WATERS CORP /DE/
Waters Corporation is an American company headquartered in Milford, Massachusetts that provides analytical instruments and software used for chromatography, mass spectrometry, laboratory informatics, and rheometry by the life sciences, materials, and food industries.
Basic company information
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- Ticker / security symbols
- WAT [1]
- Listing exchanges
- NYSE [1]
- SEC industry
- Laboratory Analytical Instruments [1]
- Business sectors
- manufacturing of scientific and technical instrumentation [2]
- Company / filing name
- WATERS CORP /DE/ [1]
- Headquarters location
- Milford [2]
- Business address
- 34 MAPLE ST, MILFORD, MA, 01757 [1]
- Founded
- 1958 [2]
- Legal form
- joint-stock company [2]
- Incorporation jurisdiction
- Delaware, United States [1]
- Founders
- Jim Waters [2]
- Official website
- www.waters.com ↗ [2]
- Employees
- 7,262 · reported year 2023 [2]
- Fiscal year end
- December 31 (SEC record) [1]
- ISIN (reported securities)
- US9418481035 [2]
- CIK
- 0001000697 [1]
- SIC code
- 3826 [1]
- Country in background record
- United States [2]
Company positioning and business
Waters Corporation is an American company headquartered in Milford, Massachusetts that provides analytical instruments and software used for chromatography, mass spectrometry, laboratory informatics, and rheometry by the life sciences, materials, and food industries. [3]
The company has primary manufacturing facilities in 9 U.S. locations as well as 11 international locations including Wexford, Wilmslow, Birmingham, Hüllhorst, Singapore, Bangalore, Beijing, and Shanghai. [3]
Major brands include ACQUITY UPC2 / UPLC Systems and columns, Xevo mass spectrometry systems, Synapt MS / HDMS systems, Zodiac HPLC columns, XTerra HPLC columns, XBridge columns, Alliance HPLC systems, Empower chromatography software, MassLynx mass spectrometry software, Oasis sample preparation products, and NuGenesis lab management system (LMS). [3]
Background text: Wikipedia contributors, Waters Corporation. Selected introductory paragraphs, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Official filing data is cited separately.
Understanding company scale
Employees: 7,262 · reported year 2023. [2]
Financial year, securities and disclosures
The SEC submissions record gives WATERS CORP /DE/ a fiscal year end of 1231 (MMDD). Individual filings below identify their own reporting period; the filing date is the publication event, not the financial year end. [1]
Listed securities: WAT (NYSE). Multiple symbols may represent different share classes or securities of the same registrant. [4]
History and key events
Financial results and regulatory disclosures
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Frequently asked questions
When was WATERS CORP /DE/ founded?
Founded: 1958. The linked source provides the background record. [2]
Where is the headquarters of WATERS CORP /DE/?
Headquarters location: Milford. The linked source provides the background record. [2]
Which business sectors are recorded for WATERS CORP /DE/?
Business sectors: manufacturing of scientific and technical instrumentation. The linked source provides the background record. [2]
WATERS CORP /DE/ relationship map
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Sources and review dates
- SEC — WATERS CORP /DE/ filing identity and securities ↗
- Wikidata — company background record (CC0) ↗
- Wikipedia contributors — Waters Corporation (CC BY-SA 4.0) ↗
- SEC securities directory ↗
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Reviewed 23 October 2026. Financial periods and historical event dates are shown separately. Figures reflect their stated source dates; this page is not a live quote or investment recommendation.