Profitability
Weight: 20%
A-
81
- 5yr Avg ROIC 25.7%
- Operating Margin Trend -0.40 pp/yr
WAT
Waters Corporation
AlphaQuality composite grade, weighted for stable earnings power businesses.
Capital Efficiency
Weight: 15%
A
92
- 5yr Avg ROE 88.9%
- 5yr Share-Count CAGR -0.9%
Growth Quality
Weight: 15%
B-
65
- 5yr Revenue CAGR 6.0%
- 5yr EPS CAGR 5.2%
- Revenue-Growth Years (5) 4/5
Cash Generation
Weight: 15%
A-
83
- 5yr FCF Margin 17.6%
- 5yr FCF/NI Conversion 0.79x
Balance Sheet
Weight: 20%
A
90
- Net Debt / EBITDA 0.89x
- Interest Coverage (EBIT/Int) 11.58x
- Altman Z-Score 11.57
Stability
Weight: 15%
C
53
- EPS Volatility (σ/μ) 0.40
- Negative-Revenue Years (5) 1/5
- Piotroski F-Score 4
Guru Flow
Curated superinvestor sentiment — not part of the AlphaQuality grade.5 of 5 gurus held; 2 added; 3 trimmed; 1 full exit.
- Holders
- 5
- Avg Δ position
- +6951.1%
- New buys
- 0
- Full exits
- 1