{"url_path":"/sec/wat/10-k/2026/item-2","section_key":"item-2","section_title":"Item 2 Properties","topic":"sec","document":{"doc_type":"10-K","doc_date":"2026-02-23","source_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1000697/0001193125-26-062604-index.html","accession_number":"0001193125-26-062604","cik":"0001000697","ticker":"WAT","issuer_name":"WATERS CORP /DE/","edgar_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1000697/0001193125-26-062604-index.html","primary_entity_key":"0001000697","primary_entity_name":"WATERS CORP /DE/"},"word_count":364,"has_tables":true,"body_markdown":"Item 2: Properties\n\nWaters Corporation operates 20 United States facilities and 70 international facilities, including field offices. The Company believes its facilities are suitable and adequate for its current production level and for reasonable growth over the next several years. The Company’s primary facilities are summarized in the table below for the year ended December 31, 2025:\n\nPrimary Facility Locations (1)\n\n \n\nLocation\n\n  \nFunction (2)\n \n  \nOwned/Leased\n\nGolden, CO\n\n  \n \nM, R, S, D, A\n \n  \nOwned\n\nNew Castle, DE\n\n  \n \nM, R, S, D, A\n \n  \nOwned\n\nFranklin, MA\n\n  \n \nD\n \n  \nLeased\n\nMilford, MA\n\n  \n \nM, R, S, A\n \n  \nOwned\n\nTaunton, MA\n\n  \n \nM, R\n \n  \nOwned\n\nCambridge, MA\n\n  \n \nR, S\n \n  \nLeased\n\nEden Prairie, MN\n\n  \n \nM, R, S, D, A\n \n  \nLeased\n\nLindon, UT\n\n  \n \nM, R, S, D, A\n \n  \nLeased\n\nSanta Barbara, CA\n\n  \n \nM, R, S, D, A\n \n  \nLeased\n\nBeijing, China\n\n  \n \nS, A\n \n  \nLeased\n\nShanghai, China\n\n  \n \nR, S, A\n \n  \nLeased\n\nBirmingham, England\n\n  \n \nM, A\n \n  \nOwned\n\nWilmslow, England\n\n  \n \nM, R, S, D, A\n \n  \nOwned\n\nSt. Quentin, France\n\n  \n \nS, A\n \n  \nLeased\n\nHüllhorst, Germany\n\n  \n \nM, R, S, D, A\n \n  \nOwned\n\nWexford, Ireland\n\n  \n \nM, R, D, A\n \n  \nOwned\n\nBangalore, India\n\n  \n \nR, S, D, A\n \n  \nOwned/Leased\n\nEtten-Leur, Netherlands\n\n  \n \nS, D, A\n \n  \nLeased\n\nBrasov, Romania\n\n  \n \nR, A\n \n  \nLeased\n\nSingapore\n\n  \n \nR, S, D, A\n \n  \nLeased\n\n \n\n(1)\n\nThe Company operates more than one primary facility within certain states and foreign countries.\n\n(2)\n\nM = Manufacturing; R = Research; S = Sales and Service; D = Distribution; A = Administration\n\nThe Company operates and maintains 10 field offices in the United States and 57 field offices abroad in addition to sales offices in the primary facilities listed above. The Company’s field office locations are listed below for the year ended December 31, 2025.\n\n \n\n39\n\n##### Table of Contents\n\nField Office Locations (3)\n\n \n\nUnited States\n\n  \n\nInternational\n\nBurlingame, CA\n\n  \nAustralia\n \nHong Kong\n \nPeople’s Republic of China\n\nCosta Mesa, CA\n\n  \nAustria\n \nIndia\n \nPortugal\n\nPleasanton, CA\n\n  \nBelgium\n \nIreland\n \nPoland\n\nWood Dale, IL\n\n  \nBrazil\n \nIsrael\n \nPuerto Rico\n\nCarmel, IN\n\n  \nCanada\n \nItaly\n \nSpain\n\nWoburn, MA\n\n  \nCzech Republic\n \nJapan\n \nSweden\n\nColumbia, MD\n\n  \nDenmark\n \nKorea\n \nSwitzerland\n\nMorrisville, NC\n\n  \nFinland\n \nMalaysia\n \nTaiwan\n\nParsippany, NJ\n\n  \nFrance\n \nMexico\n \nUnited Arab Emirates\n\nPlymouth Meeting, PA\n\n  \nGermany\n \nNetherlands\n \nUnited Kingdom\n\n  \nHungary\n \nNorway\n \n\n \n\n(3)\n\nThe Company operates more than one field office within certain states and foreign countries."}