Avoid. WAT's 28/100 Growth Compounder Score reflects modest revenue and earnings momentum insufficient to justify its 25.8× forward P/E, while a 25/100 Value Compounder Score signals limited margin of safety. Despite adequate Leadership Alignment (65/100), the Vulnerable profile—likely driven by cyclical lab instrument demand and customer concentration risk—offers scant protection if growth disappoints.
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Stocky rates Waters Corporation (WAT) at 28/100 — an Avoid — fundamentals or risks are too weak. The score fuses business quality, moat width, leadership alignment, valuation and analyst signal into a single number. Avoid. WAT's 28/100 Growth Compounder Score reflects modest revenue and earnings momentum insufficient to justify its 25.8× forward P/E, while a 25/100 Value Compounder Score signals limited margin of safety. Despite adequate Leadership
WAT's current Stocky Verdict is 28/100, placing it in the "Avoid" band. This composite combines a 28/100 Compounder score, 65/100 Leadership, Moat rating, and analyst signal.
Stocky hasn't finalised a Moat Score for Waters Corporation yet — the analysis draws from ROIC trends, pricing power evidence, and competitive-position filings.
Waters Corporation scores 65/100 on Leadership Alignment. Higher = more founder involvement, higher insider ownership, sensible pay, and evidence of long-term capital allocation discipline.
Waters Corporation's Vulnerability Profile scores 0/100 (higher = more resilient). The profile flags customer concentration, supply chain, refinancing walls and regulatory risks specific to Waters Corporation.
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