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Waters (BSP:WATC34) Shiller PE Ratio : 28.65 (As of Jul. 21, 2025)


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What is Waters Shiller PE Ratio?

As of today (2025-07-21), Waters's current share price is R$400.00. Waters's E10 for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was R$13.96. Waters's Shiller PE Ratio for today is 28.65.

The historical rank and industry rank for Waters's Shiller PE Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

BSP:WATC34' s Shiller PE Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 26.67   Med: 37.88   Max: 63.57
Current: 29.96

During the past years, Waters's highest Shiller PE Ratio was 63.57. The lowest was 26.67. And the median was 37.88.

BSP:WATC34's Shiller PE Ratio is ranked worse than
55.84% of 77 companies
in the Medical Diagnostics & Research industry
Industry Median: 27.82 vs BSP:WATC34: 29.96

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.

Waters's adjusted earnings per share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was R$2.922. Add all the adjusted EPS for the past 10 years together and divide 10 will get our E10, which is R$13.96 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2025.

Shiller PE for Stocks: The True Measure of Stock Valuation


Waters Shiller PE Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Waters's Shiller PE Ratio 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.

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Waters Shiller PE Ratio Chart

Waters Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Shiller PE Ratio
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Waters Quarterly Data
Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25
Shiller PE Ratio 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 38.25 31.73 38.82 39.36 38.40

Competitive Comparison of Waters's Shiller PE Ratio

For the Diagnostics & Research subindustry, Waters's Shiller PE Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and Shiller PE 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's Shiller PE Ratio Distribution in the Medical Diagnostics & Research Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Waters's Shiller PE Ratio falls into.


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Waters Shiller PE Ratio Calculation

For Shiller PE Ratio, the earnings of the past 10 years are inflation-adjusted and averaged. The result is used for P/E calculation. Since it looks at the average over the last 10 years, the Shiller PE Ratio is also called PE10.

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller to measure the valuation of the overall market. The same calculation is applied here to individual companies.

Waters's Shiller PE Ratio for today is calculated as

Shiller PE Ratio=Share Price/ E10
=400.00/13.96
=28.65

* 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's E10 for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 is calculated as:

For example, Waters's adjusted earnings per share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was:

Adj_EPS=Earnings per Share (Diluted)/CPI of Mar. 2025 (Change)*Current CPI (Mar. 2025)
=2.922/134.9266*134.9266
=2.922

Current CPI (Mar. 2025) = 134.9266.

Waters Quarterly Data

Earnings per Share (Diluted) CPI Adj_EPS
201506 0.988 100.684 1.324
201509 1.366 100.392 1.836
201512 1.775 99.792 2.400
201603 1.063 100.470 1.428
201606 1.344 101.688 1.783
201609 1.244 101.861 1.648
201612 1.803 101.863 2.388
201703 1.024 102.862 1.343
201706 1.343 103.349 1.753
201709 1.323 104.136 1.714
201712 -3.657 104.011 -4.744
201803 1.148 105.290 1.471
201806 1.867 106.317 2.369
201809 1.880 106.507 2.382
201812 2.388 105.998 3.040
201903 1.450 107.251 1.824
201906 2.005 108.070 2.503
201909 2.132 108.329 2.655
201912 3.202 108.420 3.985
202003 1.051 108.902 1.302
202006 2.568 108.767 3.186
202009 2.740 109.815 3.367
202012 4.489 109.897 5.511
202103 3.339 111.754 4.031
202106 3.382 114.631 3.981
202109 3.431 115.734 4.000
202112 4.976 117.630 5.708
202203 3.260 121.301 3.626
202206 3.432 125.017 3.704
202209 3.408 125.227 3.672
202212 4.996 125.222 5.383
202303 3.099 127.348 3.283
202306 3.094 128.729 3.243
202309 2.803 129.860 2.912
202312 4.471 129.419 4.661
202403 2.141 131.776 2.192
202406 3.232 132.554 3.290
202409 3.752 133.029 3.806
202412 5.918 133.157 5.997
202503 2.922 134.927 2.922

Add all the adjusted EPS together and divide 10 will get our E10.

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.


Waters  (BSP:WATC34) Shiller PE Ratio Explanation

Compared with the regular PE Ratio, which works poorly for cyclical businesses, the Shiller PE Ratio smoothed out the fluctuations of profit margins during business cycles. Therefore it is more accurate in reflecting the valuation of the company.

If a company has consistent business performance, the Shiller PE Ratio should give similar results to regular PE Ratio.

Compared with the PS Ratio, the Shiller PE Ratio makes the comparison between different industries more meaningful.


Be Aware

Shiller PE Ratio assumes that over the long term, businesses and profitability revert to their means. If a company's business model does not work in the future compared with the past, Shiller PE Ratio and PS Ratio will give false valuations.


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Waters Business Description

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Address
34 Maple Street, Milford, MA, USA, 01757
Water 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. As a percentage of sales in 2024, Waters generated 58% from biopharmaceutical customers, 31% from industrial clients, and 11% from academic/government institutions.

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