Waters Corp risk profile
42 Elevated one input has moved against it
Measured 1 September 2026 from WAT's filed statements. Recomputed nightly.
42 (Elevated), driven by Competitive position at 55, over 5 weighted categories on the MANUFACTURER profile.
What is measured
| Mechanism | Reading | Band | Direction | Driver |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Market expectation | 24 | Normal | Stable | One-year price volatility — 36.2% |
| Operating pressure | 53 | Elevated | Worsening | Costs outgrowing revenue — +4.7 percentage points |
| Cash conversion | 28 | Normal | Stable | Cash conversion — 1.02x |
| Leverage and coverage | 6 | Contained | Easing | Current ratio — 1.73x |
| Competitive position | 55 | Elevated | Stable | Revenue-growth gap against peers — -23.5 percentage points |
| Concentration | Reads identified supplier spend, customers above the 10% disclosure threshold and revenue by region. No reading is stored for this company. | |||
These are descriptive readings of disclosed mechanisms, not investment advice, and not a prediction. A band says where a measured input sits, never what to do about it or what happens next.