WATERS CORP /DE/ Research And Development Expense

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WATERS CORP /DE/ reported Research And Development Expense of $195.71 million for the year ending 2025.

  • WATERS CORP /DE/ showed an increase of +6.9% in Research And Development Expense from 2024 to 2025.
  • This data is from WATERS CORP /DE/'s annual report (Form 10-K), filed with the SEC on February 23, 2026.
  • XBRL data for this metric is available from 2008 to 2025 (18 years of filings). Earlier data may not exist in machine-readable XBRL format as companies adopted electronic filing at different times.
  • Quarterly values from 10-Q filings: Q3 2016: $30.42 million | Q4 2016: $32.75 million | Q1 2017: $30.75 million | Q2 2017: $32.94 million | Q3 2017: $33.78 million | Q4 2017: $35.12 million | Q1 2018: $34.48 million | Q2 2018: $35.64 million | Q3 2018: $35.17 million | Q4 2018: $38.11 million | Q1 2019: $35.06 million | Q2 2019: $36.49 million | Q3 2019: $34.33 million | Q4 2019: $37.07 million | Q1 2020: $34.99 million | Q2 2020: $31.16 million | Q3 2020: $34.97 million | Q4 2020: $39.66 million | Q1 2021: $38.09 million | Q2 2021: $44.95 million | Q3 2021: $41.99 million | Q4 2021: $43.33 million | Q1 2022: $40.47 million | Q2 2022: $44.01 million | Q3 2022: $43.44 million | Q4 2022: $48.28 million | Q1 2023: $42.69 million | Q2 2023: $45.87 million | Q3 2023: $42.00 million | Q4 2023: $44.39 million | Q1 2024: $44.60 million | Q2 2024: $46.18 million | Q3 2024: $45.34 million | Q4 2024: $46.91 million | Q1 2025: $46.62 million | Q2 2025: $48.55 million | Q3 2025: $53.64 million | Q4 2025: $46.90 million.
  • Over the full 18 years of available data (2008 to 2025), WATERS CORP /DE/'s Research And Development Expense has grown by 139.9%.
  • Historical annual values: Fiscal year 2025: $195.71 million | Fiscal year 2024: $183.03 million | Fiscal year 2023: $174.95 million | Fiscal year 2022: $176.19 million | Fiscal year 2021: $168.36 million | Fiscal year 2020: $140.78 million | Fiscal year 2019: $142.96 million | Fiscal year 2018: $143.40 million | Fiscal year 2017: $132.59 million | Fiscal year 2016: $125.19 million | Fiscal year 2015: $118.55 million | Fiscal year 2014: $107.73 million | Fiscal year 2013: $100.54 million | Fiscal year 2012: $96.00 million | Fiscal year 2011: $92.35 million | Fiscal year 2010: $84.27 million | Fiscal year 2009: $77.15 million | Fiscal year 2008: $81.59 million.
  • Data sourced from SEC EDGAR public filings as of August 6, 2026.

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