Waters Gross Margin Growth & History (WAT)

Waters's gross margin was 58.74% for fiscal 2015.

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Waters annual gross margin history

Waters annual gross margin

Fiscal yearPeriod endedGross marginChange (percentage points)
20152015-12-3158.74%+0.21 pp
20142014-12-3158.53%−0.32 pp
20132013-12-3158.86%−1.13 pp
20122012-12-3159.99%−0.55 pp
20112011-12-3160.54%+0.29 pp
20102010-12-3160.25%−0.06 pp
20092009-12-3160.31%+2.29 pp
20082008-12-3158.02%+0.86 pp
20072007-12-3157.16%

Waters gross margin trends

Over the last five reported fiscal years, Waters's gross margin decreased from 60.25% to 58.74%, a change of −1.51 percentage points. The latest reported quarter, Q2 2016, shows 58.93%.

About the metric

What gross margin means

Gross margin measures the percentage of revenue remaining after the direct costs of producing goods or services. It helps show how efficiently a company turns sales into gross profit before operating expenses.

Calculation and source

How gross margin is calculated

TickerStat calculates gross margin as SEC-reported gross profit divided by SEC-reported revenue for the same fiscal period. Changes are shown in percentage points. Fiscal periods can differ from calendar years, so exact period-end dates are included.

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