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Udit Batra

President, Chief Executive Officer & Director, Waters Corporation

Search every verified Udit Batra interview, podcast appearance, and on-the-record quote — each transcript cross-checked by AI and human review to confirm speaker identity. Udit Batra, president and chief executive officer of Waters Corporation, discussed the company's second quarter 2026 financial results during earnings calls held on July 30 and August 4, 2026. He reported that the company delivered results ahead of guidance across all four divisions, citing strong commercial performance and product innovation. Batra stated that legacy Waters has become a sustainable high single-digit grower and that the company raised all components of its full-year 2026 guidance. He also noted that the acquired biosciences and diagnostic solutions businesses from Becton, Dickinson and Company were running ahead of goals for the first half of the year, with expectations to exit the year at 6% or better growth for those businesses. Batra also provided commentary on market conditions, mentioning that the company tracked 76 expansion sites linked to US pharma investment announcements, with roughly half under active construction representing approximately $100 billion in capital expenditure. He discussed the performance of the flow research and clinical segments, noting that reagents returned to growth and that clinical growth outside China was in the mid-teens, while China declined 20% due to ongoing DRG constraints and a lack of localized product portfolio. Batra also addressed the reagent rental model for new products, describing it as an advantage for addressing delinquent accounts and establishing sustainable recurring revenue.

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