Waters (FRA:WAZ) Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share: €23.43 (As of Jun. 2026)

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FRA:WAZ Waters Corp FRA:WAZ
94 GF Score
Price €344.20
GF Value €351.02
Valuation Fairly Valued
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What is Waters Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share?

Waters FRA:WAZ +0.64% 94 Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share is €23.43 as of Jun. 2026. GuruFocus rates FRA:WAZ with a GF Score™ of 94/100 and a GF Value™ of €351.02 (Fairly Valued). The stock has 7 warning signs investors should review.

E10 is a concept invented by Prof. Robert Shiller, who uses E10 for his Shiller PE Ratio calculation. E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings of a company over the past 10 years. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share and the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio. The Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted Book Value per Share of a company over the past 10 years.

Waters's adjusted book value per share for the three months ended in Jun. 2026 was €134.329. Add all the adjusted book value per share for the past 10 years together and divide the count will get our Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share, which is €23.43 for the trailing ten years ended in Jun. 2026.

During the past 12 months, Waters's average Cyclically Adjusted Book Growth Rate was 34.90% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Cyclically Adjusted Book Growth Rate was 1.50% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Cyclically Adjusted Book Growth Rate was 0.70% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Cyclically Adjusted Book Growth Rate was 3.00% per year. Please click Growth Rate Calculation Example (GuruFocus) to see how GuruFocus calculates Wal-Mart Stores Inc (WMT)'s revenue growth rate. You can apply the same method to get the Cyclically Adjusted Book Growth Rate using Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share data.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Cyclically Adjusted Book Growth Rate of Waters was 19.50% per year. The lowest was -1.70% per year. And the median was 13.70% per year.

As of today (2026-08-07), Waters's current stock price is €344.20. Waters's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 was €23.43. Waters's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio of today is 14.69.

During the past 13 years, the highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio of Waters was 21.36. The lowest was 8.34. And the median was 13.67.


Waters  (FRA:WAZ) Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share Explanation

If a company grows much fast than inflation, Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share may underestimate the company's equity. Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio can seem to be too high even the actual PB Ratio is low.

For the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio, the book value of the past 10 years are inflation-adjusted and averaged. The result is used for P/B calculation. Since it looks at the average over the last 10 years, the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is also called CAPB Ratio.

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller. He uses E10 for his Shiller PE Ratio calculation. E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings per share of a company over the past 10 years. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio. The Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted book value per share of a company over the past 10 years.

Waters's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio of today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=344.20/23.43
=14.69

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

During the past 13 years, the highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio of Waters was 21.36. The lowest was 8.34. And the median was 13.67.


Be Aware

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio works better for cyclical companies. It gives you a better idea on the company's real book value.


Waters Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share Related Terms


Waters Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Waters's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

Waters Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share Chart

Waters Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 17.31 18.52 17.71 18.73 17.55

Waters Quarterly Data
Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25 Jun25 Sep25 Dec25 Mar26 Jun26
Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 17.33 16.68 17.55 20.80 23.43

FRA:WAZ vs NTRA, IQV, A: Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share Comparison

For the Diagnostics & Research subindustry, Waters's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Waters Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio vs Medical Diagnostics & Research Industry

For the Medical Diagnostics & Research industry and Healthcare sector, Waters's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Waters's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio falls into.


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Waters Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share Calculation

E10 is a concept invented by Prof. Robert Shiller, who uses E10 for his Shiller PE Ratio calculation. E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings of a company over the past 10 years. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share and the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio. The Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted Book Value per Share of a company over the past 10 years.

What is Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share? How do we calculate Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share?

Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted Book Value per Share of a company over the past 10 years. Let's use an example to explain.

If we want to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share of Wal-Mart (WMT) for Dec. 31, 2010, we need to have the inflation data and the book value per share from 2001 through 2010.

We adjusted the 2001 book value per share data with the total inflation from 2001 through 2010 to the equivalent book value in 2010. If the total inflation from 2001 to 2010 is 40%, and Wal-Mart's book value is $1 a share in 2001, then the 2001's equivalent book value in 2010 is $1.4 a share. If Wal-Mart's book value is $1 again in 2002, and the total inflation from 2002 through 2010 is 35%, then the equivalent 2002 book value in 2010 is $1.35. So on and so forth, you get the equivalent book value per share of past 10 years. Then you add them together and divided the sum by the count to get Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share.

Please note that we use the CPI data of the country/region where the company is headquartered. If the CPI data for that country/region is not available, then we will use the CPI data of the United States as default.

For example, Waters's adjusted Book Value per Share data for the three months ended in Jun. 2026 was:

Adj_Book= Book Value per Share /CPI of Jun. 2026 (Change)*Current CPI (Jun. 2026)
=134.329/333.9520*333.9520
=134.329

Current CPI (Jun. 2026) = 333.9520.

Waters Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201609 24.986 241.428 34.562
201612 27.270 241.432 37.720
201703 27.989 243.801 38.339
201706 28.086 244.955 38.290
201709 27.738 246.819 37.530
201712 23.792 246.524 32.230
201803 21.900 249.554 29.306
201806 21.948 251.989 29.087
201809 21.235 252.439 28.092
201812 18.842 251.233 25.046
201903 12.211 254.202 16.042
201906 7.280 256.143 9.491
201909 1.611 256.759 2.095
201912 -3.110 256.974 -4.042
202003 -4.942 258.115 -6.394
202006 -2.750 257.797 -3.562
202009 -0.569 260.280 -0.730
202012 3.063 260.474 3.927
202103 3.137 264.877 3.955
202106 3.622 271.696 4.452
202109 4.103 274.310 4.995
202112 5.356 278.802 6.415
202203 5.639 287.504 6.550
202206 6.184 296.311 6.970
202209 6.536 296.808 7.354
202212 8.058 296.797 9.067
202303 9.492 301.836 10.502
202306 12.056 305.109 13.196
202309 14.353 307.789 15.573
202312 17.826 306.746 19.407
202403 19.491 312.332 20.840
202406 22.100 314.175 23.491
202409 24.330 315.301 25.769
202412 29.404 315.605 31.113
202503 30.509 319.799 31.859
202506 31.464 322.561 32.575
202509 33.360 324.800 34.300
202512 36.731 324.054 37.853
202603 134.747 330.213 136.273
202606 134.329 333.952 134.329

Add all the adjusted book value per share together and divide the count will get our Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share.

What does a Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share of €23.43 mean?
Waters (FRA:WAZ) has a Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share of €23.43 as of Jun. 2026. Cyclically adjusted book value per share represents the company's inflation-adjusted book value per share over a 10-year period. View historical data on Waters and its competitors.
Is Waters' Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share too high?
Waters' current Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share is €23.43. Overall, Waters has a GF Score™ of 94/100 and is considered Fairly Valued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Waters' Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share compare to NTRA and IQV?
Waters' Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share of €23.43 can be compared against companies in the Medical Diagnostics & Research industry. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for a Medical Diagnostics & Research company?
A good Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share depends on the Medical Diagnostics & Research industry context. However, Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share mean?
A high Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Cyclically adjusted book value per share represents the company's inflation-adjusted book value per share over a 10-year period. View historical data on Waters and its competitors. Waters's current Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share is €23.43. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Waters stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Waters (FRA:WAZ) is currently considered Fairly Valued. The stock's GF Value™ is €351.02, compared to a current price of €344.20 — trading 1.9% below its estimated fair value. The current Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share is €23.43. Waters' overall GF Score™ is 94/100 with 7 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share calculated?
Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Waters (FRA:WAZ), the current Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share is €23.43 as of Jun. 2026. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.

Is Waters (FRA:WAZ) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Waters stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of €344.20 is trading 1.9% below its estimated GF Value™ of €351.02. GuruFocus considers Waters to be Fairly Valued.

Key valuation signals for FRA:WAZ:

  • Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share: €23.43
  • GF Value™: €351.02 vs. price of €344.20 (1.9% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 94/100 with 7 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the FRA:WAZ stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


Waters Business Description

Address 34 Maple Street, Milford, MA, USA, 01757
Waters sells liquid chromatography, mass spectrometry, and thermal analysis tools. These analytical instruments provide essential information on various products, such as their molecular structures and physical properties, to help clients enhance the health and well-being of end users. In early 2026, Waters merged with BD's life science and diagnostics business, which increased its concentration in diagnostics (versus none now) and discovery-related life science tools.
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