WAT
Waters Corporation
Waters Corporation (WAT) is a provider of analytical instruments and software for life sciences and materials science, with a primary political signal being its $47.9M in federal contracts across 13 agencies and direct holdings by former President Donald J. Trump.
Govt Dependence
25/100
Regulatory Density
85/100
Lobbying Intensity
0/100
Political Signal
NEUTRAL
BusinessWhat WAT does
Waters Corporation designs, manufactures, sells, and services high-performance liquid chromatography, mass spectrometry, and thermal analysis instrument systems and software. Its revenue is derived from the sale of instruments, consumables, and service contracts, primarily serving pharmaceutical, industrial, academic, and government laboratories. The company's operations are heavily exposed to healthcare and industrial regulatory environments.
12 months past · 3 months futureWAT activity timeline
Congress
buy
sell
Insider · Form 4
open-market buy
Hedge fund · 13F
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− trimmed
closed
holds
Bills
past action (this ticker)
upcoming markup (sector)
★ carveout (this ticker)
240 trading days ·
28 congressional trades shown
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0 insider buys
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10 13F filings
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3 past bill actions
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16 upcoming markups
Executive Branch ConflictsWAT held by Trump-administration officials
1 cabinet/senior official reported WAT positions in OGE Form 278 disclosures across 2 filings.
Lifetime Government AwardsWAT federal contracts by year
$48M
total awarded · 2005–2026
309
contracts on file
2020
peak year ($8M)
Top contracts by award amount
$2.6M
Department of Defense
2020-12-10
PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE FOR THE WALTER REED ARMY INSTITUTE OF RESEARC
$2.2M
Department of Health and Human Serv
2022-07-01
WATERS LAB EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE AGREEMENT
$2.1M
Department of Health and Human Serv
2021-08-23
CHROMATOGRAPHY DATA SYSTEM FOR OMPSLO SLEP (VARIOUS SITES)
$1.7M
Environmental Protection Agency
2019-08-01
LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPH-TRIPLE QUADRUPOLE MASS SPECTROMETER (LC-MS/MS TRI
$1.1M
Department of Health and Human Serv
2020-11-30
PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR FOR WATERS INSTRUMENTS - ALLIANCE
22 years · 309 contracts
Smart Money · 13F HoldingsHedge funds holding WAT
$503.6M
Total WAT held by tracked 13F funds
30
Funds with WAT positions
+30
Funds opened this quarter
D.E. Shaw & Co.
$128M
opened
5 overlap
2025-12-31
D.E. Shaw & Co.
$87M
opened
2025-09-30
Citadel Advisors
$46M
opened
5 overlap
2025-12-31
Two Sigma Investments
$41M
opened
2024-12-31
Two Sigma Investments
$38M
opened
2024-06-30
Two Sigma Investments
$34M
opened
2025-03-31
Two Sigma Investments
$30M
opened
2024-09-30
Citadel Advisors
$16M
opened
2024-03-31
22 more 13F positions tracked · quarterly delta charts available in member dashboard
Politicians Trading WATMembers of Congress with recent WAT positions
9 politicians traded WAT across 44 disclosed transactions totaling $6.3M (last 730 days).
Greed score = composite of trade frequency, volume & recency across the politician's entire history (not just WAT). 0-30 LOW · 30-60 MID · 60+ HIGH.
Michael T. McCaul
2 buys
$6.0M
2025-06-23
LOW · 0
Ro Khanna
12 buys
6 sells
$144K
2026-04-13
LOW · 0
Gilbert Ray Cisneros
9 buys
$72K
2026-03-18
HIGH · 61
Robert P. Bresnahan
2 buys
2 sells
$32K
2025-04-08
LOW · 0
Lisa C. McClain
2 buys
2 sells
$32K
2025-07-22
LOW · 0
Julia Letlow
2 buys
1 sell
$24K
2025-12-08
LOW · 1
Thomas H. Kean
2 sells
$16K
2026-03-10
LOW · 2
Debbie Dingell
$8K
2026-02-10
LOW · 0
Kevin Hern
$8K
2026-02-09
LOW · 1
Congressional TradesWho in Congress is trading WAT
2026-04-13
Ro Khanna
Purchase
$1,001 - $15,000
2026-03-10
Thomas H. Kean
Sale
$1,001 - $15,000
2026-03-18
Gilbert Ray Cisneros
Purchase
$1,001 - $15,000
2026-02-13
Thomas H. Kean
Sale
$1,001 - $15,000
2026-02-09
Kevin Hern
Exchange
$1,001 - $15,000
2026-02-10
Debbie Dingell
Exchange
$1,001 - $15,000
2026-01-29
Ro Khanna
Purchase
$1,001 - $15,000
2024-11-19
Julia Letlow
Sale
$1,001 - $15,000
420d late
2024-10-23
Julia Letlow
Purchase
$1,001 - $15,000
447d late
2025-12-08
Julia Letlow
Purchase
$1,001 - $15,000
2025-09-30
Gilbert Ray Cisneros
Purchase
$1,001 - $15,000
2025-09-30
Gilbert Ray Cisneros
purchase
$1,001 - $15,000
30+ trades on file · most recent 2026-05-13
Corporate Insiders · Form 4What CEOs, CFOs, and directors are doing with their own stock
No Form 4 activity recorded in the last 180 days.
Bills Affecting WATLive legislation impacting this stock
S.827 · 119th
Supporting Rural Veterans Access to Healthcare Services Act
HR.1860 · 119th
Women Veterans Cancer Care Coordination Act
HR.2068 · 119th
Veterans Patient Advocacy Act
HR.2020 · 119th
New Mexico Rural Veteran Health Care Access Act
S.999 · 119th
Public Health Improvement Act
HR.2045 · 119th
Medicare Dental, Vision, and Hearing Benefit Act of 2025
HR.2062 · 119th
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to treat membership in a health care sharing ministry as a medical expense, and for oth
HR.2048 · 119th
Metastatic Breast Cancer Access to Care Act
HR.2085 · 119th
Mental Health Research Accelerator Act of 2025
SJRES.36 · 119th
A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted b
Political ProfileWhere WAT sits in Washington
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STRUCTURAL: High regulatory density (85) from healthcare bill exposure and broad federal contracting ($47.9M, 13 agencies). EVIDENTIARY: Mixed congressional trading (8 buys vs. 2 sales), zero corporate insider buys (`get_corporate_insider_signal.total_buys`: 0), and direct executive branch holding by Donald J. Trump (`get_executive_branch_exposure.by_ticker[0].holdings`). Net: Structural government reliance offset by weak evidentiary buying signals.
Regulatory ExposureThreats & opportunities
Regulatory threats
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Broad exposure to healthcare regulation impacting instrument demand and reimbursement.Department of Health and Human Services"`get_government_precedent.federal_contracts_summary[0].agencies` includes HHS; `Recent bill_impacts` shows 8 healthcare bills with revenue impacts."
Regulatory opportunities
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Continued federal procurement for analytical instruments across science and safety agencies.Multiple (13 agencies)"`get_government_precedent.federal_contracts_summary[0]` shows 309 contracts totaling $47.9M across agencies including DOD, HHS, EPA, and NASA."
Capitol Hill AlliesChampions & critics
Member intelligence layer
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- Live 7-layer signal scores when Congress trades WAT
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- Whale-Opportunity expected-value ranking
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Frequently AskedAbout WAT & political exposure
Does Waters Corporation (WAT) hold federal contracts?
Yes. Waters Corporation has 309 federal contract awards totaling $47,912,388, primarily from agencies including Consumer Product Safety Commission, Department of Agriculture, Department of Commerce. See full contract list and amounts on this page.
Which Trump cabinet officials own WAT stock?
1 Trump cabinet members or senior White House staff have disclosed holdings in WAT on their OGE 278 financial disclosures, including Donald J. Trump. See the Cabinet Conflicts panel for details.
Has Congress traded WAT stock?
100 congressional trades by 14 unique members of Congress, most recently on 2026-04-13. See the Congressional Trading panel for politician-by-politician breakdown.
What is WAT political risk profile?
Government dependence: 25/100. Lobbying intensity: 0/100. Political signal: neutral. Donor party split: R 0% / D 0%.
How does GovGreed track WAT political activity?
GovGreed integrates STOCK Act congressional trade disclosures, FEC contributions, OGE executive-branch disclosures, USASpending federal contracts, Senate LDA lobbying filings, and SEC Form 4 corporate insider trades into a single queryable graph. WAT data is updated daily from these official federal sources.