secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     WATERS CORP /DE/ (WAT)
CIK:        0001000697
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-05-05T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001193125-26-204955
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.85
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Waters Q1 revenue $1.267B beats guidance; raises FY2026 adjusted EPS outlook to $14.40-$14.60
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- Total reported revenue of $1.267B exceeded guidance by $56M; GAAP EPS ($0.87) due to acquisition charges, Adjusted EPS $2.70 (+20% YoY).
- Organic revenue grew 13% (11% constant currency), exceeding high end of guidance; driven by instrument and chemistry growth.
- Acquired Biosciences & Diagnostic Solutions contributed $520M revenue from Feb 9 close, $40M above guidance.
- Raising FY2026 organic constant currency growth guidance to 6.5%-8.0%, adjusted EPS to $14.40-$14.60.
- Q2 2026 guidance: revenue $1.616B-$1.631B, adjusted EPS $2.95-$3.05.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1000697/000119312526204955/0001193125-26-204955-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1000697/000119312526204955/d131836d8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-26-204955

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