Waters Corporation is a publicly traded analytical instruments company founded in 1958 and headquartered in Milford, Massachusetts. Listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker WAT, the company employs approximately 7,600 people and operates in over 100 countries. Its core business spans the design and manufacture of analytical instruments, separations technologies, and laboratory informatics solutions for life, materials, food, and environmental sciences.
The company's principal technical domains include liquid chromatography, mass spectrometry, thermal analysis, and separations technologies. Its product portfolio covers analytical instrumentation - including chromatography and mass spectrometry platforms - chromatography columns, consumables, laboratory data management software, and data analysis software for instrument workflows. These tools are used in laboratories, manufacturing facilities, and clinical settings across sectors such as pharmaceuticals, food and beverage, environmental testing, materials science, and clinical diagnostics.
Waters works with customers to support applications that include verifying the efficacy of medicines, testing the safety of food and water, and maintaining product quality in regulated industries. Its laboratory informatics and analysis software products are designed to integrate with its instrument platforms, supporting end-to-end analytical workflows. The company has been active in its core markets for over 65 years.
