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0.54% YieldHealthcareWaters Corporation · NYSE
Price: $369.09 · Annual div: $2.00/share · Frequency: quarterly · Payout ratio: 50% · Ex-div: TBD
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About Waters Corporation (WAT) — Dividend Analysis 2026
Waters Corporation is a global leader in specialized measurement, delivering analytical solutions across Asia, the Americas, and Europe. The company operates through two main divisions: Waters and TA. Under its Waters segment, it engineers, manufactures, sells, and provides support for high and ultra-performance liquid chromatography and mass spectrometry (MS) systems. This includes essential consumables like chromatography columns and comprehensive post-warranty service plans. The TA segment focuses on designing, producing, selling, and servicing instruments for thermal analysis, rheometry, and calorimetry. Additionally, Waters develops and supplies sophisticated software that integrates with both its own instruments and those from other manufacturers. The company's advanced MS technology plays a crucial role in various applications, such as drug discovery and development (including clinical trial assessments), analyzing proteins involved in disease processes, ensuring nutritional safety, and conducting environmental testing. Its thermal analysis, rheometry, and calorimetry instruments are vital for assessing the suitability and stability of a wide range of materials, including fine chemicals, pharmaceuticals, water, polymers, metals, and viscous liquids. These instruments support diverse sectors like industrial manufacturing, consumer goods, healthcare products, and life science research. Waters' extensive client base spans the life sciences, pharmaceutical, biochemical, industrial, nutritional safety, environmental, academic, and governmental sectors, where its products are instrumental in research and development, quality assurance, and general laboratory operations. Established in 1958, Waters Corporation is headquartered in Milford, Massachusetts.
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🌍 WAT Yield by Country & Account Type
Real after-tax yield depends on where you live and how you hold WAT.
| Account/Country | Tax Rate | After-tax Yield | Real Yield | $10K Annual Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Roth IRA / 401k | 0% | 0.54% | -2.26% | $54 / yr |
| 🇺🇸 US Taxable (15%) ✓ | 15% | 0.46% | -2.34% | $46 / yr |
| 🇺🇸 US Taxable (20%) | 20% | 0.43% | -2.37% | $43 / yr |
| 🇬🇧 UK ISA | 0% | 0.54% | -2.26% | $54 / yr |
| 🇬🇧 UK Taxable | 8.75% | 0.49% | -2.31% | $49 / yr |
| 🇨🇦 TFSA | 0% | 0.54% | -2.26% | $54 / yr |
| 🇨🇦 CA Taxable | 25% | 0.41% | -2.39% | $41 / yr |
| 🇦🇺 Super (pension) | 15% | 0.46% | -2.34% | $46 / yr |
| 🇦🇺 AU Taxable | 30% | 0.38% | -2.42% | $38 / yr |
| 🇩🇪 DE Taxable | 26.375% | 0.40% | -2.40% | $40 / yr |
| 🇫🇷 FR Taxable | 30% | 0.38% | -2.42% | $38 / yr |
Real yield = after-tax yield minus US CPI of 2.8%. 12-month CPI (US BLS via FMP economic-indicators). Click any row to select. US withholding tax (30%, reducible by treaty) applies to non-US residents holding US stocks in taxable accounts.
🎯 WAT Income Goal & Break-Even
12-month CPI (US BLS via FMP economic-indicators).
Based on current dividend of $2.00/share/yr · 🇺🇸 US Taxable (15%) · static projection (no growth assumed).
📅 WAT Dividend Payment Schedule
WAT pays quarterly — 4 times per year. Next ex-div: TBD.
📊 WAT vs Healthcare Benchmarks
How WAT compares to typical Healthcare averages.
Benchmarks: S&P 500 sector averages (2024–2026). Sources: Morningstar, Bloomberg, NAREIT. 5Y CAGR for WAT sourced from FMP /financial-growth endpoint — real data, not estimates.
🏛️ WAT Insider Activity
When executives buy their own stock, it's a signal they believe in the dividend's sustainability.
| Insider | Title | Type | Date | Shares | Price | Total Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A-Award | 2026-06-30 | 63.03 | — | — | ||
| A-Award | 2026-06-30 | 67.42 | — | — | ||
| F-InKind | 2026-06-24 | 189 | $369.18 | $69.8K | ||
| F-InKind | 2026-05-12 | 239 | $352.21 | $84.2K | ||
| F-InKind | 2026-04-06 | 302 | $304.09 | $91.8K | ||
| A-Award | 2026-03-31 | 64.06 | — | — | ||
| A-Award | 2026-03-31 | 68.44 | — | — | ||
| Buy | 2026-03-16 | 500 | $289.46 | $144.7K | ||
| Buy | 2026-03-06 | 1,000 | $306.34 | $306.3K | ||
| F-InKind | 2026-03-02 | 3,417 | $307.23 | $1.05M |
Insider transactions sourced from SEC Form 4 filings via Financial Modeling Prep. See disclaimer.
Analyst Price Target
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Financial Health Scores
Altman Z-Score predicts bankruptcy risk. Piotroski F-Score measures financial strength across 9 criteria. High scores → lower dividend cut risk. Data via FMP financial statements.
Geographic Revenue Breakdown
Where WAT earns its moneyRevenue breakdown from latest annual report via FMP. Percentages may not sum to 100% due to rounding.
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Waters Corporation (WAT) is currently trading at $369.09, 11% below its 52-week high. The current dividend yield is 0.54% based on an annual payout of $2.00 per share.
WAT (Waters Corporation) — 0.54% Dividend Yield Analysis
Waters Corporation (WAT) is a healthcare stock currently trading at $369.09 with a dividend yield of 0.54%. The company pays an annual dividend of $2.00 per share. The payout ratio of 50% suggests the dividend is well-covered by earnings.
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