VIE/WTRS (VIE/WTRS)

Vienna Stock Exchange: VIE/WTRS · EUR

€431

+1.40 (+0.3%)· Recorded snapshot

Market cap	42.2B
Revenue (ttm)	4.1B
Net income (ttm)	145.7M
EPS (ttm)	€1.98
P/E (trailing)	217.4x
P/E (forward)	30.8x
Volume	28

Market data

Price

Recent price action with selectable time range.

Financial snapshot

Revenue (ttm): 4.1B
Net income (ttm): 145.7M
EPS (ttm): €1.98
P/E (trailing): 217.4x
P/E (forward): 30.8x
Market cap: 42.2B

Calendar

Next earnings

Upcoming earnings date and setup when available.

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Sector percentile context

Refreshed 2026-10-30 13:30 UTC

Forward P/E30.8

P25 14.3P50 18.7P75 25.4

Trailing P/E217.4

P25 20.4P50 26.7P75 39.7

ROE1.9

P25 4.8P50 10.6P75 20.1

ROIC3.3

P25 5.8P50 9.5P75 18.2

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Profile and market data

Ticker identity, listing, currency, market cap, and source dates.

Metric	Value
Amount currency	EUR
Country	United States
Country code	AT
Earnings date	2026-11-03
Employees	7,900
Employees change	300
Employees growth	3.95%
Enterprise value	EUR 46.7B
Exchange	Vienna Stock Exchange
Financial currency	USD
Financial report date	2026-07-04
First seen	2026-10-26
Fiscal year end	December
Founded	1958
Industry	Diagnostics & Research
Is primary listing	No
ISIN number	US9418481035
Last refreshed	2026-10-30
Market cap	EUR 42.2B
Next earnings date	2026-11-03
Price	EUR 430.80
Price currency	EUR
Sector	Healthcare
SIC code	3826
Stock price date	2026-10-29
Symbol	vie/WTRS
Website	https://www.waters.com

Valuation

Multiples, yields, enterprise-value ratios, and valuation checks.

Metric	Value
Average P/E ratio (10Y)	78.64x
Average P/E ratio (3Y)	50.23x
Average P/E ratio (5Y)	41.21x
Earnings yield	0.46%
EV/Earnings	320.38x
EV/EBIT	62.12x
EV/EBITDA	34.87x
EV/FCF	133.86x
EV/Sales	11.22x
FCF / EV yield	0.75%
FCF yield	0.83%
Forward P/E	30.84x
Graham number	67.28404
Graham upside	-84.38%
Lynch fair value	EUR 7.43
Lynch upside	-98.28%
P/(FCF - SBC) ratio	148.38x
P/(OCF - SBC) ratio	101.43x
P/B ratio	3.18x
P/E ratio	217.38x
P/FCF ratio	121.18x
P/OCF ratio	87.94x
P/S ratio	10.41x
Price/EBITDA ratio	33.28x

Profitability

Margins, returns on capital, cash conversion, and quality metrics.

Metric	Value
EBIT margin	18.06%
EBITDA margin	31.27%
Effective tax rate	19.06%
FCF margin	8.39%
Gross margin	56.34%
Operating margin	18.06%
Pretax margin	4.43%
Profit margin	3.59%
Profit per employee	EUR 18,439
Profitable years	28
Revenue per employee	EUR 513,928
ROA	3.56%
ROA (5Y)	14.31%
ROCE	3.75%
ROE	1.92%
ROE (5Y)	108.62%
ROIC	3.35%
ROIC (5Y)	35.34%
SBC / revenue	1.57%
Tax / revenue	0.85%

Growth

Revenue, earnings, cash-flow, and forward growth indicators.

Metric	Value
EPS growth	-80.02%
EPS growth 10Y	-9.44%
EPS growth 3Y	-42%
EPS growth 5Y	-26.86%
EPS growth years	1
FCF growth	-35.57%
FCF growth (Q)	750%
FCF growth 3Y	0.79%
FCF growth 5Y	-9.29%
Gross profit growth	45.53%
Gross profit growth (Q)	97.33%
Gross profit growth 3Y	14.31%
Gross profit growth 5Y	10.99%
Net income growth	-74.79%
Net income growth 3Y	-37.25%
Net income growth 5Y	-24.08%
Net income growth years	1
OCF growth	-26.31%
OCF growth (Q)	390.24%
OCF growth 10Y	-1.09%
OCF growth 3Y	-1.31%
OCF growth 5Y	-7.27%
Operating income growth	-3.07%
Operating income growth (Q)	-18.85%
Operating income growth 3Y	-1%
Operating income growth 5Y	0.38%
Revenue growth	52.47%
Revenue growth (Q)	113.36%
Revenue growth (QoQ)	29.83%
Revenue growth 10Y	8.27%
Revenue growth 3Y	15.78%
Revenue growth 5Y	11.7%
Revenue growth quarters	8
Revenue growth years	2

Financial statements

Income-statement and cash-flow amounts, totals and per share.

Metric	Value
Capital expenditures	EUR -131.8M
Depreciation and amortization	EUR 548.7M
EBIT	EUR 733.3M
EBITDA	EUR 1.3B
EPS	EUR 1.98
Financing cash flow	EUR -349.9M
Free cash flow	EUR 348.6M
Free cash flow minus SBC	EUR 284.7M
Gross profit	EUR 2.3B
Income taxes	EUR 34.3M
Investing cash flow	EUR 26M
Net borrowing	EUR -311.4M
Net cash flow	EUR 149.9M
Net income	EUR 145.7M
Operating cash flow minus SBC	EUR 416.5M
Operating income	EUR 733.3M
Revenue	EUR 4.1B
Stock-based compensation	EUR 63.9M

Financial strength

Debt, cash, solvency, accounting-quality, and balance-sheet signals.

Metric	Value
Altman Z-Score	2.56
Book value per share	EUR 135.24
Debt / EBITDA	3.67
Debt / equity	0.36
Debt / FCF	13.73
Goodwill	EUR 8.4B
Interest coverage	5.61
Long-term assets	EUR 17.6B
Long-term liabilities	EUR 6.2B
Net cash (debt)	EUR -4.3B
Net cash / market cap	-10.22%
Net debt / EBITDA	3.4
Net debt / equity	0.32
Net debt / FCF	12.38
Piotroski F-Score	5
Property, plant and equipment	EUR 1.7B
Shareholders' equity	EUR 13.3B
Tangible book value	EUR -2.4B
Tangible book value per share	EUR -24.45
Total assets	EUR 21.6B
Total cash	EUR 471.2M
Total debt	EUR 4.8B
Total liabilities	EUR 8.4B

Liquidity

Current-asset coverage and working-capital efficiency metrics.

Metric	Value
Asset turnover	0.32
Current assets	EUR 4B
Current liabilities	EUR 2.1B
Current ratio	1.86
Inventory turnover	2.11
Net working capital	EUR 1.6B
Quick ratio	1.05
Working capital	EUR 1.8B
Working capital turnover	2.87

Dividends and buybacks

Dividend yield, payout, buybacks, and shareholder-yield indicators.

Metric	Value
Buyback yield / dilution	-25.49%
Shareholder yield	-25.49%

Performance and technicals

Returns, volatility, beta, momentum, RSI, and moving-average context.

Metric	Value
1D price change	0.33%
1W price change	5.61%
1W total return	5.61%
52-week high	EUR 436.40
52-week high date	2026-10-29
52-week low	EUR 373.40
52-week low date	2026-10-05
All-time high	EUR 436.40
All-time high date	2026-10-29
All-time low	EUR 373.40
All-time low date	2026-10-05
Average true range (ATR)	EUR 9.47
Average volume	7.8
Change from 52-week high	-1.28%
Change from 52-week low	15.37%
Change from all-time high	-1.6%
Change from all-time low	15%
Change from open	-0.19%
Day's gap	0.51%
Dollar volume	EUR 12,062
High price	EUR 436.40
Low price	EUR 428.00
Monthly RSI	0
Open price	EUR 431.60
Position in 52-week range	33.33%
Previous close	EUR 429.40
Relative volume	3.57
RSI	73.14
Sharpe ratio	5.65
Sortino ratio	11.41
Volume	28
Weekly RSI	0

Ownership and float

Institutional, insider, float, short-interest, and share-count fields.

Metric	Value
Float	98.1M
Shares change (QoQ)	19.56%
Shares change (YoY)	25.49%
Shares held by insiders	0.08%
Shares held by institutions	101.27%
Short ratio	4 days

Deeper analysis on VIE/WTRS

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Forecast

Base and Bull forecast paths with report-date return framing.

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Valuation

Fair-value bridge, DCF, owner earnings, and peer multiples.

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Sensitivity

Cost-of-equity and terminal-growth stress table.

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Risks

Kill scenarios, soft-pass flags, and downside catalysts.

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Earnings

Next earnings setup and beat / inline / miss thresholds.

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Position sizing

Entry, exit, conviction, and quarterly monitoring rules.

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Financials

Revenue, margins, cash flow, and balance-sheet context.

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Peers

Relative valuation and profitability against the cohort.

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Moat

Economic-profit evidence and competitive advantage risk.

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Industry cycle

Sector phase, capital cycle, and secular tailwinds.

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