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Waters — Q2 2026 Earnings Presentation

33 slides from Waters's earnings presentation, Aug 4, 2026

  1. Slide 1: Q2 2026 Earnings Call Presentation

    Q2 2026 Earnings Call Presentation August 4, 2026 0

  2. Slide 2: Introduction

    Introduction Caspar Tudor Head of Investor Relations 1

  3. Slide 3: Forward Looking Statements & Non-GAAP Financial Measures

    Forward Looking Statements & Non-GAAP Financial Measures This presentation contains forward-looking statements regarding future results and events, including financial and operational guidance and projected estimates. For this purpose, any statements that are not statements of historical fact may be

  4. Slide 4: Agenda

    Agenda 01 CEO Remarks 02 Financial Results & Outlook 03 Q&A 3

  5. Slide 5: CEO Remarks

    CEO Remarks Dr. Udit Batra President & Chief Executive Officer 4

  6. Slide 6: Key Messages

    Key Messages Industry- BS/Dx Entering Next Leading HSD Momentum Phase of Organic Growth Building Value Creation Continues Note: HSD = high single-digit. 5

  7. Slide 7: Q2 2026 Results – Overview

    Q2 2026 Results – Overview Total Revenue Organic Revenue Biosciences & Diagnostic Solutions Revenue $1.645B $828M $817M Adj. EPS = As Reported: + As Reported: $3.05 +7% +4% Growth Constant Currency: Above Guidance: +3% +9% +$15M Note: Growth measures presented in constant currency and adjusted EPS a

  8. Slide 8: Q2 2026 Results – By Division

    Q2 2026 Results – By Division Analytical Sciences Biosciences Advanced Diagnostics Materials Sciences Q2 2026 Revenue Q2 2026 Revenue Q2 2026 Revenue Q2 2026 Revenue $669M $368M $521M $87M = +7% +3% +7% +6% + + As Reported As Reported As Reported As Reported $449M $72M DS CBU +9% +5% As Reported +15

  9. Slide 9: Consistently Delivering Industry-Leading Results

    Consistently Delivering Industry-Leading Results Clear Growth Strategy Executed as Committed = Yielding Durable 2022 Investor Day HSD Strength Drive Strong Commercial Execution 8% Average Organic CC Deliver Pioneering 2025 Investor Day Innovation Growth over Past 7 Quarters Enter Faster Growth Adjac

  10. Slide 10: Double-Digit Organic Growth So Far in 2026

    Double-Digit Organic Growth So Far in 2026 Spotlight: 1H26 ASD Y/Y Organic CC Revenue Growth Best-in-Class 1Q26 2Q26 1H26 Growth… Instruments +8% +8% +8% +10% Y/Y Chemistry +13% +10% +12% 1H26 Waters Organic CC Growth Service +14% +9% +11% …on a Multi-Year Basis Pharma +14% +11% +12% +9% 2-YR CAGR N

  11. Slide 11: Middle-Innings of Instrument Replacement Cycle

    Middle-Innings of Instrument Replacement Cycle Multi-Phased Recovery has Elongated Instrument Replacement Cycle Duration vs. Historical 2-3yrs Significant Headroom Still Organic CC Revenue CAGR 2 1H26 vs. 1H19 vs. Total Instruments 2.5% LC MS 2% 3% 5% CAGR 1 L.T. Historical TA 5% Instrument Growth R

  12. Slide 12: Reshoring Presents Attractive Tailwind for 2027-30

    Reshoring Presents Attractive Tailwind for 2027-30 Key Opportunity 76 $100B 71% for ASD Individual expansion sites tracked linked  Total Capex spend associated with 37/76  of tracked sites sit in customer accounts while counting only to pledged U.S. sites (50%) that are with medium/high validated

  13. Slide 13: Driving Immediate Impact w/ Our 180-Day Plan

    Driving Immediate Impact w/ Our 180-Day Plan Rapid Execution 1 Drive Urgency, Accountability & Transparency Initiatives to Reinvigorate 2 Enact Pricing Excellence BS/Dx Growth & Reagent Compliance 180-Day Plan Begin to Regain Share 3 in Flow RUO Outpacing our expectations again in first full quarter

  14. Slide 14: Introducing FACSDiscover A7 Cell Analyzer

    Introducing FACSDiscover A7 Cell Analyzer The New Benchmark for Spectral Flow Cytometry CATEGORY-DEFINING TECHNOLOGY W/ OPTIMIZED PRICE-TO-PERFORMANCE SpectralFX Technology One Box System Revolutionary spectral Compact system w/ efficient performance expands panel utilization of bench space size acr

  15. Slide 15: BACTEC FXI Placements Now Beginning

    BACTEC FXI Placements Now Beginning Microbiology: Now Leading the Blood Culture Market w/ Groundbreaking Innovation Critical BACTEC FX Other BACTEC FXI 3-hr Faster Time to Detection Attributes (legacy product) Competitor w/ new measurement algorithms, continuous loading & higher temp w/ 20-30 bottle

  16. Slide 16: Powering AI-enabled Next-Gen Immune Profiling

    Powering AI-enabled Next-Gen Immune Profiling High Growth Adjacency for Biosciences Example: IMU Biosciences Serving Next-Generation Immune Profiling and Strategic Partnership Precision Medicine in Dx Scaling Precision Immunology platform for population-wide immune mapping & disease insights Buildin

  17. Slide 17: Planned Actions for 2026 Have Been Taken

    Flawless Cost Execution Planned Positive P&L Impact (on Adj. Operating Income) Actions for Area Sub-Area 3Q26 4Q26 2026 Cumulative Run-Rate 2026 Have Been Taken Manufacturing Operations & Supply Chain $5M $10M $15M $40M Field Operations (S&T) 2026 Actions Functions SG&A Expenses R&D $20M $40M $60M $

  18. Slide 18: Acquisition Entering Next Phase of Value Creation Roadmap

    Acquisition Entering Next Phase of Value Creation Roadmap Phase 1 Phase 2 Phase 3 Operational + First Full Tranche of + Strategic Revenue Growth Excellence Revenue Synergies Synergies + Instrument replacement + Service plan attachment + eCommerce  Execution Initiatives + New Products in Bioseparati

  19. Slide 19: Financial Results & Outlook

    Financial Results & Outlook Amol Chaubal Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer 18

  20. Slide 20: Q2 2026 Financial Results

    Q2 2026 Financial Results Total Revenue $1.645B Asia $450M Americas = $690M Europe $505M Organic Revenue $828M + Biosciences & Diagnostic Solutions Revenue $817M Adj. Operating Margin Adj. EPS Adj. EPS Growth 25.0% $3.05 +3% Note: Adj. Operating Margin, Adj. EPS and Adj. EPS growth are non-GAAP fina

  21. Slide 21: Analytical Sciences Division (ASD)

    Analytical Sciences Division (ASD) Category-defining Brands Analytical Sciences Performance Commentary Chemistry Service Q2 2026 Revenue in CC $162M $267M $669M +10% +9%  +11% Pharma growth, driven by instrument replacement, Y/Y Growth idiosyncratic growth drivers across in CC GLP-1s, generics, and

  22. Slide 22: Biosciences Division (WBD)

    Biosciences Division (WBD) Category-defining Brands FACSDiscover FACSLyric Horizon Biosciences Performance Commentary Flow Clinical Q2 2026 Revenue $170M $368M +8%  Flow Clinical grew 8% on stronger execution, pricing, and improving customer activity levels.  Reagents grew mid single-digits overal

  23. Slide 23: Advanced Diagnostics Division (ADx)

    Advanced Diagnostics Division (ADx) Category-defining Brands BACTEC Phoenix Kiestra Synapsys BD MAX Advanced Diagnostics Performance Commentary MSDx MDx & PoC Q2 2026 Revenue $72M $129M $521M +15% +9%  In Microbiology, ex-China growth was 6%, while 13% China decline = was better than expected. +7%

  24. Slide 24: Materials Sciences Division (MSD)

    Materials Sciences Division (MSD) Category-defining Brands Materials Sciences Performance Commentary Service Q2 2026 Revenue $29M in CC $87M +7%  Growth led by strength in electronics testing for semiconductor and data Y/Y Growth center research applications. in CC  Also saw strength in advanced +

  25. Slide 25: FY & Q3 2026 Guidance

    FY & Q3 2026 Guidance FY 2026 Q3 2026 Organic CC Revenue Growth +7.0% to +9.0% Organic CC Revenue Growth +8.0% to +10.0% FX (0.6%) FX (1.7%) Organic Reported Revenue $3.370B to $3.431B Organic Reported Revenue $850M to $867M Acquired Business Contribution +$3.045B Acquired Business Contribution +$89

  26. Slide 26: Q&A Session

    Accelerating Q&A Session the Benefits of Pioneering Q2 2026 Earnings Call Science 25

  27. Slide 27: Appendix: GAAP to Non-GAAP Reconciliations

    Appendix GAAP to Non-GAAP Reconciliations 26

  28. Slide 28: Q2 2026 – Reconciliation of Revenue Growth

    Q2 2026 – Reconciliation of Revenue Growth (in millions USD) 2026 2025 Total Reported Revenue (GAAP) 1,645 771 Acquired Business Contribution 817 - Reconciliation of Total Organic Reported Revenue 828 771 Organic Revenue Growth Organic Reported Revenue Growth 7% Currency Translation Impact (2%) Orga

  29. Slide 29: Q2 2026 – Reconciliation of Organic Revenue Growth

    Q2 2026 – Reconciliation of Organic Revenue Growth % Growth % Growth Constant (in millions USD) 2026 2025 Impact of Currency Reported Currency Instruments 240 229 5% (3%) 8% Analytical Sciences Service 267 248 8% (1%) 9% Division (ASD) Chemistry 162 150 8% (2%) 10% Analytical Sciences Division Reven

  30. Slide 30: Q2 2026 – Reconciliation Prior Year Comparable Revenue Growth

    Q2 2026 – Reconciliation Prior Year Comparable Revenue Growth % Growth (in millions USD) 2026 2025 Reported Flow Research 198 201 (2%) Reconciliation of Biosciences Prior Year Flow Clinical 170 157 8% Comparable Revenue Total Biosciences – Q2 368 358 3% % Growth (in millions USD) 2026 2025 Reported

  31. Slide 31: YTD 2026 – Reconciliation of Organic Revenue Growth

    YTD 2026 – Reconciliation of Organic Revenue Growth (in millions USD) 2026 2025 Total Reported Revenue (GAAP) 2,912 1,433 Acquired Business Contribution 1,337 - Reconciliation of Organic Total Organic Reported Revenue 1,575 1,433 Revenue Growth Organic Reported Revenue Growth 10% Currency Translatio

  32. Slide 32: Q2 2026 – Reconciliation of Adjusted Operating Income

    Q2 2026 – Reconciliation of Adjusted Operating Income Q2 2026 Q2 2026 Q2 2026 Q2 2026 (in millions USD) Operating Operating Gross Margin Gross Margin % (Loss) Income (Loss) Income % GAAP 734 44.6% (86) (5.2%) Adjustments: Purchased intangibles and acquisition step-up amortization (a) 155 9.4% 399 24

  33. Slide 33: Reconciliation of Adjusted EPS & 2026 Guidance

    Reconciliation of Adjusted EPS & 2026 Guidance Reconciliation of Adjusted Earnings Per Share FY 2026 and Q3 2026 Revenue & EPS Guidance Q2 2026 Q2 2025 Projected Revenue FY 2026 Q3 2026 GAAP ($1.39) $2.47 Reported revenue $6,415 - $6,476 $1,745 - $1,762 Adjustments: Acquired business contribution $3

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