SIC 3826 Laboratory Analytical Instruments

Illumina Inc. vs Waters Corporation

WatchlistILMN / WATPrices through Oct 22, 2026

Why these are rivals: #2 and #3 by market value ($43B vs $40B) with SEC SIC 3826 (Laboratory Analytical Instruments).

Rivals, but right now the price gap does not have a measured habit of closing, so there is no paper idea, whatever the gap.

Co-movement: daily return correlation, 252 sessions: 0.39 (needs >= 0.60)
Mean reversion: ADF t-statistic of the spread: -1.39 (needs <= -2.873 (5% critical value))

Business leadership

ILMN is the larger business

Annual revenue reported to the SEC. Scale, not market share.

Year	ILMN	WAT	Larger
2025	$4.3B	$3.2B	ILMN
2024	$4.4B	$3.0B	ILMN
2023	$4.5B	$3.0B	ILMN
2022	$4.6B	$3.0B	ILMN
2021	$4.5B	$2.8B	ILMN
2020	$3.2B	$2.4B	ILMN

ILMN led in every year with figures for both. Market value: ILMN $39.7B, WAT $42.7B.

Stock leadership

ILMN is ahead now

Measured against the pair's own last 252 trading days.

ILMN leads WAT by 1.64 standard deviations: +39.4% over its usual price ratio. 0 lead switches in the last year.

Price change	3 mo	6 mo	12 mo
ILMN	+38.8%	+114.8%	+172.2%
WAT	+21.6%	+46.4%	+30.5%

Relationship

Not a measured twin today

Only these tests can make a pair tradable on paper.

Pass: Aligned sessions: 2521 (needs >= 254)
Fail: Co-movement: daily return correlation, 252 sessions: 0.39 (needs >= 0.60)
Fail: Mean reversion: ADF t-statistic of the spread: -1.39 (needs <= -2.873 (5% critical value))
Pass: Speed: half-life of the spread, sessions: 57.41 (needs <= 63)
Data: Both stocks current

The twins over two years

Prices side by side, and the gap between them

ILMN Illumina Inc. WAT Waters CorporationPrice index, 100 = 2024-10-18. Tint = which stock is ahead of the pair's usual 1-year relationship (z beyond +/-0.5).

Spread z-score: ILMN relative to WAT, against the 252 sessions before each day. Above 0: ILMN ahead; below 0: WAT ahead. Lines at +/-2 (idea) and +/-4 (stop).

Data table (504 sessions)

Date	ILMN index	WAT index	z	Ahead
2026-10-22	184.43	130.75	+1.64	ILMN ahead
2026-10-21	193.65	131.29	+1.87	ILMN ahead
2026-10-20	183.43	127.09	+1.78	ILMN ahead
2026-10-19	179.82	124.63	+1.79	ILMN ahead
2026-10-16	179.74	125.40	+1.77	ILMN ahead
2026-10-15	183.43	127.46	+1.80	ILMN ahead
2026-10-14	186.05	125.30	+1.97	ILMN ahead
2026-10-13	185.65	123.17	+2.06	ILMN ahead
2026-10-12	189.41	124.01	+2.15	ILMN ahead
2026-10-09	190.44	124.49	+2.18	ILMN ahead
2026-10-08	181.13	123.15	+2.00	ILMN ahead
2026-10-07	183.31	125.12	+2.01	ILMN ahead
2026-10-06	187.27	125.25	+2.13	ILMN ahead
2026-10-05	201.06	126.31	+2.48	ILMN ahead
2026-10-02	186.92	122.03	+2.32	ILMN ahead
2026-10-01	181.91	122.12	+2.21	ILMN ahead
2026-09-30	187.36	126.10	+2.22	ILMN ahead
2026-09-29	186.21	127.21	+2.17	ILMN ahead
2026-09-28	186.14	127.12	+2.20	ILMN ahead
2026-09-25	184.84	124.42	+2.31	ILMN ahead
2026-09-24	187.51	123.49	+2.46	ILMN ahead
2026-09-23	174.83	120.70	+2.24	ILMN ahead
2026-09-22	169.41	122.18	+2.03	ILMN ahead
2026-09-21	163.50	121.66	+1.88	ILMN ahead
2026-09-18	164.04	121.00	+1.95	ILMN ahead
2026-09-17	167.85	123.32	+2.00	ILMN ahead
2026-09-16	156.73	120.14	+1.78	ILMN ahead
2026-09-15	152.18	119.70	+1.66	ILMN ahead
2026-09-14	142.54	117.67	+1.40	ILMN ahead
2026-09-11	141.34	117.19	+1.39	ILMN ahead
2026-09-10	137.79	115.26	+1.35	ILMN ahead
2026-09-09	140.34	116.17	+1.42	ILMN ahead
2026-09-08	144.49	115.63	+1.63	ILMN ahead
2026-09-04	149.39	117.49	+1.74	ILMN ahead
2026-09-03	151.75	118.69	+1.79	ILMN ahead
2026-09-02	145.99	118.30	+1.61	ILMN ahead
2026-09-01	141.80	116.47	+1.55	ILMN ahead
2026-08-31	146.25	118.99	+1.62	ILMN ahead
2026-08-28	147.59	119.01	+1.68	ILMN ahead
2026-08-27	155.88	120.90	+1.93	ILMN ahead
2026-08-26	153.93	118.86	+1.98	ILMN ahead
2026-08-25	154.03	118.94	+2.00	ILMN ahead
2026-08-24	152.82	117.88	+2.03	ILMN ahead
2026-08-21	150.20	117.86	+1.95	ILMN ahead
2026-08-20	145.98	116.14	+1.90	ILMN ahead
2026-08-19	140.34	119.34	+1.51	ILMN ahead
2026-08-18	128.90	115.15	+1.23	ILMN ahead
2026-08-17	132.22	117.02	+1.30	ILMN ahead
2026-08-14	130.68	118.29	+1.17	ILMN ahead
2026-08-13	131.88	118.67	+1.22	ILMN ahead
2026-08-12	132.07	119.43	+1.20	ILMN ahead
2026-08-11	132.02	119.10	+1.22	ILMN ahead
2026-08-10	131.30	118.17	+1.25	ILMN ahead
2026-08-07	128.68	116.76	+1.21	ILMN ahead
2026-08-06	132.62	114.71	+1.51	ILMN ahead
2026-08-05	136.83	114.79	+1.71	ILMN ahead
2026-08-04	138.98	113.67	+1.89	ILMN ahead
2026-08-03	135.66	107.54	+2.11	ILMN ahead
2026-07-31	140.41	108.28	+2.32	ILMN ahead
2026-07-30	140.41	109.14	+2.30	ILMN ahead
2026-07-29	133.37	108.91	+2.01	ILMN ahead
2026-07-28	132.11	110.17	+1.90	ILMN ahead
2026-07-27	129.71	106.53	+2.02	ILMN ahead
2026-07-24	132.87	107.53	+2.15	ILMN ahead
2026-07-23	134.77	109.75	+2.13	ILMN ahead
2026-07-22	130.67	106.42	+2.16	ILMN ahead
2026-07-21	131.81	105.48	+2.31	ILMN ahead
2026-07-20	126.43	102.61	+2.25	ILMN ahead
2026-07-17	127.78	105.89	+2.14	ILMN ahead
2026-07-16	130.25	108.53	+2.13	ILMN ahead
2026-07-15	128.12	107.60	+2.10	ILMN ahead
2026-07-14	130.90	108.02	+2.25	ILMN ahead
2026-07-13	130.11	107.11	+2.29	ILMN ahead
2026-07-10	130.21	108.03	+2.26	ILMN ahead
2026-07-09	132.65	108.23	+2.40	ILMN ahead
2026-07-08	128.58	105.65	+2.38	ILMN ahead
2026-07-07	131.28	107.60	+2.43	ILMN ahead
2026-07-06	133.04	108.74	+2.48	ILMN ahead
2026-07-02	129.17	108.85	+2.28	ILMN ahead
2026-07-01	125.89	108.52	+2.14	ILMN ahead
2026-06-30	120.37	107.63	+1.89	ILMN ahead
2026-06-29	123.98	105.86	+2.24	ILMN ahead
2026-06-26	120.87	107.45	+1.96	ILMN ahead
2026-06-25	121.62	108.16	+1.97	ILMN ahead
2026-06-24	119.87	105.95	+2.03	ILMN ahead
2026-06-23	112.91	102.51	+1.85	ILMN ahead
2026-06-22	110.48	102.81	+1.69	ILMN ahead
2026-06-18	110.86	102.01	+1.78	ILMN ahead
2026-06-17	108.91	102.45	+1.63	ILMN ahead
2026-06-16	112.47	103.47	+1.79	ILMN ahead
2026-06-15	114.25	102.67	+1.97	ILMN ahead
2026-06-12	110.20	102.03	+1.77	ILMN ahead
2026-06-11	113.79	103.24	+1.92	ILMN ahead
2026-06-10	111.23	104.23	+1.70	ILMN ahead
2026-06-09	109.56	106.51	+1.45	ILMN ahead
2026-06-08	108.19	104.27	+1.51	ILMN ahead
2026-06-05	111.12	104.85	+1.66	ILMN ahead
2026-06-04	115.05	108.04	+1.70	ILMN ahead
2026-06-03	117.02	108.99	+1.76	ILMN ahead
2026-06-02	111.28	106.74	+1.57	ILMN ahead
2026-06-01	112.55	108.53	+1.54	ILMN ahead
2026-05-29	111.56	110.08	+1.39	ILMN ahead
2026-05-28	108.65	105.23	+1.51	ILMN ahead
2026-05-27	102.81	98.20	+1.61	ILMN ahead
2026-05-26	99.42	97.18	+1.46	ILMN ahead
2026-05-22	98.86	98.26	+1.36	ILMN ahead
2026-05-21	99.15	97.86	+1.41	ILMN ahead
2026-05-20	97.16	97.95	+1.28	ILMN ahead
2026-05-19	96.99	95.64	+1.43	ILMN ahead
2026-05-18	96.88	95.33	+1.44	ILMN ahead
2026-05-15	97.58	94.48	+1.55	ILMN ahead
2026-05-14	98.06	95.63	+1.51	ILMN ahead
2026-05-13	99.27	96.12	+1.56	ILMN ahead
2026-05-12	99.75	101.08	+1.29	ILMN ahead
2026-05-11	97.56	99.89	+1.23	ILMN ahead
2026-05-08	97.13	101.92	+1.09	ILMN ahead
2026-05-07	94.96	100.59	+1.04	ILMN ahead
2026-05-06	97.61	100.31	+1.22	ILMN ahead
2026-05-05	95.21	98.36	+1.20	ILMN ahead
2026-05-04	95.41	86.64	+1.95	ILMN ahead
2026-05-01	92.96	88.14	+1.71	ILMN ahead
2026-04-30	86.77	88.74	+1.29	ILMN ahead
2026-04-29	82.41	83.84	+1.32	ILMN ahead
2026-04-28	86.89	86.31	+1.47	ILMN ahead
2026-04-27	87.99	86.04	+1.56	ILMN ahead
2026-04-24	87.55	88.93	+1.36	ILMN ahead
2026-04-23	85.88	89.31	+1.24	ILMN ahead
2026-04-22	89.34	95.96	+1.06	ILMN ahead
2026-04-21	90.35	96.21	+1.12	ILMN ahead
2026-04-20	90.96	96.32	+1.16	ILMN ahead
2026-04-17	92.08	94.07	+1.36	ILMN ahead
2026-04-16	90.86	91.56	+1.44	ILMN ahead
2026-04-15	90.55	93.61	+1.31	ILMN ahead
2026-04-14	89.22	94.99	+1.16	ILMN ahead
2026-04-13	86.92	93.18	+1.13	ILMN ahead
2026-04-10	82.79	91.84	+0.96	ILMN ahead
2026-04-09	84.66	91.16	+1.12	ILMN ahead
2026-04-08	87.63	91.41	+1.30	ILMN ahead
2026-04-07	86.56	88.21	+1.43	ILMN ahead
2026-04-06	87.45	87.27	+1.55	ILMN ahead
2026-04-02	87.20	87.31	+1.55	ILMN ahead
2026-04-01	86.69	86.06	+1.60	ILMN ahead
2026-03-31	84.38	85.46	+1.51	ILMN ahead
2026-03-30	82.71	84.19	+1.49	ILMN ahead
2026-03-27	80.56	82.98	+1.44	ILMN ahead
2026-03-26	85.16	86.26	+1.54	ILMN ahead
2026-03-25	86.40	86.76	+1.60	ILMN ahead
2026-03-24	86.25	86.65	+1.61	ILMN ahead
2026-03-23	84.75	86.62	+1.53	ILMN ahead
2026-03-20	85.12	85.81	+1.62	ILMN ahead
2026-03-19	86.66	85.97	+1.72	ILMN ahead
2026-03-18	84.17	84.67	+1.66	ILMN ahead
2026-03-17	82.73	85.23	+1.54	ILMN ahead
2026-03-16	81.66	83.23	+1.61	ILMN ahead
2026-03-13	81.43	82.24	+1.68	ILMN ahead
2026-03-12	79.11	81.31	+1.60	ILMN ahead
2026-03-11	83.18	85.39	+1.61	ILMN ahead
2026-03-10	83.76	85.99	+1.63	ILMN ahead
2026-03-09	85.08	87.72	+1.62	ILMN ahead
2026-03-06	85.32	86.82	+1.70	ILMN ahead
2026-03-05	87.79	90.57	+1.64	ILMN ahead
2026-03-04	88.29	91.56	+1.63	ILMN ahead
2026-03-03	88.70	89.58	+1.79	ILMN ahead
2026-03-02	90.98	88.17	+2.03	ILMN ahead
2026-02-27	92.05	91.66	+1.91	ILMN ahead
2026-02-26	87.22	92.65	+1.58	ILMN ahead
2026-02-25	83.43	91.67	+1.41	ILMN ahead
2026-02-24	84.14	93.64	+1.35	ILMN ahead
2026-02-23	82.52	94.07	+1.23	ILMN ahead
2026-02-20	80.56	95.66	+1.02	ILMN ahead
2026-02-19	82.15	94.32	+1.21	ILMN ahead
2026-02-18	82.21	94.00	+1.24	ILMN ahead
2026-02-17	79.76	92.25	+1.19	ILMN ahead
2026-02-13	79.97	92.80	+1.18	ILMN ahead
2026-02-12	78.35	91.79	+1.13	ILMN ahead
2026-02-11	79.67	94.48	+1.08	ILMN ahead
2026-02-10	81.69	93.85	+1.26	ILMN ahead
2026-02-09	80.27	94.17	+1.15	ILMN ahead
2026-02-06	81.96	109.42	+0.44	near the usual relationship
2026-02-05	91.47	108.16	+1.12	ILMN ahead
2026-02-04	91.87	110.30	+1.04	ILMN ahead
2026-02-03	92.72	108.75	+1.17	ILMN ahead
2026-02-02	96.62	108.86	+1.40	ILMN ahead
2026-01-30	99.14	106.39	+1.68	ILMN ahead
2026-01-29	102.48	107.67	+1.82	ILMN ahead
2026-01-28	102.59	110.50	+1.69	ILMN ahead
2026-01-27	104.12	111.95	+1.71	ILMN ahead
2026-01-26	104.74	112.18	+1.75	ILMN ahead
2026-01-23	102.88	112.59	+1.63	ILMN ahead
2026-01-22	105.39	114.91	+1.66	ILMN ahead
2026-01-21	104.39	113.85	+1.67	ILMN ahead
2026-01-20	100.75	110.16	+1.66	ILMN ahead
2026-01-16	96.97	111.17	+1.39	ILMN ahead
2026-01-15	99.47	113.24	+1.44	ILMN ahead
2026-01-14	98.56	112.84	+1.41	ILMN ahead
2026-01-13	100.63	113.08	+1.52	ILMN ahead
2026-01-12	99.64	112.98	+1.46	ILMN ahead
2026-01-09	96.58	113.86	+1.23	ILMN ahead
2026-01-08	99.84	113.83	+1.43	ILMN ahead
2026-01-07	102.79	114.62	+1.56	ILMN ahead
2026-01-06	100.71	114.95	+1.43	ILMN ahead
2026-01-05	96.75	113.35	+1.27	ILMN ahead
2026-01-02	91.98	109.62	+1.17	ILMN ahead
2025-12-31	89.79	109.01	+1.06	ILMN ahead
2025-12-30	90.88	110.20	+1.07	ILMN ahead
2025-12-29	92.07	110.52	+1.12	ILMN ahead
2025-12-26	92.39	110.79	+1.13	ILMN ahead
2025-12-24	92.64	110.44	+1.16	ILMN ahead
2025-12-23	93.24	109.98	+1.22	ILMN ahead
2025-12-22	94.20	110.24	+1.26	ILMN ahead
2025-12-19	92.27	108.49	+1.23	ILMN ahead
2025-12-18	89.35	108.00	+1.06	ILMN ahead
2025-12-17	88.70	108.23	+1.01	ILMN ahead
2025-12-16	90.07	108.63	+1.07	ILMN ahead
2025-12-15	92.37	110.61	+1.10	ILMN ahead
2025-12-12	92.33	110.58	+1.10	ILMN ahead
2025-12-11	93.41	112.56	+1.06	ILMN ahead
2025-12-10	92.36	113.59	+0.94	ILMN ahead
2025-12-09	90.46	110.82	+0.96	ILMN ahead
2025-12-08	87.12	112.71	+0.65	ILMN ahead
2025-12-05	88.29	113.30	+0.69	ILMN ahead
2025-12-04	87.65	113.75	+0.62	ILMN ahead
2025-12-03	87.59	114.11	+0.59	ILMN ahead
2025-12-02	87.32	114.40	+0.56	ILMN ahead
2025-12-01	88.12	114.16	+0.61	ILMN ahead
2025-11-28	89.99	115.78	+0.65	ILMN ahead
2025-11-26	88.87	116.84	+0.52	ILMN ahead
2025-11-25	88.75	118.39	+0.44	near the usual relationship
2025-11-24	86.23	114.66	+0.45	near the usual relationship
2025-11-21	84.79	113.07	+0.43	near the usual relationship
2025-11-20	81.65	108.66	+0.43	near the usual relationship
2025-11-19	82.23	107.98	+0.50	ILMN ahead
2025-11-18	83.50	108.09	+0.57	ILMN ahead
2025-11-17	82.21	108.47	+0.46	near the usual relationship
2025-11-14	82.61	108.88	+0.46	near the usual relationship
2025-11-13	82.10	108.85	+0.43	near the usual relationship
2025-11-12	83.51	111.17	+0.40	near the usual relationship
2025-11-11	83.93	110.82	+0.43	near the usual relationship
2025-11-10	83.33	108.07	+0.52	ILMN ahead
2025-11-07	83.45	106.67	+0.59	ILMN ahead
2025-11-06	82.91	106.52	+0.56	ILMN ahead
2025-11-05	83.82	106.75	+0.60	ILMN ahead
2025-11-04	80.00	105.42	+0.41	near the usual relationship
2025-11-03	82.15	99.18	+0.85	ILMN ahead
2025-10-31	84.58	100.33	+0.93	ILMN ahead
2025-10-30	67.78	98.41	-0.10	near the usual relationship
2025-10-29	65.06	98.57	-0.32	near the usual relationship
2025-10-28	66.95	99.28	-0.22	near the usual relationship
2025-10-27	68.70	100.95	-0.19	near the usual relationship
2025-10-24	68.54	103.17	-0.31	near the usual relationship
2025-10-23	68.44	102.07	-0.27	near the usual relationship
2025-10-22	66.56	100.06	-0.32	near the usual relationship
2025-10-21	67.75	100.22	-0.25	near the usual relationship
2025-10-20	68.12	98.49	-0.14	near the usual relationship
2025-10-17	65.35	96.02	-0.22	near the usual relationship
2025-10-16	65.66	96.10	-0.21	near the usual relationship
2025-10-15	63.67	95.40	-0.33	near the usual relationship
2025-10-14	62.30	95.61	-0.45	near the usual relationship
2025-10-13	65.06	96.52	-0.29	near the usual relationship
2025-10-10	64.26	94.99	-0.28	near the usual relationship
2025-10-09	66.03	94.83	-0.15	near the usual relationship
2025-10-08	66.94	94.03	-0.05	near the usual relationship
2025-10-07	66.19	91.36	+0.02	near the usual relationship
2025-10-06	69.16	94.02	+0.09	near the usual relationship
2025-10-03	69.91	94.24	+0.12	near the usual relationship
2025-10-02	67.98	92.39	+0.08	near the usual relationship
2025-10-01	70.01	91.78	+0.25	near the usual relationship
2025-09-30	65.02	86.04	+0.20	near the usual relationship
2025-09-29	62.89	83.06	+0.21	near the usual relationship
2025-09-26	62.77	83.72	+0.16	near the usual relationship
2025-09-25	63.11	82.59	+0.24	near the usual relationship
2025-09-24	64.63	83.99	+0.27	near the usual relationship
2025-09-23	68.03	85.87	+0.40	near the usual relationship
2025-09-22	69.48	86.81	+0.44	near the usual relationship
2025-09-19	70.34	86.35	+0.52	ILMN ahead
2025-09-18	70.53	87.93	+0.44	near the usual relationship
2025-09-17	69.06	87.15	+0.38	near the usual relationship
2025-09-16	69.47	86.98	+0.42	near the usual relationship
2025-09-15	69.09	85.82	+0.45	near the usual relationship
2025-09-12	65.12	84.77	+0.23	near the usual relationship
2025-09-11	67.99	86.80	+0.32	near the usual relationship
2025-09-10	65.37	84.10	+0.28	near the usual relationship
2025-09-09	67.24	86.24	+0.29	near the usual relationship
2025-09-08	67.21	88.78	+0.16	near the usual relationship
2025-09-05	67.73	87.91	+0.23	near the usual relationship
2025-09-04	66.87	86.01	+0.27	near the usual relationship
2025-09-03	65.77	83.24	+0.34	near the usual relationship
2025-09-02	66.97	85.09	+0.32	near the usual relationship
2025-08-29	68.43	86.61	+0.33	near the usual relationship
2025-08-28	67.89	85.42	+0.35	near the usual relationship
2025-08-27	68.15	84.55	+0.41	near the usual relationship
2025-08-26	67.59	84.99	+0.35	near the usual relationship
2025-08-25	68.23	85.79	+0.35	near the usual relationship
2025-08-22	69.69	86.72	+0.39	near the usual relationship
2025-08-21	67.97	83.35	+0.45	near the usual relationship
2025-08-20	69.01	85.16	+0.42	near the usual relationship
2025-08-19	69.56	85.44	+0.44	near the usual relationship
2025-08-18	68.82	83.05	+0.51	ILMN ahead
2025-08-15	68.54	83.67	+0.46	near the usual relationship
2025-08-14	68.52	84.24	+0.43	near the usual relationship
2025-08-13	69.22	85.19	+0.42	near the usual relationship
2025-08-12	66.67	81.94	+0.43	near the usual relationship
2025-08-11	64.89	80.15	+0.40	near the usual relationship
2025-08-08	64.74	80.70	+0.36	near the usual relationship
2025-08-07	65.38	79.78	+0.45	near the usual relationship
2025-08-06	64.65	79.70	+0.41	near the usual relationship
2025-08-05	66.93	80.70	+0.50	ILMN ahead
2025-08-04	67.39	81.96	+0.47	near the usual relationship
2025-08-01	64.80	83.31	+0.22	near the usual relationship
2025-07-31	70.32	82.87	+0.60	ILMN ahead
2025-07-30	73.02	85.83	+0.61	ILMN ahead
2025-07-29	74.42	87.01	+0.63	ILMN ahead
2025-07-28	75.22	86.77	+0.69	ILMN ahead
2025-07-25	74.83	86.94	+0.65	ILMN ahead
2025-07-24	73.69	85.66	+0.65	ILMN ahead
2025-07-23	71.62	84.84	+0.57	ILMN ahead
2025-07-22	69.85	82.50	+0.58	ILMN ahead
2025-07-21	64.90	80.83	+0.35	near the usual relationship
2025-07-18	65.82	82.52	+0.32	near the usual relationship
2025-07-17	67.04	85.21	+0.25	near the usual relationship
2025-07-16	66.38	83.10	+0.32	near the usual relationship
2025-07-15	66.51	83.10	+0.32	near the usual relationship
2025-07-14	67.45	87.30	+0.17	near the usual relationship
2025-07-11	67.95	101.28	-0.44	near the usual relationship
2025-07-10	68.49	101.39	-0.41	near the usual relationship
2025-07-09	66.71	100.22	-0.48	near the usual relationship
2025-07-08	67.96	99.81	-0.39	near the usual relationship
2025-07-07	66.51	99.51	-0.47	near the usual relationship
2025-07-03	69.01	100.51	-0.36	near the usual relationship
2025-07-02	68.69	101.00	-0.40	near the usual relationship
2025-07-01	67.19	102.47	-0.56	WAT ahead
2025-06-30	65.32	100.17	-0.59	WAT ahead
2025-06-27	64.89	101.14	-0.66	WAT ahead
2025-06-26	64.46	101.85	-0.73	WAT ahead
2025-06-25	63.83	100.45	-0.72	WAT ahead
2025-06-24	62.65	99.53	-0.76	WAT ahead
2025-06-23	62.03	98.39	-0.76	WAT ahead
2025-06-20	61.95	98.33	-0.77	WAT ahead
2025-06-18	61.79	97.39	-0.75	WAT ahead
2025-06-17	61.25	97.89	-0.81	WAT ahead
2025-06-16	61.79	99.82	-0.86	WAT ahead
2025-06-13	59.51	98.24	-0.96	WAT ahead
2025-06-12	60.33	100.32	-1.00	WAT ahead
2025-06-11	59.93	99.31	-0.99	WAT ahead
2025-06-10	60.23	100.40	-1.03	WAT ahead
2025-06-09	58.18	99.97	-1.16	WAT ahead
2025-06-06	56.59	100.78	-1.33	WAT ahead
2025-06-05	56.31	99.39	-1.30	WAT ahead
2025-06-04	56.93	101.35	-1.34	WAT ahead
2025-06-03	56.02	100.27	-1.38	WAT ahead
2025-06-02	55.51	98.63	-1.36	WAT ahead
2025-05-30	56.30	100.23	-1.37	WAT ahead
2025-05-29	57.70	101.97	-1.35	WAT ahead
2025-05-28	57.80	101.76	-1.34	WAT ahead
2025-05-27	56.47	102.84	-1.50	WAT ahead
2025-05-23	55.02	99.40	-1.48	WAT ahead
2025-05-22	55.14	100.00	-1.51	WAT ahead
2025-05-21	54.34	99.69	-1.57	WAT ahead
2025-05-20	57.65	103.92	-1.50	WAT ahead
2025-05-19	56.79	102.89	-1.54	WAT ahead
2025-05-16	57.25	103.17	-1.53	WAT ahead
2025-05-15	55.38	100.90	-1.59	WAT ahead
2025-05-14	53.54	99.12	-1.68	WAT ahead
2025-05-13	54.97	103.03	-1.75	WAT ahead
2025-05-12	55.84	105.23	-1.80	WAT ahead
2025-05-09	51.87	98.74	-1.86	WAT ahead
2025-05-08	54.48	100.70	-1.75	WAT ahead
2025-05-07	52.27	99.14	-1.89	WAT ahead
2025-05-06	51.02	97.29	-1.94	WAT ahead
2025-05-05	53.52	99.98	-1.86	WAT ahead
2025-05-02	53.32	100.57	-1.93	WAT ahead
2025-05-01	52.38	98.10	-1.92	WAT ahead
2025-04-30	53.13	99.79	-1.95	WAT ahead
2025-04-29	52.78	97.81	-1.91	WAT ahead
2025-04-28	52.87	97.54	-1.91	WAT ahead
2025-04-25	52.95	96.97	-1.89	WAT ahead
2025-04-24	53.13	97.78	-1.94	WAT ahead
2025-04-23	52.20	96.10	-1.97	WAT ahead
2025-04-22	50.90	94.91	-2.06	WAT ahead
2025-04-21	49.29	90.75	-2.02	WAT ahead
2025-04-17	48.74	92.13	-2.18	WAT ahead
2025-04-16	50.34	92.15	-2.04	WAT ahead
2025-04-15	51.06	92.82	-2.03	WAT ahead
2025-04-14	51.39	95.79	-2.19	WAT ahead
2025-04-11	51.19	93.33	-2.10	WAT ahead
2025-04-10	48.78	90.30	-2.21	WAT ahead
2025-04-09	52.24	96.58	-2.24	WAT ahead
2025-04-08	48.13	88.31	-2.23	WAT ahead
2025-04-07	50.28	93.50	-2.34	WAT ahead
2025-04-04	50.77	93.25	-2.30	WAT ahead
2025-04-03	52.32	99.04	-2.51	WAT ahead
2025-04-02	56.06	104.07	-2.44	WAT ahead
2025-04-01	53.67	102.17	-2.63	WAT ahead
2025-03-31	54.32	105.77	-2.82	WAT ahead
2025-03-28	54.77	103.93	-2.71	WAT ahead
2025-03-27	56.33	106.35	-2.74	WAT ahead
2025-03-26	56.71	105.55	-2.70	WAT ahead
2025-03-25	59.92	105.76	-2.41	WAT ahead
2025-03-24	60.26	107.13	-2.50	WAT ahead
2025-03-21	60.01	104.88	-2.43	WAT ahead
2025-03-20	58.05	104.24	-2.65	WAT ahead
2025-03-19	58.16	106.57	-2.83	WAT ahead
2025-03-18	58.30	109.67	-3.07	WAT ahead
2025-03-17	58.66	108.74	-3.04	WAT ahead
2025-03-14	58.60	108.24	-3.09	WAT ahead
2025-03-13	57.54	104.59	-3.04	WAT ahead
2025-03-12	57.64	107.08	-3.28	WAT ahead
2025-03-11	57.86	108.72	-3.45	WAT ahead
2025-03-10	58.86	112.01	-3.65	WAT ahead
2025-03-07	59.30	112.78	-3.76	WAT ahead
2025-03-06	57.95	110.87	-3.94	WAT ahead
2025-03-05	58.66	108.74	-3.80	WAT ahead
2025-03-04	58.12	105.62	-3.76	WAT ahead
2025-03-03	57.64	106.70	-4.04	WAT ahead
2025-02-28	60.75	108.29	-3.84	WAT ahead
2025-02-27	60.91	107.06	-3.83	WAT ahead
2025-02-26	64.39	110.48	-3.73	WAT ahead
2025-02-25	65.56	109.29	-3.56	WAT ahead
2025-02-24	64.33	108.84	-3.82	WAT ahead
2025-02-21	64.49	107.57	-3.78	WAT ahead
2025-02-20	66.54	109.29	-3.73	WAT ahead
2025-02-19	70.51	108.47	-3.12	WAT ahead
2025-02-18	69.21	107.99	-3.34	WAT ahead
2025-02-14	68.62	106.11	-3.32	WAT ahead
2025-02-13	69.68	108.80	-3.51	WAT ahead
2025-02-12	70.90	109.60	-3.49	WAT ahead
2025-02-11	68.93	116.31	-4.65	WAT ahead
2025-02-10	71.88	116.97	-4.39	WAT ahead
2025-02-07	76.03	117.52	-3.89	WAT ahead
2025-02-06	84.07	117.94	-2.75	WAT ahead
2025-02-05	85.36	118.84	-2.70	WAT ahead
2025-02-04	85.03	117.78	-2.67	WAT ahead
2025-02-03	89.75	118.01	-2.04	WAT ahead
2025-01-31	90.87	119.24	-2.03	WAT ahead
2025-01-30	91.06	119.75	-2.07	WAT ahead
2025-01-29	90.18	115.99	-1.81	WAT ahead
2025-01-28	91.47	118.66	-1.93	WAT ahead
2025-01-27	94.51	118.94	-1.57	WAT ahead
2025-01-24	93.26	118.04	-1.65	WAT ahead
2025-01-23	92.26	118.47	-1.84	WAT ahead
2025-01-22	96.09	117.19	-1.22	WAT ahead
2025-01-21	96.74	118.76	-1.31	WAT ahead
2025-01-17	93.56	115.94	-1.43	WAT ahead
2025-01-16	94.04	116.35	-1.42	WAT ahead
2025-01-15	93.24	114.13	-1.30	WAT ahead
2025-01-14	93.43	116.21	-1.50	WAT ahead
2025-01-13	98.73	114.76	-0.68	WAT ahead
2025-01-10	93.58	109.15	-0.73	WAT ahead
2025-01-08	95.63	107.39	-0.28	near the usual relationship
2025-01-07	95.21	108.20	-0.43	near the usual relationship
2025-01-06	94.92	108.22	-0.47	near the usual relationship
2025-01-03	93.11	106.69	-0.54	WAT ahead
2025-01-02	89.64	105.69	-0.88	WAT ahead
2024-12-31	91.48	106.47	-0.74	WAT ahead
2024-12-30	91.44	106.45	-0.75	WAT ahead
2024-12-27	92.61	107.50	-0.72	WAT ahead
2024-12-26	92.39	108.13	-0.82	WAT ahead
2024-12-24	92.57	107.09	-0.69	WAT ahead
2024-12-23	92.41	106.12	-0.61	WAT ahead
2024-12-20	93.12	105.66	-0.47	near the usual relationship
2024-12-19	91.74	103.50	-0.41	near the usual relationship
2024-12-18	91.76	103.44	-0.40	near the usual relationship
2024-12-17	97.98	107.25	-0.05	near the usual relationship
2024-12-16	98.86	107.34	+0.04	near the usual relationship
2024-12-13	98.49	108.56	-0.14	near the usual relationship
2024-12-12	100.25	109.92	-0.08	near the usual relationship
2024-12-11	101.07	110.57	-0.05	near the usual relationship
2024-12-10	101.68	112.02	-0.13	near the usual relationship
2024-12-09	101.00	112.50	-0.27	near the usual relationship
2024-12-06	96.59	110.22	-0.55	WAT ahead
2024-12-05	95.78	109.44	-0.57	WAT ahead
2024-12-04	97.56	112.31	-0.67	WAT ahead
2024-12-03	96.26	111.06	-0.69	WAT ahead
2024-12-02	99.37	111.09	-0.32	near the usual relationship
2024-11-29	98.69	110.41	-0.32	near the usual relationship
2024-11-27	98.83	110.94	-0.36	near the usual relationship
2024-11-26	97.86	111.39	-0.51	WAT ahead
2024-11-25	98.46	108.53	-0.13	near the usual relationship
2024-11-22	95.94	107.18	-0.29	near the usual relationship
2024-11-21	93.78	105.75	-0.39	near the usual relationship
2024-11-20	90.15	102.67	-0.50	WAT ahead
2024-11-19	92.42	98.93	+0.22	near the usual relationship
2024-11-18	89.51	102.01	-0.50	WAT ahead
2024-11-15	92.46	102.87	-0.22	near the usual relationship
2024-11-14	97.38	108.11	-0.20	near the usual relationship
2024-11-13	100.07	110.67	-0.15	near the usual relationship
2024-11-12	101.06	110.72	-0.04	near the usual relationship
2024-11-11	103.72	109.27	+0.41	near the usual relationship
2024-11-08	103.44	110.35	+0.26	near the usual relationship
2024-11-07	106.22	110.81	+0.51	ILMN ahead
2024-11-06	103.94	110.97	+0.24	near the usual relationship
2024-11-05	106.09	111.11	+0.45	near the usual relationship
2024-11-04	105.08	111.16	+0.33	near the usual relationship
2024-11-01	102.53	111.12	+0.05	near the usual relationship
2024-10-31	98.68	92.73	+1.66	ILMN ahead
2024-10-30	101.09	93.73	+1.81	ILMN ahead
2024-10-29	99.95	93.18	+1.75	ILMN ahead
2024-10-28	98.60	93.42	+1.57	ILMN ahead
2024-10-25	97.18	93.14	+1.43	ILMN ahead
2024-10-24	96.80	93.93	+1.28	ILMN ahead
2024-10-23	97.86	95.65	+1.19	ILMN ahead
2024-10-22	98.62	97.41	+1.07	ILMN ahead
2024-10-21	99.41	99.15	+0.95	ILMN ahead
2024-10-18	100.00	100.00	+0.90	ILMN ahead

One-day company-specific moves (4+ standard deviations, which block ideas for 10 sessions): Nov 1, 2024 (ILMN +3.9%, WAT +19.8%); Jul 14, 2025 (ILMN -0.7%, WAT -13.8%); Oct 31, 2025 (ILMN +24.8%, WAT +1.9%); Feb 6, 2026 (ILMN -10.4%, WAT +1.2%); Feb 9, 2026 (ILMN -2.1%, WAT -13.9%); May 5, 2026 (ILMN -0.2%, WAT +13.5%). Upcoming earnings: ILMN Oct 29, 2026 (after-hours); WAT Nov 3, 2026 (pre-market).

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The companies

ILMN and WAT at a glance

ILMN Illumina Inc.

Listing: Nasdaq · SEC CIK 1110803
Industry: Medical Specialities · SIC 3826 Laboratory Analytical Instruments
Market value: $39.7B
Price history: 2,521 daily closes, Oct 12, 2016 to Oct 22, 2026

WAT Waters Corporation

Listing: NYSE · SEC CIK 1000697
Industry: Biotechnology: Laboratory Analytical Instruments · SIC 3826 Laboratory Analytical Instruments
Market value: $42.7B
Price history: 2,521 daily closes, Oct 12, 2016 to Oct 22, 2026

Daily prices: Nasdaq.com. Filings and industry codes: SEC EDGAR. Earnings dates: Nasdaq earnings calendar.

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Pair	Status	Ahead now	Industry
A / WAT	Measured twin	A by 0.61 sd	Biotechnology: Laboratory Analytical Instruments
A / ILMN	Watchlist	ILMN by 1.41 sd	SIC 3826 Laboratory Analytical Instruments
WAT / MTD	Watchlist	neither	Biotechnology: Laboratory Analytical Instruments

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