Waters (WAT) Beats Q4 Earnings and Revenue Estimates

分组1 - Waters reported quarterly earnings of $4.53 per share, exceeding the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $4.5 per share, and up from $4.1 per share a year ago, representing an earnings surprise of +0.74% [1] - The company achieved revenues of $932.36 million for the quarter ended December 2025, surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 0.55%, and an increase from $872.71 million year-over-year [2] - Over the last four quarters, Waters has consistently surpassed consensus EPS and revenue estimates [2] 分组2 - The stock's immediate price movement will depend on management's commentary during the earnings call, with Waters shares up about 0.4% year-to-date compared to the S&P 500's gain of 1.3% [3] - The current consensus EPS estimate for the upcoming quarter is $2.54 on revenues of $713.34 million, and for the current fiscal year, it is $14.25 on revenues of $3.36 billion [7] - The Medical - Instruments industry, to which Waters belongs, is currently ranked in the top 38% of over 250 Zacks industries, indicating a favorable outlook compared to the bottom 50% [8]