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Waters Corporation operates as an analytical instrument manufacturer primarily in the United States, Europe, Japan, and Asia. The company designs, manufactures, sells, and services high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC), ultra performance liquid chromatography (UPLC), and mass spectrometry (MS) instrument systems and support products, including chromatography columns, other consumable products, and post-warranty service plans. It also designs, manufactures, sells, and services thermal analysis, rheometry, and calorimetry instruments, which are used in predicting the suitability of polymers and viscous liquids for various industrial, consumer goods, and health care products. In addition, the company develops and supplies software based products that interface with the company's instruments, as well as other manufacturersÂ’ instruments. Further, its LC and MS are used in a range of industries to detect, identify, monitor, and measure the chemical, physical, and biological composition of materials, as well as to purify various compounds, which are used in drug discovery and development, including clinical trial testing, the analysis of proteins in disease processes, food safety analysis, and environmental testing. The company offers its products to multi-national pharmaceutical companies, generic drug manufacturers, contract research organizations, biotechnology companies, chemical manufacturers, polymer manufacturers, food and beverage companies, environmental testing laboratories, universities, and government agencies. It has a collaborative research agreement with the University of Warwick, Coventry, and Warwickshire, England to support the growth, development, and adoption of novel mass spectrometry (MS) technologies. Waters Corporation was founded in 1958 and is based in Milford, Massachusetts.

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Key Statistics

Closing Price	92.18
Volume	547831
Volume Avg	868589
52 Week High	100.00
52 Week Low	70.88
PE	19.67
PE (group average)	57
EPS Year	4.69
EPS change Q/Q	-25.36%
EPS change Q/Q Yr ago	27.16%
EPS change Q/Q next Q est	-14.17%
EPS change Y/Y	-21.1%
REV change Q/Q	-11.58%
REV change Q/Q Yr ago	16.29%
EPS next Q est	1.20
EPS next Y est	5.88
Divident Annual	0.00
Dividend Yield	0%