WATERS CORP /DE/ (WAT) closed fiscal year 2025 with 59.5 M shares outstanding and no dividend paid.
WATERS CORP /DE/ (WAT) closed fiscal year 2025 with 59.5 M shares outstanding and no dividend paid. Over the year the share count rose by 161 k shares on a net basis, typically through stock-based compensation and options. Since 2008 the share count has shrunk by 39.2 %. The company did not pay a dividend in fiscal year 2025. The series covers 19 fiscal years, from 2007 to 2025. Per-share amounts are stated in USD. Share counts and dividends come from as-reported SEC EDGAR filings, with no restatements or adjustments of our own.
Fiscal year end: December
| 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shares outstanding, year-end | 97.9M | 94.1M | 91.8M | 89.0M | 86.4M | 84.8M | 83.1M | 81.5M | 80.0M | 79.3M | 73.1M | 62.6M | 62.3M | 60.7M | 59.1M | 59.2M | 59.4M | 59.5M |
| Shares issued — SBC/options | 0.00k | 0.00k | 0.00k | 0.00k | 0.00k | 0.00k | 0.00k | 0.00k | 0.00k | 0.00k | 0.00k | 0.00k | 0.00k | 0.00k | 0.00k | 72.0k | 212k | 161k |
| Shares issued (%) | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.12 % | 0.36 % | 0.27 % |
| Shares repurchased | -4.61M | -3.77M | -2.27M | -2.85M | -2.61M | -1.57M | -1.67M | -1.68M | -1.45M | -0.69M | -6.22M | -10.5M | -0.28M | -1.58M | -1.62M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M |
| Shares repurchased (%) | -4.71 % | -4.01 % | -2.47 % | -3.20 % | -3.02 % | -1.85 % | -2.01 % | -2.06 % | -1.81 % | -0.86 % | -8.51 % | -16.82 % | -0.45 % | -2.60 % | -2.75 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % |
| Net addition/reduction | -4.61M | -3.77M | -2.27M | -2.85M | -2.61M | -1.57M | -1.67M | -1.68M | -1.45M | -0.69M | -6.22M | -10.5M | -0.28M | -1.58M | -1.62M | 0.07M | 0.21M | 0.16M |
| Net addition/reduction (%) | -4.71 % | -4.01 % | -2.47 % | -3.20 % | -3.02 % | -1.85 % | -2.01 % | -2.06 % | -1.81 % | -0.86 % | -8.51 % | -16.82 % | -0.45 % | -2.60 % | -2.75 % | 0.12 % | 0.36 % | 0.27 % |
Fiscal year end: December
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Figures in USD
