Wesco International (WCC) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026)
Wesco International (WCC) reported Operating Margin of 6.24% for Q3 2026, up 0.67 percentage points from 5.57% a year earlier and up 0.50 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Wesco International (WCC) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Sep 30, 2026, Wesco International's Operating Margin came in at 5.57%, up 0.30 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at 5.24%, down 0.36 percentage points from FY2024.
- Operating Margin has declined for three consecutive years, though with a five-year change of +2.43 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Operating Margin came in at 5.61% in FY2024 (-0.68 pp), 6.28% in FY2023 (-0.43 pp), 6.71% in FY2022 (+2.31 pp) and 4.40% in FY2021 (+1.59 pp).
- The Q3 2026 figure ranks as the highest quarterly Operating Margin since Q3 2023.
- Year over year, Operating Margin has now increased in each of the last three quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.07 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Operating Margin in five years was Q3 2022 (a gain of 2.52 percentage points); the low point was Q1 2024 (a drop of 1.36 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q3 2026 came in at 5.73% (Q2 2026), 4.83% (Q1 2026) and 5.35% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | W.W. Grainger | 67.67 Bn | 65.03 Bn | 2.01 Bn | 15.98% |
| 2 | United Rentals | 65.48 Bn | 64.60 Bn | 2.05 Bn | 28.80% |
| 3 | Fastenal | 60.80 Bn | 59.80 Bn | 1.10 Bn | 21.55% |
| 4 | Ferguson Enterprises | 45.51 Bn | 42.73 Bn | 2.32 Bn | 8.19% |
| 5 | Sunbelt Rentals Holdings | 31.50 Bn | 31.38 Bn | 1.25 Bn | 22.18% |
| 6 | Reliance | 21.26 Bn | 20.31 Bn | 1.45 Bn | 10.59% |
| 7 | Wesco International | 14.25 Bn | 11.29 Bn | 1.57 Bn | 6.24% |
| 8 | Watsco | 11.59 Bn | 9.28 Bn | 578.93 Mn | 11.32% |
| 9 | Avantor | 10.49 Bn | 9.07 Bn | 534.80 Mn | 8.21% |
| 10 | Applied Industrial Technologies | 10.39 Bn | 10.28 Bn | 392.21 Mn | 11.12% |
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 6.24% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 5.73% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 4.83% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 5.35% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 5.57% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 5.46% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 4.51% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 5.47% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 6.11% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 5.90% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 4.92% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 5.77% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 6.74% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 6.33% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 6.27% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 6.87% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 7.37% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 6.76% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 5.76% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 4.54% |
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Wesco International Operating Margin API
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=operating-margin&ticker=WCC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "operating-margin", "ticker": "WCC", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=operating-margin&ticker=WCC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();