Waters Corporation (WAT) — Cash Flow Reinvestment Rate

Latest as of December 2025: 0.24x

Waters Corporation (WAT) has a Cash Flow Reinvestment Rate of 0.24x as of December 2025, reinvesting $38.97 Million (capex $38.97 Million ) from operating cash flow of $164.55 Million. See Waters Corporation (WAT) FCF generation index to measure how efficiently the company converts operating cash flow to free cash.

Reinvestment Rate

0.24x
(Capex + Investments) / Operating CF

Total Reinvested

$38.97 Million
Capex + Investments

Operating Cash Flow

$164.55 Million
USD

Capital Expenditures

$38.97 Million
USD

Waters Corporation Cash Flow Reinvestment Rate (1995–2025)

Historical reinvestment intensity for Waters Corporation across 31 annual periods. For the full cash flow conversion analysis, see Waters Corporation (WAT) cash flow conversion.

Annual Cash Flow Reinvestment Rate for Waters Corporation (1995–2025)

Year-by-year capital reinvestment analysis for Waters Corporation. See Waters Corporation leverage flexibility ratio to measure the company's free cash flow as a share of total liabilities.

Year Reinvestment Rate Total Reinvested (USD) Operating CF Capex YoY Change
2025 0.17x $112.75 Million $652.55 Million $112.75 Million ▼ -54.0%
2024 0.38x $286.50 Million $762.12 Million $142.48 Million ▼ -86.1%
2023 2.70x $1.63 Billion $602.81 Million $160.63 Million ▲ +466.5%
2022 0.48x $291.42 Million $611.66 Million $183.46 Million ▲ +53.7%
2021 0.31x $231.63 Million $747.27 Million $168.27 Million ▲ +38.1%
2020 0.22x $177.41 Million $790.51 Million $172.38 Million ▼ -86.9%
2019 1.72x $1.11 Billion $643.09 Million $163.82 Million ▼ -46.4%
2018 3.21x $1.94 Billion $604.45 Million $127.56 Million ▲ +317.6%
2017 0.77x $535.75 Million $697.64 Million $90.47 Million ▼ -0.7%
2016 0.77x $486.31 Million $629.08 Million $94.97 Million ▲ +13.6%
2015 0.68x $381.40 Million $560.29 Million $103.01 Million ▼ -7.5%
2014 0.74x $376.58 Million $511.65 Million $106.25 Million ▲ +201.3%
2013 0.24x $118.45 Million $484.88 Million $118.45 Million ▼ -58.6%
2012 0.59x $265.38 Million $449.28 Million $104.75 Million ▼ -14.8%
2011 0.69x $344.88 Million $497.37 Million $85.44 Million ▼ -22.9%
2010 0.90x $411.51 Million $457.86 Million $62.74 Million ▼ -55.3%
2009 2.01x $841.43 Million $418.26 Million $93.80 Million ▲ +1118.3%
2008 0.17x $69.06 Million $418.25 Million $69.06 Million ▲ +1.4%
2007 0.16x $60.34 Million $370.51 Million $60.34 Million ▼ -16.5%
2006 0.20x $51.42 Million $263.59 Million $51.42 Million ▲ +13.9%
2005 0.17x $51.05 Million $298.07 Million $51.05 Million ▼ -32.9%
2004 0.26x $66.24 Million $259.45 Million $66.24 Million ▲ +15.9%
2003 0.22x $34.59 Million $157.00 Million $34.59 Million ▲ +27.4%
2002 0.17x $37.97 Million $219.65 Million $37.97 Million ▼ -22.9%
2001 0.22x $42.41 Million $189.15 Million $42.41 Million ▲ +11.3%
2000 0.20x $35.37 Million $175.59 Million $35.37 Million ▲ +38.8%
1999 0.15x $21.80 Million $150.20 Million $21.80 Million ▼ -12.1%
1998 0.17x $18.20 Million $110.20 Million $18.20 Million ▼ -91.1%
1997 1.86x $179.20 Million $96.40 Million $179.20 Million ▲ +925.2%
1996 0.18x $10.10 Million $55.70 Million $10.10 Million ▲ +33.0%
1995 0.14x $6.30 Million $46.20 Million $6.30 Million
Cash Flow Reinvestment Rate = (ABS(Capex) + ABS(Investments)) / Operating Cash Flow