R&D expense · 2011–2025
Waters R&D expense
$196M+6.9% · FY2025
Waters (WAT) reported $196M in R&D expense for fiscal 2025, +6.9% year on year.
| Fiscal year | R&D expense | Change | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY20252025-12-31 | $196M | +6.9% | Open → |
| FY20242024-12-31 | $183M | +4.6% | Open → |
| FY20232023-12-31 | $175M | −0.7% | Open → |
| FY20222022-12-31 | $176M | +4.7% | Open → |
| FY20212021-12-31 | $168M | +19.6% | Open → |
| FY20202020-12-31 | $141M | −1.5% | Open → |
| FY20192019-12-31 | $143M | −0.3% | Open → |
| FY20182018-12-31 | $143M | +8.2% | Open → |
| FY20172017-12-31 | $133M | +5.9% | Open → |
| FY20162016-12-31 | $125M | +5.6% | Open → |
| FY20152015-12-31 | $119M | +10.0% | Open → |
| FY20142014-12-31 | $108M | +7.2% | Open → |
| FY20132013-12-31 | $101M | +4.7% | Open → |
| FY20122012-12-31 | $96.0M | +4.0% | Open → |
| FY20112011-12-31 | $92.3M | — | Open → |
R&D expense — Research and development expense is what the company charged to R&D in the income statement for the year. Most companies report no R&D at all — the line is absent rather than zero — so this ranking covers the roughly 40% of filers that do.
Every row links to its own SEC filing · Fiscal year 2025 · Data as of September 25, 2026 · 2011–2025 compound annual growth +5.5%
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The numbers above are read from this document: 10-K · 0001193125-26-062604 · February 23, 2026
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