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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

Form 10-Q

☒QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended

July 4

, 2026

or

☐TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from

to

.

Commission File Number:

001-14010

Waters Corporation

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware13-3668640
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

34 Maple Street

Milford, Massachusetts 01757

(Address, including zip code, of principal executive offices)

(

478-2000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each classTrading Symbol(s)Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per shareWATNew York Stock Exchange, Inc.

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ☒ No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation

S-T

(§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes ☒ No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a

non-accelerated

filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer”, “accelerated filer”, “smaller reporting company”, and “emerging growth company” in

Rule 12b-2

of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filer☒Accelerated filer☐
Non-accelerated filer☐Smaller reporting company☐
Emerging growth company☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in

Rule 12b-2

of the Act). Yes ☐ No ☒

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of the registrant’s common stock as of

August 7

, 2026:

98,248,111

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WATERS CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

QUARTERLY REPORT ON FORM 10-Q

INDEX

PART IFINANCIAL INFORMATIONPage
Item 1.Financial Statements
Consolidated Balance Sheets (unaudited) as of July 4, 2026 and December 31, 20253
Consolidated Statements of Operations (unaudited) for the three months ended July 4, 2026 and June 28, 20254
Consolidated Statements of Operations (unaudited) for the six months ended July 4, 2026 and June 28, 20255
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive (Loss) Income (unaudited) for the three and six months ended July 4, 2026 and June 28, 20256
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (unaudited) for the six months ended July 4, 2026 and June 28, 20257
Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity (unaudited) for the three months ended July 4, 2026 and June 28, 20258
Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity (unaudited) for the six months ended July 4, 2026 and June 28, 20259
Condensed Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)10
Item 2.Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations41
Item 3.Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk54
Item 4.Controls and Procedures55
PART IIOTHER INFORMATION
Item 1.Legal Proceedings55
Item 1A.Risk Factors55
Item 2.Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds56
Item 5.Other Information56
Item 6.Exhibits57
Signature58
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