1.8% +6.3% +5.1% +7.9%
2025-08-04 beat 2.94 2.95 +0.3% -3.6% -1.6% -2.2% +1.6%
2025-05-06 beat 2.22 2.25 +1.2% -1.8% -2.7% +5.9% +2.2%
2025-02-12 beat 4.03 4.10 +1.7% -4.2% -5.8% -0.3% -1.2%
2024-11-01 beat 2.68 2.93 +9.4% +16.1% +19.8% -0.7% -0.1%
2024-07-31 beat 2.56 2.63 +2.6% +7.2% +2.6% -4.3% +2.5%
2024-05-07 beat 2.09 2.21 +5.5% +2.1% +1.9% +10.1% -7.8%
2024-02-06 beat 3.55 3.62 +1.9% -0.9% +1.7% -5.7% +9.3%
2023-11-07 beat 2.55 2.84 +11.3% -4.0% +3.4% -0.8% +12.5%
2023-08-02 beat 2.59 2.80 +8.1% +2.8% +6.3% +0.1% -3.8%
2023-05-09 miss 2.62 2.49 -5.1% -9.6% -6.7% -3.8% -9.7%
2023-02-15 beat 3.74 3.84 +2.6% +0.5% -0.7% -4.1% -11.3%
2022-11-01 beat 2.58 2.64 +2.4% +1.6% +2.8% +1.7% +12.8%
2022-08-02 beat 2.67 2.75 +3.1% -5.6% -6.8% -4.9% -12.3%
2022-05-03 beat 2.34 2.80 +19.8% +3.5% +8.1% -1.7% +1.9%
2022-02-01 beat 3.49 3.67 +5.3% +3.9% +1.1% +1.6% -0.7%
2021-11-02 beat 2.36 2.66 +12.7% -4.0% -4.3% +0.4% -4.3%
2021-08-03 beat 2.28 2.60 +13.8% -0.8% +0.7% +0.8% +6.2%
2021-05-05 beat 1.57 2.29 +46.0% +1.5% +2.9% -1.6% +3.5%
2021-02-02 beat 2.90 3.65 +25.8% +5.7% +8.4% -3.0% -10.2%
2020-10-27 beat 1.92 2.16 +12.7% +2.1% +1.7% -3.0% +1.2%
2020-07-28 beat 1.56 2.10 +34.9% -0.4% -1.7% -6.0% -3.3%
2020-04-28 miss 1.44 1.15 -20.0% -4.1% -5.6% -1.2% +7.5%
2020-02-04 beat 3.01 3.20 +6.3% -5.1% -3.1% +1.9% -9.2%
2019-10-29 beat 2.13 2.13 +0.2% -6.5% -2.6% -0.3% +4.3%
2019-07-30 beat 2.11 2.14 +1.3% -4.2% -2.7% -1.7% -3.3%
2019-04-23 miss 1.73 1.60 -7.4% -16.0% -12.3% +1.0% -1.9%
2019-01-23 beat 2.64 2.87 +8.6% +10.0% +12.7% +0.9% +2.6%
2018-10-23 beat 1.90 1.92 +0.9% -8.1% -2.6% +4.2% +8.0%
2018-07-24 beat 1.92 1.95 +1.6% -1.0% +0.7% -0.3% -4.8%
2018-04-24 beat 1.55 1.59 +2.5% -8.2% -7.8% -2.3% +0.5%
2018-01-23 beat 2.45 2.51 +2.3% +1.7% -1.8% +1.8% -3.1%
2017-10-24 beat 1.75 1.77 +1.4% -0.6% +0.0% +4.5% +4.8%
2017-07-25 beat 1.71 1.76 +2.7% -4.4% -5.4% +0.4% +2.8%
2017-04-25 beat 1.34 1.46 +9.3% +4.2% +7.0% +1.3% +3.5%
2017-01-24 beat 2.13 2.21 +3.7% +0.9% -2.2% -0.4% +9.0%
2016-10-25 miss 1.58 1.57 -0.4% -6.6% -12.1% -0.8% -0.2%
2016-07-26 beat 1.45 1.58 +8.8% +2.2% +4.5% +1.4% +1.9%
2016-04-26 beat 1.24 1.26 +1.9% +0.6% -3.1% -1.6% +3.2%
2016-01-26 beat 1.96 1.96 +0.2% -2.3% -4.0% -3.7% -0.6%
2015-10-27 beat 1.40 1.42 +1.7% +2.0% +2.3% +4.6% +4.9%
2015-07-28 beat 1.27 1.32 +3.8% +1.3% +0.5% +3.0% -6.1%
2015-04-28 beat 1.02 1.21 +19.1% +4.3% +2.9% +1.7% +7.2%
2015-01-26 beat 1.88 1.99 +5.8% +0.3% +2.8% +0.1% +1.3%
2014-10-21 beat 1.29 1.38 +7.3% +2.8% +9.9% +2.6% +6.7%
2014-07-22 beat 1.21 1.22 +0.8% +3.6% +5.8% -1.9% -3.6%
2014-04-29 miss 1.11 0.92 -17.3% -4.0% -8.5% +2.7% +1.4%
2014-01-28 beat 1.61 1.70 +5.5% +5.9% +7.3% -4.7% +1.6%
2013-10-22 miss 1.23 1.19 -2.9% -4.2% -6.0% +2.3% +0.6%
2013-07-23 miss 1.21 1.08 -11.0% -6.8% -5.9% +1.4% -0.6%
2013-04-23 miss 1.09 1.07 -1.5% +0.2% +3.2% +0.3% +5.0%
2013-01-22 beat 1.59 1.59 +0.2% -0.6% -0.7% +1.5% +0.6%
2012-10-23 beat 1.18 1.18 +0.0% -1.5% -2.7% +6.7% +5.6%
2012-07-24 beat 1.17 1.17 +0.2% -1.1% +0.1% +2.4% +1.3%
2012-04-24 miss 1.09 1.00 -8.2% -9.9% -7.4% +2.6% +0.4%
2012-01-24 beat 1.50 1.56 +4.2% -0.5% +8.0% +1.8% +3.6%
2011-10-25 beat 1.13 1.14 +1.1% -4.6% -5.1% -2.6% -7.8%

“1-day” is the close-to-close move over the session that first traded on the news (the next session for after-close reports). “+5d / +1mo” are the further drift from that close.

Earnings dates & estimates from Yahoo Finance (refreshed 2026-09-13); price reactions from end-of-day data. History, not a forecast. Not investment advice.