Waters Corporation (WAT)
S&P 500 · Health Care · data since 1995-11-17 · last close 2026-07-24
1d
-2.02%
7d
+1.54%
30d
+1.49%
YTD
-1.36%
1y
+25.53%
Waters Corporation (WAT) monthly returns (%)
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | -2.4 | -13.8 | -6.8 | 3.8 | 24.0 | -2.2 | -0.1 | · | · | · | · | · |
| 2025 | 12.0 | -9.2 | -2.3 | -5.7 | 0.4 | -0.1 | -17.3 | 4.5 | -0.7 | 16.6 | 15.4 | -5.8 |
| 2024 | -3.5 | 6.2 | 2.0 | -10.2 | -0.1 | -6.1 | 15.9 | 3.0 | 3.9 | -10.2 | 19.1 | -3.6 |
| 2023 | -4.1 | -5.4 | -0.4 | -3.0 | -16.4 | 6.1 | 3.6 | 1.7 | -2.4 | -13.0 | 17.6 | 17.3 |
| 2022 | -14.1 | -1.1 | -2.0 | -2.4 | 8.2 | 0.9 | 10.0 | -18.0 | -9.7 | 11.0 | 15.8 | -1.2 |
| 2021 | 7.0 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 5.5 | 7.5 | 7.3 | 12.8 | 6.2 | -13.7 | 2.9 | -10.7 | 13.6 |
| 2020 | -4.2 | -12.9 | -6.6 | 2.7 | 6.9 | -9.7 | 18.1 | 1.5 | -9.5 | 13.9 | 4.1 | 6.6 |
| 2019 | 22.6 | 4.8 | 3.9 | -15.2 | -6.0 | 7.2 | -2.2 | 0.6 | 5.3 | -5.2 | 4.9 | 5.2 |
| 2018 | 11.6 | -5.1 | -2.9 | -5.2 | 2.2 | 0.5 | 1.9 | -4.0 | 2.7 | -2.6 | 4.7 | -5.0 |
| 2017 | 5.4 | 9.4 | 0.8 | 8.7 | 5.7 | 2.4 | -5.7 | 5.8 | -2.2 | 9.2 | 0.6 | -2.0 |
| 2016 | -9.9 | -0.7 | 9.7 | -1.3 | 5.7 | 2.3 | 13.0 | -1.0 | 0.8 | -12.2 | -3.3 | -0.1 |
| 2015 | 5.6 | 1.1 | 3.3 | 0.7 | 6.7 | -3.9 | 4.0 | -9.1 | -2.6 | 8.1 | 3.9 | 1.3 |
| 2014 | 8.3 | 2.9 | -2.7 | -9.1 | 1.6 | 4.3 | -1.0 | -0.0 | -4.2 | 11.8 | 4.6 | -2.7 |
| 2013 | 5.1 | 1.3 | 1.3 | -1.6 | 4.7 | 3.5 | 0.9 | -2.1 | 7.5 | -5.0 | -1.4 | 0.5 |
| 2012 | 16.9 | 3.5 | 3.4 | -9.2 | -5.2 | -0.4 | -2.5 | 3.5 | 3.9 | -1.8 | 3.4 | 3.0 |
| 2011 | -1.7 | 8.7 | 4.6 | 12.8 | 0.6 | -2.9 | -8.2 | -9.1 | -5.5 | 6.1 | -0.1 | -7.4 |
| 2010 | -8.0 | 4.7 | 13.2 | 6.6 | -4.9 | -5.5 | -0.8 | -5.7 | 16.9 | 4.7 | 3.7 | 1.1 |
| 2009 | -1.3 | -2.6 | 4.9 | 19.5 | -1.9 | 18.8 | -2.4 | 0.1 | 11.1 | 2.8 | 2.4 | 5.4 |
| 2008 | -27.5 | 4.0 | -6.6 | 10.3 | 0.1 | 4.8 | 5.3 | 0.5 | -14.8 | -24.7 | -5.9 | -11.1 |
| 2007 | 15.8 | -4.3 | 6.9 | 2.5 | 1.5 | -1.6 | -1.9 | 5.7 | 8.7 | 15.0 | 1.4 | 1.3 |
| 2006 | 11.0 | 1.9 | 1.0 | 5.0 | -8.1 | 6.6 | -8.4 | 4.8 | 6.2 | 10.0 | 0.5 | -2.1 |
| 2005 | 4.9 | -0.5 | -26.7 | 10.7 | -2.0 | -4.3 | 21.8 | 0.4 | -8.5 | -13.0 | 8.4 | -3.6 |
| 2004 | 14.3 | -2.6 | 10.6 | 5.7 | 6.8 | 3.7 | -8.2 | -1.3 | 1.8 | -6.4 | 13.0 | 0.3 |
| 2003 | 5.8 | 0.5 | -8.7 | 13.5 | 18.1 | 2.7 | 8.9 | -3.8 | -10.1 | 14.6 | 1.8 | 3.7 |
| 2002 | -10.7 | -9.7 | -10.5 | -3.6 | -1.1 | 0.1 | -14.9 | 10.0 | -2.9 | 3.8 | 6.4 | -18.7 |
| 2001 | -11.9 | -10.4 | -29.5 | 12.4 | -4.8 | -44.4 | 6.8 | 12.3 | 8.0 | -0.8 | 3.0 | 6.0 |
| 2000 | 39.4 | 32.7 | -2.9 | -0.5 | -0.3 | 32.1 | -5.0 | 34.1 | 11.9 | -18.5 | -11.4 | 29.8 |
| 1999 | 4.3 | 2.5 | 12.7 | 0.1 | -6.2 | 7.7 | 12.5 | 10.4 | -8.2 | -12.3 | -7.8 | 8.2 |
| 1998 | 21.0 | 7.7 | 0.5 | 7.6 | 8.4 | 1.2 | 8.4 | -15.7 | 24.4 | 7.1 | 7.5 | 13.1 |
| 1997 | -2.5 | 1.7 | -11.2 | 10.8 | 8.9 | 11.2 | -0.2 | -7.0 | 32.6 | -0.4 | -2.7 | -10.9 |
| 1996 | 8.9 | 1.9 | 19.8 | 14.9 | 8.1 | 9.5 | -15.2 | 12.1 | 4.4 | -5.3 | -12.5 | 12.0 |
| 1995 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | -2.5 | 23.7 |
| Avg | 3.8 | 0.7 | -0.6 | 2.8 | 2.2 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 1.8 | 0.2 | 2.7 | 2.5 |
Values in %. Current and first-listed months are partial (greyed).
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Seasonality — average by calendar month
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | +3.8% | +0.7% | -0.6% | +2.8% | +2.2% | +1.7% | +1.7% | +1.4% | +1.8% | +0.2% | +2.7% | +2.5% |
| Win rate | 58%/31 | 58%/31 | 55%/31 | 61%/31 | 61%/31 | 65%/31 | 50%/30 | 60%/30 | 53%/30 | 50%/30 | 68%/31 | 58%/31 |
Win rate = share of positive months / sample size.
Risk & extremes
Max drawdown
-80.1%
Worst peak-to-trough fall on record
Monthly volatility
±9.9%
Std. dev. of monthly returns
Positive months
58%
Share of completed months in the green
Best month
+39.39%
2000-01
Worst month
-44.42%
2001-06
Longest streaks
11▲ / 6▼
Consecutive up / down months
Drawdown & rolling returns
Percent below the all-time high at each month-end — how far underwater the asset was.
About Waters Corporation
Waters Corporation turns lab coats into cash flows — with price receipts on this site going back to 1995. And the long game: $100 at its first close here (1995) would be about $10,177 today.
Did you know?
- Its best month on record was January 2000 at +39.39%; its worst, June 2001 at -44.42%.
Trivia for entertainment — the numbers come from our price data; the jokes don't.