Wesco International (WCC) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026)

Wesco International (WCC) reported Operating Margin of 4.83% for Q1 2026, up 32.0% year-over-year from 3.66% in Q1 2025, and down 9.73% quarter-over-quarter from 5.35% in Q4 2025.

Wesco International (WCC) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Wesco International (WCC) has 18 years of Operating Margin data on file, last reported at 4.83% in Q1 2026.

  • Operating Margin for Q1 2026 came in at 4.83%, up 32.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 5.3% (down 20.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 5.24%, down 36.0% from the prior year.
  • Operating Margin fell to 4.83% in Q1 2026 per WCC's latest filing, from 5.35% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Operating Margin peaked at 7.37% in Q3 2022 and troughed at 4.51% in Q1 2025.
  • A 5-year average of 5.88% and a median of 5.77% in 2023 frame the typical range for Operating Margin.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2024: Operating Margin surged 252 bps in 2022, then tumbled 136 bps in 2024.
  • A 5-year view of Operating Margin shows it stood at 6.87% in 2022, then retreated by 16 bps to 5.77% in 2023, then fell by 5 bps to 5.47% in 2024, then retreated by 2 bps to 5.35% in 2025, then fell by 10 bps to 4.83% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows WCC's Operating Margin at 4.83% in Q1 2026, 5.35% in Q4 2025, and 5.57% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Operating Margin (Qtr)
1 W.W. Grainger 63.64 Bn 63.46 Bn 1.75 Bn 14.33%
2 Fastenal 53.18 Bn 52.87 Bn 982.90 Mn 20.33%
3 Ferguson Enterprises 45.51 Bn 44.69 Bn 2.32 Bn 8.19%
4 Wesco International 17.33 Bn 16.62 Bn 1.29 Bn 4.83%
5 Watsco 14.65 Bn 14.51 Bn 427.56 Mn 7.19%
6 Qxo 12.24 Bn 9.19 Bn 409.30 Mn -14.56%
7 Applied Industrial Technologies 11.99 Bn 11.82 Bn 380.80 Mn 11.02%
8 Core & Main 9.98 Bn 9.84 Bn 428.00 Mn 7.46%
9 Pool 7.00 Bn 6.92 Bn 329.87 Mn 7.26%
10 Msc Industrial Direct 6.54 Bn 6.49 Bn 377.59 Mn 7.06%

Historic Data

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DateValue
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%
Sep 30, 2021 4.85%
Jun 30, 2021 4.76%