ACQUITY UPLC
Liquid chromatography instruments
1 conceptACQUITY UPLC systems are Waters liquid chromatography instruments designed for high-resolution, high-sensitivity, fast analytical separations in demanding laboratory workflows.
ProductsWaters
Waters product analyses
A tighter look at the products that matter most to Waters, along with the free, open, decentralized, or cooperative alternatives already creating pricing pressure and the original disruption concepts that could widen that pressure further.
Products
Where the moat actually touches users
These pages zoom into the products and services that matter most to each company, the alternatives already nibbling at them, and 2 structured disruption concepts across the current product set.
2 disruption concepts tracked0 documented exceptions
Empower Chromatography Data System
Chromatography data software
1 conceptEmpower CDS is Waters' chromatography data system for acquiring, managing, processing, analyzing, reporting, and controlling regulated chromatography data across laboratories.
Paper trail
Company-level source stack
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Waters Corporation 2025 Form 10-K
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission · regulatory filing
Primary source for Waters' business description, revenue mix, R&D, customer classes, net sales, operating income, net income, and service/software maintenance revenue.
Reviewed 2026-06-04
ACQUITY Premier UPLC System
Waters Corporation · product page
Product source for Waters' ACQUITY UPLC positioning, performance claims, lab productivity role, service linkage, and sustainability claims.
Reviewed 2026-06-04
Empower Chromatography Data System
Waters Corporation · product page
Product source for Empower CDS acquisition, data management, reporting, scalability, security, and traceability claims.
Reviewed 2026-06-04
Market capitalization of Waters Corporation (WAT)
CompaniesMarketCap · market data
Market-data source for Waters' approximate May 2026 market capitalization.
Reviewed 2026-06-04
Waters Corporation (WAT) Stock Price & Overview
StockAnalysis · market data
Market-data source for current valuation fields including market cap and trailing P/E snapshot.
Reviewed 2026-06-04