Waters Corporation General and Administrative Expenses 2011-2026 | WAT

General and Administrative Expenses — these are a part of a company's operating expenses that are not directly related to the production of goods or the provision of services but are necessary for the overall functioning of the business.

What these expenses include

Salaries of administrative staff (executives, HR, accountants, legal personnel)
Office rent and utilities
Office equipment and IT infrastructure
Professional services (auditors, lawyers, consultants)
Insurance
General administrative travel and representation expenses

What the metric indicates

Cost control
A high level of such expenses may indicate inefficient management or an overly complex structure
Profitability
Reducing administrative expenses while maintaining stable revenue increases operating profit
Comparative analysis
Investors can compare this metric as a percentage of revenue among companies in the same industry
Business flexibility
Companies with a flexible and controlled expense structure are more resilient to revenue declines

Annual General and Administrative Expenses Waters Corporation

2024	2023	2022	2021	2020	2019	2018	2017	2016	2015	2014	2013	2012	2011
173 M	180 M	658 M	627 M	554 M	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

All numbers in USD currency

Indicator range from annual reports

Maximum	Minimum	Average
658 M	173 M	438 M

Quarterly General and Administrative Expenses Waters Corporation

2025-Q3	2025-Q2	2025-Q1	2024-Q4	2024-Q3	2024-Q2	2024-Q1	2023-Q4	2023-Q3	2023-Q2	2023-Q1	2022-Q4	2022-Q3	2022-Q2	2022-Q1	2021-Q4	2021-Q3	2021-Q2	2021-Q1	2020-Q4	2020-Q3	2020-Q2	2020-Q1	2019-Q4	2019-Q3	2019-Q2	2019-Q1	2018-Q4	2018-Q3	2018-Q2	2018-Q1	2017-Q4	2017-Q3	2017-Q2	2017-Q1	2016-Q4	2016-Q3	2016-Q2	2016-Q1	2015-Q4	2015-Q3	2015-Q2	2015-Q1	2014-Q4	2014-Q3	2014-Q2	2014-Q1	2013-Q4	2013-Q3	2013-Q2	2013-Q1	2012-Q4	2012-Q3	2012-Q2	2012-Q1	2011-Q4	2011-Q3	2011-Q2	2011-Q1
214 M	201 M	175 M	-	169 M	173 M	175 M	-	187 M	187 M	182 M	-	164 M	-	157 M	173 M	153 M	158 M	143 M	153 M	135 M	117 M	148 M	141 M	126 M	133 M	134 M	143 M	127 M	137 M	130 M	148 M	135 M	130 M	131 M	130 M	124 M	130 M	129 M	129 M	125 M	123 M	120 M	132 M	122 M	132 M	127 M	131 M	121 M	123 M	119 M	122 M	115 M	123 M	117 M	126 M	121 M	125 M	117 M

All numbers in USD currency

Indicator range from quarterly reporting

Maximum	Minimum	Average
214 M	115 M	141 M

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Biocept BIOC	16.1 M	-	-13.05 %	$ 7.29 M	USA
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Check-Cap Ltd. CHEK	9.46 M	-	-	$ 9.42 M	Israel
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Co-Diagnostics CODX	14.3 M	-	-	$ 79.8 M	USA
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Castle Biosciences CSTL	200 M	$ 29.41	-6.17 %	$ 817 M	USA
Global Cord Blood Corporation CO	187 M	-	-	$ 399 M	China
Fluidigm Corporation FLDM	97.9 M	-	1.08 %	$ 308 M	USA
Quest Diagnostics Incorporated DGX	1.77 B	$ 202.21	-0.11 %	$ 22.4 B	USA
Genetic Technologies Limited GENE	3.83 M	-	-	$ 7.1 B	Australia
Genetron Holdings Limited GTH	126 M	-	0.12 %	$ 80.1 M	China
PRA Health Sciences, Inc. PRAH	453 M	-	-	$ 10.7 B	USA
DexCom DXCM	1.29 B	$ 73.08	1.11 %	$ 28.5 B	USA
DarioHealth Corp. DRIO	18.1 M	$ 11.75	2.8 %	$ 333 M	Israel
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DermTech DMTK	43.8 M	-	-11.32 %	$ 2.94 M	USA
Enzo Biochem ENZ	21.7 M	-	-8.98 %	$ 14.8 K	USA
Illumina ILMN	1.09 B	$ 117.53	-2.06 %	$ 18.7 B	USA
Fulgent Genetics FLGT	88.1 M	$ 23.18	-0.39 %	$ 701 M	USA
Exact Sciences Corporation EXAS	889 M	$ 103.45	0.15 %	$ 19.5 B	USA
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Guardant Health GH	211 M	$ 103.36	-2.84 %	$ 13 B	USA
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Medpace Holdings MEDP	198 M	$ 452.99	1.47 %	$ 13.1 B	USA
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