Waters (LTS:0LTI) Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share: $27.22 (As of Jun. 2026)

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LTS:0LTI Waters Corp LTS:0LTI
95 GF Score
Price $399.07
GF Value $406.41
Valuation Fairly Valued
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What is Waters Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share?

Waters LTS:0LTI +0.52% 95 Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share is $27.22 as of Jun. 2026. GuruFocus rates LTS:0LTI with a GF Score™ of 95/100 and a GF Value™ of $406.41 (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 $154.757. 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 $27.22 for the trailing ten years ended in Jun. 2026.

During the past 12 months, Waters's average Cyclically Adjusted Book Growth Rate was -100.00% 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 (2026-08-06), Waters's current stock price is $399.07. Waters's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 was $27.22. Waters's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio of today is 14.66.

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 13.64.


Waters  (LTS:0LTI) 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
=399.07/27.22
=14.66

* 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 13.64.


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 19.73 19.57 19.39 20.00 20.80

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 20.19 19.86 20.80 24.12 27.22

LTS:0LTI 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)
=154.757/333.9520*333.9520
=154.757

Current CPI (Jun. 2026) = 333.9520.

Waters Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201609 28.043 241.428 38.790
201612 28.766 241.432 39.790
201703 29.935 243.801 41.004
201706 31.558 244.955 43.024
201709 33.061 246.819 44.732
201712 28.156 246.524 38.141
201803 27.004 249.554 36.137
201806 25.640 251.989 33.980
201809 24.778 252.439 32.779
201812 21.436 251.233 28.494
201903 13.798 254.202 18.127
201906 8.226 256.143 10.725
201909 1.774 256.759 2.307
201912 -3.456 256.974 -4.491
202003 -5.461 258.115 -7.066
202006 -3.097 257.797 -4.012
202009 -0.670 260.280 -0.860
202012 3.726 260.474 4.777
202103 3.734 264.877 4.708
202106 4.364 271.696 5.364
202109 4.826 274.310 5.875
202112 6.052 278.802 7.249
202203 6.210 287.504 7.213
202206 6.537 296.311 7.367
202209 6.471 296.808 7.281
202212 8.536 296.797 9.605
202303 10.163 301.836 11.244
202306 13.061 305.109 14.296
202309 15.318 307.789 16.620
202312 19.439 306.746 21.163
202403 21.186 312.332 22.653
202406 23.789 314.175 25.286
202409 27.003 315.301 28.600
202412 30.789 315.605 32.579
202503 32.983 319.799 34.443
202506 36.291 322.561 37.573
202509 39.155 324.800 40.258
202512 43.011 324.054 44.325
202603 155.777 330.213 157.541
202606 154.757 333.952 154.757

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 $27.22 mean?
Waters (LTS:0LTI) has a Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share of $27.22 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 $27.22. Overall, Waters has a GF Score™ of 95/100 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 $27.22 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 $27.22. 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 (LTS:0LTI) is currently considered Fairly Valued. The stock's GF Value™ is $406.41, compared to a current price of $399.07 — trading 1.8% below its estimated fair value. The current Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share is $27.22. Waters' overall GF Score™ is 95/100 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 (LTS:0LTI), the current Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share is $27.22 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 (LTS:0LTI) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Waters stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of $399.07 is trading 1.8% below its estimated GF Value™ of $406.41. GuruFocus considers Waters to be Fairly Valued.

Key valuation signals for LTS:0LTI:

  • Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share: $27.22
  • GF Value™: $406.41 vs. price of $399.07 (1.8% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 95/100 with 7 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the LTS:0LTI 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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