
Waters Corporation
HealthcareNYSE:WAT · New York Stock Exchange
-$4.16 today
Vol 0.66M · Avg 1.03M
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Cash Flow Statement
Annual data · 5 periods
| Metric | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 | FY2019 | FY2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net Income | $642.6M +0.8% | $637.8M -0.7% | $642.2M -9.3% | $707.8M +2.2% | $692.8M | $487.6M | $476.4M | $465.2M |
| Depreciation & Amortization | $206.2M +7.5% | $191.8M +15.6% | $165.9M +27.2% | $130.4M -1.0% | $131.7M | $374.2M | $1.2B | $631.8M |
| Deferred Income Tax | $0 +100.0% | -$877.0K +26.7% | -$1.2M +96.3% | -$32.0M -292.3% | $16.6M | $1.4B | -$1.5B | $304.2M |
| Stock-Based Compensation | $54.1M +21.1% | $44.7M +21.3% | $36.9M -13.4% | $42.6M +42.3% | $29.9M | $489.0M | $354.6M | -$1.6B |
| Change in Working Capital | -$250.4M -124.9% | -$111.4M +53.6% | -$240.3M +10.7% | -$269.1M -151.1% | -$107.2M | $350.4M | -$1.6B | $1.5B |
| Accounts Receivables | $0 +100.0% | -$66.2M -234.7% | $49.2M +135.7% | -$137.9M -120.8% | -$62.4M | $592.6M | $1.3B | $626.2M |
| Inventory | $0 -100.0% | $20.9M +146.1% | -$45.4M +55.4% | -$101.9M -51.5% | -$67.3M | $1.0B | $1.2B | $1.1B |
| Accounts Payables | $0 -100.0% | $61.6M +177.4% | -$79.5M -230.4% | $61.0M +32.3% | $46.1M | $948.2M | -$1.5B | $433.0M |
| Other Working Capital | -$250.4M -96.2% | -$127.7M +22.4% | -$164.5M -82.2% | -$90.3M -282.9% | -$23.6M | $567.4M | $1.3B | $601.0M |
| Other Non-Cash Items | $0 | $0 +100.0% | -$742.0K -102.3% | $32.0M +292.3% | -$16.6M | $1.4B | -$1.5B | $300.0M |
| Operating Cash Flow | $652.6M -14.4% | $762.1M +26.4% | $602.8M -1.4% | $611.7M -18.1% | $747.3M | $7.2B | $8.9B | $10.5B |
| Capital Expenditures | -$112.7M +20.9% | -$142.5M +11.3% | -$160.6M +12.4% | -$183.5M -9.0% | -$168.3M | $664.0M | $1.4B | $697.6M |
| Acquisitions (Net) | -$35.1M -2254.1% | -$1.5M +99.9% | -$1.3B -93639.3% | -$1.4M -119.5% | $7.0M | $937.0M | $1.1B | $1.3B |
| Purchases of Investments | -$7.3M -95.6% | -$3.7M -108.2% | -$1.8M +84.3% | -$11.4M +82.0% | -$63.4M | $444.2M | $1.4B | $1.3B |
| Sales of Investments | $0 -100.0% | $3.7M +46.3% | $2.5M -97.1% | $86.9M -60.2% | $218.1M | $822.2M | $318.2M | -$1.5B |
| Other Investing Activities | $2.8M | $0 | $0 -100.0% | $1.4M +100.6% | -$225.1M | $616.4M | $370.0M | $1.2B |
| Investing Cash Flow | -$152.3M -5.7% | -$144.0M +90.0% | -$1.4B -1235.8% | -$108.0M +53.4% | -$231.6M | $4.8B | $6.4B | $5.1B |
| Debt Repayment | -$243.3M +66.7% | -$730.0M -193.6% | $780.0M +1200.0% | $60.0M -62.5% | $160.0M | $680.8M | $759.2M | $1.1B |
| Common Stock Issued | $20.8M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $778.8M | $946.8M | $812.4M |
| Common Stock Repurchased | -$14.7M -8.3% | -$13.5M +80.7% | -$70.3M +88.8% | -$626.1M +3.5% | -$648.9M | $351.8M | -$1.6B | $1.5B |
| Dividends Paid | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $535.2M | $613.6M | $692.0M |
| Other Financing Activities | -$7.0K -100.0% | $46.9M +3.6% | $45.2M -19.8% | $56.4M +11.4% | $50.7M | -$1.6B | $1.3B | $1.1B |
| Financing Cash Flow | -$237.2M +66.0% | -$696.7M -192.3% | $755.0M +248.1% | -$509.6M -16.3% | -$438.3M | $12.2B | $13.9B | -$15.5B |
| Effect of Forex Changes | -$621.0K -107.8% | $7.9M +935.4% | -$948.0K +93.6% | -$14.8M -15.1% | -$12.8M | $1.3B | $1.1B | $990.2M |
| Net Change in Cash | $262.5M +471.5% | -$70.7M +17.3% | -$85.5M -312.7% | -$20.7M -132.1% | $64.5M | $3.2B | $4.9B | $6.5B |
| Free Cash Flow | $539.8M -12.9% | $619.6M +40.1% | $442.2M +3.3% | $428.2M -26.0% | $579.0M | $8.6B | -$16.8B | $11.1B |
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Does WAT generate free cash flow?
Waters Corporation (WAT) generated $539.81M of free cash flow in fiscal 2025.
How much operating cash flow does WAT produce?
Operating cash flow was $652.55M, before capital expenditures of $112.75M.
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