Waters (NYSE:WAT) reported quarterly earnings of $3.40 per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $3.20 by 6.12 percent. This is a 16.04 percent increase over earnings of $2.93 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $799.887 million which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $781.022 million by 2.42 percent. This is a 8.05 percent increase over sales of $740.305 million the same period last year.